12 Wawein am Lelok ilo NWA “Lelak Juje”

Sandra Gibbons, translated by Janerose Ralpho

Kwoj kabok kilen am bok konaam ilo holiday season in?

Lelak Juje ej Novemba 30 raan. Emoj k am peke ta konij komane ilo season in lelok?


Ne koj konaan bok konaam m jiban ajejed jitobon lelak ilo season in (ako kojjab lukkin jela option kani am) jab ine. Jemaron lewaj ideas, enij inspire e kwe katakin kwe make, bok action, im koman elaplok eman ilo jukjuk bed eo am. 


Kin menin, clear schedule eo am im call ro mottam rebaak e kwe bwe ren join e kwe. Errein jet pepe nan jiban koman juon oktak ilo Northwest Arkansas.

12 wawein repidodo nan koman oktak ilo NWA (im ajejed jitobon holiday)

Goodwill AR ej kabok donations nan jiban bolster job training programs enij katlok riArkansas nan kabojrak employment barriers. Kobalak enij earn high school diploma, bok trade certification im training, ak undergo reentry servces nan ro elon aer criminal record.


Yio eo lak, Goodwil AR aer kake services nan 13,000 Arkansas im jiban 6,800 armij kon jikin jerbal. Im rekar jab maron komane ne ban kar jiban ko an aelop ilo jukjuk bed in adwoj.


Koban likit juon numba ilo value ilo jelalokjen im second chance. Nan melele ko relaplok kon Goodwill AR’s program, itok nan ijo nan detail kein.


Inkar likjab ne ikar jb kwalok kon mission eo an Center in: Kake juon jikin kojparok nan ajmour im kojatdikdik nan ritto ro im rej survivor nan sexual assault ak kabunono ko jet im nan ro rej epaake er, ilo aer jerbal e juon ilju im jeklaj nan aolep ikijen jelalokjen im awareness.


Yio eo lak, team edrik waan botaab ekajoor ekar handle 845 hotline calls, 1270 individual counseling session, im 116 kakolkol in forensic—services ko rej kake ilo ejjelok wonen nan aelop—im jeban kar komane ne eban kar jiban ko an jukjuk bed in adwoj.


Kwar k jela k wonen kakolkol in forensic ej $881.84? Aelop dolla ej tel nan koman oktak ilo mour ko an aelop survivors. Im fund kein rejjab ot jiban im kakajoor local survivors, ako rej katlok bwe jen jerbal aelop raan nan kabojrak perpetrators acoutable im koman juon bojrak nan cycle in violence ak joraan.


Ne koj konaan jiban fund services kein ad, kom ej invite kwe nan become juon Survivor Ally ijo komaron donate.


Arkansas Immigrant Defense (AID) ej aikui 30 armij nan sign up nan AID Amigo program ijo koj donate aelop allon.


Kon jonan ne $10 juon allon, konij erom juon AID Amigo im konij kake nan immigrant ilo jukjuk bed in kon resources ko nan jiban kejbarok ir jen deportation., unlawful labor practices, trafficking, abuse, neglect, & elaplok.


Tobrak in jaan ko enij tel nan initiative kein:


  • Jab jepel bamlee ko jen droon: kake 3 kain immigration relief avenues nan AID clients nan jiban ir m bamlee ko aer; ijo k ren jb mijak kon deportation
  • Kejbarok immigrants im Ajiri in Refugee: kake legal protection jen ajiri ro rej force ir nan jerbal ko reppen., sex trafficking, joreen jen parent ro, abandonment, im/ak neglect
  • Kakajoor Survivors in Violence im Abuse: kake legal services nan AID immigrant survivors in violence in jiban clients ilo aer break free jen cycle in abuse im katlok bwe ren aniemon


Crystal Bridges ej kake juon fundamental pillar ilo jukjuk bed eo ilo Northwest Arkansas, im sphere in social impact ej feat eo edrik. Botaab museum ejjab raise fund eniwot ro jet, ej kake access nan world-class suite in education im cultural resources nan aelop.


Jen Winter Break Wonders nan Drop-in Artmaking, bujin numba in family-friendly events ijo Crystal Bridges naj komane ilo ejjelok wonen nan aelop, kobalak enaj kake juon education lectures, seasonal exhibits, distinguished speaker events, im elaplok.


Juon visit nan Crystal Bridges ej juon iaan wāween ko nan jela aelop kain histories im jerbal ko an armij nan hail jen diverse cross-sections ilo lalin.


Jidrikin koman oktak ej kalek awareness nan e, im Crystal Bridges ej kake elon opportunities nan men kein.


5. Kendra Scott ilo Promenade

Ilo Novemba 30 im Decemba 1, patrons emaron tel nan ilowaan-mwon wia an Kendra Scott’s ilo Promenade location, im 20% in tobrak in sales rej tel nan Bellview Elementary ilo Rogers. Mention cause in ilo ien checkout.


Supporters maron bar wia online im kadrelon code: GIVEBACK-ANPJW, im Kendra Scott enij donate 20% in tobrak kein nej tel nan Bellview Elementary.


Juon gift nan Fayetteville Public Library ej katlok bwe aelop armij ilo jukjuk bed in naj kake bujin resources im program ko, ekoba bwebwenato ko weekly, workforce developement programs, private study rooms, im elaplok!


FPL’s visons ej wonmanlok im ej kake nan 77,000 patrons, im kon jiban ko am, FPL maron jiban nan advance mission in fostering learning, inspiring imagination, im kokal iliju im jaklej an aelop ilo Northwest Arkansas.


