Alaskans gave charitable gifts to their favorite nonprofit causes through Pick Click Give in record numbers this year, according to data provided by the Permanent Fund Dividend Division of the Alaska State Department of Revenue. As of April 1, 2012, the close of the regular three-month filing period for the annual Permanent Fund Dividend, over 23,000 individuals had pledge over 37,000 gifts to over 400 nonprofit organizations totaling $2,200,800.

These figures represent 110 percent of this year’s campaign goal of $2 million, and an increase of nearly 50 percent over last year’s total.

“These cash donations represent true acts of kindness,” said Cassandra Stalzer, communications manager at Rasmuson Foundation. “Alaskans’ unique quality of life is directly linked to the health of our nonprofit sector, and Pick. Click. Give. provides a safe and easy way to support the causes we care about.”

 ”Our participation rate of 4.2 percent makes Pick Click Give one of the most successful fundraising campaigns in the United States of America,” added Stalzer.

Last year, 19,000 Alaskans raised $1.5 million for nonprofits, community foundations and the University of Alaska campuses through Pick. Click. Give. In 2010, 9,500 Alaskans donated a total of $927,000 and in 2009, the program’s first year, 5,500 people gave $545,000.

 More information on Pick. Click. Give. can be found at www.PickClickGive.org and on Facebook.

About Pick. Click. Give.

The Pick. Click. Give. statewide outreach campaign is made possible through financial support from the Alaska Children’s Trust, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, Atwood Foundation, BP Alaska, ConocoPhillips Alaska, ExxonMobil, Mat-Su Health Foundation, Northrim Bank, Providence Health + Services Alaska and Rasmuson Foundation. Also providing generous amounts of in-kind support are the Alaska Public Radio Network, Regal Entertainment Group/CIRI, The Alaska Club, Alaska Aces, Nerland Agency and Wells Fargo Bank Alaska. Pick. Click. Give. is coordinated through a partnership including the Permanent Fund Dividend Division of the Alaska Department of Revenue, Rasmuson Foundation, The Foraker Group, United Way of Anchorage and Alaska Community Foundation.

Attention Alaska Procrastinators: You have less than a week to apply for the 2012 Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) before the annual 11:59 p.m. March 31 filing deadline. Filers this week also have an opportunity to be part of something bigger – exceeding the $2 million goal for donations to nonprofits via the PFD Charitable Contributions Program Pick. Click. Give. (PCG)

 “Alaskans who have already filed for their dividend can still go back and make donations to Pick. Click. Give. causes across the entire state. It’s as simple as visiting the PFD Division website and clicking on the Add or change Charitable Pledges link to add a gift,” said Jordan Marshall, Initiatives and Special Projects Manager at Rasmuson Foundation. “Tens of thousands of Alaskans are already making a difference in their communities through simple gifts from their dividends.”

With the dividend application deadline looming, organizers announced today that, according to the Permanent Fund Dividend Division, as of Tuesday morning, March 27, a total of $2,038,675 has been pledged by 21,700 Alaskans making 34,801 pledges to hundreds of Pick. Click. Give. nonprofits, community foundations and the University of Alaska campuses. A total of 507,510 PFD applications have been filed thus far in 2012.

Examples of how Pick. Click. Give. dollars are put to good use are found in the attached “2012 Pick.Click.Give. Social Services” document. The attachment highlights stories of impact from several organizations providing emergency and transitional services to Alaska’s vulnerable populations (i.e., Abused Women’s Aid in Crisis (AWAIC), Bean’s Café, Catholic Social Services, Covenant House Alaska, The Salvation Army, and Stone Soup Group).

For point-in-time data on each participating nonprofit, please see attached spreadsheet. Please note additional worksheets show regional performance breakouts and ranking by dollars per nonprofit.

To file for the PFD, go to http://www.pfd.alaska.gov. More information on Pick. Click. Give. can be found at www.PickClickGive.org and on Facebook.

 Last year, 19,000 Alaskans raised $1.5 million through Pick. Click. Give. In 2010, 9,500 Alaskans donated a total of $927,000 and in 2009 (the first year of the program), 5,500 people gave $545,000.

