gift of giving part two

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if you like, you can call this family.the oldest is 24 years old.they are the

sweetest kids.please help.if a few gave this would be solved.you can donate

directly to the propane or electric company.thankyou for hearing me,in AMMAs

love..if you have any questions,please call me direct @641-233-8255..

 

 

 

 

 

Good morning to you my beloved brother. Here is the information for the young

American Horse family. Of course you know that there are six of the living in a

very substandard trailer. They are respectively...Martha 24 who is the family

" matriarch " , Angie 18, Jacob16 , Armand 15, Miya 4 and a half, Caden 2, and one

on the way.

 

These young people have been living in this trailer without running water,

lights, or gas. In other words, after dark, they stay in the dark. Unlike

other young people, they have no TV, computer or electronic games to pass the

night away. They cannot cook a hot and nourishing meal because they have no

propane to cook with. They cannot get up on a cold morning to a hot shower

because there is no running water. It seems there is something wrong with the

undertrailer piping so that the hose cannot get hooked up and that translates to

no running water.

 

In spite of these extreme hardships, these are the most beautifully Spirited

young people one can ever hope to meet. This disposition was given to them by

their beautiful late mother whom they lost two and a half years ago. They

always have a smile ready to greet people and they never complain or talk about

what they are living through.

 

Please, if you would like to help, I urge you to contact Lakota Plains Propane

to get them some gas. It would cost about $450 to fill their tank and would

last a few months. $120 would get them 1/4 tank which I was informed would last

about two weeks. The phone number for the propane company is (605) 867-5199 or

(605) 455-1188. Their address at the propane company is P.O. Box 1944, Pine

Ridge, South Dakota 57770.

 

When I spoke with LaCreek Electric, they shared with me that the kids have been

living without electricity to the trailer for so long that they would need to

reapply for electricty and it would cost $455.16 to get their electricity put

back on. This cost reflects old bills that they were unable to pay. The phone

number for the electric company is (605) 685-6581 and their address is P.O. Box

220, Martin, South Dakota 57551.

 

As soon as the tubing under the trailer is fixed, they will be able to get

running water into their trailer. I am working on finding someone to up there

and fix it for them. Once it is fixed, the hose from their well can be hooked

up to the trailer so they will have running water.

 

Two things: I gave the address for the utility companies for anyone who would

like to send a donation to these companies. Please send a check and make sure

that it is designated to the account of " Martha American Horse " . Second, I

included the phone numbers so for those who can...you may use your credit card

to call and donate something toward paying the account of " Martha American

Horse " .

 

Next, there is a small (and expensive) grocery store/gas station about 1/4 mile

down the road from this young family called " Common Cents " . The store is at

Sharp's Corner. You could go online and get their phone number. Why? Because

for those who are so inclined, you could call them with a credit card to help

this young family get gas in their car (which has no windows due to vandals;

imagine riding around in that during the winter months), or to buy groceries.

 

Or another suggestion-they could get gas at Common Cents, and then drive to

Chadron, Nebraska or Rapid City, So. Dakota to shop for food and/or warm clothes

at Super Wal-Mart. You can also use your credit card at either one of these

stores. Just call your local Wal-Mart and tell them that you would like to

authorize x amount of dollars for the American Horse family at either Rapid City

or Chadron and they will tell you what you need to do.

 

These young people are wonderful and they have strong Spirits, but they need

help right now. Martha won't let the younger ones give up on school as she

knows the importance of education and so she and Angie have, for now, been

trying to shoulder the responsibility for everyone.

 

Angie was one of the young people who went to the Cal-Earth workshop with us in

September, where she was offered hope for the future of her family, but not once

did she mention their immediate needs. We can't start anything until the

Spring...so please open your hearts and pocket books to get this young family

through the winter.

 

What I finally would like to ask is this....if you donate any monies toward

utilities, gas, or food to any of the above companies, PLEASE just send me an

e-mail so that I can track what has been taken care of and what still needs to

be done. Also, please forward this to your listserves if you would, or anyone

that you think would be interested in helping. Pilamaye (thank you) for all that

you do. To all who read this...Be well, stay strong, and Wicosani to you and

your loved ones. ( " Wicosani " means to " walk in balnce with the four aspects of

self: mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual). With much love and

gratitude. Christinia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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