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 2024 Achievements Made Possible by YOU As we approach our annual fundraiser on South Dakota Gives Day (or Giving Tuesday nationwide) on December 3rd, 2024, we reflect on the impact of our programs throughout the year. The need remains great, but our goal is not to create a cycle of dependency. Instead, we aim to…

At Lakota Friends Circle (LFC), we take pride in sharing our achievements and the impact of our programs over the past year. As a 501c3 non-profit organization, we rely on the generous support of our donors, both monetary and in-kind, to sustain our various initiatives. Our valued partners include Sew For Kids Volunteers, Ravelry group…

Lakota Friends Circle Summer/Fall 2022 Newsletter LFC and our partner groups worked together this summer providing kids with clothing, shoes, books and some outdoor toys and activities. Summer was relatively quiet on the Rez but families did attend the Pow Wows and Sundances. As soon as the summer needs were filled, group members began working…

LFC 2021 Report 2021 proved to be another successful year for Lakota Friends Circle, your continued support of LFC allows us to fund Lakota led programs on Pine Ridge, Rosebud and Yankton Sioux Indian Reservations in South Dakota. Thanks to you we were able to raise $50,351.15 last year which gave us the funds to…

LAKOTA FRIENDS CIRCLE SPRING NEWSLETTER Lakota Friends Circle and the partner groups we work with have been very busy this Spring. The Rez is still not back to operating as it was pre-pandemic but organizations are doing their best to serve the clients in need of their services. Our partner groups have been most helpful…

Lakota Friends Circle Fall 2021 Newsletter  Happy Fall from Lakota Friends Circle!  Pine Ridge is still experiencing a number of new Covid cases, so far the youngest reported was 4 months old and the oldest was 101. Pine Ridge Reservation has lost 63 residents, Rosebud 32 and Yankton 26 residents to the virus since the…

Lakota Friends Circle Achievements for 2019 Wanblee, SD                                                                                      February 24, 2020 Lakota Friends Circle has…

Wanblee, SD                                                                       August 9, 2020 Pine Ridge Reservation In the last newsletter, I asked for financial help to repair the…

Wanblee, SD                                                                        May 5, 2020Pine Ridge Reservation May 5th 2020 is South Dakota Gives Day to aid non-profit organizations dealing with…

Lakota Friends Circle Achievements for 2019 Wanblee, SD                                                                                      February 24, 2020 Lakota Friends Circle has…

Wanblee, SD                                                                            September, 2019Pine Ridge Reservation There is an acute shortage of housing on Pine Ridge and many existing homes have little to no insulation which is dangerous for life in the extremely cold South Dakota winters. Three trailer homes have been donated, but we must raise $8,000 to move them.  Please help if you can at www.lakotafriendscircle.org/donate Our…