Victoria Collins, Executive Director NSAIE Makes a Difference.

2010 MLK Day Site Projects:
the NSAIE.

The National Society for American Indian Elderly (NSAIE) 2010 MLK DAY of Service included projects at 14 Tribal Sites, nationwide. The participants, organizers and attendees were as varied as the projects. However, key players included the NSAIE AmeriCorps VISTA Members, their supervisors and Elders, as well as youth from each community. *See below for specific participating tribal project details.*

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The National Society for American Indian Elderly - www.nsaie.org/
MLK Day - January 16, 2010.

Tohono O’odham Nation, Sells, Arizona.
The National Society for American Indian Elderly, Phoenix, AZ.

The Tohono O'odham Nation, translated as “desert people” is a federally recognized Tribe located in southwestern Arizona on a reservation larger than the state of CT.

In the spirit of Volunteerism & in honor of Martin Luther King Day of Service, the National Society for American Indian Elderly (NSAIE) worked with the Tohono O'odham Division of Senior Services who created a Sells Community clean up day held Saturday, January 16, 2010.

Over forty-five volunteers met bright-and-early Saturday morning at the Sells Catholic Church, immediately rolling up sleeves and diving in. Volunteers included twelve youth and ten Tribal Elders. This cleanup is part of an ongoing effort to improve quality of life for the Tohono O'odham Nation through beautification of the Sells community. Participants were later rewarded with a homemade traditional American Indian lunch at the nearby Sells District Office.

The area chosen for clean up was located in Sells, Arizona ~ capital of the Tohono O’odham Nation. The Tohono O’odham Nation reservation comprises over 2.8 Million acres in Southern Arizona and is located within the Sonoran Desert - on the edge of the US Border. Boundaries begin south of Casa Grande, AZ and include parts of Pinal and Pima Counties before continuing south into Mexico.

The project site chosen by the Tohono O'odham Elders has been blight on the community for over twenty years, attracting problems the community is fighting to eradicate. This said, the MLK Day clean-up was the first in a two tiered clean-up effort for which the NSAIE and Tohono O'odham organizers continue to recruit volunteers.

On Friday, January 29th, a second clean up will take place, culminating in the tearing down of the many decades abandoned building on the clean-up site captured in these photographs. For more information, or, to find out how to get involved in this second clean-up phase, please contact the NSAIE or Wendy Burns, the NSAIE AmeriCorps VISTA serving with the Tohono O'odham Elderly Services Division.

National Society for American Indian Elderly
200 E. Fillmore St., Suite 151
Phoenix, AZ 85004
info@nsaie.org
www.nsaie.org

AmeriCorps VISTA project participants:

- Victoria Collins, NSAIE Executive Director;
- Idaleen Reyes, Title VI Director / the Tohono O'odham Site Supervisor;
- Dollie Chauvin, NSAIE VISTA Supervisor;
- Nicholas Singer, NSAIE VISTA Leader (Phoenix, AZ);
-Wendy Burns, NSAIE AmeriCorps VISTA, Tohono O’odham site
- Alane Golden, NSAIE AmeriCorps VISTA (Phoenix, AZ).

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photo by: A. Golden, c. 2010.

Taken in: United States / Arizona / Pima (show map)

Taken on: January 16, 2010

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