NORTHERN DINÉ RELIEF EFFORT
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Sat. April 20, 2024
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Benefit Bike Run75 bikers and numerous volunteers participated in a Benefit Bike Run to benefit Northern Dine Relief Effort's volunteer team leader Eric Trevizo, who suffered a stroke towards the end of February and as of yesterday, remained hospitalized due to persistent infection post-stroke, but is doing much better. God bless you, every one.
On April 4, we had asked for prayers as he was having another surgical procedure, thank you all for prayers. Eric had been missing for 5 days afte rhis stroke which left him vulnerable to the infections that did set in. 🙏🏼❤️ |
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April 2, 2024
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Zomi Frankcom, WCK volunteer on Navajo Nation, killed by Israeli airstrike in GazaZomi Frankcom with World Central Kitchen helped Northern Dine Relief and Navajo Family Voices deliver pallets of food to Beclabito Chapter at the height of the surge Aug 20, 2020.
Zomi went from Navajo Nation to the Beirut blast aftermath. She was a jewel or the sun, shining so bright, coordinating everything, definitely took care of us. Zomi was killed in Gaza on Tuesday along with 6 other WCK staff. Thank you dearest souls for all that you did, rest in peace. |
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Week of Jan 29, 2024
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These forms were returned from distributions at Red Valley, Red Mesa and Sanostee which took 300 total boxes for distribution within their own communities on a "wheel" and "last mile" basis:
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Week of Jan 22, 2024
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Distributions and home deliveries to behind-chapter needy families, with Roof Butte Search and Rescue in Cove and Red Valley.
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Jan 20, 2024
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Mile-to-mile groceries distribution (Cove, Cortez veterans, Sanostee, Dzilth-na-o-dith-hle, Sheepsprings, Sanostee, Red Mesa, and home deliveries) and Shiprock drive-up food distribution. Individually packed items re-packed by volunteers milt-to-mile and by LDS volunteers, 1200 total boxes w/ 15 items provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, volunteers Navajo Nation PD, fire Dept., Roof Butte, Shiprock Search and Rescue, NTUA, Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers, coordination by Northern Diné Relief Effort, phone/text by Navajo Family Voices, thank you all. Please click HERE for facebook post as food distribution was underway.
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Dec 19, 2023
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Drive up distribution with Echo Food Bank at Magee Park, Farmington - turkeys, ham, fixings, ingredients to make green bean cassrole, toys, books, small heaters, eggs with volunteers packing up everything on Dec 6.
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Nov 19, 2023
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Door-to-door 25 turkeys to elderlies and veterans in Shiprock, Newcomb, Red Valley, Sheep Springs, Cove.
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Nov 18, 2023
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Brought 14 turkeys door-to-door to elderlies and veterans in Rattlesnake, Shiprock, Hogback, Mesa Top, Two Grey Hills and Red Mesa.
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Nov 16, 2023
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Provide volunteers and traffic control for ECHO Food Bank distribution of 900 turkeys for Thanksgiving in Farmington.
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Nov 4, 2023
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Brought 4 turkeys to 2 families in Shiprock and Red Valley with 10 grandkids
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Oct 25, 2023
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Search teams called up, assisted in finding elderly lost in Mountain, teams able to locate late afternoon 15 miles out from community off-road after 2 days missing. Northern Relief joined police teams, including helicopter team, from Shiprock and Window Rock.
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OCT 24, 2024
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Pumpkin distributions:
-- at Sheep Springs Chapter at Tooh Haltsooi Community Center, pumpkins donated by Navajo Family Voices, Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers and Northern Dine Relief. - at Shiprock Police Department |
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Oct 21, 2023
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Pumpkin distribution -- Assist Adam Baca, Alamo Chapter
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Oct 4, 2023
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Distribution, 81 blankets
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AUG 18 - 26, 2023
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Backpacks and school supplies distribution --
Navajo Family Voices is sponsoring school supplies in the last 2 weeks of August to Sheep Springs, Teec Nos Pos, Montezuma Creek and Red Valley that will be distributed by Northern Dine COVID Relief Effort. Please see flyers below. Kids must be in the vehicle. Love you all.