The Pick. Click. Give. statewide outreach campaign is made possible through financial support from the Alaska Children’s Trust, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, Atwood Foundation, BP Alaska, ConocoPhillips Alaska, ExxonMobil, Mat-Su Health Foundation, Northrim Bank, Providence Health + Services Alaska and Rasmuson Foundation. Also providing generous amounts of in-kind support are the Alaska Public Radio Network, Regal Entertainment Group/CIRI, The Alaska Club, Alaska Aces, Nerland Agency and Wells Fargo Bank Alaska. Pick. Click. Give. is coordinated through a partnership including the Permanent Fund Dividend Division of the Alaska Department of Revenue, Rasmuson Foundation, The Foraker Group, United Way of Anchorage and Alaska Community Foundation.

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Anchorage taxpayers have just three more weeks to file their Federal Income Taxes, but there is still plenty of opportunity to have them done accurately and free of charge, thanks to United Way of Anchorage and partners like AARP-Tax Aide.

Alaskans can take advantage of the Anchorage Free Income Tax Preparation Program at eight sites around Anchorage through April 17th. Tax sites are located at Anchorage Senior Activity Center, the University of Alaska Anchorage, First Free Methodist Church, Northeast Community Center, Spenard Rec Center, the AARP State Office, Credit Union 1-Mountain View, Crosspoint Community Church and on military bases. Days and hours vary, so check the schedule at www.FreeTaxPrepANC.com or call 2-1-1 to determine the date, time and location that is best for you.

One more Super Saturday event will be held on Saturday, March 31st at Crosspoint Community Church in south Anchorage. Bring the whole family for fun children’s activities, informational booths staffed by community service providers and local nonprofits, free money saving seminars and the opportunity to get your taxes done for free (hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., come early if you want to have your taxes done). The Super Saturday site is disability accessible and a sign language interpreter will be available throughout the day.

Anchorage residents also can take advantage of the new FAST Tax Site also at Gateway Learning Center, 801 Karluk Street, where filers will have access to free computers and volunteers who can assist them in getting started with filing their taxes online.

The Anchorage Free Income Tax Preparation Program has set a goal of helping 4,500 area residents file their taxes (not counting military bases) in 2012. Last tax season, Alaskans who filed from free local tax preparation sites saved more than $900,000 in preparation costs while being guided to over $1.7 million in Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) and ultimately receiving more than $10 million in returns.

Taxpayers have until April 17 to file their tax returns this year because of Emancipation Day, a holiday observed in the District of Columbia which falls on Friday, April 15.

Free tax preparation in Anchorage is made possible by a collaboration between United Way of Anchorage, the IRS, AARP Tax-Aide, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), the University of Alaska Anchorage, Wal-Mart Foundation, the National Disability Institute, the faith-based community, individual volunteers, nonprofits and government service providers.

For more details on tax preparation sites, contact Alaska 2-1-1 by dialing 2-1-1 or 1-800-478-2221, join us on Facebook and visit the website at www.freetaxprepANC.com.

About United Way of Anchorage

United Way of Anchorage works to advance the common good by creating opportunities for a better life for all by focusing on the three key building blocks for a good life: education, income and health. The goal is to create lasting changes that prevent problems from happening in the first place. United Way invites everyone to be part of the change. GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER. LIVE UNITED. Please visit LIVEUNITEDANCHORAGE.org.

The snow is only melting slowly, so it’s a bit early for gardening and flowers, but it’s not too early to start planning for summer fun. The place to start is the Great Alaska Sportsman Show, March 29th through April 1st in Anchorage.

For the 29th year, more than 400 vendors will pack Sullivan Arena, the outdoor tent and both sides of Boeke Ice Arena for Alaska’s largest trade show. Attend one or more of the 100 free seminars, get the kids over to the Trout Pond or archery range and take advantage of show-only specials on outdoor gear and services.

“We have more than 50 new vendors at this year’s show, and a completely new lineup of seminars, so we promise great information for newbies as well as for the seasoned sportsmen and women who have been coming to the show for years,” said Steve Shepherd, president of Aurora Productions, Inc.

The 29th annual Great Alaska Sportsman Show runs for four full days: Thursday, March 29th from 4 to 9 p.m.; Friday, March 30th from 12 noon to 9 p.m.; Saturday, March 31st from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and, Sunday, April 1st from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $11 for adults, $3 for kids 12 and under and $6 for parking. Save the
parking fee by riding the free Shuttle Express, courtesy of Premier Alaska Tours. Buses will run 60 minutes prior to opening and 60 minutes after the show closes each day from La Z Boy at University Center and from Burlington at Northway Mall.

