The summer months are flying by. It’s hot, but we’re enjoying the weather while we have it. Winter will be here before we know it! With the help of our volunteers, Devorah and Stephanie are growing all sorts of stuff in the Feather II gardens.

We are grateful for all those who have joined us this season. If you can’t make it out this year, we to hope to see you in the future. Trip requests for 2025 begin on September 15!

As much as the hot summer days can present challenges when working on physically taxing construction projects or out in our gardens, we are aware of the everyday challenges faced by the community. We are fortunate to be able to do the work we do.

Summer has arrived early on the prairie. We have enjoyed warm temperatures and lots of sunshine over the past several weeks, which is great as it has allowed us to get a lot of work done!

We have already hosted 120 volunteers and hundreds more will be joining us in the coming months. We are grateful for every individual that joins us on the Reservation and contributes to the important work we are engaged in.

I am so proud of the work that so many have been a part of over 25+ years of service on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Thousands of projects completed, impacting countless lives. I also understand that our journey has only just begun.

It feels good to get the volunteer season back underway. To get people back out here on the Rez. To talk with them, share our story, and to hear some of theirs. To connect and build new relationships.

With your support, we have delivered more than 600 loads of firewood this winter. We have assisted more than 160 households with home heating expenses such as heating oil, propane, and electric bills.

For more than twenty years, a stop at Bette’s Kitchen in Manderson was part of the regular Re-Member weekly program. Betty made her journey to the Spirit World on Tuesday, March 12, 2024.

Another season has begun at Re-Member, and we are so happy to welcome back volunteer groups from all over the country as well as individuals from around the world.

Truck 1 was a good truck. When you find a good truck, you learn to appreciate it. You build a relationship, mile after mile. It’s good to have something you can depend on when the days are long, and the work is hard.

The first month of the new year was bitterly cold here on the reservation. Temperatures dropped as low as -35° and “felt like” -52°. During one exceptionally frigid stretch the temperature did not rise above 0° for nearly 124 hours.

I want to take this opportunity early in the new year to introduce myself and to thank you for your continued support of Re-Member and the people of the Pine Ridge Reservation. My name is Will Paese, and it is with incredible gratitude and excitement that I step into my new role as the Executive Director of Re-Member.