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AUG 19, 2023
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Ames Myers brought in 5 cords of well-dried wood from Tuba City to Shiprock, to Chili Yazzie's farm, for future distribution. Wood supplied by Nature Conservancy; travel supported by NDCVRE.
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APR 6, 2023
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RIP Search and Rescue dog Ash who passed April 6, 2023 after serving Northern Navajo communities for many years and has long been a legend. "Thank you my love for being with me through out the years you will never be forgotten" - Eric Trevizo
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THURS, SEPT 29, 2022
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Over 250 school supplies and hygiene kits were handed out to grandparents, parents, teachers and students at the Navajo Family Voices table by Det. Chris Ruiz and Sgt. Carl from Pleasant Grove UT Police. All supplies were donated by Pleasant Grove UT community organizations and schools. Indian Country Grassroots Support helped to pay for transport using a second trailer.
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WED., SEPT 28, 2022
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Distribution at Sheep Springs 230+ cars, supplies donated by Pleasant Grove police, schools and community organizations and residents, coordinated by Navajo Family Voices, Sheep Springs Chapter Manager Kevin Begay and chapter and program volunteers. Pleasant Grove police dept. brought in $15,000 in wood and construction supplies for distribution to Sheep Springs area flood damaged families that was set aside from the distribution of other supplies for families to come later.
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WEEK OF AUG 15, 2022
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NDCVRE and coordinated response to COVID isolation families, hotline and referrals. ** Please note we are very much scaled back at this time.
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WEEK OF AUG 1, 2022
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School supplies giveaway at Red Mesa, led by Roof Butte K9 SAR
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MARCH 29, 2022
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Chuska Mountain community near Cove -- families including 15 adults and 9 kids COVID symptomatic, some very sick, were delivered supplies today by Eric, Sam and Jermaine - 10 cases water, 5 cases Gatorade, and tortilla-making condiments donated by NDCVRE; flour and beans donated by Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers. Please be well and all please be safe.
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SAT., MARCH 19, 2022
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Trailer loads of toys and kids' backpacks collected by Pat Wimmer and kids from Pleasant Grove, UT, High School and drove in by Det. Chris Ruiz of Pleasant Grove, UT Police Dept. were distributed at the Old Shiprock Police Station by community-wide all systems support from Navajo Nation first responders, Shiprock Search and Rescue, Red Sparrow, Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers, and Navajo Family Voices. Kids, please feel the love. T’áá íiyisíí ahéhee’ nitsaago, nihi k’éí !!
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MAR 1 - 14, 2022
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Distributions from food boxes (non-perishables) donated by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as called in. Sunday, March 13 search and found lost family in Sheepsprings mountain area, food ditribution to 26 families in that settlement area.
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FEBRUARY 2022, Totals
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Distributions from Feb 10 - 28 pick ups and deliveries to 23 chapters and curbside by volunteers, totaling 882 food boxes, 383 masks, 383 sanitizers, 60 water trays, 16 Gatorades, 280 wood cords serving 581 families from Cove through White Rock in Northern Navajo/Chuska Mountain regional area. Food boxes (non-perishables) donated by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; PPE, water and Gatorade by Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers distributed in single units. We were able to give gas cards to volunteers. Thank you especially Sam and Jermaine.
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WEEK OF FEB 10, 2022
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Deliveries well into the night Monday and Wednesday to Lukachukai test positive families, including 1 pallet water and one pallet Gatorade, and remaining food repackaged and redistributed from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Feb 1 24-pallet shipment/food drive.
