Eagle Totem Campaign Accepts $5k Goldbelt Donation

To date the campaign has raised $140,917, including Sealaska’s $40,000 in-kind donation of the red cedar log.

Juneau, AK

Date of Press Release: March 11, 2010

Goldbelt Incorporated has presented a check for $5,000 to the University of Alaska Southeast Eagle Totem Campaign.  To date the campaign has raised $140,917, including  Sealaska’s $40,000 in-kind donation of the red cedar log. The purpose of the Eagle Totem project is to erect a pole on the UAS Juneau campus to provide balance with an existing Raven pole.  The fundraising effort is being led by the student club Wooch.een.

A raising ceremony for the Eagle Totem will take place in the UAS Courtyard, Auke Lake Campus on Saturday, April 24, between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. The event will include a dance and remarks by Haida carvers Joe and T.J. Young, a catered reception, and dance performances by several local dance groups.

UAS Thanks the Following for their Eagle Totem Campaign Donations:

• $43,100  Sealaska Corporation (includes $40,000 in-kind donation of the log)
• $25,000  The Rasmuson Foundation
• $14,300  Wooch.een / UAS Native Student Club
• $10,520  UAS Faculty & Staff
• $5,000  UAS Alumni Association
• $5,000  Goldbelt, Inc.
• $2,500  First National Bank Alaska
• $1,000  Elgee Rehfeld Mertz, LLC
• $1,000  Huna Heritage Foundation