And Speaking About The Rumsey Tribe...

From the July 21st Davis Enterprise:

The Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians has announced its 2005 third-quarter charitable donations totaling $337,130 to strengthen regional programs and services in Yolo County and surrounding areas. Of the total amount, $55,000 was pledged as multi-year commitments.

The Rumsey Community Fund, a philanthropic branch of tribal government, has given more than $6.7 million since its inception in October 2000 to local organizations supporting education, community health, arts and humanities, environment, community development and social services.

...Other recipients of Rumsey Community Fund third-quarter donations include Beamer Park Elementary School, Boys and Girls Club of Greater California, Cache Creek High School, Center for Land Based Learning, CommuniCare Health Centers, Cortina Wintun Environmental Protection Agency, Crocker Art Museum, Davis Musical Theatre Company, Dingle Elementary School, Explorit Science Center, First Tee of Greater Sacramento, Firefighters Kids Camp, NorCal Center on Deafness, Plainfield Elementary School, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, RISE Inc., River City Student Athletes Inc., Sacramento Tree Foundation, Supported Life Institute, UC Davis Gorman Museum, WIND Youth Center, Woodland Recreation Foundation, Woodlanders Reaching Out and Karing, Yolo Crisis Nursery and Youth in Focus. The tribe also will be distributing pledge payments to Kiwanis Family House and Children's Receiving Home of Sacramento.

The DMTC grant (I think) is $2,500 (I haven't seen the check yet, although I'm sure it's coming). Congratulations to Ben Wormeli's hard work on the grant application! Makes all those hazy nights in the Cache Creek Casino, playing blackjack, particularly during my busy years there (1995-98) seem - worthwhile!