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October 2014 Tribes in the News
Pechanga Charity Golf Classic Raises Over $100,000 for Vital Nonprofits
echanga Resort & Casino hosted the Pechanga Charity Golf Classic, a two-day charity golf tournament in late August, that raised more than $100,000 for the Semper Fi Fund, School on Wheels, Operation SafeHouse, and United Friends of the Children.
exploited, and other youth in crisis ages 12 to 18. Operation SafeHouse, in collaboration with Riverside Department of Mental Health Prevention Early Intervention Program, provides a formal and informal outreach program that includes Peer to Peer, Depression and Quality
For over 16 years, the Pechanga Charity Golf Classic has brought together Tribal government and Indian gaming industry leaders to raise nearly $1 million for vital nonpro ts throughout the region. e event has grown in recent years to two-days, and now includes more than 300 golfers on the championship Journey at Pechanga golf course.
“We deeply appreciate the work these nonpro ts do for our wounded veterans, homeless children, and young people,” said Patrick Murphy, President of the Pechanga Development Corporation. “We’re humbled to be in a position to support this important work that will lead to better outcomes for people throughout our region.
Although Iraq and Afghanistan are not in the headlines like before, we can never forget the thousands of soldiers who served and sacri ced and will need our support for decades to come.”
e Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund provides nancial support for injured and critically ill members of the U.S.
Armed Forces and their families. It directs urgently needed resources to post 9/11 Marines and Sailors, as well as
members of the Army, Air Force or Coast Guard who serve in support of Marine forces.
e mission of School on Wheels is to enhance educational opportunities for homeless children from kindergarten through twelfth grade throughout Southern California. eir goal is to shrink the gaps in their education and provide those children with the
highest level of education possible. Funding from the Pechanga Charity Golf Tournament is directed to School on Wheels’ Inland Empire programs.
“For over 16 years, the Pechanga Charity Golf Classic has brought together Tribal government and Indian gaming industry leaders to raise nearly $1 million for vital nonprofits throughout the region.”
Improvement Treatment counseling to current and former foster youth ages 16 to 25 years of age, materials, classroom presentations, and lunchtime activities.
United Friends of the Children is dedicated to the premise that foster youth deserve a successful adulthood. rough its housing and education programs, foster youth in Los Angeles are provided with the opportunity to graduate from high school, attend and graduate from college, get a job, nd housing and have a support system that moves them gradually towards
In business for nearly 20 years,
and with shelters in Riverside
and ousand Palms, Operation
SafeHouse provides emergency and long-term shelter, intervention and outreach services to runaway, homeless,
independence. e goal is that the youth in these programs not only survive, but that they thrive.
PBattle of the Badges at Pala Casino Benefits Cops 4 Kids & Communities
Cops 4 Kids & Communities is a nonpro t organization founded by law enforcement o cers and community members throughout Southern California who bring opportunity and positive relationships to at-risk and underprivileged youth in impoverished neighborhoods.
Cops 4 Kids & Communities utilizes tried and tested programs and techniques that have proved successful at reclaiming the most challenging children. Its programs are conducted in a structured environment in which children are valued and adolescents are considered resources rather than problems. For further information, visit socalbattleofthebadges.com.
CJelebrate Native American Traditions at October Pow Wows
ala Casino Spa Resort and Cops 4 Kids & Communities will sponsor a Battle of the Badges charity boxing event at 6 p.m., Saturday, October 18th, in the Pala Events Center, to bene t at-risk and underprivileged youth in Southern California. Doors will open at 5:15 p.m.
Tickets are $30 for reserved seats and $20 for general admission, and are on sale at the Pala box o ce in the casino or by calling 1-877-946-7252, with no service charge. Tickets also will be available at startickets.com or at charge- by-phone, 1-800-585-3737. For every ticket purchased by fans 21-and-over, Pala will provide $5 in added play on the night of the ght. Tables will be set up inside the Events Center for guests to redeem their free added play.
Police o cers and re ghters from a number of communities as well as California State correctional o cers, members of public safety organizations and the United States Armed Forces will square o in the boxing ring to help raise money for Cops 4 Kids & Communities and other charitable organizations that bene t Southern California youth. e ght card will be announced.
oin the celebrations of Southern California Native American Pow Wows during October. All year round, thousands of on categories of competitive dancing, but also features Tribal members and visitors travel the Pow Wow circuit in Native American settings across the country. All Pow Wows audience participation dancing open to all attendees and are open to the public and admission is free. ere may be a parking fee. Bring chairs and prepare for the sun and heat. non-competitive intertribal dancing.
And please remember to ask permission before you take any photos of Tribal members in their regalia.
e Pow Wow begins on Friday, October 10th from 5 p.m. to midnight, with the Grand Entry at 8 p.m. On Saturday, October 11th, it resumes from 11 a.m. to
midnight, with the Grand Entry at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. And ends on Sunday, October 12th, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the Grand Entry at 1 p.m. For more information, call (909) 537-8709 or visit sanmanuel-nsn.gov/culture.
e 19th Annual Chumash Inter-Tribal Pow Wow will be held at the Live Oak Campground, near the San Marcos Golf Course in Santa Ynez, on Saturday October 4th, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, October 5th, from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Enjoy dancing and singing competitions, as well as vendors selling great food, arts and crafts, jewelry, pottery, baskets and much more. Admission
is free, and parking is just $5. Bring a blanket or lawn chair — all are welcome! For more information, call 805-688-7997 ext. 4103.
e San Manuel Band of Mission Indians’ 19th Annual Pow Wow will be held at California State University, San Bernardino. e weekend-long event, from October 10th to 12th, is free and open to the public. e event is centered
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