The Good¢ents Board of Trustees met in November. Eight applications were reviewed, and seven grants totaling $47,645 were awarded. Here’s a summary of these recent grants: Access Alaska: $5,000 grant for their Consumer Fund. Green Star Alaska: $3,699.60 grant to fund electrical work and purchase a pallet-racking system. Healy Hockey Assn.: $6,045.75 grant for the …
The Fuel & Purchased Power (F&PP) rate, effective December 1, 2019 through February 29, 2020, will increase from 9.177¢ to 10.998¢. This represents a 19.84% increase from the last F&PP rate, as approved by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA). The impact will increase a residential member’s monthly bill by …
Every year, GVEA awards eight scholarships to local area students. Seven are awarded in May at our Annual Membership Meeting, and the eighth is awarded in August. To be eligible for a GVEA scholarship, the applicant (or a member of the applicant’s immediate family) must be a member of Golden Valley …
The Good¢ents Board of Trustees met in August. Five applications were reviewed, and three grants totaling $10,386 were awarded. Here’s a summary of these recent grants: Alaska Health Fair: $6,787 grant to be applied towards the purchase of health screening equipment. Fairbanks Rescue Mission: $1,599 grant to purchase a paper-folding machine. Northern Alaska …
On Thursday, June 13, 2019, judges from GVEA’s Election Committee certified the results of the 2019 Board of Directors election. Here are the results: District 5 (primarily serving North Pole): Incumbent Chris Bunch retains his seat. GVEA’s bylaws state that a 10% return of valid ballots of the total membership …
The Good¢ents Board of Trustees met in May. Thirteen applications were reviewed, and nine grants totaling $60,372 were awarded. Here’s a summary of these recent grants: Athabascan Fiddlers Association: $2,500 grant to be applied towards the purchase and installation of a backup radio transmitter. Delta Junction Trails Association: $5,000 grant to be applied …
The Good¢ents Board of Trustees met in February. Eight applications were reviewed, and seven grants totaling $41,482 were awarded. Here’s a summary of these recent grants: Cold Climate Housing Research Center: $4,603 grant to create an educational bicycle generator. Fairbanks Council of PTAs: $3,000 grant to support the annual Interior Alaska Science Fair. Interior …
The Good¢ents Board of Trustees met in November. Fourteen applications were reviewed, and nine grants totaling $35,178 were awarded. Here’s a summary of these recent grants: Bethel Community Services Foundation: $1,000 grant to assist with the purchase of music equipment. Christmas In Ice: $3,305 grant to be applied to an electrical upgrade. Ester …
GVEA’s Fuel and Purchased Power (F&PP) rate, effective December 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019, has decreased from 10.502¢ to 8.648¢ per kilowatt-hour. This is a decrease of 18 percent from the previous F&PP rate approved by the RCA. Based on the average usage of 600 kWh, the impact of the lower …
The Good¢ents Board of Trustees met in August. Eleven applications were reviewed, and five grants totaling $19,550 were awarded. Here’s a summary of these recent grants: Alaska Health Fair Inc.: $6,000 grant for technology upgrades. Fairbanks Hockey Hall of Fame: $7,500 grant to assist with the purchase of video boards. Guys Read / …