Benefit Social Song and Dance Success!

FORGOTTEN PEOPLE Dine' Be' Iina' na' hil naa Billy Reese Kee, Chairman of the Board Don Yellowman, President (928) 401-1777 FORGOTTEN PEOPLE BENEFIT SOCIAL SONG & DANCE Saturday, June 13, 2009 Toh Naneesdizi (Tuba City) Community Center MEDIA RELEASE June 13, 2009, Toh Naneesdizi, Navajo Nation (Arizona)- Forgotten People Dine' Be' Iina' na' hil naa (Dine’ Rebuilding Communities) hosted a Benefit Social Song & Dance to celebrate the lifting of the Bennett Freeze on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Toh Naneesdizi (Tuba City) Community Center. The Song & Dance was a great success! RAFFLE PRIZE WINNERS: Alana Lee Yazzie of Winslow won a Live Sheep dated by Mary & John Knight from Black Falls. Nick Alex of Brighton, MA won a Weaving by Zena Lane and a Camping tent, Black Mesa, Madeline Sloan of Tuba City won $100.00 cash donated by Clarence Raphael of Tuba City, Kee Crawford of Hidden Springs won a Rug dress woven by Caroline Tohannie of Black Mesa, Lee Canyon of Tuba City won a Sheepherder basket donated by Glenna Begay of Black Mesa, Rose Koiyaquaptewa of Kykotsmovi won a Quilt donated by LaDawn Yazzie of Tuba City, Daniel dejolie of Tuba City won Hay & Grain, Sarah Yellowhorse of Gap won a Sheepherder Basket donated by Jean Williams of Tuba City, Marie Tsosie of Tuba City won a Quilt donated by LaDawn Yazzie of Tuba City, Albert James won a Live Sheep donated by Mrytle & Hubert Yellowhorse of Gap, Rita Sebastian of Cape Cod, MA won a Sash Belt donated by Debbie Yazzie of Tuba City, Marsha Monestersky of Tonalea won a coral bracelet donated by Carol Colorado of Grey Mountain, Lorenzo Fowler of Tonalea won a live sheep donated by Elsie Tohannie of Black Falls, Marilyn Yellowman won a sheepherder basket donated by Shirley Morgan of Gap, Steven Yancey of Glenwood won a truck load of firewood donated by Teddy Begay, Jr. of Black Mesa, George Kee of Black Falls won a Mexican Shawl Blanket donated by Carlos Begay, Sr. of Black Mesa, Ronald Tohannie of Black Falls won 2 folding chairs donated by Valis Martinez of Cactus Valley and LG Pinto won a Mexican Shawl Blanket donated by Carlos Begay, Sr. of Black Mesa. Photos: Kee Crawford wins a rug dress AND George Kee, a veteran wins a Mexican shawl blanket Thank you Corporate sponsors: Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Harkins Movie Theater, Basha’s, Fabric Plus, McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, 7-11. Thank you Veterans and Black Falls, Box Springs, Tuba City, Gap, Black Mesa and Cactus Valley residents for your help! The money raised will benefit projects in the former Bennett Freeze and Hopi Partition Land. If you want to find out more about Forgotten People, please attend a meeting every Monday night at 6:00 PM (DST) at Debbie Yazzie’s residence South of the Old airport in Tuba City or call: (928) 401-1777, E-mail: forgottenpeoplecdc@gmail.com. --End--