Again this year Eve's Fund supported the Heartbeat Music Project with a generous gift in memory of Eve's dad, co-founder of Eve's Fund, Robert M. Crowell, MD. The Heartbeat Music Project (HMP) provides tuition-free music and Navajo cultural education to Diné students in grades K-12 on the campus of Navajo Technical University in Crownpoint, New Mexico. The HMP also offers all enrolled students instruments, supplies, food and transportation to all enrolled students. Sixty … [Read more...] about Supporting the Heartbeat Music Project on the Navajo Nation
ThinkFirst Navajo: Keeping kids safe with injury prevention education
ThinkFirst Navajo, an Eve's Fund program, aims to keep Native American kids safe through injury prevention education. Over the past two years, we have supplied upwards of 200 safety helmets to kids across the Navajo Nation. We learned long ago that it is not enough just to give away bike helmets. Integral to the ThinkFirst Navajo program is the accompanying safety education that teaches kids the importance of always wearing the right-sized helmets on their heads, not just when on a … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst Navajo: Keeping kids safe with injury prevention education
Announcing 2022 Tribal Adaptive Student Athlete Scholarship Winners
Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives and Tribal Adaptive Organization, two non-profits that have long partnered to promote health and wellness among young Native Americans, announce our 2022 Tribal Adaptive Student Athlete of the Year Scholarship winners. The Scholarship Awards recognize a top male and a top female Native American student-athlete with a physical disability. Tribal Adaptive Student-Athlete of the Year Scholarship Awardees The young people … [Read more...] about Announcing 2022 Tribal Adaptive Student Athlete Scholarship Winners
Announcing Tribal Adaptive Student-Athlete of the Year Scholarship Winners
Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives and Tribal Adaptive Organization, two non-profits that have long partnered to promote health and wellness among young Native Americans, announce a new scholarship award and the names of the inaugural award winners. The Tribal Adaptive Student-Athlete of the Year Scholarship Awards recognize a top male and a top female Native American student-athlete with a physical disability. Tribal Adaptive Student-Athlete of the Year … [Read more...] about Announcing Tribal Adaptive Student-Athlete of the Year Scholarship Winners
ThinkFirst Navajo supports Kayenta bike rodeo
ThinkFirst Navajo, Eve's Fund's injury prevention program, supported the Kayenta Bike Rodeo held on July 14 in Kayenta, Arizona on the Navajo Nation. ThinkFirst Navajo supplied safety helmets to 25 participating students from ages 5-17. What is a bike rodeo? Bike rodeos are events in which young cyclists practice their bike handling skills and receive safety training from skilled instructors with the objective of reducing the likelihood of crashes and injuries. These engaging and fun … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst Navajo supports Kayenta bike rodeo
