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There are just 10 days left to submit your high-re

There are just 10 days left to submit your high-resolution photos to the APICDA Photo Contest to be eligible for placement in our 2024 calendar. Last year, our region's photographers earned nearly $8,000 in photo prize money. For details and eligibility, please visit: https://www.apicda.com/photo-contest/
Submissions are due Saturday, Sept. 30th, to photos@apicda.com.

📸: 2023 APICDA Calendar

It's time to start submitting your high-resolution

It's time to start submitting your high-resolution photos to the APICDA Photo Contest to be eligible for placement in the 2024 calendar. Last year, our region's photographers earned nearly $8,000 in photo prize money. For details and eligibility, please visit: https://www.apicda.com/photo-contest/
Submissions are due Saturday, Sept. 30th, to photos@apicda.com.

Our programs team had a fantastic visit to Nikolsk

Our programs team had a fantastic visit to Nikolski this week! They hosted a productive community meeting and discussed APICDA's wide range of programs. In addition, they organized an activity with the kiddos and delivered backpacks filled with new school supplies.
APICDA greatly values the opportunity to visit our member communities and engage in meaningful conversations with residents to gather feedback, answer questions, and strengthen connections. Thanks, Nikolski, for the warm welcome!

It's a busy month for Culture Camps in the region!

It's a busy month for Culture Camps in the region! As we plan for the 2024 APICDA Calendar, we would be thrilled to include a Culture Camp photo composite page that showcases the vibrant spirit of these events. In addition to this special request, APICDA is always grateful to receive submissions of fishing photos, scenics, and images of community life. High-resolution photos are due to photos@apicda.com by Sept. 30. Please see the contest requirements at the link below.

https://www.apicda.com/photo-contest/

📸: Camp Qungaayux̂ participants, 2021, by Kanesia McGlashan-Price

The Aleutian Marketplace is delighted to announce

The Aleutian Marketplace is delighted to announce that Wells Fargo has made a significant contribution to the 2024 Micro Grant program. We are grateful for Wells Fargo's continued partnership in the Aleutian Marketplace initiative, aimed at fostering economic growth in the region and providing resources for small businesses. Their ongoing support has allowed the Aleutian Marketplace to make investments in numerous regional businesses and offer a range of educational webinars and workshops focused on small business development.

As we gear up for the launch of the 2024 program in January, we encourage you to join us in supporting the entrepreneurs who have received grants in 2022 and 2023. By supporting these businesses, you are playing an active role in strengthening the local economy. Below are the Aleutian Marketplace Micro Grant recipients from the past two years:

Dave Rave Photography, Akutan
Aleutian Beats Drums, Akutan
Aleutian Sisu, Nikolski
Precision Air Inc., Nelson Lagoon
R&C Ice Cream & Bakery, King Cove
Coco by the Sea, King Cove
CCFM Filters, King Cove
The Shop, Sand Point
Anne's Cookbook, Sand Point
Artemie Kalmakoff, Jr., Commercial Fishing, Sand Point
Done Rite Contracting, Sand Point
Sacred Sea Studio, Unalaska
Cenlow Services, Unalaska
Tugidam Ungii (The Moon's Sister), Unalaska
Aleutian Notary, Unalaska
Optical Aleutians, Unalaska
Scan Dawgs Gear Work, Unalaska

Check out these great images of young anglers from

Check out these great images of young anglers from our region, chosen for the July page of APICDA's 2023 calendar. We hope the fishing is good wherever you are and that you're capturing lots of memorable moments! Remember, it's never too soon to submit your high-resolution photographs to the APICDA Photo Contest at photos@apicda.com, which closes Sept. 30.
https://www.apicda.com/photo-contest/

DUE THIS WEEK! The Haginaa Kidul (Helping to Grow)

DUE THIS WEEK! The Haginaa Kidul (Helping to Grow) Scholarship applications are due Thursday, June 1! This competitive undergraduate college scholarship is open to residents of the APICDA CDQ communities of Akutan, Atka, False Pass, Nelson Lagoon, Nikolski, and St. George, and the Aleutian region communities of Adak, Cold Bay, King Cove, Sand Point, and Unalaska. Please apply by 5 p.m., June 1. https://tinyurl.com/26xte6hm.

