Adopt-A-Native-Elder Program 1002

The Adopt-A-Native-Elder Program exists to create a Bridge of Hope between Native Americans and other cultures. It allows us to reach out to one another, share our gifts, and mend the broken circle of our relationship with the Land and the Native Americans who hold it in sacred trust. The Adopt-A-Native Elder is charity code 1002.

The Program supports the traditional Elders who live in the cultural and spiritual traditions of The Dine' People. Most live in remote portions of the Dine' (Navajo) reservation. Many live in traditional hogans, and some raise sheep as a means of maintaining themselves.

The Program provides food, simple medicines, clothing, fabric, and yarns to help these Elders live on the Land in their traditional lifestyle. As they have become elderly, it has become more difficult for them to support themselves on the Land in their traditional ways. 

Miracles From the Sky

The Program is organized in the Native American Spirit of the Giveaway Circle. The Giveaway Circle has a tradition of giving the best that we have. That may be a gift of time, talents or skills, or actual gifts of food and clothing. When asked what the boxes of food and clothing meant to her, Ruth Benally explained that they were like "miracles from the sky." The miracle is the letters and gifts that arrive from people that they don't know and may never meet. 

The Adopt-A-Native-Elder Program carries out virtually all of its activities with volunteers. The Program runs on the generous donations of time, energy, and money of people who choose to become involved. Many people choose to Adopt an Elder, but this is not necessary for you to be able to support our Elders. We have developed a variety of options you can choose that fit your ability to give and your specific interests. Please refer to the Elder Support section to better understand these options. If you do not have an adopted elder, you may make donations to specific programs, and we will insure that your donation is delivered to an Elder in need.

Annual Rug Show and Sale

One of the primary fund raisers for the activities of the Program is our Annual Rug Show and Sale. Volunteers begin working in January of each year for the Rug Show that takes place in Park City each November. This three day event, November 8 – 10, 2013, requires many volunteers to make it successful. Our rug show this year features the theme Weaving Winter Stories. The winter season is a time of cultural renewal for the Navajo people. With plants and many animals asleep, there isn't quite as much need to spend time with the agrarian necessities of life. Dine' families gather at this time of year, often in their hogans, to share stories and play games. These are times when much information about history and culture are passed along to the younger generations.

For more information about the background and scope of the Program please visit www.anelder.org. 

This charity, and all the other hundreds of worthy charities, need your contributions. Please don’t forget to donate at www.usecf.state.ut.us.

Day Seventeen

Hello fellow commercians! We are just over half-way through the campaign and we're doing a good job but not quite great. So far we have had just about 25% of Commerce Employees donate. Which is exciting. And our tree is starting to look like a tree!

Also, we'd like to thank Keith from Securities for being the model for all the handouts we made to put on the tree. He stayed very still while we traced all 250 hands. He was a real trooper! Thanks Keith!

The above paragraph is a joke and was brought to you by TB and JS.

Don't you want the tree to look full and great? Donate!

OCS has overtaken OPRO for the highest percentage of employees donating from their division. And DPU is the clear leader in individual donators! Way to go DPU! You guys are rocking it!

I'd also like to say congratulations to today's prize drawing winners! Valeri Stewart from CORP, Julie Price from ADM, Jan Buchi from DRE, and Kathy Berg from CORP won in the blog drawing today. They all seemed pretty excited. Dave Hermansen from SEC won the donation drawing and he was over the moon with excitement!

Everyone is so pleased when they win!

Last week we also held a surprise drawing where Connie Call of DOPL and Barbara Berg of CORP won the blog drawing prizes. Daniel O'Bannon of DCP won the donation drawing. It was a very exciting day!

See, when you participate then you are happy!
(Connie wasn't there so we couldn't get a picture of her but I guarantee you that she was happy!)

Make sure you donate and enter the blog drawing for your chance to win fabulous* prizes! You can donate by going to www.usecf.state.ut.us today and clicking pledge online! You're already online so why not?

And don't forget to come to the Charity Event on October 24, 2013. The event will be from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. You won't regret coming.

*Assertion of prize fabulousness is subjective.

Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT) 1106

Repertory Dance Theatre is an organization dedicated to modern dance. Located in the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, this organization offers opportunities for all interested in modern dance through performances, classes, and education opportunities for children. Repertory Dance Theatre is Charity Code 1106.

Dance inspires healthy lifestyles. Dance encourages self-growth and self-esteem. Here are a few words from their website that will describe them better than I ever could (rdtutah.org):

Repertory Dance Theatre is dedicated to the creation, performance, perpetuation, and appreciation of modern dance.

Utah's Repertory Dance Theatre was founded in 1966 as a fully-professional modern dance company through a cooperative effort involving the Salt Lake City community, the University of Utah and a major grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. This partnership was created to establish a company which would keep alive that unique, artistic achievement which is American Modern Dance.

RDT strives to broaden the public's understanding of the art of modern dance through a variety of community based programs and acts as a resource center and laboratory for dancers, choreographers, visual artists, writers and composers. The company offers annual summer workshops and year-round classes to train aspiring professionals as well as inspire the creative potential in people of all ages. 

Repertory Dance Theatre is an important part of the vibrant cultural community in Salt Lake City and throughout the state. This community depends on everyone playing a part. Whether you join the RDT newsletter, volunteer your time or make a financial contribution, you send the powerful message that the arts are an important part of each of our lives. 