Other features at the Great Alaska Sportsman Show include a full schedule of seminars led by Fisheries Biologists and others with the Alaska Department of Fish & Game. The Alaska Bird Treatment & Learning Center will have daily owl and raptor demos. Fly fishers will want to practice and attend hands-on demos, and kids 12 and under have an opportunity to catch a fish in the Kid’s Fishing Pond.

A complete special section, with a list of vendor booths, seminars, informational articles and more will be inserted into the Anchorage Daily News on Sunday, March 25th, and will be available online at www.adn.com. For more information about the 2012 Great Alaska Sportsman Show, visit www.greatalaskasportsmanshow.com or call Aurora Productions at (907) 562-9911.

Aurora Productions, Inc. has been producing trade shows in Alaska since 1983. In addition to the Great Alaska Sportsman Show, the company organizes the Alaska Women’s Show, the Winter Recreation and Travel Show and the Great Alaska Beer and Barley Wine Festival.

Girl Scout Cookie® sales have begun in Alaska. A new flavor, the ability to pay by credit card and the Cookie App are just three reasons why Alaskans will find it easier to buy cookies this year. The $760 million Girl Scout cookie program is the largest girl-led business in the country and more than 3,000 Alaska girls will learn important lessons about setting goals, making decisions, people skills, managing money and business ethics by selling cookies. They’ll also earn critical funding for things like camp, troop travel and projects.

This year in Alaska, more than 150 troops will allow customers to pay by credit card. The Girl Scouts are using a credit card swiper for smartphones that makes it easy to process payments. In the past, cookie buyers had to pay with cash or a check only.
In 2012, Girl Scouts are offering a new lemon cookie, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouting. Savannah Smiles™ is a lemon wedge cookie that is cool and crisp, with just the right number of lemon chips to deliver tiny bursts of flavor. When you hold it right, you’ll also be reminded of that world-famous “Brownie smile.” This lemon cookie, named after the birthplace of Girl Scouts Founder Juliette Low, will only be offered this year to commemorate the Girl Scout centennial.

The free Cookie Locator App for iPhone® and Android™ (introduced last year) also allows people to search for cookie sales in their neighborhood, either by GPS, zip code or city. The App also allows you to map your way to a cookie booth and share the results with friends and/or add the sales to your calendar automatically. Cookie Locator also allows you to discover your Cookie Personality and to share it on Facebook, Twitter or email. The free Cookie Locator App can be downloaded in the iTunes Store or Android Marketplace or by calling **GSCOOKIES from your mobile phone. Even without an iPhone or Android, Cookie Locator works with Web-enabled smart phones. Go to http://mobile.littlebrownie.com or call **GSCOOKIES from your mobile phone. For more information, visit the Little Brownie website.

No university has produced as many female business owners as the Girl Scout Cookie Program. This year, Girl Scouts of Alaska has set an impressive goal to sell more than 560,796 boxes of cookies at $4 per box, a 3 percent increase over 2011. Girls pre-sold nearly 355,513 boxes, and they’ll begin selling another 235,283 boxes in public places like grocery stores and malls beginning Saturday, Feb. 25. Store sales, at many Carr’s and Fred Meyer grocery store locations, New Sagaya Midtown and Northway and Sear’s Mall to name a few, will continue through March 25th. Of every box sold $2.99 stays right here in Alaska and is used to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

Alaskans who want to support Girl Scouts, but who don’t want to eat cookies can donate their purchase to the “Gift of Caring” Program. Those cookies will be donated to local charities such as Bean’s Café or Kids Kitchen, or will be sent via Operation Morale
Boost to military troops overseas. In 2011, 4,327 boxes of cookies were donated to community groups across the country through this program. Donated cookies can be tax deductible, check with your accountant or tax attorney.

Cookies available this year include Savannah Smiles™, Thin Mints, Samoas® (caramel, coconut and chocolate), Trefoils (shortbread), Tagalongs® (peanut butter patties), Do-Si-Dos® (peanut butter sandwich), Dulce de Leche and Thank U Berry Munch™. The two most popular cookies in Alaska are Thin Mints and Samoas.
Learn more about Girl Scout cookies on Facebook or follow Girl Scouts on Twitter.
Girl Scouts of Alaska serves 6,160 girls from Bethel to Ketchikan. Everything Girl Scouts do is based on three keys to leadership: Discover, Connect and Take Action. Girl Scouts is committed to developing girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. Learn more at www.girlscoutsalaska.org.

