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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friendship House Association of American Indians, Inc. of San Francisco is pleased to announce the 4th Annual American Indian Cultural Celebration & American Indian Market. The event will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2008 from 10 am to 6 pm and will be located at 56 Julian Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets in the Mission District of San Francisco. The American Indian Cultural Celebration & American Indian Market is a new San Francisco street festival featuring art and craft booths, dancers, drummers, informational booths about Bay Area American Indian organizations and Indian tacos and refreshments will be on sale. Educational activities will be offered in the Friendship House courtyard and will include talks about aspects of American Indian culture, presentations about the sweat lodge, and four tipis will be erected. Additionally, recognition and awards including the Gary Rhine Memorial Awards will be presented to Bay Area American Indian community leaders. The event celebrates the diversity and cultures represented in the American Indian community and honors community leaders who have significantly contributed to Friendship House and the American Indian community. The event is a hallmark of the richness and beauty of American Indian individuals and their families. "We created the Cultural Celebration and American Indian Market to share American Indian culture with the greater community," says Helen Waukazoo, Chief Executive Officer at Friendship House Association of American Indians. "We hope that the event helps to create greater awareness of the American Indian community in a family-friendly and enjoyable environment." The mission of Friendship House is to promote healing and wellness in the American Indian community by providing a continuum of substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services that integrate traditional American Indian healing practices with evidence-based substance abuse treatment methods. Friendship House is state-licensed, certified, and nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Friendship House operates at two locations - San Francisco (80-bed residential facility for adults and substance abuse prevention activities for youth) and Oakland (5 beds for women and 6 beds for their children). Both facilities provide an array of comprehensive services including: intake and screening; assessment of needs; individual, group, and family counseling; case management; life skills workshops; traditional arts and healing practices; employment training and assistance; and health and wellness education/referrals. The American Indian Cultural Celebration & Indian Market is co-sponsored by San Francisco Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services, Native American Health Center, Pula Band of Mission Indians, Betty Taylor, Benjamin Bratt, Jenny Wiley, California State Automobile Association and Sober Spirits. For questions, comments or for more information, please feel free
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American Indian Cultural Day 2007 San Francisco, November 2, 2007- Friendship House honored San Francisco's Mayor Gavin Newsom at the 3rd Annual American Indian Cultural Celebration at City Hall on Friday, November 2, 2007. Along with KQED Public Broadcasting and the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services, Friendship House honored the Mayor and recipients of KQED's Local American Indian Heroes Awards and the 2007 Gary Rhine Memorial Awards. The event was a great success, complete with American Indian tribal dancers and drum. The 2007 Gary Rhine Memorial Awards for Raising Awareness About American Indian Culture, History & Contributions, were presented to Johnny Radzik For Distinguished Contributions In Film, Video, Theatre, Arts and Education; to Sherlee Rhine For Distinguished Contributions in Philanthropic & Business Leadership and her friendship and support of the American Indian Community; and to Tom Phillips (Kiowa-Muscogee Creek) for Distinguished Contributions as Master of Ceremonies, Traditional & Spiritual Counselor & Community Leader. The awards honor a late, great friend of the American Indian community, Gary Rhine, and are presented to keep his memory alive and inspire others. The 1st Annual American Indian Market followed the City Hall event at the Friendship House Healing Center. This well attended event featured over 25 vendors selling American Indian arts and crafts, community educational booths, the sale of American Indian tacos, a raffle of American Indian arts, crafts and jewelry, and more beautiful American Indian tribal dances, drum, and musical and vocal performances. CEO Helen Waukazoo Honored by California Rural Indian Health
Board, Inc.
Generous Donation from Wells Fargo
San Francisco, March 22, 2007- The clients
and staff from the Friendship House Association of American Indians
would like to say a big thank-you to Wells Fargo for their gracious
donation of $10,000. Katy Johnson, Wells Fargo Community Development
Officer, accompanied by Phillip Duarte, one of our Board members,
hand-carried the larger-than-life check to the Friendship House
on the morning of March 22, 2007. The check was presented to Helen
Waukazoo, Chief Executive Officer, in the presence of a cheering
crowd of staff and clients. In gratitude, Friendship House presented
Wells Fargo with a handmade Lakota star quilt.The generosity and
support of organizations like Wells Fargo help keep our doors open
and set an example for other potential corporate donors. Friendship House Youth Program
Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) of San Francisco
has generously contributed 67 backpacks and $ 700 in personal donations
from individual employees of PG&E to the Friendship House Youth
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Board President
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