On Friday, October 11, 2013 5:32 PM, Kshadowdancer <karenshadowdan...@yahoo.com> wrote: Passing this on folks if anyone can help, With Respect, Karen Prayers and smoke for all 💞 Sent from my. I Pad 0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0> Being Indian its not, Just the "Blood"....Its "Living the way"...... {Karenshadowdancer} > Government Shut-Down Means Reservation Food Shortage Reservation Food Shortages - Remember The First Americans On Columbus Day Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Government Shut-down Means Reservation Food Shortages On Pine Ridge Reservation, the government shut-down means that as of Friday October 11th the commodity and WIC (Women Infants and Children) programs will no longer be distributing food. It means that the families, children, and elders who depend on this program will not have food. It means that 26 other programs will close and 220 people will lose jobs in an area where unemployment already stands at 80%. “Children and families will go hungry without those programs” said Mason Big Crow, Oglala Sioux Treasurer. Already children and elders go without food on a regular basis and are now facing the prospect of more prolonged periods of hunger. Yesterday a mother who is trying to care for her children and an extended family of 11, called to ask about food. When I asked if a food order the following day would help, she said quietly that they would get by. I pressed on to ask what they were having for dinner and almost inaudibly she said “rice.” The Lakota people need One Spirit to stand with them. The list of broken promises from government keeps getting longer for these people too often forgotten. Help provide where others fail. Donate now and spread the word – on this Columbus Day, let's remember the first Americans. ________________________________ Food Delivery is scheduled for: Saturday, October 26 If you would like to sponsor food for a particular family or elder, the last day to submit food orders is: Friday, October 18 If you would like to donate to the many people who don't have sponsors but desperately need food, we will need to order based on available funds by: Saturday, October 19 Please email your food selections to Diane Capalario and Donna Herlihy. dcapala...@nativeprogress.org dherl...@nativeprogress.org Payments can be made online from the ONE Spirit website with PayPal or by mail to: ONE Spirit PO Box 3209 Rapid City SD 57709 If you have any questions about the food program, ordering or delivery, please contact Dusty Ruth at: dr...@nativeprogress.org Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Donations can be made online or by mail to: One Spirit PO Box 3209 Rapid City, SD 57709 Food Box Qty Amt Burritos 6 ea Onions, jumbo, sweet 3 ea Potatoes 1 10# Carrots, organic 1 1# Apples 8 ea Peppers 8 ea Winter Squash 2 ea Tomatoes 4 ea Watermelon 1 ea Pumpkin 1 ea Ground beef 2 # Sausage 1 1# Price for Food Box $ 60.00 Supply Box Qty Amt Era, 52 oz. 1 ea Toilet Paper 2 ea Suave Hair Shampoo 1 ea Price for Supply Box 13.75 follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend ONE Spirit is a federally registered non-profit (IRC 501 (c) (3)) service organization founded to assist and support the Lakota people of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Visit our website at: www.nativeprogress.org Copyright © 2013 One Spirit, All rights reserved. You are receiving this Newsletter because you opted in via our website or by signing up for a ONE Spirit Program. Our mailing address is: One Spirit ONE Spirit PO Box 3209Rapid City, SD 57709 Add us to your address book