Anchorage residents have a chance to gain new insights into what it’s like living in Iran, could be introduced to a different type of book — the graphic novel — and can discuss and attend events associated with the book by participating in the 2012 Anchorage Reads program.

Each year, the Anchorage Public Library chooses one book and encourages everyone in the city to read it to promote literacy and build community by encouraging people of all ages and backgrounds to engage in a shared reading experience.
This year’s Anchorage Reads book, The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a memoir that opens with her childhood in Iran during the tumultuous era that saw the overthrowing of the Shah, the Iranian Revolution, the rise of Ayatollah Khomeini and the war with Iraq.

“We hope Alaskans will take advantage of this opportunity to share a book and discuss it with their friends and throughout community,” said Toni McPherson, community relations coordinator with Anchorage Public Library.
This is the sixth year the Anchorage Public Library has organized Anchorage Reads, which is sponsored by Target. Hope is that by choosing The Complete Persepolis, people will learn more about Iran, will examine the up-and-coming form of storytelling, and have a chance to explore how a graphic novel is created and its unique value as literature.

Over the next six weeks, Alaska Public Library neighborhood libraries, partnering with local businesses and nonprofit groups, will hold a variety of special events celebrating Anchorage Reads 2012. The events begin with a kick-off book discussion on Feb. 2 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Stevens Room at Loussac Library. Other events planned include book discussions, Persepolis Jeopardy, comic workshops and a World Affairs Council lecture. There also will be screenings of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize film based on the book. The first volume of the book, Persepolis, which details Satrapi’s experience until she leaves Iran at age 14, is on the reading list for 9th graders in the Anchorage School District.

To access Anchorage Reads resource materials inlcuding maps, an Iranian historic timeline and lists of similar books and films, visit www.anchoragelibrary.org and join us on Facebook.

Kathy Day Public Relations (KD/PR) Virtual has been selected for the 2011 Best of Anchorage Award in the Business Consultants category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

The USCA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2011 USCA Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USCA and data provided by third parties.

About KD/PR Virtual

KD/PR Virtual is Alaska’s only virtual public relations firm. Established in 2000, KD/PR Virtual is made up of 12 senior level communications professionals who offer everything a traditional PR firm provides, except for the building. The firm has won numerous awards for its excellence in media relations, collateral development, crisis communications and special event planning from the Public Relations Society of America-Alaska Chapter.  Learn more at www.KDPRVirtual.com

About U.S. Commerce Association (USCA)

U.S. Commerce Association (USCA) is a New York City based organization funded by local businesses operating in towns, large and small, across America. The purpose of USCA is to promote local business through public relations, marketing and advertising.

The USCA was established to recognize the best of local businesses in their community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations, chambers of commerce and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to be an advocate for small and medium size businesses and business entrepreneurs across America.

Kenai River Sportfishing Association (KRSA) is extremely concerned that the lower end of the escapement goal range for late-run king salmon in the Kenai River will not be achieved. Today, the board of directors of the state’s largest sportfishing organization unanimously approved a vote of no confidence in the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) Commissioner Cora Campbell and fishery division directors.

Read the entire news release here

In celebration of Macy’s 85th anniversary, Alaskans are invited to join macy’s Great American Elf Adventure. Come to the event, Sat. Aug. 20th at Anchorage Town Square from 12 noon to 5 p.m. to get an elf that you can decorate and enter in the contest. Anchorage Macy’s Event-Media Advisory

Kenai River Jr Classic – media advisory

More than 100 Alaskans, policymakers and business leaders participated in the annual Kenai River Sportfishing Association (KRSA) Kenai River Classic this week. Each gained a better understanding of the importance of fish conservation and habitat restoration on the Kenai, and at the same time helped to support the local economy. The three-day fundraising event, held July 8-10, contributed more than $500,000 to the Kenai/Soldotna economy thorugh participant lodging, food, guides, tours and transportation.

Read Full News Release here

Did the little Girl Scout who used to live next door graduate or forget to take your cookie order this year? Have you already eaten your hidden stash of Girl Scout cookies, but wish you had more? You’re in luck – but act fast.

