Arlee AIBL raises money for leadership conference

The Arlee AIBL students display one of the blankets to be raffled off to raise funds for a conference trip. (Courtesy photo)

ARLEE - AIBL Arlee Youth Chapter is selling raffle tickets until April 5, 2008. The raffle is for a Pendleton Blanket donated by the Vollin Family and a Star Quilt Blanket made by the AIBL Jr. High girls plus a few more donated.

The ticket are $1 each or $5 for 6 tickets and you do not need to be present to win. AIBL will get into contact with the winners.

The AIBL Arlee Youth Chapter will travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, for the American Indian Business Leadership Conference from April 6 to April 10.

The kids are working hard on their projects. Three group of kids will compete wit a business and/or chapter outline against other AIBL Chapters.

On April 5 at the Arlee Community Fitness Center, the students will setup a table to sell the items that they have been making this year and will have a 50/50 drawing. Items that will be available to purchase include Frybread-in-a-jar Mix, travel pillows, pom-poms, AIBL table football sets, beadwork and various other items that have been donated to help support the group.

The AIBL Arlee Youth Chapter would greatly appreciate the support from the communities and hope that you will buy some raffle tickets.

American Indian Business Leaders (AIBL) is a student-based program designed to promote and support the American Indian business students and/or entrepreneurs.

You can contact the AIBL Advisors Tina Begay at 726-2425 or e-mail her at tina.begay@aibl.org or Maylynn Smith at 880-4435 or e-mail at arl4435@blackfoot.net

For more information and to view pictures of the blankets, go to arleemontana.org and click on the AIBL link.