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JAN 29 - FEB 1: WEEK OF FEB 1, 2022
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WEEK OF JAN 17 and WEEK OF JAN 24, 2022
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Home deliveries - hotline calls and Chapter, Children's Medical Service, and Agency referrals to Sheepsprings, Farmington, Mexican Springs, Naschitti, Two Grey Hills, and Coyote Canyon - families of 7, 15 with infants and small kids, grandma with 3 grandkids, and an elder in Chuska Mountains without food or fuel. Thank you Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers for trailer and driver for wood deliveries, and to Roof Butte CEMTS, Shiprock Search and Rescue, and Navajo Family Voices for coordinated deliveries over the coming week. Other location deliveries please see next week's estimated numbers. Please note all numbers estimates due to repacking single-item boxes into multi-item boxes of different sizes.
COVID calls are becoming more frequent. Please everyone stay safe. |
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WEEK OF JAN 10, 2022
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♡ ♡ In memory of Michael Austin Davis and Tyson Gene Hancock ♡ ♡
24 palettes of non-perishables donated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, repacked into 364 boxes delivered/picked up to the most needy families in rural chapters followed by flash food distribution of remaining 80 boxes on Fri. Jan 14 at Shiprock LDS (crowded at 1 hr notice). logistics NDCVRE and Navajo Family Voices, forklifts CCSD and Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers. Thank you volunteers -- LDS missionaries, M. Medina, T. Skinner, L. Walters, J. Chandler, T. Nez and M. Nez. Box numbers by chapter localities/programs: Waterflow 20 boxes, Kirtland 20 boxes, Naschitti 30 boxes, Sheep springs 10 boxes, Newcomb 20 boxes, Sanostee 15 boxes, Nageezi 15 boxes, Huerfano 20 boxes, Upper Fruitland 10 boxes, Lower Fruitland 20 boxes, Many Farms 30 boxes; Navajo new mothers home visiting program 30 boxes; volunteers and COVID hotline deliveries 30 boxes; Shiprock flash food distribution 80 boxes. |
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NEW YEARS DAY, 2022
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At the request of members of Sheepsprings Chapter, a family of four were brought safely down off the Chuska Mountains, who had been stranded for 3 days. Their truck can't be moved until the snow eases. They were brought down to Farmington and put up in a motel for a week until their truck could be retrieved.
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WEEK OF OCT 4 and 11
2021 |
With a BIG FREEZE forecast for the whole week of October 11 (beginning Oct 12) and Alamo Chapter community out-reaching for help with obtaining produce, Northern Relief purchased a pick up and trailer loads of San Juan River Basin produce from elder, veteran and single parent farmer families in Shiprock and Tse Da Kaan, transported by community matriarchs and farmers Barbara Morgan, Beverly Maxwell and Lula Sandoval, a round-trip journey of over 14 hours. Trailer was provided by the Toohnii Binaneestˀąˀ Ałtaasˀéí Alliance (TohBAA) and hotline manned by Navajo Family Voices. Please visit our GALLERY for slides of this Alamo produce relief effort.
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WEEK OF JULY 26
2021 |
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JULY 26 - Assist Sweetwater Chapter, check house-to-house rural wellness
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WEEK OF JULY 19
2021 |
JULY 24 - Assist Sweetwater Chapter, check house-to-house rural wellness
JULY 19, 20, 21 - Assist Chinle CERT distribution of water and cleaning supplies donated by AZDOT |
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WEEK OF JULY 12
2021 |
JULY 17 - House-to-house water delivery, Cudeii area (14 cases (32 bottles per case)) donated by Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers and Upland Popcorn
JULY 11/12 - A1/2 pallet water and 1/2 pallet hand sanitizer drive through and house-to-house deliveries, Rattlesnake |
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WEEK OF JULY 5
2021 |
JULY 8 - Assist distribution of 14 cases of water (12 bottles per case) in Red Valley
JULY 4 - Assist Power Place Church, food and cleaning supplies distribution in Cove |
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WEEK OF MAY 17
2021 |
Northern Dine Relief now goes into hiatus pending assessment of continued community need.
