PRESS RELEASE
It is quickly turning to the time of year when Alaskan residents can channel their holiday goodwill into an easy act of philanthropy: giving to their favorite non-profits through Pick.Click.Give.
Mat-Valley residents gave to 65 Valley-based organizations in 2017, totaling over $175,000 in donations! The top earning non-profits in 2017 were Alaska Dog and Puppy Rescue from Palmer with $39,850 in donations, MY House from Wasilla with $11,575 and the Mat-Su Food Bank, aka Food Pantry of Wasilla Food4Kids, in Wasilla with $11,425. Both Mat-Su Senior Services and Friends of the Palmer Public Library received additional funding from the Double Your Dividend sweepstakes, which awarded five Pick.Click.Give. recipients an additional dividend to give to Pick.Click.Give. non-profits of their choice.
Anyone can be a philanthropist, and Pick.Click.Give. makes it easy. When you file for your Permanent Fund Dividend online, simply choose to Pick.Click.Give. You can share your dividend in $25 increments with non-profits locally or across the state. For more information or to learn more about non-profits in your area, head to www.pickclickgive.org.
You can see the list of Matanuska-Susitna Valley-based non-profits participating in 2018:
• Big Lake Library Advocates
• The Last Frontier Honor Flight Inc
• Alaska WildBird Rehabilitation Center
• Alaska Dog and Puppy Rescue
• Alaska Farmland Trust
• Radio Free Palmer aka Big Cabbage Radio
• Mat-Su Senior Services
• Valley Community for Recycling Solutions
• Mat-Su Ski Club
• Alaska Bible College
• Birchtree Parents Guild Inc
• Alaska Family Services
• Valley Mountain Bikers and Hikers
• United Way of Mat-Su
• MATSAR Search and Rescue
• Valley Hospice Resources
• STOP the Overpopulation of Pets
• Friends of the Palmer Public Library
• Musk Ox Farm
• Matanuska Valley Sportsmen Inc.
• Mat-Su Concert Band Inc.
• Palmer Museum of History and Art
• Set Free Alaska Inc.
• Academy Charter School
• Mat Su Schools Foundation
• Co-Occurring Disorders Institute Inc.
• Alaska Animal Advocates
• Castle Mountain Coalition
• Victory Ministries of Alaska Inc.
• Friends of the Sutton Library
• Jessica Stevens Community Foundation ACF
• KTNA Talkeetna
• Friends of the Talkeetna Library
• Susitna River Coalition
• Denali Arts Council
• Northern Susitna Institute
• Sunshine Community Health Center
• Talkeetna Historical Society
• MY House
• MatSu Food Bank aka Food Pantry of Wasilla Food4Kids
• Alaska Equine Rescue
• The Children’s Place
• CCS Early Learning
• Valley Performing Arts
• Family Promise Mat Su
• Nugen’s Ranch
• HeartReach Center
• Wasilla Area Seniors Inc.
• Frontline Mission
• Alaskans for Palmer Hay Flats
• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
• Habitat For Humanity Mat-Su
• Mat-Su Trails Council Inc.
• Alaska’s Healing Hearts
• The TEARS Foundation
• PillowsforKidsFoundation
• Valley Residential Services
• Matanuska Susitna Orchestra
• Valley Charities
• Jr Iditarod Committee Inc.
• Onward and Upward
• Financial Reality Foundation
• STRIDE Southcentral Therapeutic Riding
• Blood N Fire
• Willow Public Library
