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CAN-DO dropped building supplies at Crow Creek Reservation, thanks to the help of Oprah’s Angel Network. Peter Lengkeek hopes to have the Thrift Store completed by the end of March 09′. Soon CAN-DO will post its complete Project Outline and will be calling on the support of individuals and organizations that which to participate in helping restore this amazing culture.

CAN-DO has been working on putting together a program for Pine Ridge Indian Reservation for the upcoming year, 2009. Due to the recent winter storm (in November) the residents of Pine Ridge have been struggling to survive due to power outages. It is CAN-DO’s goal to provide immediate and direct assistance to the residents, in their efforts to survive the winter weather that sweeps down across South Dakota from the Canadian arctic. We seek to address the immediate issue of winter heating & the long term solutions to resolve this annual struggle against the harsh winter climate. In doing so we seek to: Read more

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(NEW YORK , NY ) – CAN-DO.org founder Eric Klein received the Airline Ambassador’s “Global Compassion Award” in a ceremony held at the United Nations headquarters. The award, presented by famed NBC journalist and philanthropist Ann Curry, was in recognition of Klein’s international disaster relief efforts and achievements in humanitarian aid.

The event was hosted by Airline Ambassadors, an international philanthropic organization, comprised of volunteers from the airline industry who use their travel privileges to help those in need. Read more