An Opportunity for Giving

The Cheyenne River Youth Project® Prepares for the Annual "Passion for Fashion" on Saturday, March 7


Here's an opportunity for giving I ran across this morning. The link is here: lakotayouth.org

It's a call for donations of formal wear, hair accessories, make up and such, for high school girls from from the Cheyenne River Reservation in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. These girls, who may not have the funds for such items, will attend an event THIS UPCOMING SATURDAY, 3/7, where they will get to choose among the items to wear in their Prom this year.

I am donating several hair accessories from my shop at etsy.com and hope they will add to the magic and memories of prom night for some of these girls.

If you would like more information, or to donate, click that link above, and follow through by clicking the "Read More" link on that page. I've exerpted a bit below for quick reference.

Note: The event is on short notice for donations to arrive, so act quickly. Though they would like to have items received by Thursday, 3/5, they are able to accept later arrivals. Some of the girls won't be able to attend the Saturday event, and they can also save the items for next year as this is an ongoing program.

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EXCERP:

How You Can Support CRYP’s 2008 Passion for Fashion

If you would like to support the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s Passion for Fashion program this year, please considering contributing any of the following:
• New/Gently Used Prom Dresses (Sizes 4-26)
• Dress Accessories (Examples: Purses,
Wraps, Scarves)
• Formal Shoes
• Jewelry
• Hair Accessories & Care Products
• Facial, Manicure & Pedicure Supplies
• Makeup and Bath Sets
• Gift Cards
• Cash Donations

CRYP usually makes a variety of additional purchases for the Passion for Fashion event, including makeup, food and some accessories, so every contribution helps. Please donations to CRYP at P.O. Box 410, East Lincoln Street, Eagle Butte, SD 57625.

To make a financial contribution, either send mail to the above address or simply visit the youth project’s recently redesigned Web site at http://www.lakotayouth.org, click “Help CRYP” and select
“Monetary Donations.”

To ensure that CRYP staff and volunteers have time to prepare for the Passion for Fashion event on March 7, please send all packages and contributions by March 5. The youth project also will gladly accept late donations, since many teens who are unable to attend the event itself will pick up their dresses at a later date. Donations for next year are welcome as well!
For more information, call (605) 964-8200 or send e-mail to info@lakotayouth.org.


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Want To Do-It-Yourself and Don't Know How?

Take a look at the Smartflix page on Craftzine.com! Here you'll find a DVD library, available for rent, on topics with titles as varied as "Clone Yourself a Dressform," "Constructing Woodland Moccasins" and "Polymer Clay Treasures From Heart To Hand."

From the "How It Works" information:

SmartFlix is a service that rents video DVDs - just like your corner video store... but we rent the kind of videos that you can't find on every street corner. Videos on running lathes, making glass beads, welding steel, oil painting, building guitars... cool videos!

Rent online, at any time of day, and get the videos shipped straight to you (with return postage included free!).

Here's how regular rentals work:

1. Select which videos you want to rent, and then click "secure checkout". Most videos are just $9.99 each (a few are more), per week.

2. SmartFlix will send you the video in a cardboard mailer (there is no shipping charge!).

3. You get to watch the video for one week, then you put the video back in the cardboard mailer, stick a pre-printed return-address and return-postage label on the mailer, and drop it in the mail (no stamps needed! Your initial payment covers everything!)

(Here's what we mean by "one week": If the video arrives at your address on a Wednesday, you must put it in the mail on or before the following Wednesday).


I think I'm into it!


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Esty Shoppers - Scroll to the lower portion of this page to get links to blogs from Etsy sellers!
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