I am currently taking donations (NEW & OLD) of : clothes, infant kits, school bags, toys, gardening tools & seeds, blankets & quilts, food, new born kits, fabric & sewing kits, personal care items, hygiene kits.

You see there is this GREAT program called the American Indian Humanitarian Foundation.

My Mom lives on the San Pasqual Indian Reservation in Valley Center (San Diego County).
Her Cousin-in-law works with the non-profit organization to help the needy families of the Pine Ridge & Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

Here are some of their STATS:
(the information below is taken DIRECTLY FROM http://4aihf.org/id54.html)
300% Infant Mortality Rate, highest on this continent.
85% to 95% Unemployment.
Median income is $2,600 to $3,500 per year.
Life Expectancy 48 yrs for a Male & 52 yrs for a Female.
59% homes substandard.
Teen Suicide rate 150% higher than national average.
School dropout rate 70%.
Over 60% homes have black mold fatal to infants, children & elders.
800% Diabetes & Tuberculosis.
Well water contaminated w/ industrial pesticides 60% of homes without water, electricity, adequate insulation, and sewage systems.
97% of the population lives below Federal poverty levels.
No human should have to live under these conditions especially in the USA.



Here is a little information of My Moms in-law "HUMI" http://4aihf.org/id55.html
"Humi has spent many years working with Native Indians in Southern California as a advocate for Civil Rights while working on Humanitarian projects within his Rez, the San Pasqual Indian Reservation. His steadfast commitment and dedication in helping our people in any capacity and his hundreds of hours of volunteer work has earned him great respect in many circles. He has taken the initiative to become a leader in Southern California while organizing numerous donation drives to help his fellow natives who are less fortunate.
His main focus has been to deliver supplies to the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Reservation, especially in the depth of winter. Those winter challenges have help to develop strong character for Humi and his relatives and friends who have assisted while exposing them to extreme poverty of other native Indians right here in the USA. His continual drive to obtain donations, to find storage and solicit transportation and expenses with help from his Rez, other casino reservations, private and public donors, his relatives and friends, has developed leadership skills worthy of a warrior for fighting for his people and all Indian people. "
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I will be GLAD to pick up any donations from you... please message me so I can give you my telephone number or email address and we can schedule a pick up.
I will be driving the donations to the san pasqual indian reservation, where HUMI and his crew will then drive them to South Dakota.

Thank you for your kind Heart and time!

Tiffany

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Comment by The Man on April 6, 2009 at 2:36pm
I'm ready to donate. Let me know when. Actually my whole family is ready.
Comment by JON on April 6, 2009 at 12:35pm
Awesome post. I have a few clothes to donate. What's the best way to contact you?
Comment by JulsnMatt1028 on April 6, 2009 at 12:24pm
Thanks for posting this info Tiffany! Those stats are HEARTBREAKING! Not sure if we have much of anything right now, we just moved and donated a whole bunch of stuff, but we'll deffinitaly go through the garage and see what we can find. If we don't have anything right now, we'll start to set stuff aside, is that cool?

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