We have sooooo much news to share and invite You to take bites, savor each bit and come back, to the newsletter or the Lodge, for more!!!!!!

Before You go any farther, put a SMILE, all over You, click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBHFwp5URuw
Helmut climbed with Frank last August and produced this Great, Short Video !!!!! Come share the Smiles and Laughs of a “3 Summit Day” !!!

*OPPORTUNITY: Come, Help create the Smiles and Laughs, while assisting Juliana as Lodge Hostess !!! Opportunities still exist to spend all or a portion of the Summer at Devils Tower Lodge. “Once the chores are done, there is plenty of time to play !!” Contact us for more information !!

*PEOPLE: Each and every one of You who receive this Newsletter has enriched our lives in many ways and we wish You all the Best Adventures and Events. Ginny, Brad, Kristin, Becka and Matt have been to the far ends of the earth and reported back on the wonders there. Ginny & Frank attended a Jim Brickman Concert in Wisconsin. A fine evening !!

Virginia continues to teach Ecology & Plant Pathology while planning her next forays out into nature. Brad has been "Cooking on the Road" for FEMA and winning rave reviews !! He plans to spend some time at the Lodge this summer. We look forward to hearing about all the places he's been and where his Bright Spirit pushed back the darkness!!!

Kristin continues her Adventures in college -- she is very close to the end of this phase of her formal education. We're looking to her brief visit and stint as hostess at the end of May so that her informal education can continue.

Becka finished Fall Semester at Black Hills State and returned to Michigan to complete her degree. She will be working with the SCA in Zion NP this summer & getting to climb!!!! We will miss her, deeply and often !!

Matt has returned from his Birthright journey to Israel and Adventures in Egypt. His forays up the Nile by boat, and through the desert by camel are Great Adventure!! We look forward to the next time he is at the Tower !!

Juliana has been in California teaching, and raising her daughter !! Her Insight and Hard Work have kept “Devils Tower; Sacred to Many People” on track & changing Lives on Pine Ridge Rez !!

*PLACES: The “Tales of the Tower Road Show” has taken Frank from the West Coast as far east as Oklahoma, over to Missouri, to Iowa, Minnesota and back to California.

Check out the Blog at www.devilstower-sacredtomanypeople.org for pictures and stories of the Road Show. Thank You to one and all who made this Tremendous Expedition an Amazing Adventure !!!!!

*OPPORTUNITIES: The Feinstein Foundation is once again providing a Fund Raising Opportunity. They will match every dollar that we raise in March and April. Your Timely purchase of “Sacred” Merchandise will be Greatly Appreciated. The GRAND OPPORTUNITIES heading has all the details!!!!

*SACRED UPDATE: Thank You all for Your Love, and very generous support of Devils Tower-Sacred to Many People!!!! www.devilstower-sacredtomanypeople.org We have been able to accomplish a number of Life-Altering Goals and have been given The Vision, of how much more can be done !!

THANK YOU all for Your Love and Support of “Devils Tower – Sacred To Many People Foundation”! What follows ALL happened because of Your Caring and Sharing. Your willingness to put the “active” with “social” has changed soooo many Lives !!!! “Devils Tower; Sacred to Many People Foundation” took $60,000 cash and managed to deliver more than $250,000 worth of Supplies & Services to the Residents and Programs of Pine Ridge Reservation. This was achieved by Your Kind Donations and Thoughtful Purchases of “Sacred” Merchandise. BECAUSE OF YOU, WE CAN CONTINUE OUR CONSTANT SUPPORT OF PORCUPINE CLINIC AND THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSES. The medical and health supplies that Your Donations and Purchases provide is Critical to their continued effectiveness !!!!! In addition, these funds made it possible for the Community Health Nurses to deliver things more substantial and warming than advice; made it possible for Porcupine Clinic to keep the doors open, the heat on, and the telephones ringing; made it possible for a Community to know that Others have provided Support that will be as Constant as Devils Tower itself !!

THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!!!!!! THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Funds that You provide are caused to grow by the endless Persistence of the “Sacred to Many” staff as they Relentlessly Pursue Partnerships with other charities & companies to “match funds”, or to outright donate Supplies & Services. This is a vital part of the Critical Process to Maximize each Donated Dollar’s Impact !!! (We don’t “Twitter”, we call Major Corporations !!)

CURRENTLY WE HAVE A GRAND OPPORTUNITY. The Feinstein Foundation is offering to match each dollar that we raise during the months of March and April (up to $40,000). The Feinstein Fund does this annually, in its “Fight Against Hunger”. We ask Your Help in making the most out of this Opportunity.

You have the Opportunity to make a specific contribution which will DOUBLE immediately!! Here’s how it works: Every dollar donated to “Sacred”, for the purchase of food, between March 1st and April 31st, 2009 will be matched by the Feinstein Foundation. This will enable us to continue taking Food to the Hungry, on Pine Ridge Reservation.

YOU CAN:

-MAKE A DONATION via the web site www.devilstower-sacredtomanypeople.org

-PURCHASE any merchandise on the web site www.devilstower-sacredtomanypeople.org

-SEND A CHECK to; Devils Tower – Sacred To Many People, PO Box 66, Devils Tower, WY 82714.

PLEASE JOIN US IN SHARING THE POWER OF THE TOWER AND MAKING VERY POSITIVE CHANGES IN LIVES ON PINE RIDGE RESERVATION !! Maximizing the Impact of this Opportunity, Frank has been “on the road”, for the past 6 weeks, with a PowerPoint/Speaking Tour, raising Awareness and Funds.

All of those who purchased items or donated at his shows, will have their offerings matched by the Feinstien Foundation !!!

Sacred has Partnered with Other Non-Profits, such as One Nation Walking Together, to provide the first of five semi-truck loads full of clothing, shoes, furniture, small appliances and food !!! Urban Turzi, coordinator of “One Nation”, says it is the largest delivery he has ever made! These truck loads touch and change for the Better, dozens and dozens of Lives !!

A Few of Many Highlights; Nikki Worrell and her husband Chad worked with churches in Gillette to take in donated “first aid” type items between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Valued at $600+ these simple, yet vital, supplies have tremendously helped both Porcupine Clinic and the Community Health Nurse.

Mary Mousseau (Community Health Nurse) requested a blender for an elder, with cancer of the mouth, who elected to come home to die. We were hasty & happy to supply that & much more.

Karen Red Star (Community Health Nurse) let us know that the FastWolf Family (who have been Foster Parents to dozens of children, over a 40 year period) had suffered a major house fire. We were Grateful, prompt and happy to supply them with clothes and food, through their recovery ! The Oglala Lakota College “Braveheart Basketball Tournament” had a Diabetes Awareness theme. “Sacred to Many” supplied boxes & boxes of Fresh Fruit !!

LODGE ACTIVITIES PCGI (Professional Climbing Guide Institute) will be holding trainings at the Lodge in May!!!! Sign Up early and often for Your favorite class – Increase Your skills and become the climber You have always wanted to be. Check it out at www.climbingguidesinstitute.org and register. We are looking forward to learning with You !!!

A Bright Spot in this Economic Downturn is that Devils Tower is a wonderful place to come rest one’s Soul. The Climbing schedule has been filling up quickly !! Schedule Your date with the Tower’s most experienced guide soon!!!! And, if a day’s climbing is not as soothing as lounging in the hot tub, we want to let You know, You’re not alone.

The Lodge B&B Schedule is also booking fast. Take advantage of this Year’s Lower Rates !! WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THIS SUMMER !!!

Please know that You are Loved & Admired for ALL that You do.

BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO LIVE OUT THEIR DREAMS

Frank & Juliana and the Lodge Staff

www.devilstowerlodge.com

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1-888-314-5267