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Alaskans used the Pick. Click. Give. campaign to donate more than $2.2 million from their Permanent Fund Dividends to nonprofit organizations in the Mat-Su Borough. Here’s a list of participating organizations and the amount donated through Pick. Click. Give.
Charity Common Name Amount Pledged
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest $54,800
Moose Boosters Wresting Club $425
Matanuska Valley Sportsmen Inc $575
Knights Music Boosters $750
LINKS Mat-Su Parent Resource Center $875
Palmers Arts Council $925
Valley Mountain Bikers and Hikers $1,775
Alaska Farmland Trust $2,050
Radio Free Palmer $2,550
Valley Hospice Resources $2,625
Alaska Family Services Inc. $2,675
Friends of Mat-Su $2,725
Valley Community for Recycling Solutions VCRS $4,900
CCS Early Learning $4,925
Palmer Senior Citizens Center Inc $5,200
Alaska Dog and Puppy Rescue $65,100
Alaska Sailing Club $200
Big Lake Library Advocates $950
MASCOT $250
North America Outdoor Institute NAOI $450
Wasilla Knik Historical Society $500
Valley Charities Inc Endowment $550
Mat-Su Trails Council Inc $675
Valley Residential Services $750
Forget Me Not Mission $800
Alaska Attachment and Bonding Associates $850
Friends of Wasilla Public Library $975
Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry $1,150
Matanuska Susitna Schools Foundation $1,200
Blood N Fire $1,375
Alaskans for Palmer Hay Flats $1,575
Wasilla Area Seniors Inc. $1,900
Meadow Gates Farm Sanctuary $2,175
HeartReach Pregnancy Center $2,425
United Way of Matanuska Susitna Borough $2,450
Mat-Su Services for Children and Adults MSSCA $2,825
Nugen’s Ranch $3,250
Family Promise Mat-Su $4,625
Food Pantry of Wasilla $12,500
Alaska Assistance Dogs $14,400
Sunshine Station Childcare Center $200
Northern Susitna Institute $1,500
Sunshine Community Health Center $2,425
Denali Arts Council $2,550
KTNA Talkeetna $3,450
Jessica Stevens Community Foundation ACF $4,250
The Children’s Place $6,125
University of Alaska $3,075
Total $2,201,925