Election Letter from Nancy Shippentower-Games
This entry was posted on 3/29/2008 11:54 AM and is filed under elections.
I would like to take the opportunity to thank each and every one of the
Puyallup Tribal people who came in to vote. You are making a
change—-it's important to voice your concerns and you can do this by
voting.
Don't forget there is another vote on June 7th I urge
you to request your absentees or mark your calendar,and we will see you
there.
So, thanks to all of you again.
Nancy Shippentower-Games
candidate for Puyallup Tribal Council
Hello to the Puyallup Tribal Membership!
My name is Nancy Shippentower-Games and I am running for Puyallup
Tribal Council. As we are all aware of, it is election time again and
it is important that everyone VOTES each time we have elections.
Sometimes it is that one vote that makes or breaks a close election. If
you are unable to make it in to vote, I urge each of you to please fill
out an absentee ballot request form because your vote counts.
I am running this year with the expectation of making positive changes
in our Tribe. Your vote to support me is seeing your ideas and
suggestions in progress. I am available to hear any ideas you have and
help make these positive ideas a true reality! Let's work together as a
team and help mold our Tribe to be a total success that other Tribes
will want to know our secrets of success.
Below are a few of the goals I have set for myself. Your ideas and suggestions can be added, if you let me know of them:
Open communication between the membership and Tribal Council. I am
all for more membership meetings that are informative and we are able
to have respectful communication going between both parties (Membership
and Tribal Council). Let's put our creativity together and come to
positive conclusions or ideas that will help benefit all of us!
Economic Growth in our Tribe. I believe the membership has the
right to know where we need improvement within the economic growth and
to be part of the planning process. It is unfair to keep us uninformed
of our progress. This tribe has the capability of making millions more
than what we are doing now. We need to plan together and give our
membership a voice that Tribal Council will hear. By working together
we can have the most successful Tribe in the Northwest! This involves
teamwork!
We need to concentrate on our youth, our future! Rather than
making promises of future plans, let’s make it a reality! Let's have
the plans drawn and have a facility that will keep our youth from the
streets! Somewhere safe that we don't have to worry about drive by
shootings and worry about the safety of our children.
We need to begin teaching our kids early on to say no to drugs and
gang activity. Let's begin at Chief Leschi School! We can create some
anti-gang posters and anti-drug campaigns! Prizes awarded to the
children that design the most creative or effective poster!
The parents have spoken about their concerns regarding their
children receiving their trust money in one large sum. Some of the
children are not following through with school to get their diploma,
others have people borrowing their money and not repaying them. Let's
create a committee and invite the 17 & 18 year olds and get their
positive ideas. We can sit with parents, teachers and accountants and
circulate our ideas to make this something that the children will not
resist but feel privileged to participate in. This is something that
can help the future of our children as they embrace adulthood!
Let's work at getting our casinos done!
We need to look at our debt and get this paid down! We could
benefit by other business projects and use this to reduce our debt!
Let us become self regulated! Why pay the Washington State
Gambling Commission fees when we could be self regulated and doing the
backgrounds ourselves?
Again, this is just a few of the challenges and goals I have set
forth. These are not just campaign promises to get me elected into
office, these are my true goals and incentives I am promising to you
that I will address with my colleagues on Tribal Council. When I am
elected into office, this will be a reality that took you and I to
achieve.
Thank you, and again I urge you to please contact me and let me know
what your ideas or suggestions are. Your ideas can reflect the future
success of OUR TRIBE.
Sincerely,
Nancy Shippentower-Games
Full Circle President
e-mail address: delshay1953@aol.com
