Cheyenne River Youth Project distributes 1,100 food boxes to Cheyenne River community
Boxes distributed February 23
Boxes distributed February 23
Cheyenne River Youth Project
With support from Feeding South Dakota and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Cheyenne River Youth Project distributed 1,100 food boxes to community members on Tuesday, February 23. The nonprofit youth organization’s small staff and a group of youth volunteers conducted the massive operation, which reached every corner of the 2.8-million-acre Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation.
Cheyenne River Youth Project’s busy day began at 9:30 a.m., when representatives from the reservation’s outer communities started arriving to pick up boxes for their residents. For three hours, the team loaded boxes for Bridger, Red Scaffold, Takini, Cherry Creek, White Horse, Swiftbird, LaPlante, Bear Creek, Iron Lightning, Green Grass, On The Tree, Thunder Butte, and Promise.
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The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s
Wo Otuh’an Wi, or “Moon of Giving Away Presents,” finally came to an end this past Friday, Jan. 15. Over the last several weeks, the nonprofit youth organization’s small staff just 10 people sorted, wrapped, and safely delivered thousands of gifts through curbside distributions, bringing Santa Claus to more than 265 families on the remote Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation.
“Christmas 2020 is officially done,” said Julie Garreau, CRYP’s executive director. “We delivered gifts for hundreds of children here on Cheyenne River, making sure that each one received four gifts from his or her unique ‘Dear Santa’ letter, as well as warm winter clothing. And due to the pandemic, we did it without any long-term or community volunteers for the first time in our 32-year history.