Northern Diné COVID-19 Relief Effort
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WEEK OF MAY 10
2021 |
MAY 14 - FINAL Meat/Dairy distribution as community distributions of refrigerated foods no longer possible in extreme summer heat. Multi location distribution and community pick-ups, 672 Sunterra/USDA food boxes. Canceled: Rock Springs, Twin Lakes:
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WEEK OF MAY 3
2021 |
MAY 7 - distribution and pick ups of 34 oz. hand sanitizers to communities including Upper Fruitland and CCSD, at Northern Edge with Navajo Nation Fire and Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers.
MAY 4 - Support logistics for huge hand sanitizer delivery to Navajo Nation Northern Edge by 15 semi truck trailers (10 pallets designated for CCSD est. 5,760 34 oz vials for Thurs May 6 pick up). |
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WEEK OF APRIL 26
2021 |
April 30 - Next-to-last USDA distribution from Northern Dine Relief. It has been 38 weeks of regular distributions with a short break in December, our teams are feeling burned out yet there are so many smiles as communities are opening. Thank you, thank you for allowing us to serve. San Juan County is now GREEN. Multi location distribution and senior center community pick-ups, 1248 Sunterra/USDA food boxes:
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WEEK OF APRIL 12
2021 |
APR 16-18 -Home deliveries, COVID quarantine families and families without transportation. San Juan County remains yellow -- everyone please be safe.
APR 15 - Multi location distribution and senior center community pick-ups, 1248 Sunterra/USDA food boxes:
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WEEK OF APRIL 5
2021 |
APR 10 - Home deliveries to COVID families - 4 families in Shiprock area -- ea. family 2 food boxes + 2 cases water + Gatorade and CORE cleaning supplies (water and 1-1/2 cases Gatorade from Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers)
APR 9 - Home deliveries to COVID families (16 boxes) APR 8 - Multi location distribution and senior center community pick-ups, 1248 Sunterra/USDA food boxes:
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WEEK OF MAR 29
2021 |
Sat., APRIL 3 - Cove distribution of everything gathered April 2/3, Outdoor Gospel Drive-In Service 2 pm - 6 pm following all CDC Guidelines -- food, chocolate bunnies, PPEs.. candy, eggs, toys.
APR 2 and 3 - Easter Relief Run for Cove children -- Travel to Albuquerque to collect 36 boxes of chocolate bunnies donated by Pat Wimmer plus 6 boxes of plastic eggs and pre made boxes of candy on route back; Pick up load of stuffed toys and load of cleaning supplies from Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers yard; receive incoming food boxes brought in by Kingdom Colorado Outreach all for Cove distribution and Easter celebration (following all CDC Guidelines) tomorrow. MAR 31 - Receive 50 boxes excess frozen food and muffins from Farmington day care which must be distributed quickly. Deliver to low income families without transport-- Chaco River Apts (14 boxes); christian church (13 boxes); youth, housing project and elderly/many kids families (23 boxes). Service performed by Shiprock Council Delegate Eugenia Charles Newton and Leroy Newton. |
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WEEK OF MAR 22
2021 |
. MAR 25 - - Multi location distribution and senior center community pick ups, 124 pallets/1152 Sunterra/USDA food boxes following winter storm with flyers unable to be planned in advance for most locations due to muddy roads.
