Tag: Fundraising
Thank You!
by Jenny Chissus
To the generous and supportive community of Seldovia! This weekend we had the drawing for the Kindle Fire HDX. Our 7 students got out the door and made phone calls to relatives and friends, and sold $1,925 in tickets to raise funds to attend Close Up in Washington DC this April! Thankful for the anonymous donation of the Kindle Fire, all those monies go directly to funding travel, lodging and tuition expenses for the trip.
The winner’s name was drawn this past weekend at the High School Basketball tournament, and the winner was Jeanice Janes – Coach Mark Janes’ mother from Texas! Congratulations Jeanice! We want to sincerely thank all the generous folks who bought tickets from students, not only once, but twice and even three times! One local gal said “I’ll buy tickets from anyone who stops by the door to ask! I love to support our kids and our school and Close Up is a valuable trip! I just buy a few from each – spread it out a bit!”
Also, we had a baked goods sale that also included a wide variety of items from canned fish, bread, cookies, eclairs to brownies, piroshkis, and two beautiful handcrafted wood items built and donated by Dick Yingling to raise an additional $690!
So, thank you again to the entire community for your endless and continued support of our Susan B English students!
Thank You For Supporting our Fireworks Show
by Jenny Chissus
Thank you for supporting the Fireworks show for Seldovia’s New Year’s Eve Celebration!
The Swicks won’t be leaving for a few more days on their shopping trip to purchase all the fireworks up past Anchorage – so, if you still would like to support this community tradition, it is not too late! Please contact Alvin or Roberta Swick directly at 907-234-7473 to add to the fund! You may also mail a check to the Swicks at PO Box 112, Seldovia, Alaska 99663.
Thanks to the Swicks for continuing to make this event a possibility! Our job of sending a check their way is the easy part. The Swicks and the Giles have always handled the “legwork” of the celebration: the trip to purchase the fireworks, setting up the fireworks so that there is a constant and beautiful display for the whole community to enjoy, as well as the extensive clean up after the event into the early hours of the new year!! This year, Doug and Kathy are up in Anchorage – and will be sorely missed!
Thanks to all of the individuals and families that make this celebration possible and an awesome family memory for many Seldovians!
Thank you!
In the Media… Keefer receives National Award!
Check out this article in the Wall Street Journal recognizing our very own Keefer Brown, summer resident in Seldovia, as he is honored for a National Spirit of Community Award recognizing youth volunteers throughout the nation! Congratulations to Keefer!
Seldovia Time
