LYDIA PLACE | OFFICIAL MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | SEPTEMBER 2020

You may update or change your credit card details via our Financial Manager, Judy Wayt at 360.671.7663 ext 2003 or by filling out a online donation form with your new credit card information here.

A ticket includes a to-go meal to serve FOUR with a choice of entree, local greens salad, KUL chocolate, and a paired bottle of wine to highlight your entree selection. Please let us know if you are interested in purchasing a ticket at your earliest convenience. Ticket cost is $200.

Please select one of the entree options below and email your RSVP and Menu selection to us at: events@lydiaplace.org OR reply back to this email by Monday, October 5, 2020.

Due to the impact of Covid-19, this year's Beer Prom is grounded! Don't worry, just because you must maintain physical distance doesn't mean you have to miss out on fantastic brew from our friends at Kulshan Brewing Co. The West Coast IPA started out as a collaboration with Old Schoolhouse Brewery, and has evolved into an annual fundraiser for Lydia Place. A hop head’s delight, it has big citrus and orchard fruit notes and subtle pine and herbal notes. For every pint or six-pack of West Coast IPA you purchase in October, Kulshan will donate a $1.00 back to Lydia Place programs and services.

We are incredibly humbled and grateful for the continued support and recognition of the work we get to do at Lydia Place on behalf of our community. Reflecting on all that has happened this year, it has become even more clear how fortunate we are to live among a wealth of people who share our vision. It's been an honor to work alongside you as we work towards building a compassionate community where everyone has a home and the opportunity to thrive.

On behalf of Lydia Place and the children in the families we serve, we want to give a BIG thank you to Connect Family Chiropractic. Their Back-to-School donation drive provided over 100 education and art centered supplies as well as some much needed essentials to our families this Fall. As parents and guardians in our community face the challenge of remote learning due to the circumstances around Covid-19, we are grateful for being able to provide our families with a much-needed boost. Thank you to Connect Family Chiropractic team for coordinating and hosting a drive to fulfill a direct program need and all the Connect Family Chiro clients and supporters who stopped in with a donation.

Learn more at pse.com/rebates

These lists can also be used as a reference if you wish to shop locally. We just ask that if you aren't purchasing items from Amazon that they be mailed directly to Lydia Place. If you'd like to discuss on-going donation needs or delivery please contact us at info@lydiaplace.org.

Friendly Reminder: You must mention Lydia Place during your donation process for us to receive credit for our families. Thank you!

CELEBRATING DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

WHAT IS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY? Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a holiday celebrated on the second Monday of October in the United States, in lieu of Columbus Day. Indigenous Peoples’ Day, at its core, aims to celebrate and honor the past, present, and futures of Native peoples throughout the United States and acknowledges the legacy of colonialism, which has devastated Indigenous communities historically and continues to negatively impact them today. More importantly, however, Indigenous Peoples’ Day moves beyond the narrative of oppression and honors the histories, cultures, contributions, and resilience of contemporary Native peoples. In 1977, the idea to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a replacement for Columbus Day was first introduced at the International Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas.

THERE IS STILL A LONG WAY TO GO: It took over 10 years for a city or state in the United States to officially enact such a change. In 1990, South Dakota became the first state to eliminate Columbus Day and, in its place, officially celebrate Native American Day. Around the same time, in 1992, Berkeley, California became the first city to officially recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Although the celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day is gaining support, the number of states, counties, cities, and universities officially recognizing the holiday is still quite small. While within the past year, the states of Louisiana and New Mexico officially adopted the holiday, the total number of states recognizing the holiday is only at 9. As of 2019, approximately 5 counties (of 3,142), 121 cities (of the nearly 20,000), 8 universities, and 2 school districts officially celebrate the holiday in lieu of Columbus Day.

WHY REPLACE COLUMBUS DAY? The official recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day pushes back on the invisibility of Native peoples and the consequences of such invisibility in multiple ways. First, the observation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day counters false historical narratives embedded within the celebration of Columbus Day—such as, Columbus discovering America, Indigenous peoples welcoming explorers, and explorers treating Indigenous peoples with respect. Columbus committed numerous atrocities against the Indigenous peoples of Hispaniola and the Bahamas (i.e., where he actually landed). Indeed, the continued celebration of Columbus Day venerates of one of the most brutal colonizers in recorded history and romanticizes the violent history of colonization of the Americas. By shifting away from the celebration of Columbus Day, the celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day re-centers Indigenous perspectives and ultimately allows people to gain a better understanding of Indigenous resistance and resilience in the face of colonization.

IT BRINGS DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TOGETHER: Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebrations are a chance for non-Native communities and individuals to engage with Native communities. For non-Native people, these celebrations are an important and explicit acknowledgment of the fact that Native people are still here; that Native peoples are contemporary, present, and relevant. Through Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebrations non-Native individuals gain exposure to contemporary representations of Native communities and people, thus providing non-Native Americans more opportunities to see how Native people have, and continue to, contribute to mainstream society. As such, the celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day can help expand non-Native individuals’ understanding of who Native peoples actually are.

New Deduction Available: Non-itemizer taxpayers can write off up to $300 ($600 for a married couple) in charitable cash contributions for 2020. This is available only to people who take the standard deduction, not for people who can itemize their deductions on Schedule A. It is an “above the line” deduction from income that will reduce a donor’s adjusted gross income (AGI), and thereby reduce taxable income.