Now is the Time to Register for Big Bear
The YMCA has asked that we all register early for Big Bear so they can do a better job of planning with the staff up there. So, if you are planning on being there, please take a few minutes now and register on-line
UPDATE: Dos Picos is scheduled May 18-20
We’re now going to Dos Picos in May (later than the original campout was planned).
Please update your calendars. That also means the tribal meeting will be May 15.
Lakota would like to thank the entire Wildcat Nation. Your contributions to our donation drive for the Encinitas Community Resource Center will make a positive difference in our community. On Sunday after the dance, Lakota was able to deliver many boxes of items to the Center’s Holiday Baskets program at the Del Mar racetrack (a truly noteworthy and special program, please check it out).
Your giving of items will allow many kids and families the chance to receive things they otherwise would not be able to have. Giving to others is a privilege, not a duty. Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others. Kudos Wildcat Nation, how lucky we are to be able to help.
The Father/Daughter dance was once again a hit. Lakota started the night off by meeting at a local restaurant and feasting on chips, quesadillas, fajitas, and of course, ice cold …diet coke. At the dance, after the “lean your head a little and put your arm here” formal photographs, the boogie was on. I’m sure I am not the only one who thought frequently of going to the car to grab a cheetah girls cd (non-scratched and skip-free), given how difficult it was to get my daughter fired up and dance crazy while listening to the Righteous Brothers sing “You’ve lost..los..los..that..that..that ..lovin’ fee..fee..fee..fee..feeling”. Nevertheless, a fantastic time was had by all, reminding us once again about how lucky we are to be alive and with family and friends.
On that note, from Lakota to the whole Nation, we wish everyone a fantastic holiday and new year. And keep your fingers crossed that Ullr will bestow on us a bunch of the white stuff for the upcoming Big Bear trip.
HOya HOya HOya,
Deaf Leopard, Swimming Goose, and all of us in Lakota
Lakota is Collecting Toys and Clothing for the CRC
Hoya Hoya, Wildcat Nation!
The mighty Lakota tribe is dedicated to making a difference this Holiday Season by sponsoring a donation drive during the Father/Daughter dance on December 9th. We have teamed with the Community Resource Center (CRC) in Encinitas to collect toys and clothing for the benefit of low-income households in North County. The CRC’s humble mission is to break the cycle of family violence and reducing the number of hungry and homeless in our community this Holiday Season and every day. The Community Resource Center Holiday Baskets Program has been around for more than 23 years and is in need of our help to provide baskets for more than 1,000 households in need.
The Lakota tribe is requesting the help of the entire Wildcat Nation by asking every father and daughter to bring a new unwrapped toy and/or new or gently used outerwear (coats, sweaters, boots, etc.) to the Father/Daughter dance on Saturday, December 9th.
We know you will make the mighty Wildcat Nation proud and share with your daughter(s) the true spirit of the holiday season by generously contributing.
For more information about the Community Resource Center and the Holiday Baskets Program, please review the attached file. You can also learn more about the CRC at www.crcncc.org.
On behalf of the Lakota tribe, we thank you for your generosity!