Thanksgiving Dinner
Dear Editor: The Salvation Army of Sitka would like to take the time to thank all of the volunteers who helped us serve over 320 people at the community Thanksgiving dinner. We could not have done it without you. Here are the names of those that volunteered.
Lynnda Strong, Joe and Angie Castro, Kelly van Frankenhuyzen, Alexa Sample, Andea Craig, Desmond C. McGraw, Paula McCarr, Lillian McCarr, Vickie Keele, DJ Brincefield, Debe Brincefield, Patann Thompson, Karen Lucas, Lisa Moore, David Moore, Greg Reynolds, Brenda Reynolds, Anita VanDycke, Brenda Reynolds, Natalie Howard, Frea Johnson, Kayla Mercullet, Skeena Hillaire, Marcia Strand, Amy, Jay, Ian and Katie Sweeney, Anthony and Joy Pancka, Amy Kipp Phillips, Jake Johnson (in memory of Ann Keener, Pete and Dixie Johnson), James Clare, Margie Esquiro, Pete Esquiro, Tony Esquiro, Patricia Welsh, Alene Henning, Aidan Hutchins, Brian Zwingelstein, Josephene M. Johnson, Stacy Johnson, Father Michael Boyle, Betty Jo Moore, Joan Bure, Ralph Jenkins, Linda Spearstra, Catherine and Oliver Thomas, Andrea Kris, Zackary Castro, David Rice, Ian DeTemple, and many others. Also would like to thank Baranof Brewing Company for the root beer, and McDonald’s for the orange drink.
The Bible states that we are to touch the forgotten and as we begin the holiday season we must remember that there are the forgotten out there that need to be remembered, no matter of their social status or lifestyle. Thank you.
Major Turnie Wright
Sitka Salvation Army
Food Summit
Dear Editor: The Sitka Food Assessment work group would like to express our deep gratitude to the following sponsoring organizations and individuals who made the inaugural Sitka Food Summit possible on Nov. 14.
To Alaskans Own, the Alaska Longline Fisherman’s Association, SEARHC’s Diabetes and Community Transformation programs, and the Sitka Local Foods Network, thank you for monetary support to create this seminal event. To the Daily Sentinel, Raven Radio, KIFW, Sitka Soup and Sitka.com for helping us to get the word out about the event. To Sitka Community Hospital’s Basement Bistro management and staff, Susan Hoyt, the Sitka Food Co-op, St. Peter’s Fellowship Farm, Mary Wood and Cathy Lieser, thank you for nourishing the participants with delicious food as well as some local food. To Mollie Kabler for keeping us on track as only a stellar moderator can do and Martha Pearson, Jasmine Shaw, Lauren Havens and Peter Bradley for serving as table hosts for the discussions. To the Centennial Hall staff, especially Dave, who worked with us to set up the space just the way we needed it for peak participation. To Clara Gray and Lauren Fetzer who helped ready all the flip charts for the event. To the UAF Cooperative Extension Service for providing “food” information. To Andrianna Natsoulas, Carole Knuth, Clara Gray, Walleen Whitson, Lauren Fetzer, Renae Mathson, Garrett Bauer, Sabrina Cimerol, Jean Frank, Carolyn Servid, Peter Bradley, Sherie Mayo, Kerry MacLane, Maybelle Filler, Michelle Putz, Lauren Havens, Abby Long, Caitlin Blaisdell, Marjorie Hennessy, Courtney Bobsin, Mary Wood and Tracy Gagnon for sticking with the food assessment project over the last year and contributing vital energy and expertise to this important community effort.
We look forward to having Sitka’s Food Assessment Indicator Report out in January 2014 to help guide further food system work in the community. It will be posted online at www.sitkalocalfoodsnetwork.org, www.islandinstitutealaska.org, and other interested organizations. A limited number of print copies will also be available. For more information, contact sitkafoodassessment@gmail.com. Eat well.
Lisa Sadleir-Hart, Coordinator,
Sitka Community Food Assessment
