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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE
December 2007
December 2007 Tribes in the News
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Donates $1,000,000 for
SOo u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a F i r e R e l i e f E f f o r t s
n October 29th the San Manuel Band of Foundation, an intergovernmental e ort involving the Mission Indians announced their contribution counties of San Bernardino and Riverside.
of $1 million to assist fellow Californians San Manuel worked directly with the American
San Bernardino Counties. San Manuel has also designated a portion of the $1 million commitment to assist the Indian reservations in San Diego County that were impacted by the res. e Tribe continues to evaluate the best and most e ective uses of these funds to assist tribal citizens from some of the 11 Indian reservations who have lost their homes and other property to the res.
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who had been directly a ected by the recent tragic res. e contribution enabled various humanitarian organizations to continue providing services as the victims endeavor to recover in the aftermath. Among the groups that received contributions were the American Red Cross—Inland Empire Chapter and the Community
Red Cross since the beginning of the res in the San Bernardino Mountains. rough October 28th San Manuel provided more than 30,000 meals and other incidentals for evacuees.
Additionally, San Manuel pledged $100,000 to the Community Foundation serving Riverside and