The USCGC Polar Star Alaska Visit!

In December 2020, the USCGC POLAR STAR will be embarking on a journey that will bring a crew of one-hundred and fifty to Alaskan waters. A local non-profit is committed to helping the troops have a meaningful Christmas and will collaborate with other organizations who support the USCG.

The Alaska Navy League Council #151, is a non-profit citizen group supporting the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Flagged Merchant Marine.  The organization is most popularly known as the group that planned the historical USS ANCHORAGE Ship Commissioning in 2013.

The heavy Ice Breaker will visit Dutch Harbor, Alaska, preceding a deployment to the Arctic. The local Navy League is working on collecting items and raising funds for the following:

·        Hand-written cards for entire crew (150); 

·        Stockings and stocking stuffers; 

·        A coffee bar sponsorship for the on-board espresso bar; 

·        Corporate donations to hold a community event in Dutch Harbor; and

·        Increased broadband data for communications to loved ones during the holidays. 

Use or share the Fundly account was created for this cause: https://fundly.com/the-uscgc-polar-star-visits-alaska

Cards or checks can be mailed to: Anchorage Navy League Council #151, P.O. Box 240446, Anchorage, AK 99524.  Reference Account: #7101912819

Anchorage Navy League Council #151, Treasurer Josh Vandagriff

Donations will be accepted at any of the seven Northrim Bank branches. Locations can be found here: https://www.northrim.com/about-northrim/contact-us/locations.

Email aknavyleague@gmail.com to sponsor or make other arrangements. 

We request that donations be made by Monday, November 30, to allow time for processing and ordering supplies. Arrangements and additional gift purchases can be made for sponsorships received after November 30.

For information about the USCGC POLAR STAR please view the following link:

https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Cutters/cgcPolarStar/fbclid/IwAR2KtLUVHhdHC2jxcz5qR-RyJap-dEHwKmFT5JRhtTZmNOSUjrC1GXKq2h8/.

Recent Articles on the Alaska Visit:

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/20/coast-guard-icebreaker-polar-star-bound-for-the-arctic-in-december

https://www.arctictoday.com/the-u-s-heavy-duty-coast-guard-icebreaker-polar-star-will-make-a-winter-voyage-to-arctic-alaska/#:~:text=Science-,The U.S. heavy-duty Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star will,winter voyage to Arctic Alaska&text=The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker,Alaska operations announced on Friday.