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Eve’s Fund to Co-Sponsor 2012 Shiprock Marathon
On May 5, more than 1,200 people will descend on tiny Shiprock, N.M. to participate in the annual Shiprock Marathon, organized by our community partner, NavajoYES.
For marathoners, this race is appealing because it’s the only one of its kind on the Navajo Nation.
But the event also holds a great deal of promise for those who aren’t long-distance runners.
For families from the surrounding Navajo community, activities include a Health & Wellness Expo, 10K trail run/walk and 1K Fun Run for younger children.
Introducing our first Eve’s Fund Scholarship recipients…
For the 2011-12 academic year, Eve’s Fund awarded six $1,000 scholarships to students at Navajo Preparatory School in Farmington, N.M. This amount covered all required student fees at the residential high school.
We’re extremely grateful to Elfonzo Nephew of Nova Corporation and Derrick Watchman of Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise for providing the matching grants that allowed us to double our original funding goal.
Eve’s Fund Receives $5,000 Grant from Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
Priti Mehta (L), of the Reeve Foundation presents Quality of Life Grant to ThinkFirst Navajo VIP speakers, Doris Dennison (R) and Cecelia Fred (R)
FARMINGTON, N.M. – February 24, 2012 – Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives is proud to announce that it has received a $5,000 Quality of Life grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. The award was one of 76 grants awarded by the Reeve Foundation to nonprofit organizations nationwide that aid in providing more opportunities, access and daily quality of life for individuals living with paralysis, their families and caregivers.
Eve’s Fund brings HOPE to Navajo teens
Over the last 18 months, the residents of Red Mesa, Arizona, lost three young lives to suicide.
In this community–as in many communities on the Navajo Nation–there is an urgent need to provide Navajo youth with skills and support to help them recognize their own strengths and talents.
They need hope for a better future. They need a reason to live.
