Eve's Fund launched it annual holiday fundraiser today, November 29, on #GivingTuesday 2016. Today is the biggest giving day of the year when people from around the world come together for a common purpose: Paying It Forward. It is also a day when you could save a Navajo child's life. We are hoping to raise $5,000 for our ThinkFirst Navajo Injury Prevention Program, which will allow us to give safety helmets to 500 at-risk Navajo children. We will also teach these kids how to protect … [Read more...] about #GivingTuesday launches our annual holiday fundraiser
ThinkFirst Navajo team inspires at 2014 Southwest Conference on Disability
In early October, members of the Eve's Fund ThinkFirst Navajo team had the honor of attending—and presenting at—the 2014 Southwest Conference on Disability, held in Albuquerque, N.M. Barbara Crowell Roy, Eve's Fund president, moderated a roundtable session with five ThinkFirst Navajo VIP speakers (Voices for Injury Prevention). The theme of the presentation was “Improving Quality of Life Through Injury Prevention Education, Inspiration & Experience.” After giving the history and … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst Navajo team inspires at 2014 Southwest Conference on Disability
Eve’s Fund receives grant from New Mexico Governor’s Commission on Disability
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Barbara Crowell RoyPhone: 800-646-2952barbaracrowellroy@evecrowellsfund.org FARMINGTON, N.M. – (September 8, 2014) – Eve’s Fund is proud to announce it has received a $7,844 Quality of Life grant from the New Mexico Governor’s Commission on Disability (GCD). As part of its mission, GCD awards small grants to nonprofit organizations offering programs and services that increase the quality of life of New Mexicans with disabilities. Eve’s Fund will use part of … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund receives grant from New Mexico Governor’s Commission on Disability
Eve’s Fund awarded $10,000 grant for its ThinkFirst Navajo Injury Prevention Program
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Awards 102 Nonprofit Organizations Quality of Life Grants … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund awarded $10,000 grant for its ThinkFirst Navajo Injury Prevention Program
Navajo VIPs Reach More Than 2,500 Students
Injury survivors share personal stories and “Think First” message Sisters Darlene Singer (l) and Doris Dennison (r), ThinkFirst Navajo VIPs (Voices for Injury Prevention) On a cold night nearly three decades ago, 23-year old Doris Dennison was in a small pickup truck headed from Tuba City on the Navajo Reservation to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, more than 600 miles away. The truck had one bench seat, with just enough room for three adults. Doris sat between her sister, Darlene, … [Read more...] about Navajo VIPs Reach More Than 2,500 Students