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WEEK OF MAR 15
2021 |
MAR 19 - Receive delivery of CORE buckets and community pick ups:
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WEEK OF MARCH 8
2021 |
MAR 11 - Multi location distribution and senior center community pick ups, 1152 Sunterra/USDA food boxes, CORE buckets and fleece, cleaning supplies, adult/infant diapers
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WEEK OF MARCH 1
2021 |
MAR 6 -
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WEEK OF FEB 22
2021 |
FEB 26 - Receive Chlorox, N95 masks, sanitizer, adult depends and infant diapers from Council Delegate Eugenia Charle's Newton
FEB 25 - Scheduled 6 location food distribution canceled, our mix-up regarding dates. All distributions at all 6 locations proceeding next week March 4. FEB 15-16 - Pick up donated electronic pile jack from Phoenix |
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WEEK OF FEB 15
2021 |
Feb 19 - 400 CORE cleaning/PPE supply buckets, distributed via Shiprock LDS drive thru and directly to chapter communities. Distribution:
Feb 18 - Distribution, 1240+ Sunterra/USDA meat/dairy/produce boxes to 7 distribution locations, 4 pm drive thru all locations:
Feb 14 - Blankets distribution, Farmington area |
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WEEK OF FEB 8
2021 |
Feb 13 - Traffic control at Shiprock H.S. / IHS vaccination; blanket distribution, Shiprock
Feb 12 - Food boxes to Mitten Rock COVID +ve families (12); Rattlesnake and Cudeii COVID +ve families (23). Feb 11 -
Note: Throughout the first weeks of 2021, we have been working with our Tuba City brothers and sisters, especially AJ Meyers and Dr. Sophina Manheimer Calderon in a wood and pellet for elders effort for these cold months. Our teams have been visiting Tuba City to assist with pellet bags and to assist in sawing, splitting, stacking and distributing firewood. In return, Tuba City brought these woods to Shiprock on Saturday, January 23 which were then prepared for local distribution. We sent our T.C. relatives home with 150 bags of pellets. |
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WEEK OF FEB 1
2021 |
Feb 6 - Home deliveries x 40 between Sanostee and Shiprock communities, disabled and COVID +ves. Sanostee area distribution issues following community pick-up, due to broken trailer axle; missing 12-year old child--assist.
Feb 5 - Major coordinated food distribution 1,248 refrigerated boxes. Truck initially due Feb 4 delayed till next day resulting in no forklifts available and rescheduling of all chapter community pick ups for local distributions. Central Consolidated School District (CCSD) and Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers rose to the emergency with donation of forklifts and crews; ultimately CCSD also provided 11 volunteers; Shiprock Traditional Farmer Coop (STFC) 2 volunteers; and the remaining volunteers from Shiprock Search and Rescue, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and Navajo Family Voices. |
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Contents: Sunterra / USDA Farm to Family refrigerated meat/dairy/fruit (1,248 refrigerated boxes); CORE cleaning/PPE supplies (75 buckets); local dried steam corn (100 baggies); brand new stuffed toys flown in from Provo (150 toys).
Feb 1 - Scout Eastern Agency chapters Crownpoint and Pablo Pintado for coordination capability or how help can be shared. |
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WEEK OF JAN 25
2021 |
Jan 28 - Food distribution at LDS Church CANCELLED, inbound truck not coming due to weather.
Jan 27 - Food distribution at Bethel Church CANCELED, inbound truck not coming due to weather. |
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WEEK OF JAN 18
2021 |
Jan 23 - Tuba City relatives donated to us huge uncut woods and we made sure they had something (150 bags of pellets) to take back home to our Tuba City brothers and sisters in need. Through other donations we were able to purchase a wood splitter. We are now on track for a distribution of woods, pellets and coal in Shiprock in coming weeks.
Jan 21 -- Return to Tuba City to assist veteran community w cutting/splitting wood and assist in drive-thru wood distribution in return for cured wood transported back for Northern Dine communities for upcoming distribution; donated 50 bags of pellets also to our Tuba City veteran partners for their drive thru. Jan 19 - Delivery of Springfield IL medical supplies to Health Command at Northern Navajo Medical Center incl. hospital bed, wheelchair, pads and oxygen supplies. |
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WEEK OF JAN 11
2021 |
Jan 16 - Pop-Up Multi-Supply Power Place Church Shiprock Distribution! Relief team called in to interface with NN Police and assist Power Place Church at last minute to receive large U-Haul load of supplies coming in from southern Colorado with 12 Colorado youth volunteers during weekend lockdown. Relief team first responders assisted in coordination of packing and distribution from start to finish in a 4 hour operation, ending with full distribution to 200 cars under auspices of Power Place Church. Items packed and distributed: diapers, baby formula, hand sanitizers, toilet paper, paper towels, brand new blankets/pillows, dental and bath hygiene supplies, and food (rice, beans, black beans, canned soups and vegetables).