Part eo emmantata? Men eo dre konij aikuji ej card in library. Ne koj konaan jiban FPL im vision eo aer, elap an ruwainene.


Northwest Arkansas Food Bank aikuj non-perishable mona ak items nan jiban ro rej aikuj, im ejjelok donation edrik nan kake meals nan ro renij aikuj ilo allon ko remolo.


Jet iaan in-demand mona konij aikuj:


  • canned tuna im bao
  • canned vegetables (ejjelok salt)
  • canned fruit in light syrup
  • whole grain cereal
  • dried beans
  • oatmeal
  • pancake mix
  • paper goods
  • whole grain spaghetti
  • canned spaghetti sauce (low sodium)
  • peanut butter
  • brown im white rice
  • corn flour
  • whole wheat flour


Jouj in email food.drive@nwafoodbank.org ak visit page in nan melele ko relaplok nan jiban.


8. Local coffee shops

Airship, Red Kite, Onyx, Hail Fellow Well Met, 7 Brew—errein ej options ko ne konij konaan draak coffee ilo Northwest Arkansas. Men eo elap emman kon coffee shop kein ej jikin eo elap an popular nan am maron pay it forward ilo season in lelak. Kon menin, ij tomak emoj am ioon ak bed ilo ien eo ej walok.


Ta ej kijoor walok ilo ien? Ien eo koj jijjot ilo drive through elikin am order im ien eo kotobar jikin kolla. Kolak kolla, rej ba emoj an armij eo maanim kollaki order eo am! Kio, enij am turn nan kollaki order eo an armij eo likim.


Kio, ejjab aelop coffee shop elon aer drive-throughs, ako komaron kolla forward ilo am jutak ilo line en. Smile im bwebwenato ibben armij eo likim. Ne inij am turn in kolla, komaron kollaki order eo an armij en likim ilo jitobon Lelok Juje Juon kol epidodo nan am kafeel e juon armij.


NWA Equality ej kake juon jelalokjen, advocacy, resources, im service organizaton nan lesbian, gay, transgender im queer (LGBTQ) citizen in Benton and Washington Counties. 


Kobalok ilo aer kile ir enwiot juon ainkein nan ilo regional ikijen equality im inclusion, renij kake free HIV testing services, juon variety in support group, social im community outreach events, ekoba Season in Dickson Divas drag events.


Season in, komaron jiban Get Checked campaign, enij kake HIV im STD testing services nan ro renij aikuj. Juon donation in $25 emaron fund e wonen supply in juon test kit im facilitator expenses.


10. USPS, Waste Management, Door Dash

Impact in global pandemic ekar bin nan rijerbal ro rej jerbal ilo supply chain kein. Elak laplok an armij online shopping, grocery, im food delivery melelein rideliver im rijerbal ro jet rekar ioon elaplak consumer demands, im elaplok ilo ien holiday season.


Ne koj konaan kwalok am kile rideliver ro an USPS/FedEx, rideliver ro an Uber Eats ak Door Dash, ak rijerbal in Waste Management ro rej tok aelop week in jolak kobej im recyclables, komaron likit juon card in kamolol ak juon gift jidrik nan am surprise im kamonono kir.


Barnes im Noble ej bar jerbal. Konono nan library eo am m lale aikuj ko aer ak ta material ej bed ilo demand. Komaron wia am book jen local book shop, innem donate nan library.


Bar juon idea ej kwon jeki juon anonymous letta ak note nan juon stranger, share juon naan in kakajoor bwe ren monono. Ilo ien eo konij bar wia book, likit juon note nan ilo juon book nan kake juon surprise nan armij eo enij wiaki book en. Komaron bar likit juon gift card nan coffee.


Book donation im anonymous notes juon kol nan am komaron juon oktak.


12. The homeless

Northwest Arkansas emoj an lo juon oktak laplok ilo numba in homeless. Konij lo armij rej jutak ilo interstate exit im ilo juon stop light ko rebaak supercenter.


Local nonprofits eniwot New Beginnings rej jerbal aelop raan nan kake housing im services nan homeless ro bwe ren stable im bok opportunity nan juon transition nan society. Donate jaan im volunteer ien ko am nan organization kein maron juon waween eman nan jiban.


Bar juon idea nan kapoj jet care bag im likit ilo waa eo waam bwe kon bojak ne konij ioon juon armij rej aikuj. Ilo bag kein komaron likit toothbrush im toothpaste, travel-size deodorant im soap. bottled water, ṃōñā in kōtaan awa, jitọkin im kiḷōb, melele ko ikijen shelter im soup kitchen ko rebaak… jabdrewot emaron jiban nan stay warm im jiban ilo allon ko remolo.


Komaron bar donate mona an kidu ak treat ne ewor ibbam. Bujin katton, homeless rej kijoor bar inebata kon canine companion ko aer.


Im jemlok eo ne. 12 waween komaron bar lelak m bok konaam nan ajejjed jitobon lelak ilo Northwest Arkansas. Elon k idea rej resonate ibbam?


Comment im kwalok idea ko am ibbemi ikijen Lelak Juje, ak ne koj plan in celebrate occasion in. Kom monono in ronjake idea ko am ilo social media.


Ne elon am ien, kom monono ne konij share e list nan ro jet bwe ren bar bok konair im koman oktak ilo NWA. Monono in lelak!

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