Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Coming up on NAMAPAHH Radio: Follow Up CrowCreekRezSD Lights out and Land Grab Modern Day genocide
12-22-09_CrowCreekRezSD_ChairmanSazue_Mo Brings Plenty
_IRSlandgrab_EricKlein- RideForLights_Can-Do
Host & Producer Robin Carneen is doing a follow up show with Crow Creek Chairman Brandon Sazue & Sioux Actor/Activist Mo Brings Plenty who are in a vigil at the site of the sale re: IRS land grab & Auction of over 7000 acres of Indian Land for back taxes. FYI: (excerpt)The Crow Creek Reservation is located in South Dakota and was established in the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty. (VIA NDN NEWS) Protest the sale
of these lands& IRS's actions by signing :http://www.petitiononline.com/CrowCrek/petition.html .
Following up also with Eric Klein & others who have teamed up with
the Mankato Reconciliation Riders who ride to remember the Dakota 38-
FYI: (excerpt) Upon being sentenced as war criminals, 300 men were sent to Mankato. On December 26th, 38 of these Dakota men were publicly hanged in Mankato, which is still known as the largest mass hanging in the United States.
This tragedy is known as the Dakota 38. Eric is the Founder of Can-do
organization & has done amazing projects of Hope on the Crow Creek Reservation in the past. He has become friends with the community & a Crow Creek Tribal member who has become his friend-Peter Lengkeek, has been filming the power shut offs & interviewing residents about their needs & health issues.
Power is a life saver for many- especially in the Winter in South Dakota.
See the films & for more info: www.can-do.org
Native American music will also be shared-some from independent labels, some from www.canyonrecords.com
_IRSlandgrab_EricKlein- RideForLights_Can-Do
Host & Producer Robin Carneen is doing a follow up show with Crow Creek Chairman Brandon Sazue & Sioux Actor/Activist Mo Brings Plenty who are in a vigil at the site of the sale re: IRS land grab & Auction of over 7000 acres of Indian Land for back taxes. FYI: (excerpt)The Crow Creek Reservation is located in South Dakota and was established in the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty. (VIA NDN NEWS) Protest the sale
of these lands& IRS's actions by signing :http://www.petitiononline.com/CrowCrek/petition.html .
Following up also with Eric Klein & others who have teamed up with
the Mankato Reconciliation Riders who ride to remember the Dakota 38-
FYI: (excerpt) Upon being sentenced as war criminals, 300 men were sent to Mankato. On December 26th, 38 of these Dakota men were publicly hanged in Mankato, which is still known as the largest mass hanging in the United States.
This tragedy is known as the Dakota 38. Eric is the Founder of Can-do
organization & has done amazing projects of Hope on the Crow Creek Reservation in the past. He has become friends with the community & a Crow Creek Tribal member who has become his friend-Peter Lengkeek, has been filming the power shut offs & interviewing residents about their needs & health issues.
Power is a life saver for many- especially in the Winter in South Dakota.
See the films & for more info: www.can-do.org
Native American music will also be shared-some from independent labels, some from www.canyonrecords.com
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Crow Creek Sioux Land is NOT For Sale Petition
Crow Creek Sioux Land is NOT For Sale Petition
Posted by Robin Carneen- Host & Producer of NAMAPAHH First People's Radio
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/namapahh_radio/2009/12/12/12-11-09crowcreekrezsdcan-doorg-ericklein-rideforl please listen- related radio show....http://www.petitiononline.com/CrowCrek/petition.html petition....we would like to see minimum the same # of signatures as acreage stolen....support Crow Creek protest! And get their power back on too! Where are you President Obama?
Sun Dec 20 2009 07:49:48 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time)
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/opinion/letters/79614237.html
Not for sale
Story Published: Dec 19, 2009
Story Updated: Dec 18, 2009
Brandon Sazue’s camper sitting in the middle of the prairie presented a lonely but inspiring image. Despite the bitter cold and wind, the young Crow Creek tribal chairman was taking a stand against the United States theft of any more Dakota lands, telling us “Crow Creek land is not for sale, and it never will be.”
Symbolically placing his camper under a wind data tower, Sazue has committed to remain on this parcel of land as long as it takes to achieve justice. The land is part of the 7,112 acres recently stolen by the United States government in what amounts to a 21st century land grab. Because the land is not currently held in trust, on Dec. 4, the Internal Revenue Service used that as an opportunity to claim it and auction it off as a means to settle what they assert is a delinquent $3,123,790 tax bill.