Girl Scouts of Alaska has a few more cases of Samoas, Thin Mints and Tagalongs. The cookies will be sold by the case on a first-come, first-served basis next week, May 9-13. Just come to the Girl Scouts of Alaska office at 3911 Turnagain Blvd. East between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, May 9 to 13. Cookies cost $48 per case, and each case has 12 boxes of cookies. Of every case sold, $36.12 stays right here in Alaska and is used to fulfill the Girl Scout mission to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

Complete News Release

Wolf Print Photo One of Several To Go On Display at Smithsonian Museum through September

Anchorage-based Photographer Carl Johnson has won the “Environmental Issues” award in the 2010 Windland Smith Rice International Awards sponsored by Nature’s Best Photography magazine. Johnson’s photo “Wolf Tracks on Ice” is one of 18 award winners that went on display at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History April 16.

Full News Release

Media Advisory

Kenai Peninsula~ Governor Sean Parnell has proclaimed April “Bear Awareness Month” in Alaska. April is when bears typically begin emerging from their dens looking for food for themselves and their young. During Bear Awareness Month and throughout the year, Alaskans need to remember to secure attractants such as garbage, bird seed and pet food so bears aren’t attracted to our homes, neighborhoods, camps or cabins.

News Release

New Apps Make It Even Easier to Find Cookies

Girl Scout Cookies® have arrived in Alaska, and now it’s easier than ever to find out where to buy them. The new, free Cookie Locator App for iPhone® and Android™ allows you to search for cookie sales in your neighborhood, either by GPS, zip code or city. The App also allows you to map your way to a cookie booth and share the results with friends and/or add the sales to your calendar automatically.

News Release

Media Advisory for Women of Science & Technology Day

Media advisory for Valentines Treats demo

During tough times and cold winters, every dollar counts for Alaskans. That’s why United Way of Anchorage and partners like AARP-Tax Aide offer free tax preparation for qualified Alaskans each tax season, keeping millions of dollars in the pockets of hardworking families and in our community.

This tax season, Alaskans can take advantage of free tax preparation at eight sites around Anchorage and at three Super Saturday events. Last tax season, nearly 6,000 Alaskans filed from free local tax preparation sites, saving more than $600,000 in preparation costs while being guided to an average of $1,925 in Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) and ultimately receiving more than $9.6 million in returns.

News Release

Robot Rendezvous – Media Advisory

Media Advisory for Robot Rendezvous

Project organizers say early 2011 Pick. Click. Give participation figures are extremely encouraging. As of today, 81,805 Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) applications have been filed online with 2,975 individuals making 4,414 pledges for a total of $224,475.

Participation Release – 1-5-11 – FINAL

ANCHORAGE – A “YES” vote on Prop B is a yes to Alaska jobs, the economy and to the importance of education in the state. That’s the message the Y.E.S. on Prop B campaign is beginning to share this week as it seeks to educate voters before the election on Nov. 2.

“Prop B revitalizes three K-12 rural schools, improves University facilities and has no impact on local property taxes,” said Arliss Sturgulewski, co-chair of the Yes on Prop B campaign.  “We encourage voters to get educated about this ballot initiative, and how important its passage is to everyone in the state.”

ANCHORAGE – Prepare to be wowed Anchorage! The biggest circus ever to come to the state will perform in Alaska Oct. 2-21, 2010, including six shows at Dena’ina Center in Anchorage on Oct. 16 and 17^th. Tickets for Anchorage shows are now on sale.

Special performances include Michael Kiss, with a moving musical tribute to an American legend — Michael Jackson and The Montalvo Troupe, showcasing synchronized acrobatic skill on a 30-foot human-powered “Wheel of Death” and demonstrating their strength, courage and perfect timing on “The Flying Trapeze.” A total of 32 shows are scheduled across nine Alaskan cities in October including Fairbanks, Wasilla, Soldotna, Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, Anchorage, Kodiak and Nome.

PALMER – The Alaska State Fair has completed a review of the actions taken last Thursday, August 26, when Sidney Hill was arrested after he caused a disturbance on the fairgrounds while carrying a large political sign.  An edited video of Hill’s protest and subsequent arrest was posted on YouTube. Hill has since been charged with three misdemeanor crimes.

AK State Fair News Release

Prepare to be wowed Alaska! The biggest circus ever to come to the state will perform, October 2-21, 2010 and tickets are on sale now.

