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Toy donations brighten the holidays for CLS families
26 Dec

Toy donations brighten the holidays for CLS families

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Chief Leschi Schools held its annual Toys for Tots event on Dec. 21. “Thank you to the Puyallup Tribe of Indians for providing ‘Toys for Tots’ for our families in need this holiday season,” CLS posted on Facebook. “Families were able to pick from a variety of tables with items for babies to teenagers.” Puyallup Tribal Council Vice Chairwoman Sylvia Miller, Council Member James Rideout and Superintendent Marc Brouillet helped set up the event, which included adequate spacing for families to select stuffed animals, games and other toys in a socially distanced manner. Council Vice Chairwoman Sylvia Miller (left) and…
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24 Dec

Tribe’s charitable donations help feed the hungry in Pierce County

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Historically, the Puyallups were known to exhibit generous and welcoming behavior to all people (friends and strangers) who enter their lands. Today, this continues to ring true with their efforts to stop hunger locally. Even while reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians was able to provide charitable contributions of $568,000 in the first two quarters of 2020. The third and fourth quarter information will be made available at a later date. Charitable contributions are part of the Tribe’s gaming compact with the state. Four organizations that received large donations ($50,000 or more) are helping in the…
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