Page 9 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - December 2023

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FUTURE

From page 8 ABOUT CTLF
Freshwater Sockeye clan from
Hoonah, Alaska. Gene also is a
child of the Wooshkeetaan clan, Board of Directors
the Eagle, Shark clan from Juneau, Chairman: Kevin Bray
Alaska. He is Cherokee, Tlingit and Secretary/Treasurer:
Filipino. Alicia Medina
Gene engaged the group in
learning how to make any endeavor Member: Edmund Myer
awesome and recognize each other Member: Trudy Marcellay
as awesome. Member: Chris Pickernell
Engaging, funny, relevant and
healing are accurate descriptions Staff
of Gene’s style of presentation. He Executive Director:
played his flute at the opening, Tamra Marlowe
then described how he reached his Administrative Assistant:
dream of being a Raven Dancer Raygen Shiver
when he was a young one. He said
he earned portions of his regalia as Training
growth benchmarks and eventually n Business planning
transformed into One Crazy Raven. n Budget planning
Auction time n Indian-preneurship
n Money smart
The next portion of the evening
was the live auction. Registered n Financial education:
bidders lifted their paddles in fierce Building native communities
competition trying to win. n Financial education: Be
The first item up for bid was a aware of predatory lending
custom designed baseball glove n Credit improvement
donated by artist Ryan Burnett.
Janessa Bumgarner won the bid Loan types
and took home the work of art. n Business
Two sets of Mariners Terrace n Consumer
Club tickets were auctioned next. n Debit consolidation
Harry Pickernell and Daniel
McGuire scored the highly prized n Fireworks*
seats. n Home improvement*
The next item was a beautiful n Rental assistance*
hand-painted drum donated * Loans for Chehalis tribal
by Centralia Fur & Hide and members only
painted by Tony Higheagle. Shawn
Bridgebear took home the drum Loan requirements
with the highest bid. n CTLF application
Two trips to the Magic of n Income verification
Mexico were competitively bid on.
Monica Lopez and Peggen Frank n State and/or tribal ID
were successful. n Social Security card
Dustin Klatush won a mystery n Business plan (current)
bundle valued at $1,100 donated n Past 3 years tax returns,
by Elite Mechanical. The package bank statements, pay stubs
included patio furniture, an
outdoor fireplace and a 72-inch n Sufficient collateral
UHD television. All loans are reviewed by
Kevin Bray won the 50/50 raffle CTLF Board of Directors.
drawing. Hours: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
The silent auction featured Monday-Friday (closed
numerous prizes. holidays)
Funds put to good use Gene Tagaban kept the Location: Adjacent
The Brick by Brick evening Dustin Klatush won an exciting mystery bundle. audience entertained. to the Chehalis Tribal
raised $50,000. After expenses, the Administrative Building
net for the fundraiser is $30,000. literacy and savings goals. We can business plan), financial literacy, Contact us
CTLF was established in 2007. help in several ways: asset building budgeting, extreme couponing Tamra Marlowe: 360-
It became a certified, Native through savings programs, loans and investments. Tax assistance 709-1631, tmarlowe@
Community Development Financial for businesses, debt consolidation, with the VITA program and chehalistribe.org
Institution in 2012 and is a 501(c)3 credit building and home- a savings match program are Raygen Shiver: 360-
tax exempt, nonprofit organization. improvement loans. available as well. CTLF also assists 709-1643, rshiver@
The organization serves the CTLF offers classes throughout tribal members with building chehalistribe.org
Chehalis tribal people with loans, the year on many topics, including credit scores and negotiating with
business education, financial Indian-preneurship (writing a creditors to lower debt.