BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:261@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180506T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180506T130000 DTSTAMP:20231222T092416Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/charity-brunch-2018/ SUMMARY:Anchorage Charity Brunch to Support Alaska World Affairs Council St udent Scholarship Fund DESCRIPTION:Alaska World Affairs Council Board Member and World Trade Cente r of Alaska Executive Director\, Greg Wolf\, invites you to the inaugural Anchorage Charity Brunch on Sunday\, May 6th to benefit the Alaska World A ffairs Council Student Scholarship Fund.\n\nThis delightful event includes a deluxe brunch buffet from the culinary professionals at Sullivan's Stea khouse\, a complimentary glass of champagne\, live music\, and door prizes . Individual tickets are available for $75 for AKWorld and WTC members and $85 for the general public\, see registration at the bottom of this page to confirm your space.\n\nClick here to view the brunch buffet menu.\n\nSp ecial remarks by First Lady Mara Kimmel\n\n\n\nMusical entertainment by Bl aze &\; Eric.\n\n\n\nThe Council currently supports two University of A laska college students through annual scholarships of $2\,500 each to defr ay the high-cost of higher education. This scholarship opportunity is uniq ue in its sustaining approach and is renewable for up to four years of und ergraduate education.\n\nClick to Donate Now!\n\n\n\nMeet the Students\nAf ter completing her first year of college at UAS\, Celeste Harrell has felt herself grow and change for the better. She has become involved in the lo cal and international communities found in Juneau\, found employment as a University Community Advisor\, and discovered a study that she is both pas sionate about and is incredibly needed in the world. Celeste is now majori ng in health science\, with the goal of finding a University that offers a bachelor’s program and certification program in the health field. I sti ll aim to aid in the refugee crisis and help international affairs. It is through knowing that her current employment as a Community Advisor\, and f uture employment as a medical professional\, that she is motivated to cont inue to learn\, explore\, and help others. If it were not for the financia l support of organizations\, like the Alaska World Affairs Council\, Celes te says she would have never dreamed of being able to get this education a nd achieve these goals.\n\nJessica Reisinger's first semester at UAA was s elf-declared wonderful as she jumped straight into becoming very involved in various on campus activities while maintaining high academic standards. Jessica is a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority and was voted onto the 2018 officer board. She also joined the American Medical Student Associati on as well as the American Chemical Society. As a stellar student\, she ma de the Fall 2017 Chancellor's list and is expected to make the Spring 2018 Chancellor's list as well. As a Biochemistry major\, Jessica is working t hrough the prerequisites to prepare for medical school. In her Freshman ye ar\, she has already begun to conduct undergraduate research\, working wit h several biological sciences professors on the affects of anoxia in turtl es and how their cerebral vasculature changes when exposed to low oxygen e nvironments.\n\n\n\nDoors &\; Details\n\n Doors will open for check-in at 10:45am.\n If you wish to have a reserved table for you and members o f your attending party\, please let us know in the form below. Otherwise s eating will be first-come\, first-served.\n If you are not available to a ttend the brunch\, you can still choose to support the students through ma king a donation online.\n\nClick to Donate Now! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2018/03/27657908_1733541733375607_3415517812930667345_n-e1521226349468.j pg CATEGORIES:Special Events LOCATION:Sullivan's Steakhouse\, 320 W 5th Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, U nited States GEO:61.2171402;-149.8886715 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=320 W 5th Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Sullivan's Steakhou se:geo:61.2171402,-149.8886715 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anchorage BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR