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2023 Highlights & 2024 Priorities

Feb 6, 2024

Find out about APICDA’s community-led priorities in the winter edition of The Aleutian Wave newsletter.

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Check out our updated APICDA website featuring a g

Check out our updated APICDA website featuring a great photo of Regan Hoblet, captured by Alanna Kochuten for the 2023 Photo Contest. Alanna earned $300 for this winning submission. Want to see your photos showcased? Submit your best 15 images of the region to photos@apicda.com by September 30 for a chance to win. Congratulations, Alanna!
https://www.apicda.com/photo-contest/

It’s photo contest time! In 2023, APICDA awarded

It’s photo contest time! In 2023, APICDA awarded $8,900 in prize money for terrific photos like this one submitted by Ram Papish, featuring Chipper and Jillian Lestenkof playing fish tag at St. George’s Seabird Youth Network. To participate, please submit up to 15 of your best, high-resolution images to photos@apicda.com by September 30.

https://www.apicda.com/photo-contest/

As our region gears up for the fishing season that

As our region gears up for the fishing season that is opening soon, APICDA is focused on providing market access for our fishing communities. New this year, in the absence of Peter Pan, our board approved partnering with Silver Bay Seafoods to provide ice, a market, and services for fishermen in Nelson Lagoon. The fish will be sold in Nelson Lagoon and tendered to False Pass for processing. This is a challenging time for the fishing industry and coastal communities, and APICDA remains committed to providing economic stability for the communities in our region.

📸: Angela Johnson, commercial fishermen from Nelson Lagoon, photo by Katie Johnson.

It’s graduation season, and APICDA proudly joins

It’s graduation season, and APICDA proudly joins in celebrating the achievements of our scholarship recipients among this year’s college graduates. Congratulations to Julieanne Berikoff, Rissa Bucaneg, Ariel Go, Jr., Danielle Merculief, Payten Stroud, Alleri Tungul, and Kiara Villamor! For those planning to attend college this fall, please note the upcoming scholarship deadlines below.
Monday, June 3, at 5 p.m.: Haginaa Kidul (Helping to Grow) College Scholarship Monday, July 1, at 5 p.m.: Emil Berikoff Sr. Memorial Scholarship

We are excited to be out in the region this week f

We are excited to be out in the region this week for a spring visit! The first stop today for our board and executive team members is Nelson Lagoon. Our board has proposed hosting APICDA’s traditional Anchorage-based community conference every other year, allowing us to balance the conference with an opportunity to visit residents in their home communities. Our plan is to also visit False Pass, St. George, and Nikolski this week and be back in May for Atka, Akutan, and Unalaska. Special thanks to the local Fishermen’s Associations for hosting community meetings and to APICDA’s CLOs for all their ground support!

Announcement: July 1, 2024, is APICDA’s Emil Ber

Announcement: July 1, 2024, is APICDA’s Emil Berikoff Sr. Memorial Scholarship (EBMS) deadline. This college scholarship is available to the following APICDA communities: Akutan, Atka, False Pass, Nelson Lagoon, Nikolski, St. George, and Unalaska.

To apply, please visit: https://www.apicda.com/scholarships/

📸: David Ravenscroft, of Akutan, is wrapping up his freshman year at UAF with support from APICDA’s scholarship program. He is pursuing an A.A. in Human Services and planning to get his B.A. in Social Work by the spring of 2027, with the goal of becoming a substance use counselor.

Today, our Program team was delighted to be in Sit

Today, our Program team was delighted to be in Sitka, alongside APIA and TAF, at Mt. Edgecumbe’s Tribal Resource & Career Fair. It was a fantastic opportunity to connect with students from our region and share valuable information about the opportunities available to help them explore different avenues for growth and success.

📸: Nadia from Atka with Celeste

APICDA’s Winter Photo Contest closes this Thursd

APICDA’s Winter Photo Contest closes this Thursday, February 29! Photos@apicda.com

APICDA is pleased to share this sweet photo of Iva

APICDA is pleased to share this sweet photo of Ivaan and his snow buddy from Atka to remind you that the APICDA Winter Photo Contest closes in one week! This contest provides an additional opportunity to earn prize money by submitting winter images and photos of holiday events. To participate, please submit up to 15 of your finest high-resolution, unaltered images capturing winter life in Atka, False Pass, Nelson Lagoon, Nikolski, St. George, and Unalaska. Thank you!
The winter contest deadline is Thursday, February 29, 2024. Please submit images to photos@apicda.com
Photo submitted by Crystal Dushkin

APICDA ❤️s the Aleutian/Pribilof region! Happy

APICDA ❤️s the Aleutian/Pribilof region! Happy Valentine’s Day!
📷: Isabella at Korovin Beach, submitted by Mellisa Golodoff

The APICDA Winter Photo Contest provides an additi

The APICDA Winter Photo Contest provides an additional opportunity to earn prize money by submitting winter images and photos of holiday events. To participate, please submit up to 15 of your finest high-resolution, unaltered images capturing winter life in Atka, False Pass, Nelson Lagoon, Nikolski, St. George, and Unalaska.
The winter contest deadline is Thursday, February 29, 2024.

