 Our monthly giving program, the Dream Catcher Society was formed in 2006 and is an important way to make a monthly gift and provide reliable support.Â
All new members receive a handmade dream catcher from Running Strong in honor of your commitment!
Providing healthy meals, clean water, safe recreational spaces, and language and cultural resources requires long-term commitments to poverty stricken communities. Our work relies on steady, reliable funding to achieve results and provide constant support to today's American Indian children.
It's helpful because you can set your budget and keep your bookkeeping simple.Â
And when you make a monthly commitment to Running Strong, not only will you help American Indian children, you will help reduces our fundraising expenses and helps the environment.
HOW IT WORKS
• You determine the amount of your monthly donation.
• We can conveniently transfer money from your checking account or charge your credit card each month.
• Your membership will automatically renew each year, but you have the option to increase, decrease or suspend your gift at any time simply by call us.Â
HOW TO SIGN UP
• BY MAIL Simply download our PRINTABLE AUTHORIZATION FORM. Then mail your completed form and your gift to:
Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Â
213 N. Second Street
Raton, NM 87740
• BY PHONE Call the Running Strong Raton office at (575) 445-2096 to set up a monthly giving account.
Monthly giving is simple, secure, paperless and one of the best ways that you can support Running Strong for American Indian Youth.
ABOUT THE DREAM CATCHER
 The dream catcher you will receive as a 'thank-you' for joining the Dream Catcher Society was hand made by Kenneth H. West, Jr. Kenneth is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the great-great-great grandson of Chief Yellow Hawk of the Itazipco band of the Lakota warriors. These dream catchers measure 3" across and come with a loop for hanging.
Dream Catchers are an important part of many Native American Tribes’ traditions. The Dream Catcher is typically made by bending and tying the pliant branch of a local tree such as a chokecherry or willow so that it forms a circular frame. An intricate pattern, often made from grass or horsehair, is then woven onto the circle to create a web similar to a spider’s, enabling it to catch both good and bad dreams as they travel during the night’s quiet hours.Â
Many tribes believe that bad dreams are filled with confusion, causing them to struggle in the Dream Catcher’s web until the sun’s rays burn them away in the morning. Thus only good dreams find their way to the web’s center, where they pass through the hole bringing pleasant dreams to the sleeping mind. |
