NDGW Childrens Foundation

06/17/2025

GPAM has begun! Today we started off with "Marketplace" and was well-represented with a lot of colorful and fun items for our delegates to enjoy!

Check out the Money Tree! Not to mention the list of Camps that were among the beneficiaries of YOUR generosity this year through our NDGW Childrens Foundation grants!

Check in with your Parlor Delegates to hear all the fun and the details from this year's !

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01/14/2025

How to help our neighbors impacted by the firestorms in Southern California.

> Be sure to use TRUSTED sources before making your financial donations. Financial donations or gift card donations are the most effective way to help during disasters.

> Options to consider are listed on the California list here: www.ca.gov/lafires Scroll down to "How Can I Help?"

> Remember - the impact of this tragedy is still not fully known. The "recovery" process will take months and years.

> If you have a contact with a SPECIFIC need, such as in the case of the school students the NDGW Childrens Foundation were able to help, then you can purchase those items. Otherwise, a financial donation or gift card donations to a trusted organization that YOU know, is the best way to get help to those impacted in this catastrophe.

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01/12/2025

As tragedy strikes - ACTION is taken by our NDGW Childrens Foundation Committee!

> A need to help students who have lost their homes in the horrendous firestorms in Southern California came to our attention. One school - Loyola High School in Los Angeles - has 175 students who have lost homes.
An emergency grant was provided by our NDGW Childrens Foundation to purchase new socks, underwear, pajamas, and t-shirts so the students in need could "shop" and select what they would like.

The community responded with donations of their own, but the Committee felt that "new" items would make students more comfortable selecting.

If you view the video in the attached article - you'll see items being wheeled on a cart. Those are some of what the NDGW Childrens Foundation emergency grant was able to provide.

**Note - the Childrens Foundation had a specific contact and knew specific needs IN THIS CASE.
Generally, the best way to help the survivors of disasters is through a financial donation or gift cards through a trusted non-profit. Do not send "stuff" - since storing and organizing donations takes up space and personnel who are better used battling the fires, evacuating people, as well as sheltering and feeding firefighters and other personnel from outside the area.
Gift cards and financial donations allow the survivors the dignity of purchasing what they need at a given time, as well as helping the community recover because the funds are being spent locally.
Thank you for your spirit and generosity. The need (unfortunately) will still exist weeks and months from now.

Loyola High alumni and students donated so many items for fire victims that the school could share them with students impacted and others in need.

12/30/2024

Can't wait to see how we'll help children throughout California THRIVE in 2025! ✨

🫵🏼 Thanks to you, that is. 👏
We've enjoyed a vibrant and successful year because people across California (and beyond) have supported the work of the NDGW Childrens Foundation.

If you know of a child in California who is under 18-years-old and needs something to improve their independence, their health, their sense of well-being, refer them to their local Native Daughters of the Golden West parlor to seek a grant from the NDGW Childrens Foundation.

We've provided grants to help children with their orthodontia, get specialized beds, specialized apps for their speech therapy, hearing aids, physical and mental health therapy, and more!

If you're looking for a worthy organization to support for your year-end donations, we will put your generosity to good use.

www.ndgw.org/childrens-foundation

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11/26/2024

👋 A little Thanksgiving planning help from our Grand Parlor . . . 🍂

What helpful tips do YOU have to make this Thanksgiving smooth and fun?

It's Thanksgiving week! 🦃
Prep tip for today (Tuesday) - be sure you've started to DEFROST your frozen turkey.
If your turkey is frozen, it is time to take it out of the freezer and move it into your refrigerator to thaw gradually.

Here are some tips from the USDA on how to safely defrost a frozen turkey (or chicken).

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11/10/2024

Seeing. Hearing. Tasting. Touching. Smelling. Often, we take each of our 5 senses for granted. But, imagine when one or more is not functioning properly?

If one's vision is impaired, imagine the impact on your life? For a young child in this situation, there isn't much that can bring comfort - but the creative staff at the UC Davis Eye Clinic wanted to be sure they could offer a friendly and comforting waiting room for their young patients - and a grant from the NDGW Childrens Foundation helped make it a reality!

Some members of our NDGW Childrens Foundation Committee recently toured the new waiting room, as well as the whole clinic. All the artwork is done by the young patients, or the staff themselves!

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07/01/2024

Congratulations to our Childrens Foundation Committee for sharing all our accomplishments at this year's NDGW GPAM (Grand Parlor Annual Meeting)!

We are thrilled and privileged in the work we do toward making a difference in the lives of California children.

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05/29/2024

See you at GPAM 2024!!!

Don't forget - there's "Marketplace" on Monday, and the Picnic on Wednesday!! 🫧

Quick! 💃🏻 Time is running out! 🏃🏽‍♀️

NOW is the time to register for GPAM 2024. See link below.
Be sure your Parlor turns in your Election Form indicating who is your Delegate and your Alternate Delegate for this Grand Parlor Annual Meeting (GPAM).
All Parlors should have a Delegate who is authorized to vote on the legislation and items discussed.

> All registration (for GPAM and for the events within GPAM) is being done online. Help any members who don't have easy access to the Internet or a computer, please. <

GPAM is a great opportunity to meet amazing NDGW members from all across the state!!
There is also a Zoom option for those who can't attend in-person.

www.ndgw.org

To Register - NDGW members only: https://www.ndgw.org/gpam-2024/