Thanks to all who came out to the Peace Feast at Pioneer Park early last month. The weather was awesome and so were the invited speakers. There is so much good work being done in our community. It is inspiring to find out about it and to discover the inter-relationships between small non-profits making life in Fairbanks better.
The next big thing on the horizon is the Tanana Valley State Fair, which runs from Friday, July 26th through Sunday, August 4th this year. We will have a booth at the Fair, as we have for many years! We once again need people to staff the booth and meet the public. This is an opportunity to be Present for Peace at the biggest social gathering in interior Alaska. It is a remarkable opportunity to deepen our own understanding of what we mean by “Peace” and to exercise our ability to be people of Peace. Volunteer for one, two, or three shifts, meet the people, ask folks their opinions and experiences on current and historic issues. It is a rare opportunity for genuine communication.
Dates: Friday July 26 – Sunday August 4
Shifts: noon-3pm; 3-6pm; 6-10pm
The current volunteer schedule sheet is here.
You should be able to follow the “Open with Google Docs” link and add your name directly to the schedule sheet. It would help if you would also provide an email address or phone number. Anyone uncomfortable with providing contact info on a publicly accessible document can put their name in the appropriate spots on the document and email contact information to us at info@alaskapeace.org. Those who don’t want to deal with Google Docs at all can email us information about which shifts you would like to cover and we’ll add it to the schedule (without contact info). We need to have at least one person per shift; it would be nice if we are able to have two people per shift. We really appreciate all of you who come out for this!
On another note, organizing the Peace Feast and maintaining a presence at events such as Earth Day, Arbor Day, the Tanana Valley Fair, and the Renewable Energy Fair requires a lot of organizing, a lot of help and enthusiasm from many people, and, yes, money. Maintaining a website, maintaining our obligations as a charitable entity in the State of Alaska, maintaining an office where we can keep things and organize from, publicizing our events, booth fees at the Fair, all require a certain amount of money. We greatly appreciate the people who have already responded financially to our recent newsletter. If you would like to make a donation you can send a check to Alaska Peace Center, 3535 College Road Suite 203, Fairbanks, AK 99709-3722 or donate through PayPal. We very much appreciate your support.
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