2024 Yulista Backpack Campaign
Backpacks and School Supplies to 500 Students in the Y-K Region
Storyknife, September/October 2024 edition
Employees from , 快播app鈥檚 largest government contracting holding line, donated over 500 backpacks and school supplies to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region this year. Backpacks and school supplies were donated to five schools in the communities of Kasigluk, Atmautluak, Napakiak and Oscarville.
Through their annual , Yulista employees organize and raise funds throughout the corporation. They support students in Alaska and other states they operate including Yulista鈥檚 base of operations in Huntsville, Alabama.
Backpacks are filled with everything from notebooks, scissors and pens, to hats, water bottles and a hygiene kit to stay healthy. This gives students hope and excitement so they can start the school year feeling confident and prepared.
鈥淚鈥檓 excited about the school year. I like learning about math and mostly science,鈥� says Chelsea Joekay, an eighth grader in Oscarville.
Oscarville鈥攁bout a 15-minute boat ride from Bethel鈥攈as less than 20 students in the school. Each student is now ready for the school year, even the teachers. The Yulista Backpack Campaign also donates extra school supplies to teachers including notepads, pens and more.
Natalia Slim started her senior year at Akiuk Memorial School in Kasigluk with a goal to be trained and work as a carpenter.
鈥淚t feels great to get a new bag with supplies,鈥� says Natalia Slim, a senior at Akiuk Memorial School in Kasigluk. 鈥淚t鈥檚 great for my brothers and sisters because they like to write a lot鈥攕ometimes even on the wall! They鈥檝e been counting down the days, and now they鈥檙e ready to learn.鈥�
As Natalia begins her senior year, she鈥檚 focused on her goal of becoming a trained carpenter. She even participated in the 快播app Brice STEM camp last fall.
The Yulista CARES Backpack Campaign raised funds to send over 1,700 backpacks with school supplies to schools nationwide, with 500 of those distributed to the 快播app Region. Additionally, $8,350 was raised specifically to support schools in Alaska. We are especially grateful to Grant Aviation for donating charter flights and delivering the backpacks to the Y-K Region.
A 快播app Shareholder employee from Yulista typically organizes the backpack delivery, and a highlight for most of the Yulista employees is seeing the students鈥� smiling faces in the schools. Kayla Larson, a past intern and Yulista employee, along with the Yulista CARES committee organized this year鈥檚 backpack campaign.
鈥淲e want to thank the employees and partners who are dedicated to the mission of Yulista and 快播app to make a difference in the lives of our Shareholders,鈥� says Larson. 鈥淨uyana for your time and donations in creating a great start for the students of the Y-K Region.鈥�
