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Summer Training A Success!

In July of 2010, high school students gathered in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of Alaska to “Get Creative ‘bout Real Food.”  Communities represented included Anchorage, Bethel, Dillingham, Kasigluk, Kotlik, Noatak, Palmer, Pilot Station, Quinhagak, and Togiak.

Check out how the AYEA Summer Training in Bethel went by visiting our blog and reading our Report Back.

Memoirs and Poems here!

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AYEA Teens Making Trash Disposal FUN!

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Shana Sheehy interviewed AYEA teens Sarah Wilson and Mariah Knox about their duty at the 2010 Girdwood Forest Fair. To condone the disposal of fair attendee trash, they would cheer when someone recycled properly and would boo if not. Check out the interview here!

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AYEA Grad Spotlight: Marcus Welker

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Marcus Welker is our July AYEA Grad in Action! Currently, Marcus Welker is interning for the Anchorage Waterways Council, where he is developing an “Adopt-A-Stream” program to complete the requirements of his Masters of Science degree in Aquatic Resource Management from King’s College, University of London. The “Adopt-A-Stream” program will offer community and school groups, [...]

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Where in the World is AYEA?

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Going on a sweet hike? Traveling abroad? Riding your bike to school or work? Wear your AYEA t-shirt and take a photo! Then send it to us or put it on our Facebook Wall! Need a shirt? Check out our online store or stop by the AYEA office!

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AYEA Grad Spotlight: Gavin Dixon

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Gavin Dixon is our June AYEA Grad in Action In 2005, Gavin got involved with Anchorage AYEA’s Air Quality Campaign, as well as a the chapter’s fundraiser for Banda Aceh Tsunami victims through the organization Solace International. In 2007, Gavin worked as an AmeriCorps AYEA Crew Leader the inaugural year of the Youth Employment in Parks [...]

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FIRST EVER Annual Report

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The 2010 AYEA Annual Report is Here! Download the PDF to see what AYEA has been up to. Report includes: Chapter Updates Descriptions of Our Recent Trainings Green Jobs for Teens Map of the Chapter and Training Locations Grads in Action, Awards and More! If you would like a hard copy of our Annual Report [...]

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Teen’s Idea Becomes Alaska Law!

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With an idea to encourage private investment in alternative energy sources, Freya Chay claimed top honors and a $1,500 cash prize at the annual Caring for the Kenai (CFK) environmental awareness and disaster preparedness competition. The amendment allows local governments to exempt alternative energy systems from real property tax assessment. Freya testified at her first [...]

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“Rebel to the Pebble” Takes the Fight to Arizona

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Rachel “Girla” Sorensen of Dillingham traveled with Program Coordinator Shannon Kuhn to the 2010 Kellogg Foundation Food & Community Conference in April 2010. Hosted at the Gila River Reservation in Chandler, Arizona, the conference is the nation’s largest annual gathering of non-governmental organizations, business, academic and government leaders working to create a just and sustainable [...]

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TEEN CIVIC ACTION WORKSHOP!

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The Teen Civic Action Workshop was designed to teach environmentally concerned teens how to use direct action, letter writing, and media to make a difference in their community. The workshop consisted of games teaching communication and teamwork; three short, informational workshops; and speeches by Representative Les Gara about youth voices in politics, Kaarle Strailey from [...]

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SUPERB Summer Fundraiser 2010

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HUGE THANKS to everyone who joined us on Wednesday June 23rd for AYEA’s 2010 Summer Fundraiser! We had a great event: great music, great food, excellent speakers and awesome guests; including our Youth Keynote Justice Sky.  Below is a quote from his inspiring speech. “My first AYEA training marked the beginning of an entirely new [...]

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