Announcements

Gana-A’Yoo shareholders and descendants are invited to attend a shareholder information meeting at The Nave in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, October 16, from 5 to 7 pm. Join us for the opportunity to meet staff, learn about current activities, update your records, and enjoy food and prizes!

Please email your comments and questions for the Gana-A’Yoo Board of Directors and management in advance to: info@ganaayoo.com.

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Gana-A’Yoo Foundation offers travel and expense scholarships to attend free work training events, including the Heavy & Light Duty Mechanics training in Fairbanks and Palmer held by Alaska Training Works Partnership! Click here to open an information flyer.

Apply now to jumpstart your career as a mechanic with the support of the Gana-A’Yoo Foundation.

Learn more at ganaayoo.com/gana-ayoo-foundation or alaskaworks.org. Contact us at foundation@ganaayoo.com or 907-569-9599 for more information.

Thank you to all Gana-A’Yoo shareholders who voted and attended the 46th Annual Shareholder Meeting. We made 64% percent quorum!

Congratulations to the three elected board members:

• Sharon Hildebrand – Galena, Nulato, and At-Large Stock
• Maurine McGinty – Nulato and At-Large Stock
• Leann Sommer – Galena and At-Large Stock

Thank you to the candidates who ran for the board this year and to Joshua Peter and Shay Huntington McEwen for their service on the Board of Directors.

Additionally, thank you to the staff at the Ella B. Vernetti School, to all who attended in person and virtually, and to the community of Koyukuk for hosting and helping with this year’s meeting.

Congratulations to the annual meeting prize winners:

• $100 prize winners – Doris A Sommer, Fitzgerald A Alexie, Maddox W McAree, and Jacklyn E Gabrielson
• $250 prize winners – Christopher T Bryant, Madeline M Riley, Carlee Malemute, and Darrell Hildebrand
• $1,000 prize winners – Megan L Smith, Andrei H K McQuesten, Stephan J Lestenkof, and Kenneth G Yaska

Congratulations to our $50 door prize winners:

• Jenny Pelkola
• Martha Dayton
• Marilyn Roberts
• Shirley Sam
• Susan Dayton

Congratulations to the winner for our kids voting Nintendo Switch Lite giveaway: Rayme Lolnitz

Finally, congratulations to the winner of our first split-the-pot raffle: Frederick Huntington Sr. The pot was $420, with half of the proceeds going to the winner and half going to Gana-A’Yoo Foundation.