Use the following links to get involved with RDT: 

Sign up for the RDT Newsletter

Become a VolunteerMake a Donation

Become a "Green Champion"

Get involved with RDT's annual fund-raising party and performance: Charette

Your financial support serves as matching funds to leverage private and public grants to Repertory Dance Theatre. Your donation communicates that RDT is a valuable artistic resource in the state of Utah. Be counted among the contributors who make an investment in art.

Don't forget to donate to this or any of the many other charities at www.usecf.state.ut.us and then add your hand to the tree in the lobby.

Day Four

Today was a big day for the campaign: the first day with a drawing. At 11:30 am when we conducted the drawing we had 44 donators! That means we had 15 people contribute before the day was even half over! I am super impressed with all the divisions. Especially DPU, who has taken the lead in the individual donators category away from CORP.

THE DONATORS DRAWING

Jan from DRE and Chenille from DCP were today's winners.
Look how happy donating makes you!

THE BLOG DRAWING

Ann from SEC, Kaylene and John from DOPL, Kathy from DRE, Teresa from CORP, and Maxine from CORP all won today during the blog drawing and got to choose an awesome prize from the Bag of Blog Bounty.

Do any of these people look sad to you? Answer: Of course not because they won a prize and candy! And so can you, if you donate and enter the blog drawing to the right.

So donate to any of the great charities and then add your hand to our tree! We need more leaf-hands!

Fort Douglas Museum Association 1130

Throughout American history, men and women have served their country in uniform, protecting our cherished way of life. Let us never forget their service or their sacrifices. Through exhibits, educational programming and publications, the Fort Douglas Military Museum seeks to engage and inform the public about Utah's rich military heritage. The Fort Douglas Museum Association is Charity Code 1130.

Fort Douglas is designated as a National Historical Landmark. Over one hundred original structures from 1863 through World War II are preserved by the University of Utah, the U.S. Army Reserve, and the Fort Douglas Museum.

The Fort Douglas Military Museum currently is one of only two sites in the nation to exhibit an authentic slurry wall artifact from New York City’s World Trade Center at Ground Zero. The permanent memorial, “UT6andALL” , commemorates the six Gold Star mothers who spearheaded the project, along with all of Utah’s Fallen Warriors. The Fort Douglas Memorial Park is now under construction with donated materials and labor from national and regional companies.

Exhibit opens October 22, 2013

Admission is free at the Fort Douglas Military Museum. Visitors will see an impressive collection of military artifacts, uniforms, firearms, tanks, canons and aircraft. 

This German Anti-tank Gun was captured by the US Army in WWII.
You can see where the retreating Germans sabotaged the breach to prevent 
“the enemy” from using it against them later.

There are volunteers who love to give tours and introduce people to the history that the museum preserves. In the summer they have reenactors come and show different uniforms and equipment dating back before the revolutionary war. Whether you love early Utah history, Military History, Aviation, Firearms, or you just enjoy learning; the Fort Douglas Museum is open to all. Our donations will help keep these treasures and this history for the next generation. fortdouglas.org

This charity, and all the other hundreds of worthy charities, need your contributions. Please don't forget to donate at www.usecf.state.ut.us.

Day Three

As of 4:30 pm, we had an additional 7 donators. I am so proud. And while the tree in the lobby isn't accurately reflecting the amazing donating that is going on...I'm still really pleased. Don't forget to check the fun graphs in the sidebar. And don't forget to enter the blog drawing, also in the sidebar. And most importantly, don't forget to donate!

 

Note: most of the pink text is a link. 

The International Rescue Committee 3523 and 7524

The International Rescue Committee is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief, relocating refugees, and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. Through 22 IRC locations in cities across the Unites States, the IRC helps refugees resettle in the U.S. and become self-sufficient. The charity codes for The International Rescue Committee are 3523 and 7524.

The International Rescue Committee operates an office right here in Salt Lake City. IRC Salt Lake resettles more than 400 refugees each year in the Salt Lake valley, and provides 2 years of extended case management, ensuring that the refugees go “From Striving to Thriving”.

The IRC makes sure newly arrived refugees receive: ·         - a furnished home ·         - help with rent ·         - health care ·         - nutritious, affordable food ·         - English language classes ·         - help building job, computer & financial literacy skills ·         - education for their children ·         - social services and community support ·         - legal services toward residency & citizenship

More information can be found at IRC Salt Lake’s website: rescue.org

As a former employee of IRC SLC, I can personally vouch that the International Rescue Committee is a solid, well managed charitable organization that truly helps hundreds of people right here in our community. The IRC staff and volunteers do an outstanding job in helping refugees start a new life away from the poverty, persecution and violence they experienced in their home countries.

Apart from monetary donations, the IRC is currently in need of new and gently used winter clothing for children and adults. Also, the IRC is always in need of furniture for the refugees arriving on an almost daily basis. What the IRC needs most are dining tables, dining chairs and living room furniture. If you live in the Salt Lake valley, the IRC will even come to your house to remove your old furniture for free! (No beds, or hide-a-bed couches are accepted, sorry.) All donations are tax deductible.

For more information on how to donate, or how to become involved as a volunteer, please feel free to contact the IRC by email or by phone. 

Volunteer Inquiries VolunteerSLC@Rescue.org More Information SaltLakeCity@Rescue.org

International Rescue Committee 221 South 400 West P.O. Box 3988 Salt Lake City, UT 84110 Tel: (801) 328-1091 Fax: (801) 328-1094

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