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Gym helps upgrade Kenai weight room

I coach and teach PE at KCHS. Since the building was orginally opened back in the 1960s the weight room as been an enormous part of the success that Kenai has had on the court, mat, and most recently on the field. Many of you reading this have probably spent some time in, or at least have seen the weight room. Nothing fancy at all, just a few pieces of equipment and a lot of metal. The economy being as it is, finding money for new equipment has been challenging to say the least, business big and small cannot afford to give as they have in the past. The folks over at Peninsula Athletic Club are in that same boat I am sure. Despite the economy, cash value, and just plain trouble, they have donated an amazing amount of equipment to us and have single-handedly made the biggest improvment to our weight room in at least 20 years. From all of us here at KCHS, staff and students, thank you so much.

Jeff Baker

Kenai

Businesses support Wings Walk-a-Thon

Wings Christian Academy would like to take this opportunity to give our heartfelt gratitude to the following businesses for their continued support of our annual Walk-a-Thon: Fred Meyer, Kenai Carrs/Safeway, Soldotna Safeway, Country Foods, Save-U-More, Regal Foods, Beemum's, Arby's, Carl's Jr., Cold Stone Creamery, Block Buster, Short Stop, Alaska Lanes, Candy Bouquet, Three Bears, Subway, Greatland Foods, PopKorn Factory, and Sedona Florist.

This year's fund-raising efforts will purchase new storage lockers for gym equipment and new carpet in the library. Please give your patronage to these businesses that have sponsored and supported the education of our peninsula's youth.

Pam MacLellan

Fundraising Coordinator

Media outfits help food bank campaign

A big thank you to local media designers who have generously shared their talents to assist in launching the Building to Nourish capital campaign for the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank. We are grateful to Samantha and Joe Halstead of Digits Computing who have developed and maintain the Food Bank's Web site. Our donor pyramid was created by David Booth of Cabin Fever Artworks. Heidi Bohi and Marie Conover of Bounce Creative designed both of our informational brochures. We're indebted to Printer's Ink for brochure printing and to the Peninsula Clarion for advertising.

In 2009 the new client base of the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank has increased over 40 percent. As each day passes the Building to Nourish campaign to upgrade food storage and distribution capabilities becomes more urgent. Check out our new Web site at www.kpfoodbank.org/btn to learn about building plans that will make it possible to feed more hungry people on the Kenai Peninsula. We are indeed thankful for you who are helping us!

Julie Derry

Campaign Chair

Is there a business or business person who has gone above and beyond your expectations? We want to know why!

E-mail your letters of appreciation to news@peninsulaclarion.com and put "Kudos" in the subject line, or fax it to 283-3299 or send it to us at P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, AK 99611. Questions? Call 335-1251.