It’s college scholarship application time at API

It’s college scholarship application time at APICDA!

The Haginaa Kidul (Helping to Grow) regional college scholarship applications are due Thursday, JUNE 1, at 5:00 PM. This competitive undergraduate college scholarship is open to residents of the APICDA CDQ communities of Akutan, Atka, False Pass, Nelson Lagoon, Nikolski, and St. George, and the Aleutian region communities of Adak, Cold Bay, King Cove, Sand Point, and Unalaska.

The Emil Berikoff Sr. Memorial Scholarship (EBMS) application deadline is Monday, JULY 3, at 5:00 p.m. This scholarship supports APICDA community residents who are enrolled in traditional, in-person classes on campus and online classes in their home communities.

Haginaa Kidul: https://tinyurl.com/mwe3vd2

EBMS: https://www.apicda.com/scholarships/

📸: Julieanne Berikoff, of Unalaska, has been awarded both the Haginaa Kidul and Emil Berikoff Sr. Memorial Scholarship (EBMS). In fact, the EMBS was named in honor of Julieanne’s grandfather, Emil Berikoff, Sr., who served on the APICDA board for 15 years prior to his passing in 2011. We know he would be very proud of Julieanne! Photo by Landen Shaishnikoff.

Did you know that Dr. Michele Yatchmeneff from Fal

Did you know that Dr. Michele Yatchmeneff from False Pass received an APICDA undergraduate scholarship? Today, she is the Executive Director for Alaska Native Education & Outreach and an Associate Professor of Engineering at UAA. We're very proud to have assisted Dr. Yatchmeneff on her educational journey! APICDA has a long history of providing training and scholarship opportunities to prepare community members for jobs, skill development, and career advancement.

If you are planning to attend college for the 2023-2024 school year, please note the Emil Berikoff Sr. Memorial Scholarship deadline is Monday, July 3rd, at 5:00 p.m. This scholarship supports qualifying undergraduate applicants who are enrolled in traditional, in-person classes on campus and online classes in their home communities. Check it out here: https://www.apicda.com/programs/scholarships/

More about Dr. Yatchmeneff here: https://www.alaska.edu/orgcharts/uaa/exec-director-of-alaska-education-outreach/index.php

The priority deadline to apply for a paid summer A

The priority deadline to apply for a paid summer APICDA internship is March 15, just one month away! Youth (14-18) and Emil Berikoff Sr. Memorial Scholarship recipients who complete an internship also earn the WIN Scholarship. In addition, APICDA assists local organizations in our member communities seeking support to hire an intern. Please contact education@apicda.com for more details.

Internship application: www.apicda.com/internships/
WIN Scholarship info: https://www.apicda.com/scholarships/

📸: Alleri Tungul, of Unalaska, has been both a youth and college intern with APICDA. She is pictured here helping to plant flowers around the Anchorage office property in the summer of 2022.

New in 2023! APICDA is hosting a WINTER version of

New in 2023! APICDA is hosting a WINTER version of our Photo Contest. This is in addition to our traditional Photo Contest that ends in September, thus allowing two chances to be featured in publications and earn prize money. APICDA would like to capture more winter images and holiday events that may be easier to access/submit for participating photographers if they don't need to wait until September to find and enter them.

We hope you've received your 2023 calendar, which features the work of so many talented photographers and truly captures our extraordinary region.