Though most of the Crow Creek Reservation is situated within the poorest county in the United States, the land under dispute happens to contain world-class sites for the harnessing of wind power. As the world’s fossil fuels dwindle and alternative energy sources are increasingly sought after, Crow Creek lands also become increasingly more attractive to outside interests. Whoever develops the site for wind energy stands to make a fortune. This connection is not lost on Sazue.
Anyone who understands the history of the Dakota people since invasion and conquest cannot help but be stunned by this attack on the tribal lands of people who have already suffered so much. After the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, the federal government and the State of Minnesota initiated polices of genocide and ethnic cleansing against Dakota people in our beloved homeland.
White Minnesotans hanged 38 Dakota warriors, rounded-up and force-marched our populations to concentration camps in Mankato and Fort Snelling, then forcibly removed us from Minnesota to fulfill Gov. Alexander Ramsey’s genocidal call for extermination or forced removal.
Dakota people were loaded onto boats that went down the Mississippi River and then up the Missouri River on a journey that was so horrendous, a missionary at the time compared it to the Middle Passage of the slaves. Under gun and bayonet, our ancestors were brought to Crow Creek in 1863. Thus, Crow Creek began as a concentration camp.
The trauma to Dakota people only continued there. Within the first few months of arrival at Crow Creek, hundreds of Dakota people died from the dreadful conditions. In fact, the missionary John P. Williamson wrote, “Nearly all the small children died in 1863.” The heartbreak from those events are still felt today. The people of Crow Creek live with that legacy, as do the rest of us with ancestors who were subjugated on these lands. After 1862, the United States government left our people with so little. Now, even what little we have is under attack again.
Sazue’s stand in defense of the land is a rallying cry to the rest of the Oceti Sakowin (Seven Council Fires) of the Dakota Oyate (Nation). Though fierce winter weather has so far kept supporters from camping out next to Sazue, a steady stream of allies offering prayers, songs, food, supplies and encouragement continues throughout each day and even more people show their solidarity through phone calls and e-mails. We know more of our people will be coming. Like Chairman Brandon Sazue, we will not allow these lands to be taken. We will stand with him.
– Waziyatawin, Ph.D.
Granite Falls, Minn.
Posted by Robin Carneen- Host & Producer of NAMAPAHH First People's Radio
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/namapahh_radio/2009/12/12/12-11-09crowcreekrezsdcan-doorg-ericklein-rideforl please listen- related radio show....http://www.petitiononline.com/CrowCrek/petition.html petition....we would like to see minimum the same # of signatures as acreage stolen....support Crow Creek protest! And get their power back on too! Where are you President Obama?
Sun Dec 20 2009 07:49:48 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time)
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/opinion/letters/79614237.html
Not for sale
Story Published: Dec 19, 2009
Story Updated: Dec 18, 2009
Brandon Sazue’s camper sitting in the middle of the prairie presented a lonely but inspiring image. Despite the bitter cold and wind, the young Crow Creek tribal chairman was taking a stand against the United States theft of any more Dakota lands, telling us “Crow Creek land is not for sale, and it never will be.”
Symbolically placing his camper under a wind data tower, Sazue has committed to remain on this parcel of land as long as it takes to achieve justice. The land is part of the 7,112 acres recently stolen by the United States government in what amounts to a 21st century land grab. Because the land is not currently held in trust, on Dec. 4, the Internal Revenue Service used that as an opportunity to claim it and auction it off as a means to settle what they assert is a delinquent $3,123,790 tax bill.
Though most of the Crow Creek Reservation is situated within the poorest county in the United States, the land under dispute happens to contain world-class sites for the harnessing of wind power. As the world’s fossil fuels dwindle and alternative energy sources are increasingly sought after, Crow Creek lands also become increasingly more attractive to outside interests. Whoever develops the site for wind energy stands to make a fortune. This connection is not lost on Sazue.
Anyone who understands the history of the Dakota people since invasion and conquest cannot help but be stunned by this attack on the tribal lands of people who have already suffered so much. After the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, the federal government and the State of Minnesota initiated polices of genocide and ethnic cleansing against Dakota people in our beloved homeland.
White Minnesotans hanged 38 Dakota warriors, rounded-up and force-marched our populations to concentration camps in Mankato and Fort Snelling, then forcibly removed us from Minnesota to fulfill Gov. Alexander Ramsey’s genocidal call for extermination or forced removal.
