<font><font face="times new roman,serif">Tammy,<font><font> t</font>his is very unfortunate news, indeed! <br><br><font>If I may, I would <font>offer</font> that you "crowd source your cau<font>se". By this I mean, leverage your netw<font>orks, friends, and </font>the inte<font>rnet to work on your behalf</font></font></font>. This may seem unusual at the outset, but just k<font>now that it is not bey<font>ond impossibility. You can <i>google </i></font></font></font></font></font><font><font face="times new roman,serif"><font><font><font><font><font face="times new roman,serif"><font><font>"crowd source your cau<font>se" or take a look at the few example sites I came across <font>i</font>n doing this. Do<font>es this language program have a <font>F</font>acebo<font>o<font>k page? If not, this may be one <font>very key </font>place to start</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font> as <font>FB <font>that can have a "crowd source" effect in its own unique way. Perhaps somebody <font>here on ILAT offer to set up a Facebook page on your behalf<font>! Now that would be really aw<font>esome<font>. </font></font></font></font></font> </font> <br>
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<br>Phil<br><font><font>UofA<br><br></font></font><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 9:13 AM, Tammy DeCoteau <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tdc.aaia@verizon.net" target="_blank">tdc.aaia@verizon.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">My relatives,<br><br>Dakota Wicohan was robbed! The program is based out of Morton, Minnesota, home of the Lower Sioux Indian Tribe. According to one of their board members, it is:<br>
<br>This is our non-profit community development organization. We develop language curriculum, master-apprentice learning initiatives, and do youth leadership development.<br><br>Stolen from the offices were:<br><br>4 Laptops (3 Dell and 1 Sony), overhead projector and speakers.<br>
<br>If anyone can help this non-profit, I am sure it would be appreciated. Donations are always accepted, but are needed now more than ever. Let us band together and help them to not only replace the things they lost, but know that others care about them and acknowledge their work on one of our endangered native languages.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
<br>Tammy DeCoteau<br>AAIA Native Language Program
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