Oglala Lakota College

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Oglala Lakota College, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about Oglala Lakota College: The Mission Which Emanates From The Charter Of The Oglala Sioux Tribe Is To Educate Students For Professional And Vocational Employment Opportunities In Lakota Country. The College Will Graduate Well-Rounded Students Grounded In Wolakolkiciyapi-Learning Lakota Ways Of Life In The Community By Teaching Lakota Culture And Language As Part Of Preparing Students To Participate In A Multicultural World. In Achieving The Mission, Oglala Lakota College Has The Following Purposes: Tribal -Provides The Lakota With Outstanding Graduates -Promotes The Study And Practice Of Tribal Sovereignty -Works With Tribal Entities Toward Building Our Nation -Helps Students To Gain Meaningful Employment And Healthy Lifestyles Cultural -Utilizes Lakota Cultural Values In All Learning Frameworks -Celebrates Lakota Culture Including Sacred Songs And Ceremonies -Research, Study, Facilitate, And Disseminate Lakota Language, Culture And Philosophy -Provides Leadership To Maintain And Revitalize Lakota Culture.

I'm riding in the Hoka Hey 2024 challenge (I finished Hoka Hey 2022), my 2nd Hoka Hey. I am empowered to share the vision of Jim Redcloud and the love he and his family have for their reservation and the people who make up this community. Here is an excerpt from the HOKA HEY 2024 Challenge https://hokaheychallenge.com/Pages/about.htm:

No matter what you are physically….

Male or female, strong or weak, sick or healthy...

All those things matter less than what’s inside of you.

If you have the soul of a warrior, you are a warrior.

What matters most is that you are filled with a deep & powerful presence of life.

~ James Red Cloud ~

Organized by the Medicine Show LLC, the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge™ is based on the Lakota Sioux principal of WOLAKOTA and the Event celebrates all that is pure and powerful in the warrior spirit.

A warrior isn’t just a soldier who protects and defends... They are mentors, guides and teachers. They set the example for others and lend strength to the people. The stronger the warriors become - the stronger the people become.

The Medicine Show LLC shares a vision of strong warriors who are ready to lead the way with virtues like RESPECT, HONOR, INTEGRITY and COMPASSION. We promote the Challenge with the primary objectives of:

Raising awareness for social issues while sending Challengers through some of the most beautiful places in North America.

Inspiring a willingness and desire to accept personal accountability with a sense of duty and principle; to cultivate wisdom, community and compassion and to display and foster respect, harmony, peace and friendship.

Creating an army of warriors with the strength to face adversity; the character to make sacrifices and the desire to come to the aid of others in need.

Empowering others to overcome obstacles that have physically, mentally or financially challenged them and know they are not in it alone. We are the vehicle that's helps move them forward and refocus them toward success.

To summarize: I am finishing the Hoka Hey 2024 this year and I want to ask my friends and family to support me by giving to this charity. I especially love their mission to EDUCATE and EMPOWER, for as we all know change comes from knowledge, and knowledge comes from education, be it life, college, school or hard knocks. If we help educate and empower the children of the Ogala Sioux, we help them plan for their future by providing them with the tools of knowledge. Help me help them by giving from your heart. I will have driven over 15,000 miles by the time I get home from the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge, so please pledge monies per mile or a set $$$ amount. Thank you.