Dakota people were loaded onto boats that went down the Mississippi River and then up the Missouri River on a journey that was so horrendous, a missionary at the time compared it to the Middle Passage of the slaves. Under gun and bayonet, our ancestors were brought to Crow Creek in 1863. Thus, Crow Creek began as a concentration camp.
The trauma to Dakota people only continued there. Within the first few months of arrival at Crow Creek, hundreds of Dakota people died from the dreadful conditions. In fact, the missionary John P. Williamson wrote, “Nearly all the small children died in 1863.” The heartbreak from those events are still felt today. The people of Crow Creek live with that legacy, as do the rest of us with ancestors who were subjugated on these lands. After 1862, the United States government left our people with so little. Now, even what little we have is under attack again.
Sazue’s stand in defense of the land is a rallying cry to the rest of the Oceti Sakowin (Seven Council Fires) of the Dakota Oyate (Nation). Though fierce winter weather has so far kept supporters from camping out next to Sazue, a steady stream of allies offering prayers, songs, food, supplies and encouragement continues throughout each day and even more people show their solidarity through phone calls and e-mails. We know more of our people will be coming. Like Chairman Brandon Sazue, we will not allow these lands to be taken. We will stand with him.
– Waziyatawin, Ph.D.
Granite Falls, Minn.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
12-11-09_CrowCreekRezSD_Can-DoOrg_ EricKlein- RideForLightsCampaign__ChairmanSazueFastin_IRSlandgrab
12-11-09_CrowCreekRezSD_Can-DoOrg_ EricKlein- RideForLightsCampaign__ChairmanSazueFastin_IRSlandgrab
(Please listen to the archive & sign the petition!)
Please help spread the word about our online petition to support the Crow Creek efforts! There is NO reason why we shouldn’t have several thousand signatures before this weekend is done!
Everyone PLEASE UNITE together on this issue. This issue could set a precedence and next time it could be your lands!
Crow Creek Sioux Land is NOT For Sale
http://www.petitiononline.com/CrowCrek/petition.html
To: Bureau of Indian Affairs, President Obama, SD Governor Rounds, SD Senator Tim Johnson, SD Senator Thune,U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
On December 3, 2009 the Internal Revenue Service unlawfully auctioned off 7100 acres located on Crow Creek Sioux Tribal land.
The land is owned by Crow Creek Tribal Farms, Inc. a Tribal corporation and distinct legal entity from the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe.
According to the recent motion for temporary restraining order, filed by the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, the IRS seized and auctioned the land to recover $3,123,789.73 dollars in unpaid employment taxes. The document states, Because of erroneous tax advice received from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe became delinquent in the payment of employment taxes collected by the IRS beginning in 2003. The BIA had informed the Tribe that, because it was a federally recognized Tribe, it was not necessary to pay federal employment taxes.
The Crow Creek Indian Reservation was created by the 1868 Treaty, Act of April 29, 1868, 15 Stat. 635, and by Section 6, Act of March 2, 1889, 25 Stat. 888.
The Crow Creek Sioux Reservation encompasses Buffalo County and portions of Hyde and Brule Counties. Crow Creek Sioux Tribe is consistently documented as one of the poorest Reservations in the Nation, with 78% of their members living below the poverty line.
This despicable and irreparable action from the IRS, could ultimately eliminate 20% of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribes Reservation lands.
This action taken by the IRS could ultimately set a precedence, allowing the continual land grab on Tribal Lands. We must ALL UNITE and take a stand on this issue, to voice Tribal Lands are NOT for Sale!
We the undersigned, hereby request the immediate return of the unlawfully auctioned Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Lands.
Click this link to sign the petition! http://www.petitiononline.com/CrowCrek/petition.html
(Please listen to the archive & sign the petition!)
Please help spread the word about our online petition to support the Crow Creek efforts! There is NO reason why we shouldn’t have several thousand signatures before this weekend is done!
Everyone PLEASE UNITE together on this issue. This issue could set a precedence and next time it could be your lands!
Crow Creek Sioux Land is NOT For Sale
http://www.petitiononline.com/CrowCrek/petition.html
To: Bureau of Indian Affairs, President Obama, SD Governor Rounds, SD Senator Tim Johnson, SD Senator Thune,U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
On December 3, 2009 the Internal Revenue Service unlawfully auctioned off 7100 acres located on Crow Creek Sioux Tribal land.
The land is owned by Crow Creek Tribal Farms, Inc. a Tribal corporation and distinct legal entity from the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe.
