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The People's Paper May 2023

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WORKSHOPS TEAMBUILDING EVENTS PARTIES YOUTH CAMPS BOUTIQUE

June 24th & 25th ALASKA STATE FAIRGROUNDS

PALMER, AK

PARKING FREE AT RED GATE

Power of Nutraceuticals

MENTION MAKEASCENE AND RECEIVE

Contributed by Carmen Summerfiend The VAA Art on Fire Iron Pour Art Fest will be held at the Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry, located at 3800 W. Museum Drive (near the airport) in Wasilla, from noon until 5pm on Saturday, June 17, 2023. The ticket price is $10, with children under 12 admitted free.

Please join the fun! We hope to turn this day into an extraordinary Iron Pour Art Fest in the Valley! www.valleyartsalliance.com SATURDAY JUNE 17, 2023

MUSEUM OF ALASKA TRANSPORTATION & INDUSTRY

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Alaska Scottish Highland Games 2023 MORE ON PAGE 17 OF THE PEOPLE’S PAPER

Contributed by Juliah/ MY HOUSE MY House Mat-Su Youth Housing’s third and newest social enterprise, REDEMPTION, is a sustainable loungewear clothing line made from luxury hotel linens with a mission to provide job training for MY House clients and raise awareness about the human trafficking pandemic in Alaska. In 2022, REDEMPTION set up shop and began working with Alaskan hotels such as Captain Cook and the Holland America Line to upcycle their cozy bed linens into loungewear. This clothing is produced by clients through paid internships from NineStar Employment Education Services. The job training is designed to equip interns with the skills needed to operate sewing machines in Alaska’s growing sewn product manufacturing industry. It also provides valuable training in other aspects of the business, such as modeling & photography, social media, clothing design and customer service. This program works with MY House’s trafficking recovery treatment program, coordinated by Staci Yates, Director of

Black in Alaska: Lois Lester

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Human Trafficking Recovery Services at MY House. Additional wrap-around services include behavioral health treatment, substance use disorder counseling, peer support and case management assistance. Redemption is a bold and powerful

Brushes & Brews at Susitna Brewing

MORE ON PAGE 18 OF MAKE A SCENE MAGAZINE

Artisan Highlight: Birch Grove Studio

MORE ON PAGE 7 OF MAKE A SCENE MAGAZINE

word with many definitions. For us, it means having the freedom to not define ourselves by the wear and tear of our past. With lots of love, a needle, and thread, we all have the power to sew a bright new future. You can rock your very own luxury REDEMPTION lounge pants and support our mission to end human trafficking by visiting our rack at the Steam Driven boutique!- Located at 300 N Willow St. Wasilla, Alaska, 99654. Store hours are 10-6:00pm, Monday-Friday, and 10:003:00 pm on Saturdays. You can also visit our Music in the Park booth at Wonderland Park on June 17th and June 24th. Follow our journey on social media @redemptionapparelak and visit our website: redemptionapparelak.com. Listen to the REDEMPTION podcast on any streaming platform with hosts Juliah Barnett and Staci Yates for discussions with empowering guests, stories from survivors, updates on Alaska human trafficking legislation and news about the business! Thank you for supporting MY House and our clients!

WWW.MAKEASCENEAK.COM/MUSICINTHEPARK

WONDERLAND PARK / IDITAPARK 594 W NELSON AVE, WASILLA


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