Tanana Chiefs Conference: Elders Day of Caring Live Drawing

Selected elders may receive help with up to 2 projects depending on the scope. We're very thankful for the community and working together to make this a successful event in partnership with Dinakanaga, Sharon McConnell, as well as Interior Regional Housing Authority, Eugene Paul, Doyon Limited can't make it, they're currently involved with their golf tournament. Fairbanks Native Association, but we have the chair here, Sharon McConnell. And also the City of Fairbanks, if you can say your name please. Shannon Lamb.

And the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Amy Galloway. And many other valued partners.

You know, doing this together has been something that was brought up 2 years ago in Dinakanaga in Galena. I visited with the different boards and I talked with Eugene and how we can help our elders, and Eugene and other leadership jumped on it right away so that they knew They knew how important it is for us to give back to our elders, so I really want to thank our partners for making this a reality. This effort truly reflects that we can accomplish anything when we work together. I'd like to take a moment to again introduce our partners who are joining us today and helping make this event possible. Amy Galloway, who is the Deputy Chief of Staff for the FNSB.

[FOREIGN LANGUAGE] And also, Grair Hopkins has been participating in our meetings, but he's not here today because he's at another meeting with one of my staff people. Thank you, Joy. And also, Sharon McConnell, Dena'kinaaga Executive Director, Eugene Paul, Interior Regional Housing Authority Chief Executive Officer, Shannon Lamb, Executive Assistant to the City of Fairbanks Mayor Mindy O'Neill.

And also thanks to Morgan, who is going to be typing up everything, and also to our IT, Kevin and Dave, who are assisting in the room today for this live event. We're going to have 2-hour project drawings, and we'll begin our first round of drawings for 2-hour projects. These are typically smaller projects or quick assistance such as technology help, installing small safety items like grab bars, assistance with forms or organizing. We will be drawing 10 names for these projects. As we draw each name, we want to congratulate our elders and thank them for allowing us the opportunity to serve them.

I'll begin and then I'll pass it on to our partners. After myself is Amy Galloway. [FOREIGN LANGUAGE] Thank you, Vanna. Elizabeth Charles.

Thank you.

Sarah James.

Susan Tritt.

Andrew Bonacci. Andrew. Andrew. Audrey. Audrey.

Betty Griffin.

Thank you, Sonia.

Harry J. Kessler.

Thank you.

Edna Riley.

Bernice Aragon.

Justine Atla. Helen Atla.

Congratulations to the 2-hour project winners for that section and We want to congratulate you and thank you for allowing us the opportunity to serve you. We're going to move on to the 4-hour project drawings, and these projects are a bit more involved and may include yard work, landscaping, outdoor cleanup, larger organizing of household tasks. We will be drawing 6 names in this category. Again, we thank all of the elders who signed up Your participation allows us to continue building strong connections in our community.

Harry J. Kessler.

Elizabeth Fliegel.

Aranda Wright. Betty Griffin.

Diana Lee Hutchings.

Beverly Joseph.

That concludes the 4-hour project drawings, and thank you for everyone submitting your names in that section. Next up, we'll do the 6-hour project drawings, and this will include extensive projects that may include painting, building ramps, larger home improvements that require additional time and hands-on support. We will be drawing 4 names in this category. Again, we're grateful to our volunteer teams who are stepping up to take on these larger projects to service our elders. That includes Dinakanaga, IRHA, City of Fairbanks, TCC, and FNSB.

Thank you to these organizations for committing to these larger projects. Thank you.

Eileen Robidoux.

Eleanor Guthrie.

Stanley Starr.

Sherry P. Baker.

Again, that concludes all the winners, and let's give everyone a round of applause for participating in this big event.

[APPLAUSE] We appreciate all the volunteers who have committed time to participate in this, and again, congratulations to all the elders whose names were drawn today. And we know that we couldn't do all the projects and people who had submitted this year, but we're happy that we're able to commit for years to come, and thank you for submitting your names. Our teams will be reaching out directly to coordinate your projects and ensure that we're prepared for your needs on July 13th. And again, to all the elders who signed up, even if your name was not drawn this time, please know how much you are appreciated and valued. Thank you.

I also want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all our partners and volunteers for coming together in this way. This is what it means to live our values, caring for one another, showing respect, and working together as one community, Tsawwitsen. If you are watching today and would like to get involved, we encourage you to sign up to volunteer for Elders Day of Caring. You can find the volunteer sign-up link on TCC's website.

Www.tananachiefs.org or TCC's Facebook page. The other thing I would also like to share, even if this is the Fairbanks drawing, we're also participating or coordinating an event in your communities. We've asked our employees out in the rural communities to coordinate and create projects to be done in your rural community. And we've also asked that snacks and stuff for lunch be sent out to your communities. So we're coordinating here to help you to get an Elders Day of Caring on the same day.