According to the recent motion for temporary restraining order, filed by the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, the IRS seized and auctioned the land to recover $3,123,789.73 dollars in unpaid employment taxes. The document states, Because of erroneous tax advice received from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe became delinquent in the payment of employment taxes collected by the IRS beginning in 2003. The BIA had informed the Tribe that, because it was a federally recognized Tribe, it was not necessary to pay federal employment taxes.
The Crow Creek Indian Reservation was created by the 1868 Treaty, Act of April 29, 1868, 15 Stat. 635, and by Section 6, Act of March 2, 1889, 25 Stat. 888.
The Crow Creek Sioux Reservation encompasses Buffalo County and portions of Hyde and Brule Counties. Crow Creek Sioux Tribe is consistently documented as one of the poorest Reservations in the Nation, with 78% of their members living below the poverty line.
This despicable and irreparable action from the IRS, could ultimately eliminate 20% of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribes Reservation lands.
This action taken by the IRS could ultimately set a precedence, allowing the continual land grab on Tribal Lands. We must ALL UNITE and take a stand on this issue, to voice Tribal Lands are NOT for Sale!
We the undersigned, hereby request the immediate return of the unlawfully auctioned Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Lands.
Click this link to sign the petition! http://www.petitiononline.com/CrowCrek/petition.html
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Fundraising & praying for the troops- thinking about them during the Holidays!
12-9-09_Bring the troops home to NW_ for Christmas-UPDATE with Greg Warnock of the OWVA
"I AM MSGT.TIM AND THE UNIT IS LISTENING AND SAYING GREETINGS,WE ARE COMING HOME IN
JAN FOR LEAVE"
Listen to the archive of tonight's show- dedicated to our troops Far away from their homes, either at bases all across the USA or Overseas...this unit tuned in from their post in Afghanistan~ They are ALL in our thoughts & prayers...ALWAYS!
News Release- For Urgent Release
Contact: Greg Warnock
www.owva.org
greg@owva.org
December 9, 2009
Oregon's National Guard Still Needs Our Help
Salem, Ore- Many of the news organizations in Oregon have been reporting the dilemma
, regarding the 105 (not 95) Oregon national Guard Troops who are stranded in
Wisconsin, for the holidays, and want to come home for Christmas.
Late last week, Brigadier General Mike Caldwell called Greg Warnock,
from the Oregon War Veterans Association and asked for his assistance to bring
"a bunch of Soldiers from the Guard home for Christmas."
Warnock agreed to go to the public for assistance, since they are a charitable
organization and focus on meeting the needs of Veterans, military families and
members of the military.
The service-members were mobilized to Wisconsin for training, and eventual service
in Afghanistan, but the deployment was delayed until after Christmas.
They were supposed to be deployed by now, but there was a problem receiving them
at their forward base, so they are stuck in the States for Christmas.
They want to come home to their families, since they have the opportunity
before their dangerous deployment- diffusing IED's in Afghanistan.
Warnock has been reporting the status of the fundraising on air with several
radio stations and TV news programs. KATU, Channel 2 will be hosting a telethon
for this effort on Thursday, December 10th all day, beginning at 6:00 AM.
"To date, we have raised $11,000 of the $40,000 needed," he said.
OWVA plans to raise $30,000.00 on air during the telethon to finish paying for
airline tickets for the stranded troops and reimburse the families who spent their
house payments and plans for Christmas on unexpected costs associated with bringing
their Soldiers home.
"We are very excited to have the opportunity to help the troops in this way,
and have enjoyed sharing this project with the general public," reported Warnock
to a local radio station earlier today. He continued by saying, "Oregonians are
very generous, no matter how they feel about the war, and always find a way to help,
even if it with a $5.00 donation. What better way to say 'thank you' than by bringing families together for the holidays?"
OWVA needs cash contributions for this problem. All of their efforts to use Frequent
Flyer Miles or charter a private jet, or every other conceivable option have been
exhausted. While frequent flyer mile (FFM) donations seemed like a great way to fix
this, the charitable donation facility for them was not in place early enough to
utilize them. OWVA will set up a charitable FFM program in the future- for later
transportation problems.
The fastest way for people to make a tax deductible donation available to OWVA
is by making a deposit directly to their bank account: USBANK, Oregon War Veterans
Association/ORNG, ending in #5051. Deposits can be made at ANY USBank branch.
(Email OWVA with your name, address, and amount donated, for a tax deduction receipt,
if you make a direct deposit.)
