Prudoe Bay Travels
Subject of Program
Jeff Budd will speak about his travels to Prudhoe Bay and back as part of Sitka Public Library’s Armchair Travels Speaker Series 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, via Zoom.
It is open to the public and participants must sign up by noon on the day of the event. For information or to register, contact Margot at 747-4020 or email margot.oconnell@cityofsitka.org.
Pick.Click.Give Supports
Sitka, State Nonprofits
As the year comes to a close, many Alaskans plan to file for their Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend. Residents can support a variety of local and state nonprofits through Pick.Click.Give, which is part of the filing process.
The PFD application period opens on Saturday, Jan. 1, and people have until midnight on Thursday, March 31, to submit applications. Applications can be filed online at http://pfd.alaska.gov.
In 2009, the state launched the charitable donations program to support Alaska-based nonprofits with donations in $25 increments from the PFD. In 2022, there are 23 nonprofits that do work in Sitka and 634 statewide participating in the program.
In 2021, Alaskans gave $3.04 million through the Pick.Click.Give. program, with nearly $100,000 of that supporting Sitka nonprofits.
Learn more about the Pick.Click.Give. program and participating nonprofits at http://www.pickclickgive.org.
This year, the 23 Sitka participating nonprofits are: 3 to 5 Preschool, Alaska Association for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, Alaska State Firefighters Association, Brave Heart Volunteers, Catholic Community Service Inc.
Also, Friends of Sitka Circus Arts, Friends of Sitka Public Library Inc., Kootznahoo Fortress of the Bear, Mount Edgecumbe Preschool Inc., Outer Coast, Raven Radio-KCAW/Coast Alaska, Sitka Historical Society Inc., Sitka Legacy Foundation–Alaska Community Foundation, Sitka Local Foods Network, Sitka Maritime Heritage Society, Sitka Sound Science Center, Sitka Summer Music Festival, Sitka Trail Works Inc.
Also, Sitkans Against Family Violence (SAFV), Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL), The Salvation Army-Sitka Corps, United Way of Southeast Alaska, and University of Alaska Southeast-Sitka Campus.
