AIRC celebrated another successful year post-COVID with the students of King Tech High School, December 15, 2023. This year, a line-up of scrumptious cakes and pies created by the talented students of KTHS were put out for auction in support of AIRC Memorial Scholarship Pie Auction tradition. Funds for the auction are used to help graduating HS students achieve their future vocational endeavors. Silent auctions, delicious lunch, fun, and laughter abound! Thank you all for supporting this annual tradition for AIRC!

Another successful year for our Annual Thanksgiving Bouquet Fundraising! Thank you AIRC Rotarians for coming out. Shout out to Cedars Floral Wholesale for making all these arrangements possible. Funds raised for this annual tradition goes back to helping our local community. 
 

AIRC Rotarians are supporting our South Anchorage Rotary Club in distributing dictionaries to all ASD schools. This beloved tradition includes a dictionary for every Anchorage 3rd grader.

On September 7, Anchorage International Rotary Club held a Fireside to learn about Project Amigo, and 4 Becarios/Scholars were blessed with Sponsors/Mentors!!!!

July 9^th and also Alaska Flag Day, was a beautifully sunny day.  AIRC members played a significant role in making the 31^st annual AK Flag Day celebration held at AK Child & Family, a fun, family event. Rotarians volunteered with the set- up/ clean-up, food running and ice cream serving. Ric and Steve “Crook” were the entertaining masters of ceremonies for the brief program. Becky and MaryLee were in charge of balloons (GOD BLESS THEM). Greg and Jeanette assisted with an unsafe issue for employees of AK Child & Family. Tim made the awesome merchandise. Becky, Bruce, Jeanette and Greg sponsored the very popular Tastee Freez booth. Thank you to everyone who helped bring joy to those in the care of AK Child & Family. A special thank you to the family members who also volunteered. The AK Flag Day event is open to the public and an opportunity to celebrate the potential in young Alaskans who have faced adversity, just like Benny Benson who went on to do something pretty spectacular by designing our state flag. AK Child & Family is incredibly grateful to AIRC for your support.

Rain or shine, Anchorage International Rotary Club members were busy assembling 500 flags that will be proudly displayed at Delaney Park in downtown Anchorage this 4th of July.
 

Under AIRC’s new leadership, freshly-minted President Becky Erickson is taking the helm to launch the club’s newest project: FIELD OF HONOR to recognize different heroes in our lives to include Military, Veterans, First Responders and other Hometown Heroes. 

 

The annual AIRC Changing of the Guard event was held on June 29, 2023 at Kincaid Pavillon. The event celebrated the achievements of our club under President Jay’s tutelage. Our new President, Becky Erickson formally took the gavel and introduced the new officers and committee leaders that will be joining her team this term.