Deductible contributions can also be made online at http://www.owva.org/donate ,
or by sending a check to:
OWVA
PO Box 8043
Salem, OR 97303
Please be generous- and quickly!
** If OWVA raises all $40,000 needed for this project, all additional funds
will be used to send 35 disabled (lost limbs) Oregon National Guard Members
to the Paralympics in Vancouver, WA early next year.
Funds over the $20,000 needed for this project will go to the
OWVA/ORNG emergency fund.
"I AM MSGT.TIM AND THE UNIT IS LISTENING AND SAYING GREETINGS,WE ARE COMING HOME IN
JAN FOR LEAVE"
Listen to the archive of tonight's show- dedicated to our troops Far away from their homes, either at bases all across the USA or Overseas...this unit tuned in from their post in Afghanistan~ They are ALL in our thoughts & prayers...ALWAYS!
News Release- For Urgent Release
Contact: Greg Warnock
www.owva.org
greg@owva.org
December 9, 2009
Oregon's National Guard Still Needs Our Help
Salem, Ore- Many of the news organizations in Oregon have been reporting the dilemma
, regarding the 105 (not 95) Oregon national Guard Troops who are stranded in
Wisconsin, for the holidays, and want to come home for Christmas.
Late last week, Brigadier General Mike Caldwell called Greg Warnock,
from the Oregon War Veterans Association and asked for his assistance to bring
"a bunch of Soldiers from the Guard home for Christmas."
Warnock agreed to go to the public for assistance, since they are a charitable
organization and focus on meeting the needs of Veterans, military families and
members of the military.
The service-members were mobilized to Wisconsin for training, and eventual service
in Afghanistan, but the deployment was delayed until after Christmas.
They were supposed to be deployed by now, but there was a problem receiving them
at their forward base, so they are stuck in the States for Christmas.
They want to come home to their families, since they have the opportunity
before their dangerous deployment- diffusing IED's in Afghanistan.
Warnock has been reporting the status of the fundraising on air with several
radio stations and TV news programs. KATU, Channel 2 will be hosting a telethon
for this effort on Thursday, December 10th all day, beginning at 6:00 AM.
"To date, we have raised $11,000 of the $40,000 needed," he said.
OWVA plans to raise $30,000.00 on air during the telethon to finish paying for
airline tickets for the stranded troops and reimburse the families who spent their
house payments and plans for Christmas on unexpected costs associated with bringing
their Soldiers home.
"We are very excited to have the opportunity to help the troops in this way,
and have enjoyed sharing this project with the general public," reported Warnock
to a local radio station earlier today. He continued by saying, "Oregonians are
very generous, no matter how they feel about the war, and always find a way to help,
even if it with a $5.00 donation. What better way to say 'thank you' than by bringing families together for the holidays?"
OWVA needs cash contributions for this problem. All of their efforts to use Frequent
Flyer Miles or charter a private jet, or every other conceivable option have been
exhausted. While frequent flyer mile (FFM) donations seemed like a great way to fix
this, the charitable donation facility for them was not in place early enough to
utilize them. OWVA will set up a charitable FFM program in the future- for later
transportation problems.
The fastest way for people to make a tax deductible donation available to OWVA
is by making a deposit directly to their bank account: USBANK, Oregon War Veterans
Association/ORNG, ending in #5051. Deposits can be made at ANY USBank branch.
(Email OWVA with your name, address, and amount donated, for a tax deduction receipt,
if you make a direct deposit.)
Deductible contributions can also be made online at http://www.owva.org/donate ,
or by sending a check to:
OWVA
PO Box 8043
Salem, OR 97303
Please be generous- and quickly!
** If OWVA raises all $40,000 needed for this project, all additional funds
will be used to send 35 disabled (lost limbs) Oregon National Guard Members
to the Paralympics in Vancouver, WA early next year.
Funds over the $20,000 needed for this project will go to the
OWVA/ORNG emergency fund.
12-9-09_Bring the troops home to NW_ for Christmas-UPDATE with Greg Warnock of the OWVA
12-9-09_Bring the troops home to NW_ for Christmas-UPDATE with Greg Warnock of the OWVA
"I AM MSGT.TIM AND THE UNIT IS LISTENING AND SAYING GREETINGS,WE ARE COMING HOME IN
JAN FOR LEAVE"
Listen to the archive of tonight's show- dedicated to our troops Far away from their homes, either at bases all across the USA or Overseas...this unit tuned in from their post in Afghanistan~ They are ALL in our thoughts & prayers...ALWAYS!
