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21st Annual Champions for Children Fundraising Breakfast

Champions for Children 21st Annual Fundraising Breakfast graphic - a group of kids are jumping excitedly into the air against a blue background; below, a torn piece of paper features the horizontal Camp Fire Alaska logo.

Camp Fire Alaska enthusiastically invites you to the 21st Annual Champions for Children Breakfast, our largest annual fundraising event.   About the Event Mel Hooper, Camp Fire Alaska’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will host the event, leading with conversations about… Read More >

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Staff Spotlight 2024

At Camp Fire Alaska, employee growth and development are worth celebrating. Our employees believe in Camp Fire Alaska’s mission and daily illustrate their dedication to their profession, youth, and their community. In this blog post, we are giving staff a… Read More >

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2024 Absolutely Incredible Kid Day

  We hope you had a happy Absolutely Incredible Kid Day! This year, Camp Fire Alaska staff gave students personalized letters sharing encouraging messages and positive affirmations. Adults were also encouraged to fill out their own 2024 AIKD Letterheads to… Read More >

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2024 Camp K Work Day

This family-friendly event kicks off Friday night with the option for volunteers to stay overnight at camp the night before the Work Day and have a mini camp experience! If this sounds like something you would be interested in please… Read More >

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The Impact of Generosity: Elder Gift Baskets

  In the spirit of giving and gratitude, our Camp Fire Alaska Leadership signed up each and every one of our program sites to provide and create Elder Gift Baskets, as part of RurAL CAP’s Elder Mentor Program. Elder Mentors… Read More >

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2023 Rural Report

We’re excited to share the news that our 2023 Rural Report is completed and ready to be shared! Please join us in exploring and commemorating the achievements of our Rural Alaska Program this year.

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Reflections on Our 8th Annual Women’s Retreat

  Our 8th annual Wild Women Retreat at Camp K on Kenai Lake made MANY wonderful memories! Although we did not get the weather we were hoping for and had to wear our rain gear almost all weekend, attendees got… Read More >

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The Camp Fire Alaska main office operates on the ancestral land of the Dena’ina people. Camp Fire Alaska runs programing on the lands of the Athabascan, Yup’ik, Chup’ik, Sougpiaq, and Inupiaq peoples. We value and thank them for their current and historic commitment to and protection of this land. We pledge to assist, in partnership, in the environmental stewardship of these lands. We strive to learn more about the history of the Native peoples of Alaska and the historic trauma they have suffered. We commit to being an active ally through activities, actions, and organizational decisions and practices. We understand that this is a dynamic process through which our Land Acknowledgement practices, and statement will evolve as we receive feedback from tribal partners and acquire a deeper understanding of and from the Native peoples of Alaska..  (v2)