A Message from the Executive Director
Dear Alaska Miners, Members, Supporters and Friends: In early November, we launched the 2021 Durability Project and I have been completely overwhelmed by your support. After we cancelled last year’s Convention, I was humbled to the point
Thank you to the companies, organizations and individuals who have already supported the Durability Project. See the full list on Page 22.
individuals that have stepped up to support us in continuing the mission. If nothing else, COVID-19 has spurred us to become more creative, and this project is proof of that. The last 19 months have sent us all through an obstacle course. Along with the pandemic, we saw a change in Federal Administration and new punitive policies that have had many of you saying “We need AMA now more than ever!” We hear your call to action. Our board, committees, staff, and members have all worked so tirelessly
of tearing up a few times when you all reached out to us asking how you could help. We then thought we were in a one-time situation and deployed our Sustaining Sponsors campaign, with a goal in mind along the lines of “getting through to next year.” Contributions closed the budget gap and allowed AMA to continue working on our
mission and planning 2021 events with normalcy in mind. Once again, we find ourselves reaching out to you, hat in hand, asking for you to consider a 2021 donation to AMA to keep our efforts going. Let me introduce you to the Durability Project. Durability: du·ra·bil·i·ty noun the ability to withstand wear, pressure, or damage that is a relative term indicating the degree of permanency. What could better describe an Alaska miner? This new fundraising effort is our attempt to fully fund our advocacy and outreach efforts while providing value to the membership. It’s important to us that every donor be recognized in some way for continuing to support the organization during the second year of cancelled events. While we know the value you most seek from AMA is our work on your behalf, this year we want to do more to recognize the companies and
in the past year to ensure we remain represented. Thank you in advance for your help in keeping AMA strong and, well, durable as we head into another challenging year. AMA is better for your support. Moving forward into 2022, our events future is uncertain. We take seriously the desire of our members to gather, learn, and advocate together. The reality is that any kind of long-range planning is extremely problematic, if not impossible, right now. Despite that, our work is more important than ever, and must soldier on without interruption. Thank you,
Deantha Skibinski, Executive Director
Executive Board Bill Jeffress, President SRK Consulting, Anchorage Bartly Kleven, First Vice President Kinross-Fort Knox, Fairbanks Lorali Simon, Second Vice President Kim Aasand, Treasurer Aasand & Glore LLC, Anchorage
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