News Release- For Urgent Release
Contact: Greg Warnock
www.owva.org
greg@owva.org
December 9, 2009
Oregon's National Guard Still Needs Our Help
Salem, Ore- Many of the news organizations in Oregon have been reporting the dilemma
, regarding the 105 (not 95) Oregon national Guard Troops who are stranded in
Wisconsin, for the holidays, and want to come home for Christmas.
Late last week, Brigadier General Mike Caldwell called Greg Warnock,
from the Oregon War Veterans Association and asked for his assistance to bring
"a bunch of Soldiers from the Guard home for Christmas."
Warnock agreed to go to the public for assistance, since they are a charitable
organization and focus on meeting the needs of Veterans, military families and
members of the military.
The service-members were mobilized to Wisconsin for training, and eventual service
in Afghanistan, but the deployment was delayed until after Christmas.
They were supposed to be deployed by now, but there was a problem receiving them
at their forward base, so they are stuck in the States for Christmas.
They want to come home to their families, since they have the opportunity
before their dangerous deployment- diffusing IED's in Afghanistan.
Warnock has been reporting the status of the fundraising on air with several
radio stations and TV news programs. KATU, Channel 2 will be hosting a telethon
for this effort on Thursday, December 10th all day, beginning at 6:00 AM.
"To date, we have raised $11,000 of the $40,000 needed," he said.
OWVA plans to raise $30,000.00 on air during the telethon to finish paying for
airline tickets for the stranded troops and reimburse the families who spent their
house payments and plans for Christmas on unexpected costs associated with bringing
their Soldiers home.
"We are very excited to have the opportunity to help the troops in this way,
and have enjoyed sharing this project with the general public," reported Warnock
to a local radio station earlier today. He continued by saying, "Oregonians are
very generous, no matter how they feel about the war, and always find a way to help,
even if it with a $5.00 donation. What better way to say 'thank you' than by bringing families together for the holidays?"
OWVA needs cash contributions for this problem. All of their efforts to use Frequent
Flyer Miles or charter a private jet, or every other conceivable option have been
exhausted. While frequent flyer mile (FFM) donations seemed like a great way to fix
this, the charitable donation facility for them was not in place early enough to
utilize them. OWVA will set up a charitable FFM program in the future- for later
transportation problems.
The fastest way for people to make a tax deductible donation available to OWVA
is by making a deposit directly to their bank account: USBANK, Oregon War Veterans
Association/ORNG, ending in #5051. Deposits can be made at ANY USBank branch.
(Email OWVA with your name, address, and amount donated, for a tax deduction receipt,
if you make a direct deposit.)
Deductible contributions can also be made online at http://www.owva.org/donate ,
or by sending a check to:
OWVA
PO Box 8043
Salem, OR 97303
Please be generous- and quickly!
** If OWVA raises all $40,000 needed for this project, all additional funds
will be used to send 35 disabled (lost limbs) Oregon National Guard Members
to the Paralympics in Vancouver, WA early next year.
Funds over the $20,000 needed for this project will go to the
OWVA/ORNG emergency fund.
"I AM MSGT.TIM AND THE UNIT IS LISTENING AND SAYING GREETINGS,WE ARE COMING HOME IN
JAN FOR LEAVE"
Listen to the archive of tonight's show- dedicated to our troops Far away from their homes, either at bases all across the USA or Overseas...this unit tuned in from their post in Afghanistan~ They are ALL in our thoughts & prayers...ALWAYS!
News Release- For Urgent Release
Contact: Greg Warnock
www.owva.org
greg@owva.org
December 9, 2009
Oregon's National Guard Still Needs Our Help
Salem, Ore- Many of the news organizations in Oregon have been reporting the dilemma
, regarding the 105 (not 95) Oregon national Guard Troops who are stranded in
Wisconsin, for the holidays, and want to come home for Christmas.
Late last week, Brigadier General Mike Caldwell called Greg Warnock,
from the Oregon War Veterans Association and asked for his assistance to bring
"a bunch of Soldiers from the Guard home for Christmas."
Warnock agreed to go to the public for assistance, since they are a charitable
organization and focus on meeting the needs of Veterans, military families and
members of the military.
The service-members were mobilized to Wisconsin for training, and eventual service
in Afghanistan, but the deployment was delayed until after Christmas.
They were supposed to be deployed by now, but there was a problem receiving them
at their forward base, so they are stuck in the States for Christmas.
They want to come home to their families, since they have the opportunity
before their dangerous deployment- diffusing IED's in Afghanistan.
