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November 2011 Tribes in the News
T26th Annual Morongo Band of Mission Indians Thanksgiving Outreach
he Morongo Band of Mission Indians continued its tradition of anksgiving Carol’s Kitchen in the San Gorgonio Pass, eight veterans groups, and dozens of other philanthropy in November by giving away 9,000 turkeys. e Tribe’s 26th Annual local churches and ministries. e organizations used the turkeys donated by Morongo to Thanksgiving Outreach program began on November 14th, when more than feed an estimated 200,000 struggling seniors, children, veterans and families who wouldn’t
100 tribal members and volunteers distributed truckloads of frozen turkeys to 75 pre- selected nonpro t organizations from Cabazon, Banning, Riverside, San Bernardino, Redlands, Los Angeles and other areas in Southern California. e turkeys went to families, seniors and veterans. Over the past 26 years, Morongo’s annual turkey giveaway has provided nearly 60,000 birds to help feed an estimated 700,000 people.
e turkeys were distributed to groups including the Los Angeles Mission to H.E.L.P. Inc. in San Bernardino, City Church in Riverside, Temecula Valley People Helping People,
SBarona Band of Mission Indians Awards Grant to San Diego School
November 14th. Assemblywoman Toni Atkins joined Principal Sherry Turner to accept the grant presented to the school by Edwin “ orpe” Romero, Chairman of the Barona Band of Mission Indians.
“Science is an important part of education and we are very proud that this Barona Education Grant will help expand the science program for the students at Paci c
e Barona Band of Mission Indians has been sharing resources through its Barona Education Grant Program since 2006, awarding over $1.5 million to more than 300 schools statewide. e Barona Education Grant Program, created and administered by a Tribal Government, is the rst of its kind in California. e goal of the program is to create strong educational
Schools throughout California can apply for educational grants from Barona to purchase much-needed supplies and materials that promote academic improvement. Each grant awarded by the Barona Education Grant Program is $5,000. Applications can be downloaded at http://barona-nsn.gov/education.
Many years ago Earl Nightingale, a pioneer in self development, observed that “We become what we think about most.” Several years later Dr. Maxwell Maltz coined the phrase “Psycho-Cybernetics” as he explained that the mind could not determine an actual event from one that is imagined. Both of these behavioral experts professed that you could change and enrich your life by maintaining a positive attitude.
Here is a little exercise to help change your attitude and your luck. When you get up in the morning, think about the luckiest thing that has ever happened to you in your life. Maybe it was meeting that special person, or nding a hot stock that tripled overnight. Perhaps it was that one time you were “in the right place, at the right time.” Keep the thought of that event in the back of your mind. During the day, if things don’t go exactly right, think back on your past good fortune and don’t get discouraged.
ere is no guarantee that this will immediately change your luck, but it will make you a little happier. And being happy is one of the traits of a lucky person.
Good Luck
Until next time, remember: “Luck comes and goes... Knowledge Stays Forever.”
Bill Burton is the author of 1000 Best Casino Gambling Secrets and Get the Edge at Low Limit Texas Hold’em available online at billburton.com. Burton is also an instructor for Golden Touch Craps: thecrapsclub.com.
Bill Burton: About Gambling
WChange Your Attitude and Your Luck
hat is luck? If you look up the dictionary de nition it says that luck is “success or failure decided by chance rather than through one’s own actions.” When you play games of chance, luck will determine whether you win or lose.
otherwise get to enjoy a holiday anksgiving dinner.
Riverside County Supervisor Marion Ashley applauded Morongo’s ongoing
commitment to helping the community, not only through the annual anksgiving Outreach program but throughout the year. “Every year the Morongo Band of Mission Indians helps thousands of those most in need enjoy a anksgiving dinner,” Ashley said.
“I can’t think of anything that embodies the spirit of giving more than that.”
tudents and sta at Pacific Beach Elementary Beach Elementary,” said Chairman Romero. “We hope opportunities for the children of California by building School were recently awarded a $5,000 education that these new materials help the students get even more upon the success of the Barona Indian Charter School, grant by the Barona Band of Mission Indians on excited about learning.” which operates under a continuous improvement model.
In the short term, luck will be a big factor in determining whether you win or lose. This is true of games that have positive expectations as well as games with a high house edge. If you are playing games with a high house edge, like slot machines, luck will be the only way to win. But if you are only an occasional visitor to the casino, it is possible to have some short- term wins. This is the reason that people go back to casinos. If the outcome of each visit were based strictly on math, you would never win because there would be no deviation from the long-term results. If this happened, no one would play. If you knew you would lose five cents on the dollar every time you hit the spin button on a slot machine, it would be pretty silly to play.
For games of skill like poker, blackjack or video poker you can improve your luck by learning how to play the games correctly. In these games, luck determines the cards you are dealt. Knowledge and skill determines how you play them. A lucky person nds a way to use his abilities to become a winner. is is true in casino games and is also a factor in the game of life.
Improving Your Luck
I have long been a believer that our attitudes can a ect our lives. If you look at optimists, they seem to be lucky and have great things happen to them all the time. On the other hand, pessimists seem to encounter bad luck wherever they go. I think this is all related to the way they look at the world and how they let things a ect them.
We all know somebody who is extremely lucky. ink of the luckiest person you know. You will nd that person is usually happy, outgoing, upbeat and con dent. ey know how to make the best of any situation and they never complain.
On the other hand, think about somebody you know who always seems to have bad luck. Do they complain and gripe all the time? e lucky person is usually the one with the positive attitude.
It’s just possible that your attitude can change your luck. We’ve all heard the saying, “When life deals you lemons,
learn how to make lemonade.” e person that turns an adverse situation into an advantageous one is sometimes looked upon as being lucky, when actually their attitude brought about the luck.
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