Jan 14 - Wood run. Veterans, farmers and Relief team caravan to Tuba City Fairgrounds from Shiprock to assist Tuba City veterans with wood cutting and distribution, then transport 2 trailers and 2 pick up truckloads of woods back to Shiprock. Unfortunately, wood is deemed very wet for burning and likely unsuitable for distribution. Plan to return to Tuba City in following week for more wood, this time cured wood. Jan 13 - Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers assisted in purchasing chain saw for upcoming wood run. We cannot thank you enough for all that you do, Richard, John and Leon! Jan 12 - Purchase 100 bags pellets in preparation for upcoming energy distribution. |
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WEEK OF JAN 4
2021 |
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WEEK OF DEC 28
2020 |
Jan 1 - Follow up w Toadlena +ve families
Dec 31 - Home deliveries of food and cleaning supplies to 2 Toadlena +ve families 4 adults 3 kids; delivery of oxygen and wheelchair to elder in Toadlena from Northern Navajo Medical Center Dec 28 - Coordinate and arrange pick up of donation of large load of medical supplies from Martin family in Springfield IL. | ||||
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WEEK OF DEC 21
2020 |
Dec 27 - Firewood and groceries donated and delivered to +ve family west of Gallup by Chizh for Cheii and Sixth World Solutions mutual aid collaboration, NMDOH referral.
Dec 26 - Coordinate with NNMC PHN & Health Promotions for PPE/cleaning supplies to +ve Littlewater family. Dec 24 - Receive Christmas donation of 2 pallets water from Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers Dec 23 - aAt-home COVID-19 saliva testing now available for any person who believes they need to be tested, with or without symptoms, at no cost. Dec 22 - Home deliveries of food and cleaning supplies to 4 Shiprock +ve families and 6 +ve Rattlesnake families, boxes given by the Shiprock Traditional Farmer Collective Dec 22 - Provide support to entirely Shiprock Traditional Farmer Cooperative farmer-families-led effort to get 250 food boxes and alfalfa hay out to elders, CHN-listed families, veterans families and other vulnerable families before Keshmish. Dec 21 - Home deliveries of food and cleaning supplies to 5 Shiprock +ve families |
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WEEK OF DEC 14
2020 |
Dec 17 - Load 8 pallets Sunterra/USDA food Boxes from Montezuma Creek, UT and distribute:
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WEEK OF DEC 7
2020 |
Dec 11 - Food handling & delivery safety training zoom, to farmers of Shiprock Traditional Farmer Cooperative
Dec 9 & 10 - Quarantine/+ve Home Deliveries
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WEEK OF NOV 29
2020 |
Contents of food distribution this week: frozen meatballs, chicken, milk, eggs, yogurt, sour cream, apples, onions, carrots, potatoes supplied by Utah COVID-19 Relief via Sunterra/USDA Farmer-to-Family and facilitated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, refrigerated semi/crew donated by Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers.
Dec 6 - Home deliveries: 2 CORE buckets to +ve/quarantined families in Upper Fruitland; 5 CORE buckets to families in Tse Daa Kaan. Dec 5 - Home deliveries: 5 cases water and food boxes to +ve/quarantined families in Red Valley; 2 food boxes and CORE buckets to a family in Lukachukai with Roof Butte Search & Rescue; 3 CORE buckets to families in Shiprock. Dec 3 -
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WEEK OF NOV 23
2020 |
Contents of food distribution this week: frozen meatballs, chicken, milk, eggs, yogurt, sour cream, apples, onions, carrots, potatoes supplied by Utah COVID-19 Relief via Sunterra/USDA Farmer-to-Family and facilitated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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WEEK OF NOV 16
2020 |
Contents of food distribution this week: frozen meatballs, chicken, milk, eggs, yogurt, sour cream, apples, onions, carrots, potatoes supplied by Utah COVID-19 Relief via Sunterra/USDA Farmer-to-Family and facilitated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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WEEK OF NOV 9
2020 |
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WEEK OF NOV 2
2020 |
Nov 7 - Home deliveries to Rattlesnake -- food from Dine Church of Christ donated by West side Walmart in Farmington, which closed for cleaning due to COVID spread.
