Contributed By: Makayla Gallagher
I made an app solely for MatSu, it is a free app, and I don't make any profits from it. I made it initially with three people in mind. The first was a local mom who missed out on events either because she didn't see them from her endless scrolling or forgot about them. The second was my parents who own Fish On Camp Grill. I help work their booth at the state fair or the pop-up events as needed, and many people ask where you are going to be next.
The answer is simply that you'll have to follow us on social media to see where we are next. The third is, I am part of a mom’s group on social media, and this group I see weekly moms asking what can I do with my 9-month-old to 6-year-old. I know there's an abundance of resources in the valley but finding them all and knowing where to look has its challenges.
I was born and raised in the MatSu and everyone here knows everyone, usually, through one person or another, we are all connected. I am friends with many business owners of the valley, and I want to support them and our community.
The app features a list of categories of events for breweries, local food venues, food trucks, family-friendly events, adult events, and daily/weekly activities for children. Each event/location for these categories can be favorited, they can visit the business's website or the event website, and if they choose to get a notification 2 days before the event starts so they don't forget about an event they were interested in.
In the category list of events, there is also a section to search for businesses that can post events. Under this, a person can follow/get notified every time they post an event or a location, so no matter what your business is, if you have a following, you're customers don't have to go searching social media daily in hopes they see what events you'll be having before they could get sidetracked.