Whistle Raffle for S. Dakota Medical Clinic - 15 Whistles!
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:27 pm
We're conducting a fundraiser (Raffle) to help a medical clinic in Porcupine South Dakota.
This clinic is located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation for the Oglala Sioux or also known as the Oglala Lakota people.
Conditions on this Indian reservation is experiencing over 80% unemployment, almost half of the population over 40 at the reservation have diabetes. Many of the children also have also shown early signs of diabetes.
Life expectancy for men is 48 years. Life expectancy for women is 52.
On this reservation is the Porcupine Clinic, this is the only independent Indian community controlled clinic. If the people have no insurance or inable to pay, this clinic is there to meet their needs - no one is turned away. Native Americans have a gene that makes them susceptable to diabetes -
You can read more about this clinic here: http://www.lakotamall.com/porcupine/
At the writing of this message, there are currently nine whistles added to the prize pool. I'm adding three and I also give thanks to Jerry Freeman and Mack Hoover who are great guys and are great whistleamakers.
To participate: Donate $10 or more. We'll draw for prizes after the deadline of March 1, 2006. The money is sent directly to the clinic and the prizes will be drawn on the 15th of march - giving time for the postage to go to the clinic. The first three prizes will be selected by the winners in order of winning, 1st prize decides first, etc. The details and registration are at this web address.
http://www.kingsmills.us/porcupine.htm
I have permission from Dale to conduct this, and would request if possible to make this thread a temporary 'sticky'.
The Porcupine Clinic is tax deductable, the information is at this address:
http://www.lakotamall.com/allies/become.htm
This clinic is located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation for the Oglala Sioux or also known as the Oglala Lakota people.
Conditions on this Indian reservation is experiencing over 80% unemployment, almost half of the population over 40 at the reservation have diabetes. Many of the children also have also shown early signs of diabetes.
Life expectancy for men is 48 years. Life expectancy for women is 52.
On this reservation is the Porcupine Clinic, this is the only independent Indian community controlled clinic. If the people have no insurance or inable to pay, this clinic is there to meet their needs - no one is turned away. Native Americans have a gene that makes them susceptable to diabetes -
You can read more about this clinic here: http://www.lakotamall.com/porcupine/
At the writing of this message, there are currently nine whistles added to the prize pool. I'm adding three and I also give thanks to Jerry Freeman and Mack Hoover who are great guys and are great whistleamakers.
To participate: Donate $10 or more. We'll draw for prizes after the deadline of March 1, 2006. The money is sent directly to the clinic and the prizes will be drawn on the 15th of march - giving time for the postage to go to the clinic. The first three prizes will be selected by the winners in order of winning, 1st prize decides first, etc. The details and registration are at this web address.
http://www.kingsmills.us/porcupine.htm
I have permission from Dale to conduct this, and would request if possible to make this thread a temporary 'sticky'.
The Porcupine Clinic is tax deductable, the information is at this address:
http://www.lakotamall.com/allies/become.htm