Hello!

A Yahoo friend found your message (below) and forwarded it to our organization.  We are the Miami Valley Council for Native Americans, and we are conducting a school supplies drive for children on four Indian reservations in South Dakota.

The children there are in particular need this year, as families have lost local farming jobs due to the severe drought and record temperatures they have been experiencing.  There is simply not enough money for most Indian families there to purchase school supplies.

We are collecting school supplies through September 1st at 3203 N. Main Street in Dayton, OH (at the intersection with Maplelawn).  Unfortunately, donations would need to be delivered to that location since we have no means to pick them up.  Donations are accepted from 7 am - 5 pm daily, including weekends.

If there is a way you can help, it would be sincerely appreciated.

Arlene Mendenhall
Miami Valley Council for Native Americans


----- Forwarded Message ----
To: freestuffdayton@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 12:52:39 PM
Subject: [freestuffdayton] WANTED: Info regarding school supplies

Does anyone know whether a church or organization in the Dayton Mall
area is collecting school supplies for needy children? If you do,
please provide the name and address of the collection site.

Thanks