Special performances include Michael Kiss, with a moving musical tribute to an American legend — Michael Jackson and The Montalvo Troupe, showcasing synchronized acrobatic skill on a 30-foot human-powered “Wheel of Death” and demonstrating their strength, courage and perfect timing on “The Flying Trapeze.” A total of 32 shows are scheduled across nine Alaskan cities in October including Fairbanks, Wasilla, Soldotna, Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, Anchorage, Kodiak and Nome.

Great American Circus – News Release

Kenai River Sportfishing Association (KRSA) recognized three of its stand-out volunteers this week. Jim Wentworth and Dave and Betty Lowery were named the nonprofit organization’s “Volunteers of the Year” at the annual Volunteer Appreciation Picnic at Soldotna Elks Lodge.

Volunteers of the Year – News Release

The Foraker Group will bring in leadership experts from around the country to offer Alaska nonprofits strategies for creating healthier staff, organizations and communities. The event will be in the Egan Center in Anchorage on Sept. 20-21, 2010.

Foraker Leadership Summit News Release

You don’t always catch fish on the Kenai River, but today, that wasn’t a problem for 140 Southcentral Alaska kids. Youth from the Armed Services YMCA and Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula participated in the 4th Annual Kenai River Jr. Classic. They caught more than 150 silver and pink salmon. Organized by the Kenai River Sportfishing Association (KRSA), the annual event aims to expose kids to sportfishing, and to learn about the river’s ecology, fish and safe boating.

Kenai River Jr. Classic – News Release

Alaska media are invited to come cover the Kenai River Jr. Classic this Wednesday. More than 150 kids from Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula and the Armed Services YMCA will get to fish for silver and pink salmon on the Kenai River at the Kenai River Sportfishing Association event.

Kenai River Jr. Classic – Media Advisory

ANCHORAGE – Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska, LLC (CINGSA), a joint venture between SEMCO Energy, Inc. (SEMCO) and MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company (MidAmerican), announced today it has filed a certificate application with the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) to construct, own and operate an underground natural gas storage system in the Cook Inlet region of Southcentral Alaska.

Natural Gas Storage Filed with RCA – news release

For the 17^th year, residents of the Kenai/Soldotna area teamed up with Kenai River Sportfishing Association (KRSA) to present a successful annual Kenai River Classic.

Money raised during the event, through sponsorships, participation fees and the banquet and auction will go toward habitat restoration, angler access, education, fisheries management and research projects along the Kenai River, and other Southcentral Alaska watersheds.

2010 Kenai River Classic News Release

Sheraton Employees Say No To Union-News Release

After 17 years as one of Alaska’s most successful trade shows, the spring Alaska Women’s Show is dead. Aurora Productions, Inc., producer of the Alaska Women’s Show, was notified May 27th that the Municipality of Anchorage will not allow the event to be held in Sullivan Arena in April or May, due to a new “exclusive agreement” with the Alaska ACES hockey.

Women’s Show Cancelled – News Release

The Sheraton Anchorage Hotel & Spa has filed a complaint with the Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board after General Manager Denis Artiles received death threats over a four-hour period on June 2nd. Eggs were thrown on Artiles’ door and he received numerous death threat phone calls between 1:30 and 5 a.m. on Wednesday. This is the second time Artiles has received death threats, the first time was in March this year.  Both incidents have been reported to the Anchorage Police Department.

Also last week, the Sheraton lost a key contract when the Louisiana Center for Women & Government cancelled its National Leadership Summit that was scheduled to be held at the hotel June 3-5. The meeting moved to the Anchorage Downtown Marriott (a non-union hotel) after event organizers wrote a letter to the Sheraton stating that “panelists/speakers and attendees received threatening phone calls from the labor union coordinator on May 25….”

Threats News Release

Pick. Click. Give. Extended News Release

990 Alert for Alaska Nonprofits-News Release

May Treatment Foster Parent Month – News Release

Habitat Restoration Study-News Release

APU Honors Assembly – Media Advisory

Women of Science Mat-Su – Media Advisory

Sheraton Anchorage Hotel & Spa – News Release

Legislature Extends PCG – News Release

Alaska Women’s Show News Release

RCA Approves Expansion-News Release

MAP APL-8 GSA News Release

Sensory Safari & Fishing – Media Advisory

Girl Scout and NAWIC event – Media Advisory

Pick. Click. Give. Donation Numbers News Release

Women of Science Kodiak on 4/3/10 – Media Advisory