If you’re like me, the first thing you want to see are the pictures! So instead of having you scroll, here are direct links to this year’s photo galleries:
2025 Tewa Holiday Project Coats4Kids Delivery
2025 Tewa Holiday Project Food Delivery
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If there was any doubt after seeing the smiles, the hugs, and the joy in those photos—let me assure you: the 2025 Tewa Holiday Project was an outstanding success.
With the help of so many caring hearts, we raised over $25,000 in cash donations, the most in our 19-year history. Thanks to you, we delivered:
- 235+ brand-new coats to students at First Mesa Elementary, Hopi Head Start, Second Mesa Day School, and children in foster care
- 500+ hand-knit hats and scarves
- Hand-made blankets, quilts, and comfort items
- Over 100 wrapped Toys4Tewa gifts for children in the Village of Tewa
When combined with the value of the coats, hats, scarves, blankets, toys, and supplies, your generosity provided an estimated $45,000 in support to the Tewa community this year. That is extraordinary—and something every one of you should feel deeply proud of.
Feeding Hearts, Nourishing Families
With the record donations came the privilege of providing record support for the 100 Tewa Elder families. It took two large trucks to deliver the food and personal care items, sourced all over Northern Arizona—from Sedona and Cottonwood to Flagstaff.
We delivered 100 of nearly everything:
25-lb bags of pinto beans (that’s 1.25 tons!), 20-lb bags of Blue Bird flour, turkeys, hominy, sugar, oatmeal, pancake mix, cereal, potatoes, carrots, apples, oranges, canned fruits and vegetables, peanut butter, apple juice, cooking oil, blankets, shampoo, hand lotion, sanitizer, and many more items essential to daily life.
Gratitude Where It Belongs
While I’ll accept credit for helping start and steer this project these past 19 years, the true credit belongs entirely to you—the donors, volunteers, students, business partners, and friends who continually show up for the Tewa community with open hearts.
A few special thank-yous:
- Zane Dickey and the amazing students of Verde Valley School, who once again accomplished the logistical miracle of getting every single child matched with the right coat. Zane stepped in beautifully from Lindsay Wellman this year. It truly is organized compassion in action.
- • Sedona Eye Care, Dale & Rosemary Stellick, and everyone who supported Toys4Tewa—over 100 gifts collected!
• The “muscle team” who moved, loaded, hauled, and staged supplies: Mike Wise, Paul Favorite, Joel Bowers, and Jeremy Ivy
• Our packing and delivery volunteers:
Meg and Tom Beauchamp, Mary Smoak, Sandy Immerso, Jeff and Theresa Felzenberg, Ron Fischer, Ellen Ferreira, Pat Blum, Celeste Rubanick, Kendra and Jeremy Ivy, Carol Sharp, Isabel Huaman and Adam, Jeff Fargo, Rob and Christine Adams, Mike and Betty Wise — and sincere apologies to anyone my aging brain may have missed.
• The Village of Tewa volunteers, Elders, and Board, who always welcome us with gratitude, hospitality, and partnership.
• And a heartfelt bow to the amazing Tewa ladies who blessed us again this year with the best Indian tacos on earth and a masterclass in fry bread!
Finally, to my wife Milton, my steadfast partner in everything I do—and to my dear friend Jeremy Ivy, whose heart for giving never stops—thank you.
This was year nineteen. Together, we have built something meaningful, human, trusted, and good. And we’re not done yet.
With respect and deep gratitude,
Randy Crewse
Tewa Holiday Project