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2024 Christmas Friendship Dinner
Join us Christmas Day for a Mat Su tradition since 1991 at the Menard Center in Wasilla. Enjoy the festive decorations, yummy food, entertainment and friendship, kids activities and gifts from Santa and his many local helpers, We welcome everyone and deliver meals to folks who are homebound. Volunteers always can help us with this huge event. Sign up online or by calling us. Brought to you by volunteers and community support.
For more information please contact Tina at 907-631-9767 or email cfdinnerinfo@gmail.com
Stewards of Children
Darkness to Light empowers adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse through awareness, education, and stigma reduction.
Our work is guided by the vision of a world free from child sexual abuse. Darkness to Light’s flagship training, Stewards of Children®, teaches adults practical actions they can take to reduce instances of child sexual abuse in their organizations, families, and communities. Through interviews with a very diverse group of people with lived experience, experts, and treatment providers, Stewards of Children® is one of the only award-winning, evidence-informed, adult-focused child sexual abuse prevention trainings in the United States proven to increase knowledge and change behavior. Delivered in a trauma-informed way by instructors and facilitators who have been rigorously trained Features powerful videos paired with robust facilitated discussion.
Teaches three foundational empowerment skills: Making choices that protect children, Taking risks to minimize danger to children, Supporting each other. This teaching highlights The 5 Steps to Protecting Children and how to apply them to better protect children from child sexual abuse in your community and organization.
This class will be held in-person with a max of 10 students. Workbooks will be provided. If this date/time does not work for you, please reach out to the coordinator to schedule a session!
This program is offered at no cost due to the sponsorship of HeartReach Center.
For more information please contact Sophia at 907-373-3456
2024 Christmas Friendship Dinner Cleanup
Volunteers clean, store leftovers, breakdown tables, and start removing decorations.
2024 Christmas Friendship Dinner
2024 Christmas Friendship Dinner Final Preparations
Volunteers start showing up at 5:00 am for final preparations in the kitchen. Other volunteers will arrive starting at 8:00 am.
2024 Christmas Friendship Dinner Prep, Set-up and Decorate
Kitchen prep, dessert prep, set up and decorate turf area.
2024 Christmas Friendship Dinner Prep, Set-up and Decorate
Set up and decorate the turf area.
2024 Christmas Friendship Dinner Kitchen Prep
Wash dishes, general cleaning, food prep, etc.
34th Annual Free Christmas Friendship Dinner Meeting
Join our great group of community volunteers this Thursday in planning the 34th annual Free Christmas Friendship Dinner in Wasilla held Christmas day at the Menard.
We have a place for you!