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Life in the Region
A Christmas Tradition
NANA shareholder Marcus Muniqsuk Hanna collected 55 pounds of candy , donated by NANA employees . The candy allowed Marcus to fulfill his requirement to “ provide service to help a place of worship ,” for his Fellowship of God Venture with the Cub Scout Bear Pack 11 . This candy will be given to the Kotzebue Friends Church to be distributed at the close of the Christmas program in the form of goodie bags .
Traditionally , at the close of the Christmas program in each community in the region ,
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the church gives each attendee a brown paper bag filled with popcorn , hard candies , nuts and / or raisins . It was always a special treat because the items were not always readily available year-round . Every household would also receive a can of fruit as a Christmas present from the church . The tradition is still practiced today but they now include a piece of fresh fruit in the goodie bags .
Muniqsuk is in the 3rd grade and is the son of Lawrence and Lori Hanna , grandson of Lena Hanna of Kotzebue , and Ellen and the late Jim Lane of Anchorage . ■
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Anchorage NANA staff donated candy so that Marcus ’ s can receive his “ Fellowship and Duty to God adventure ” patch . The candy will be donated to the Kotzebue Friends Church where they hand out over 1,000 goodie bags to attendees . |
Muniqsuk Marcus Hanna picks up his candy donations with his mother Lori Hanna from the Anchorage NANA building . |
Taking Care of Each Other
As Iñupiaq , we share with those in need . The Noatak Wellness Committee , a group comprised of local entities like NANA , Maniilaq , the Native Village of Noatak , Noatak Youth Leaders , and community volunteers , recently hosted a Thanksgiving dinner delivery for Elders who are widows / widowers .
“ It was great to see the smiles on the Elders faces ,” NANA Shareholder Relations Coordinator , Dawn Schaeffer said . “ Some Elders even gave thanks and were grateful to us over the VHF [ very high frequency radio ].”
Volunteers cooked and donated turkey , gravy , stuffing , goulash , mashed potatoes , bread , pumpkin pie , cake and berry jello . Twenty-five meals complete with dessert were delivered within the community . ■
Wellness Committee members ( not all pictured ) Dawn Schaeffer , Tanya Kirk , Pauline Mills , Mary Adams , Lucy Hall , Stella Shy , Eva Onalik , Karen Mitchell , and Robbie Kirk prepared and plated the food .
Twenty-five turkey dinners and desserts were distributed amongst the community of Noatak .
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