Nov 6 - Home deliveries with Navajo Family Voices, to 4 families of disabled children, without vehicles or other transportation, in Shiprock, Tse Da Kaan and Sheepsprings -- PPEs, cleaning supplies and solar/hand crank radios. Nov 5 -
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WEEK OF OCT 25
2020 |
Oct 31 - Deliveries of replenished food boxes to homebound, and quarantine/COVID +ve families:
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2020 |
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2020 |
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2020 |
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WEEK OF SEPT 28
2020 |
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WEEK OF SEPT 21
2020 |
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WEEK OF SEPT 14
2020 |
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WEEK OF SEPT 7
2020 |
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WEEK OF AUG 31
2020 |
Sept 1
Aug 31 - Food Drive Thru, Naschitti Chapter - organized by Naschitti Chapter for chapter members, 100 boxes provided by NDCVRE, contents: flour, picante sauce, canned veggies, mac and cheese, peanut butter, diced tomatoes, macaroni, canned chicken soup, instant mashed potatoes. First come first serve; hand sanitizer bottles refilled up to 16 oz., one refill of hand sanitizer per vehicle. |
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WEEK OF AUG 24
2020 |
Aug 30 - Home Deliveries of local produce - via Hazel at SJCHE, and Elvira at Navajo Family Voices, to families with children at Coyote Canyon, Twin Lakes, Tohatchi, Nacshitti and Mexican Springs.
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Aug 26 - Unload 25 pallets of LDS-provided bulk food supplies arriving by semi truck, with NTUA supplying forklift and forklift crew. Contents: chicken soup, spaghetti, black beams, mashed potatoes, diced tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, peanut butter, flour, macaroni and cheese. Supplies will now be packed into boxes, most to go to Northern Agency seniors and veterans. Aug 24
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WEEK OF AUG 17
2020 |
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WEEK OF AUG 10
2020 |
Aug 15 Donated items received - U-Haul full of supplies from Flint Hills Wisdom Keepers Foundation, Kansas received at Shiprock LDS Church
Aug 14 Truck-to-Trunk Drive Thru at Shiprock LDS Church, 2100 total boxes. 1344 USDA Farmers to Families fresh produce boxes via Sunterra Farms (green vegetables, carrots, onions, cauliflower, melons and fruits) and 800 cases assorted macaroni, canned tomatoes, shampoo, refrigerated shipment arrived 8 am unloaded by NTUA forklift crew. 34 total volunteers including 16 LDS missionaries. Distribution:
Aug 13 Homebound Deliveries
Aug 11 Mutual aid - Eric and team responded to calls from other relief groups at Shiprock Bethel Church and City Market to help distribute 930 total USDA Farmers to Families frozen meat and dairy boxes, working into night. Aug 10 Community wellness checks on senior, veteran, single mom and homebound in remote Chuska Mountain communities. |
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WEEK OF AUG 3
2020 |
Aug 7 Homebound deliveries - Food boxes to 4 families in Naschitti, Teec Nos Pos, Red Valley, Cove. Wellness checks on 12 families, double check if they got supplies and if surrounding families need supplies. food boxes contents: vegetable oils, beans, mushrooms, pastas, tomato soups, canned veggies, flours, sugars, raisins.
Aug 6 Pick-Ups - Chapter, senior center and community pop up pick ups of 944 food boxes provided by the LDS Church in coalition/partnership with NDCVRE, assisted by 25 volunteers, at the Shiprock LDS church, 3 types of boxes contents: flour, sugar, beans, pasta, canned foods, cooking oil, toiletries, sanitizer and more. 10 am - 12:30 pm. Distribution:
Aug 4 Pick Ups - For the 2nd time by the initiative of Shiprock community members, NDCVRE received 400 dairy and protein boxes from USDA/Shamrock originally intended for schools. They were brought in at noon by refrigerated truck and distributed via community pick-ups within one hour with all distributions completed before 1 pm. Water, sanitizer, and safety booklets were picked up with the boxes. This was our last food distribution out of Mesa Elementary gymnasium due to school reopening. By 3 pm we were fully moved to the gymnasium at the LDS church, Shiprock. Distribution:
Aug 3 Veterans Deliveries - NDCVRE worked with Delegate Smith and Cassandra Morgan, Commander of the Wide Ruins Veterans Organization, to get food delivered to our veterans in Wide Ruins in urgent need of basic supplies including water. |
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WEEK OF JULY 27
2020 |
Homebound deliveries --
July 28 Pick-ups - By the initiative of Shiprock community members, NDCVRE received 500 dairy and protein boxes from USDA/Shamrock originally intended for schools. They were brought in at 9:30 am this morning by refrigerated truck and put in the walk in cooler at Mesa Elementary gymnasium, then immediately distributed via community pick-ups as advertised on KNDN with all distributions completed before 5 pm. Water, sanitizer, and safety booklets were picked up with the boxes. We are now out of water. Distribution:
July 27 Food Drive Thrus - ECHO Food Bank USDA CSFP/TEFAP foods and back-to-school food-filled sacks were distributed in drive-thrus at Sanostee Chapter (9 am - 11 am) and Sheep Springs Chapter (11 am - 1 pm) jointly sponsored by Sanostee ALERT, Northern DIne COVID-19 Relief Effort, Navajo Family Voices, the Chapters, and the Salvation Army. At both locations, senior boxes ran out within an hour. Lines were very long. Essentially, each location provided food to 274 families (households) and 48 school age children. Community need for food is evident. Stats for both locations from ECHO:
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WEEK OF JULY 20
2020 |
Home deliveries of 75 food boxes, water, sanitizer, safety booklets, Upland Desert Popcorn (donated by PPF), and food boxes to veterans, seniors and remote families with the assistance of Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers, Navajo Nation - Farmington Farms and Navajo Fire Dept. Food box contents: potatoes, apples, cereals, oats, macaroni, beans, sugar, canned spaghetti, protein bars, and toilet paper.
Emergency pick-up: Northern Navajo Medical Center PHNs (sanitizer and water for COVID positive families) |
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WEEK OF JULY 13
2020 |
Home deliveries of food boxes, safety booklets, water and sanitizer were made to 50 seniors in sheepherding communities in Cove, Red Valley and Chuska Mountain vicinity. Food box contents: Summer squash, oranges, apples, fruit cups, oatmeal, chicken noodle soup, almond snack bars, spam.
Sanitizer preparation - (650) 4oz and (150) 2oz flip-cap vials filled with sanitizer from 55 gallon donated drum, for home deliveries and drive-thru. Pick-ups - Please note that pick ups are suspended for now due to exhaustion of stockpiled supplies pending confirmation of a new storage facility in coming weeks. The school gym we are using must be readied soon for school reopening. Once a facility is confirmed, we will resume stockpiling especially cleaning and safety supplies and water. |
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WEEK OF JULY 6
2020 |
Home deliveries to 50 quarantined families in desolate areas (food boxes, sanitizer, safety booklets, and 4 pallets water), with Navajo Fire Dept. helping to load and PPF Farms helping to distribute. Food box contents: tomato sauce, kids cereal, ramen, quaker oats, pinto beans, sphaghetti, rice, flour, capellini pasta, macaroni, pineapple chunks.
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WEEK OF JUNE 29
2020 |
Pick ups (food, water, pet food, cleaning/personal hygience supplies, sanitizer, safety booklets)
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WEEK OF JUNE 22
2020 |
Pickups (water)
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