Eve's Fund received a Special Recognition Award at Navajo Prep's annual awards banquet in May for its scholarship program. The school's Board of Trustees and Betty Ojaye, the outgoing Head of School thanked Eve's Fund founders, Barbara Crowell Roy, who was present at the event, as well as Dr. Robert M. Crowell for their commitment to promoting the education, leadership and community involvement of Navajo high school students. The Eve's Fund Scholarship Fund, created in 2011 as a way to … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund receives recognition award from Navajo Preparatory School
VIP Cecelia Fred receives national honor
Cecelia Fred, was named as a VIP (Voice for Injury Prevention) of the year, by the ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation at their annual conference in New Orleans on April 28, 2018. Other award recipients can be viewed here. For the past 13 years, Fred has been a speaker with our ThinkFirst Navajo’s injury prevention education program, one of 146 US chapters of the national ThinkFirst, and the only chapter operating on a Native American Indian Reservation. Upon the award … [Read more...] about VIP Cecelia Fred receives national honor
ThinkFirst Navajo donates bike helmets to the Diné Bike Project
Last week, Jodee Dennison, MPH, director of ThinkFirst Navajo—Eve’s Fund’s Injury Prevention Program— delivered 50 more new bike helmets, in 3 different sizes, to Tom Riggenbach, executive director of NavajoYes in Window Rock, AZ—capital of the Navajo Nation. This brings a total of 325 helmets that Eve’s Fund has donated to NavajoYes over the past several years. Dennison said: “We are pleased to support NavajoYes’ Diné Bike Project once again with the mutual aim of keeping kids out on the … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst Navajo donates bike helmets to the Diné Bike Project
Eve’s Fund donates $10,000 scholarship to Navajo Prep School
Happy and grateful Navajo Prep students surrounding Betty Ojaye, the school's director (2nd row center), & Jodee Dennison, Eve's Fund program director (3rd row center) and a $10,000 check from the Eve's Fund Scholarship Program. For the 8th consecutive year, Eve's Fund for Native American Health Initiatives has donated funding for scholarship students at Navajo Preparatory School in Farmington, New Mexico. This year's check for $10,000 was the largest to date. Scholarship recipients … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund donates $10,000 scholarship to Navajo Prep School
Shiprock marathon donors help ThinkFirst Navajo spread injury prevention message
Many thanks to the generous donors who supported our ThinkFirst Navajo runners at the 2017 Shiprock Half Marathon in May. We raised more than $2,000, which allowed us to teach more than 250 Navajo children how to stay safe and avoid traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries over the summer. Throughout the month of July, we participated in the Ashinéé Shiyázhí Youth Conference, organized by the Diné Relief Initiative. Presentations at eight venues spread throughout the Navajo Nation emphasized … [Read more...] about Shiprock marathon donors help ThinkFirst Navajo spread injury prevention message