It’s summer intern recruitment time at APICDA! E

It’s summer intern recruitment time at APICDA! Earn wages while you learn! The priority deadline for the 12-week internship program that runs through the summer is March 15, 2024.

We're delighted to have fishermen from Atka, Nelso

We're delighted to have fishermen from Atka, Nelson Lagoon, False Pass, and St. George participating in the Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit (AYFS) this week! It was great to visit with the group last night for a meet & greet at the Anchorage office. The AYFS provides training, information, and networking opportunities for commercial fishermen early in their careers.

There are just 10 days left to submit your high-re

There are just 10 days left to submit your high-resolution photos to the APICDA Photo Contest to be eligible for placement in our 2024 calendar. Last year, our region's photographers earned nearly $8,000 in photo prize money. For details and eligibility, please visit: https://www.apicda.com/photo-contest/
Submissions are due Saturday, Sept. 30th, to photos@apicda.com.

📸: 2023 APICDA Calendar

It's time to start submitting your high-resolution

It's time to start submitting your high-resolution photos to the APICDA Photo Contest to be eligible for placement in the 2024 calendar. Last year, our region's photographers earned nearly $8,000 in photo prize money. For details and eligibility, please visit: https://www.apicda.com/photo-contest/
Submissions are due Saturday, Sept. 30th, to photos@apicda.com.

Our programs team had a fantastic visit to Nikolsk

Our programs team had a fantastic visit to Nikolski this week! They hosted a productive community meeting and discussed APICDA's wide range of programs. In addition, they organized an activity with the kiddos and delivered backpacks filled with new school supplies.
APICDA greatly values the opportunity to visit our member communities and engage in meaningful conversations with residents to gather feedback, answer questions, and strengthen connections. Thanks, Nikolski, for the warm welcome!

It's a busy month for Culture Camps in the region!

It's a busy month for Culture Camps in the region! As we plan for the 2024 APICDA Calendar, we would be thrilled to include a Culture Camp photo composite page that showcases the vibrant spirit of these events. In addition to this special request, APICDA is always grateful to receive submissions of fishing photos, scenics, and images of community life. High-resolution photos are due to photos@apicda.com by Sept. 30. Please see the contest requirements at the link below.

https://www.apicda.com/photo-contest/

📸: Camp Qungaayux̂ participants, 2021, by Kanesia McGlashan-Price

The Aleutian Marketplace is delighted to announce

The Aleutian Marketplace is delighted to announce that Wells Fargo has made a significant contribution to the 2024 Micro Grant program. We are grateful for Wells Fargo's continued partnership in the Aleutian Marketplace initiative, aimed at fostering economic growth in the region and providing resources for small businesses. Their ongoing support has allowed the Aleutian Marketplace to make investments in numerous regional businesses and offer a range of educational webinars and workshops focused on small business development.

As we gear up for the launch of the 2024 program in January, we encourage you to join us in supporting the entrepreneurs who have received grants in 2022 and 2023. By supporting these businesses, you are playing an active role in strengthening the local economy. Below are the Aleutian Marketplace Micro Grant recipients from the past two years:

Dave Rave Photography, Akutan
Aleutian Beats Drums, Akutan
Aleutian Sisu, Nikolski
Precision Air Inc., Nelson Lagoon
R&C Ice Cream & Bakery, King Cove
Coco by the Sea, King Cove
CCFM Filters, King Cove
The Shop, Sand Point
Anne's Cookbook, Sand Point
Artemie Kalmakoff, Jr., Commercial Fishing, Sand Point
Done Rite Contracting, Sand Point
Sacred Sea Studio, Unalaska
Cenlow Services, Unalaska
Tugidam Ungii (The Moon's Sister), Unalaska
Aleutian Notary, Unalaska
Optical Aleutians, Unalaska
Scan Dawgs Gear Work, Unalaska

Check out these great images of young anglers from

Check out these great images of young anglers from our region, chosen for the July page of APICDA's 2023 calendar. We hope the fishing is good wherever you are and that you're capturing lots of memorable moments! Remember, it's never too soon to submit your high-resolution photographs to the APICDA Photo Contest at photos@apicda.com, which closes Sept. 30.
https://www.apicda.com/photo-contest/

DUE THIS WEEK! The Haginaa Kidul (Helping to Grow)

DUE THIS WEEK! The Haginaa Kidul (Helping to Grow) Scholarship applications are due Thursday, June 1! This competitive undergraduate college scholarship is open to residents of the APICDA CDQ communities of Akutan, Atka, False Pass, Nelson Lagoon, Nikolski, and St. George, and the Aleutian region communities of Adak, Cold Bay, King Cove, Sand Point, and Unalaska. Please apply by 5 p.m., June 1. https://tinyurl.com/26xte6hm.

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