Warnock has been reporting the status of the fundraising on air with several
radio stations and TV news programs. KATU, Channel 2 will be hosting a telethon
for this effort on Thursday, December 10th all day, beginning at 6:00 AM.
"To date, we have raised $11,000 of the $40,000 needed," he said.
OWVA plans to raise $30,000.00 on air during the telethon to finish paying for
airline tickets for the stranded troops and reimburse the families who spent their
house payments and plans for Christmas on unexpected costs associated with bringing
their Soldiers home.
"We are very excited to have the opportunity to help the troops in this way,
and have enjoyed sharing this project with the general public," reported Warnock
to a local radio station earlier today. He continued by saying, "Oregonians are
very generous, no matter how they feel about the war, and always find a way to help,
even if it with a $5.00 donation. What better way to say 'thank you' than by bringing families together for the holidays?"
OWVA needs cash contributions for this problem. All of their efforts to use Frequent
Flyer Miles or charter a private jet, or every other conceivable option have been
exhausted. While frequent flyer mile (FFM) donations seemed like a great way to fix
this, the charitable donation facility for them was not in place early enough to
utilize them. OWVA will set up a charitable FFM program in the future- for later
transportation problems.
The fastest way for people to make a tax deductible donation available to OWVA
is by making a deposit directly to their bank account: USBANK, Oregon War Veterans
Association/ORNG, ending in #5051. Deposits can be made at ANY USBank branch.
(Email OWVA with your name, address, and amount donated, for a tax deduction receipt,
if you make a direct deposit.)
Deductible contributions can also be made online at http://www.owva.org/donate ,
or by sending a check to:
OWVA
PO Box 8043
Salem, OR 97303
Please be generous- and quickly!
** If OWVA raises all $40,000 needed for this project, all additional funds
will be used to send 35 disabled (lost limbs) Oregon National Guard Members
to the Paralympics in Vancouver, WA early next year.
Funds over the $20,000 needed for this project will go to the
OWVA/ORNG emergency fund.
12-9-09_Bring the troops home to NW_ for Christmas-UPDATE with Greg Warnock of the OWVA
12-9-09_Bring the troops home to NW_ for Christmas-UPDATE with Greg Warnock of the OWVA
Archive of show is available now! We had a unit listen in for awhile from Afghanistan! Here is there shout out:
"I AM MSGT.TIM AND THE UNIT IS LISTENING AND SAYING GREETINGS,, WE ARE COMINGHOME IN
JAN FOR LEAVE"
I still have tears in my eyes! :)
News Release- For Urgent Release
Contact: Greg Warnock
www.owva.org
greg@owva.org
December 9, 2009
Oregon's National Guard Still Needs Our Help
Salem, Ore- Many of the news organizations in Oregon have been reporting the dilemma
, regarding the 105 (not 95) Oregon national Guard Troops who are stranded in
Wisconsin, for the holidays, and want to come home for Christmas.
Late last week, Brigadier General Mike Caldwell called Greg Warnock,
from the Oregon War Veterans Association and asked for his assistance to bring
"a bunch of Soldiers from the Guard home for Christmas."
Warnock agreed to go to the public for assistance, since they are a charitable
organization and focus on meeting the needs of Veterans, military families and
members of the military.
The service-members were mobilized to Wisconsin for training, and eventual service
in Afghanistan, but the deployment was delayed until after Christmas.
They were supposed to be deployed by now, but there was a problem receiving them
at their forward base, so they are stuck in the States for Christmas.
They want to come home to their families, since they have the opportunity
before their dangerous deployment- diffusing IED's in Afghanistan.
Warnock has been reporting the status of the fundraising on air with several
radio stations and TV news programs. KATU, Channel 2 will be hosting a telethon
for this effort on Thursday, December 10th all day, beginning at 6:00 AM.
"To date, we have raised $11,000 of the $40,000 needed," he said.
OWVA plans to raise $30,000.00 on air during the telethon to finish paying for
airline tickets for the stranded troops and reimburse the families who spent their
house payments and plans for Christmas on unexpected costs associated with bringing
their Soldiers home.
"We are very excited to have the opportunity to help the troops in this way,
and have enjoyed sharing this project with the general public," reported Warnock
to a local radio station earlier today. He continued by saying, "Oregonians are
very generous, no matter how they feel about the war, and always find a way to help,
even if it with a $5.00 donation. What better way to say 'thank you' than by bringing families together for the holidays?"
