This year marks the 40th Anniversary of the founding of Friendship House Association of American Indians. Friendship House was established in 1963 by the Christian Reform Church to provide a gathering place and multi-purpose drop-in center for the new urban American Indian community in San Francisco. Today, Friendship House is a premiere, multi-million dollar program providing a full range of substance abuse prevention, treatment and aftercare services for native people in four facilities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Board of Directors of Friendship House are proud of our generation of service to our community and the good things we have achieved together. We have a strong program staffed by good and capable people. We have earned numerous awards from federal and state regulatory agencies for our high quality of service and fiscal management. Most of all, we are proud of the thousands of Friendship House graduates who are now leading clean, sober, and productive lives.

This year we began construction of the Friendship House American Indian Healing Center- our new 80 bed, state-of-the-art residential substance abuse treatment facility. When the Healing Center is completed in 2004, it will be the third largest residential treatment program in San Francisco and one of the largest centers in the country serving homeless and addicted American Indian people. We are greatful for the generous support, prayers, and assistance of everyone who has worked so hard to make this dream come true for our community.

We thank you for joining with us as we celebrate 40 years of service, healing, and friendship in our American Indian community!

Board of Directors and Staff of
Friendship House Association of American Indians of San Francisco

JOYFULLY INVITE YOU TO CELEBRATE WITH US




HONORING

Helen Devore Waukazoo (Navajo), Executive Director, Friendship House

Ron Rowell (Choctaw/Kakaskia),
Board President, Friendship House

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi,
U.S. House of Representatives

Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr.,
Mayor, City & County of San Francisco


Saturday, October 11, 2003
Korinthias Cultural Center
245 Valencia at 14th Street,
San Francisco

Tickets:
$100 per person
$800 per table (seats 8)

Proceeds benefit Friendship House American Indian Healing Center


Social Hour 5pm
Curtis Grant (Oglala Lakota), guitar
&
Gary Middle Rider, Jr. (Blackfeet), flute

Susan Billy (Pomo), basketry

Ruth Bitsuie (Navajo), weaver

Dinner & Cultural Program 6pm
Medicine Warrior Troupe

Keynote and Honors

Floyd Red Crow Westerman (Dakota Sioux),
vocals & guitar

--This is a clean and sober event--


Board of Directors

Ron Rowell, M.P.H.
(Choctaw/Kaskaskia)
Program Officer, The San Francisco Foundation

Natalie Gutierrez
(Chiricahua Apache/Yaqui)
Certified Health Education Specialist

Edwardo Madril
(Pascua Yaqui)
Performer/Director

Lucia Tallchief Mele
(Seneca)
Economic Development Specialist,
San Francisco Redevelopment Agency

Jacob E. Perea, E.D.D.
(Apache)
Dean, San Francisco State University

Jay Peterson
Attourney at Law

Jessica Rich
(Navajo)
Fiscal Officer, Urban Indian Health Board

Peterson Zah
(Navajo)
Former President and Chairman,
The Navajo Nation



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