By Jeannette Rivera and Echohawk Lefthand Living in the Four Corners region of the southwest United States, we are surrounded by the vast and beautiful scenery of mesa bluffs and multicolor sunsets. Over time, however, we often become so accustomed to these nearby landscapes that we no longer “see” them. But as a group of local Navajo youth recently learned, there is a great way to rediscover the astonishing beauty of this high desert area: on a bike. On June … [Read more...] about A Three-Day Journey of Self-Discovery
ThinkFirst Navajo Team Raises More Than $3,000 for Injury Prevention
ThinkFirst Navajo Team: Echohawk Lefthand, Matti Dodson & Christa Zubieta On 10-10-10, more than 38,000 runners participated in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. We were proud to have three runners representing ThinkFirst Navajo, and even more proud to say that all three members of the team finished the race. Echohawk Lefthand, Christina Zubieta, and Matti Dodson all completed the 26.2-mile course, and together they raised more than $3,200 for ThinkFirst Navajo’s injury prevention … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst Navajo Team Raises More Than $3,000 for Injury Prevention
The 2010 Chicago Marathon: Running for Eve’s Fund…Running to prevent injuries…Running to save lives
"The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare." ~Juma Ikangaa, 1989 NYC Marathon winner Matti Dodson's ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention 2010 Chicago Marathon shirt 10-10-10 is the upcoming date for the annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon and Eve's Fund will have three Navajo runners participating to raise funds for our ThinkFirst Navajo Injury Prevention Program. Matti Dodson, Echohawk Lefthand and Christina Zubieta have been preparing for months for the challenge … [Read more...] about The 2010 Chicago Marathon: Running for Eve’s Fund…Running to prevent injuries…Running to save lives
ThinkFirst Navajo Spreads Its Message
With the support of a 2010 “Quality of Life” award grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, ThinkFirst Navajo was recently able to expand and spread its message of injury prevention to about 1900 students in 9 schools over the Navajo Nation in Arizona and New Mexico. ThinkFirst Navajo, founded in 2005 by retired neurosurgeon Robert M. Crowell, is a program of Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives. Eve’s Fund promotes hope and wellness by sponsoring programs in literacy, … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst Navajo Spreads Its Message
Boy Scout Troop 928: Overcoming fears, learning teamwork and determination
Eve's Fund and Scoutmaster Echohawk Lefthand have founded Boy Scout Troop 928 in the Mesa Verde District of the Great Southwest Council. The first meeting was held in early February, 2010 with five boys in attendance. Since then, the troop has grown to ten members. It is one of the very few Navajo troops in the Boy Scouts of America. The first activity was a ropes course, with instruction provided by Orlando Pioche, Director of Red Eagle Challenge. Through the ropes course, troop members … [Read more...] about Boy Scout Troop 928: Overcoming fears, learning teamwork and determination
