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Sycuan Band of the KumeyOaay Nation Donates $100,000 to Local Charities
n October 8th, the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation donated $100,000 to four local charities at the Sycuan 25th Charity Golf Tournament at Sycuan Golf Resort. e event was kicked o with a fun- lled day of golf followed by dinner and an awards ceremony for the tournament’s participants
made up of representatives from the Tribe, 48 event sponsors and the bene ciaries.
e four charities included the American Indian & Alaska Native Veterans Memorial Monument, Barrio
Logan College Institute, I Love a Clean San Diego, and Southern California Tribal Chairman’s Association. Members of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation have resided in and around the foothills of the Dehesa Valley for nearly 12,000 years. e Sycuan Tribal Government operates Sycuan Casino and Sycuan Golf Resort. e Sycuan Tribe demonstrates its strong commitment to the San Diego region through the support of
hundreds of civic and charitable organizations.
Left: Tribal Chairman Cody Martinez presents $25,000 to representatives of Barrio Logan College Institute.
TPalmquist Elementary & Southwest High Receive Barona Education Grants
he Barona Band of Mission Indians awarded Band of Mission Indians. “ e teachers are doing an e South San Diego County high school in Nestor Palmquist Elementary School and Southwest impressive job of elevating the academic achievement prides itself in providing a rigorous, relevant and High School with $5,000 each as part of its of their students and encouraging them to be problem supportive environment where students and sta share
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ongoing Barona Education Grant program.
On September 28th, the Tribe began the 2015 school year by awarding a $5,000 Barona Education Grant to Palmquist Elementary School in Oceanside. e school is a science, technology, engineering, math and environment (stem-e) project-based learning school catering to students from kindergarten through fth
grade.
Assemblyman Rocky Chavez sponsored the
education grant that will be used to purchase 13 Vex IQ Robotic Kits for the fth grade’s stem-e program. e robotics kits are part of a curriculum that delivers
an integrated learning program allowing teachers to engage students in creative and meaningful ways while also meeting today’s rigorous academic standards.
“We’re pleased to kick o the school year with an education grant for Palmquist Elementary School,” said Cli ord LaChappa, Chairman of the Barona
solvers, innovators and critical thinkers. We are proud to support this school and hope our grant will inspire the next generation of mathematicians, engineers and technology innovators.”
And Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, Barona Councilwoman Bonnie LaChappa, and Barona Chairman Cli ord LaChappa were all in attendance at the October 9th ceremony to award Southwest High School Principal Lee Romero with a grant, which will be used to purchase a new sound system for the high school.
“It is my pleasure to present this grant to Principal Romero and the entire Southwest High School community,” said Cli ord LaChappa. “For years, the sta at Southwest High School have empowered students to become productive members of society. Our hope is that this grant will help their sta continue to build upon an already astounding reputation.”
the responsibility for ensuring that graduates achieve their goals.
Since 2006, the Barona Band of Mission Indians has awarded over $2.5 million to 494 schools statewide to help bridge school budget gaps and share resources through its Barona Education Grant Program. e program is the rst of its kind in California created and administered by a Tribal Government. e goal of the program is to create strong educational opportunities for the children of California building upon the success of the Barona Indian Charter School, which operates under a continuous improvement model. 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 barona-nsn.gov/education.
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Gives $50,000 Matching Grant to
Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute
hannel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute Armenta, Tribal Chairman of the Santa Ynez Band (CIMWI), which rescues and rehabilitates of Chumash Indians. “As we learned more about their marine mammals in Santa Barbara and organization and the goals for their new facility, we
causing an immediate need for the group to expand its facility, which is located in the former Vista del Mar School in Gaviota. CIMWI rescued 137 sea lion pups in 2014. is year, that number has already doubled since the beginning of June.
For more information about CIMWI and its current fundraising campaign, go to cimwi.org. If you encounter a sick or stranded sea lion on the shore, call the CIMWI Rescue Hotline at 805-567-1505.
e Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians has donated more than $19 million to hundreds of groups, organizations and schools in the community and across the nation as part of the Tribe’s long-standing tradition of giving. Visit santaynezchumash.org.
Ventura Counties, has received a $50,000 matching grant toward its current facility expansion project from the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. CIMWI announced the donation at its fundraiser on September 19th.
For every dollar raised, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians o ered to match up to $50,000 as the organization looks to o set the costs associated with the next phase of its expansion project.
“We reached out to CIMWI after the Refugio Beach oil spill to see if there were volunteer opportunities for members of our Team Chumash program,” said Vincent
decided that their expansion project was one that we’d proudly support.”
CIMWI provides medical care and rehabilitates marine mammals with the goal of releasing the healthy animals back to their natural environment.
Licensed veterinarians, under the leadership of chief veterinarian and CIMWI co-founder Dr. Sam Dover, are responsible for examination, evaluation and treatment of each patient throughout the rehabilitation process.
With the unprecedented number of starving sea lion pups becoming stranded on California’s beaches, CIMWI expects its occupancy to double, or even triple,
November 2015 Tribes in the News (Continued)