OWVA needs cash contributions for this problem. All of their efforts to use Frequent
Flyer Miles or charter a private jet, or every other conceivable option have been
exhausted. While frequent flyer mile (FFM) donations seemed like a great way to fix
this, the charitable donation facility for them was not in place early enough to
utilize them. OWVA will set up a charitable FFM program in the future- for later
transportation problems.
The fastest way for people to make a tax deductible donation available to OWVA
is by making a deposit directly to their bank account: USBANK, Oregon War Veterans
Association/ORNG, ending in #5051. Deposits can be made at ANY USBank branch.
(Email OWVA with your name, address, and amount donated, for a tax deduction receipt,
if you make a direct deposit.)
Deductible contributions can also be made online at http://www.owva.org/donate ,
or by sending a check to:
OWVA
PO Box 8043
Salem, OR 97303
Please be generous- and quickly!
** If OWVA raises all $40,000 needed for this project, all additional funds
will be used to send 35 disabled (lost limbs) Oregon National Guard Members
to the Paralympics in Vancouver, WA early next year.
Funds over the $20,000 needed for this project will go to the
OWVA/ORNG emergency fund.
Archive of show is available now! We had a unit listen in for awhile from Afghanistan! Here is there shout out:
"I AM MSGT.TIM AND THE UNIT IS LISTENING AND SAYING GREETINGS,, WE ARE COMINGHOME IN
JAN FOR LEAVE"
I still have tears in my eyes! :)
News Release- For Urgent Release
Contact: Greg Warnock
www.owva.org
greg@owva.org
December 9, 2009
Oregon's National Guard Still Needs Our Help
Salem, Ore- Many of the news organizations in Oregon have been reporting the dilemma
, regarding the 105 (not 95) Oregon national Guard Troops who are stranded in
Wisconsin, for the holidays, and want to come home for Christmas.
Late last week, Brigadier General Mike Caldwell called Greg Warnock,
from the Oregon War Veterans Association and asked for his assistance to bring
"a bunch of Soldiers from the Guard home for Christmas."
Warnock agreed to go to the public for assistance, since they are a charitable
organization and focus on meeting the needs of Veterans, military families and
members of the military.
The service-members were mobilized to Wisconsin for training, and eventual service
in Afghanistan, but the deployment was delayed until after Christmas.
They were supposed to be deployed by now, but there was a problem receiving them
at their forward base, so they are stuck in the States for Christmas.
They want to come home to their families, since they have the opportunity
before their dangerous deployment- diffusing IED's in Afghanistan.
Warnock has been reporting the status of the fundraising on air with several
radio stations and TV news programs. KATU, Channel 2 will be hosting a telethon
for this effort on Thursday, December 10th all day, beginning at 6:00 AM.
"To date, we have raised $11,000 of the $40,000 needed," he said.
OWVA plans to raise $30,000.00 on air during the telethon to finish paying for
airline tickets for the stranded troops and reimburse the families who spent their
house payments and plans for Christmas on unexpected costs associated with bringing
their Soldiers home.
"We are very excited to have the opportunity to help the troops in this way,
and have enjoyed sharing this project with the general public," reported Warnock
to a local radio station earlier today. He continued by saying, "Oregonians are
very generous, no matter how they feel about the war, and always find a way to help,
even if it with a $5.00 donation. What better way to say 'thank you' than by bringing families together for the holidays?"
OWVA needs cash contributions for this problem. All of their efforts to use Frequent
Flyer Miles or charter a private jet, or every other conceivable option have been
exhausted. While frequent flyer mile (FFM) donations seemed like a great way to fix
this, the charitable donation facility for them was not in place early enough to
utilize them. OWVA will set up a charitable FFM program in the future- for later
transportation problems.
The fastest way for people to make a tax deductible donation available to OWVA
is by making a deposit directly to their bank account: USBANK, Oregon War Veterans
Association/ORNG, ending in #5051. Deposits can be made at ANY USBank branch.
(Email OWVA with your name, address, and amount donated, for a tax deduction receipt,
if you make a direct deposit.)
Deductible contributions can also be made online at http://www.owva.org/donate ,
or by sending a check to:
OWVA
PO Box 8043
Salem, OR 97303
Please be generous- and quickly!
** If OWVA raises all $40,000 needed for this project, all additional funds
will be used to send 35 disabled (lost limbs) Oregon National Guard Members
to the Paralympics in Vancouver, WA early next year.
Funds over the $20,000 needed for this project will go to the
OWVA/ORNG emergency fund.
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