Please see more details below about the winter contest and at: https://www.apicda.com/photo-contest/

Congratulations to the following photographers for

Congratulations to the following photographers for earning a photo placement in the 2023 APICDA calendar! A special thanks to everyone who participated in the Photo Contest; we had 523 spectacular images submitted this year! Calendars should be arriving in mailboxes soon. If you are not on the APICDA mailing list and would like to receive a calendar, please message us
your mailing address or email photos@apicda.com. 📸

Carmen Bereskin – July & August
Janene Bereskin- July
Natoshia Burdick – December
Calum Hoblet – January, April & July
Shannon Johnson - June
Hertha Kashevarof – August
Rodney Lekanof – November
Tanya Lestenkof – February & August
Elizabeth Mears – May, October & the APICDA program page
Kaylyn Pelkey - July
Candace Nielsen – March
David Ravenscroft – Cover, July & October
Haliehana Stepetin – February, June & October
Robin Stepetin – October
Lily Stamm – June & August
Marii Swetzof – October
Felicia Tungul – July
Nancy Zaochney – September

ALERT: 3 DAYS until Gear Reimbursement Grant appli

ALERT: 3 DAYS until Gear Reimbursement Grant applications are due! THURSDAY Dec. 1, applications can be submitted by FB Messenger, email, snail mail, or fax. Please contact your APICDA CLO or visit http://www.apicda.com/gear-grant-2/, to apply.

Would you like your photography featured in the AP

Would you like your photography featured in the APICDA 2023 calendar? If so, please participate in our annual photo contest that closes this Friday, Sept. 30th. Photos should feature life in Atka, Akutan, False Pass, Nelson Lagoon, Nikolski, St. George, or Unalaska. For more details, please visit: https://www.apicda.com/photo-contest/

We’re wrapping up the APICDA Photo Contest next

We’re wrapping up the APICDA Photo Contest next week to create our 2023 Calendar. Submissions for consideration are due on Friday, Sept. 30th to photos@apicda.com. Selected calendar images earn $200 each. For more details, eligibility, and the required photo release form, please visit https://www.apicda.com/photo-contest/

“A berry great summer day in Akutan!” Thank yo

“A berry great summer day in Akutan!” Thank you, Shawn Philemonof, for participating in APICDA's 2021 photo contest. If you would like to participate in APICDA's 2022 Photo Contest, the Sept. 30th deadline is just around the corner. For more information, please email photos@apicda.com or visit our website at https://www.apicda.com/photo-contest/.

Congratulations, Larissa Chitty of Akutan! Larissa

Congratulations, Larissa Chitty of Akutan! Larissa recently earned a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from UAF. APICDA was proud to support Larissa's educational goals through the Emil Berikoff, Sr. Memorial Scholarship (EBMS) program. APICDA can support your educational goals, too! If you are considering attending college this spring, please note the EBMS spring application deadline of Tuesday, November 15. New applicants must meet with their local APICDA Community Liaison Officer (CLO) for a review and recommendation of their application and are encouraged to submit their scholarship applications early. Check it out here: https://www.apicda.com/scholarships/

Did you know a wide range of items are covered wit

Did you know a wide range of items are covered with APICDA’s Gear Reimbursement Grant for commercial fishing and subsistence harvesting? APICDA CDQ residents, check it out here: https://www.apicda.com/gear-grant-2/ ⛽️🎣📦

There is no better place than out on the water! Th

There is no better place than out on the water! Thank you, Nikki Hoblet of False Pass, for participating in our 2021 photo contest and sharing your love of fishing! The 2022 APICDA Photo Contest countdown to the Sept. 30th deadline begins today. To find out more, please email photos@apicda.com or visit https://www.apicda.com/photo-contest/.

With summer wrapping up, it’s time to start thin

With summer wrapping up, it’s time to start thinking about submitting a Gear Reimbursement Grant application to be reimbursed for a portion of your fishing expenses. A wide range of items are covered for commercial fishing and subsistence harvesting, including fuel; bait; gear; personal protective gear; the purchase and repair of vessels, skiffs, and ATVs; materials for constructing or maintaining fish preservation structures for subsistence harvesting; and the shipping costs associated with approved items. APICDA CDQ residents, check it out here: https://www.apicda.com/gear-grant-2/ ⛽️🪝📦🦺

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