Camp Fire Alaska | Light the Fire Within

Champions for Children

OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT!

We are excited to be hosting our 23rd Annual Champions for Children Breakfast on Thursday, November 5, 2026 from 7:30 am-8:30 am at the Dena'ina Convention Center. Hosted by our CEO, this event brings together an audience of community members, partners, and donors to learn about and share in the mission of Camp Fire and to show them how they can have a positive impact on youth and families. Funds raised during this event go directly to our mission to provide opportunities for youth to discover the best in themselves and others in a fun, safe, learning environment. This includes support for scholarships, ensuring more youth have access to safe and enriching before and after school programs, chances to attend summer camp, and opportunities to find their spark, lift their voice, and discover who they are.

It has become increasingly clear that safe and reliable care for youth in our community is vital. Camp Fire Alaska provides opportunities for youth to grow and thrive, and ensure that all youth have access to our programs no matter their financial situation.

We are grateful for the incredible support of our partners and donors.

This event is open to anyone who would like to attend. We do not sell tables or tickets for the in-person event, rather we secure sponsors to cover the cost and we recruit volunteer Table Captains to invite their friends and colleagues to join them for breakfast to learn more about Camp Fire’s mission.

If you are interested in attending the annual Champions for Children Breakfast or in being a Table Captain, reach out to Melissa Williams at mwebber@campfireak.org.

Help us exceed our goal of $180,000!

If you can't attend the event, but would still like to support Camp Fire Alaska, you can give your gift anytime between now and November 30 to help meet the goal.

Our Champions

Champions for Children Society Members make a five-year pledge that sustains operations, builds a strong foundation for youth programs, and provides a stable future to youth and families in Alaska.

Adam Gibbons

Adrianna & Matt Muir

Alex & Colette Slivka

Alexandra McKay

Amanda Moser

Amanda Valenzuela

Amy Costello

Barb Ervin

Barbara Dubovich

Bill & Barb Rosetti

Dave & DeAnne Rand

David Chapa

Denise Brown-Chythlook

Eric Billingsley

Heather Flynn

Jadee Draughn

James & Mary Miner

Jason & Shannon Metrokin

Jeff Mancini

Jennifer & Don Deitz, Alaska Career College

Jodi & Tim Gould

Joel Turman

Jon Katcher & Kate Michaels

Karrie Young

Katherine & Justin Burrill

Katie & Justin Bates

Kaylee Devine

Keith Manternach

Kendalyn Mckisick

Kerry Reardon-Scher & Buzz Scher

Kevin Lubbers

Lisa and Bob Doehl

Luz Smeenk

Mark Schmeling

Mary Knopf & Craig Rice

Matthew Hirschfeld

Meg Nordale

Melanie & Jesse Hooper

Melissa & Tyrel Williams

Michele Schuh

Nathaniel Aulds

Pat Byrne

Patricia Clay

Randy Johnson

Ray Dinger

Rhonda Oliver

Ryan King

Ruth Rosewarne-Kimerer

Sara Pate

Sean Elder

Sean & Nichole Hickel

Sherrie Simmonds

Steve & Jan Fishback

Susan Murto

Tabitha Karpow

Thomas Azzarella

Thomas Mason

Walter & Audrie Williams

William Hughes & Michael Fredericks

Thank you to our generous sponsors
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)