Alaska Women's Leadership Forum

🌱 Interested in sustainable gardening in Alaska? 🌳

The Alaska State Fair is offering a free, hands-on Food Forest Workshop at Rebarchek Farm on June 13 and July 11.

A great opportunity for gardeners, families, and anyone interested in local food production.

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Happy Mothers Day! 🌸

🏃🏻‍♀️ What a fantastic opportunity to support Alaska’s young women! JoinGirls on the Run Serving Southcentral Alaska on May 9th! 🩷

Information and regustration:

www.pinwheel.us

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR ANCHORAGE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS

The Anchorage ATHENA Society has opened applications for its 2026 camp scholarships.

Recipients will attend the Oregon Business Academy at Oregon State University to learn about leadership, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

The scholarship covers travel (thanks to Alaska Airlines), lodging, and a stipend from Soroptimist Int'l of Anchorage!

Eligible applicants are Anchorage-area girls finishing their freshman, sophomore, or junior year in 2026.

📅 Apply by April 6, 2026

Please share with a young woman who may be interested.

https://anchorageathena.org/scholarship/

🌸March is National Women’s History Month🌸

What began as Women’s History Week in 1982 was expanded by Congress in 1987 to recognize the full month of March as a time to honor the contributions of women in American history.

Across rural Alaska and throughout our state, women are leading in business, education, nonprofit work, public service, and thought leadership. Their influence strengthens communities and moves Alaska forward.

This month, we recognize the women who carry responsibility with strength and integrity. Alaska is better because of you.🏔️

Congratulations to the 2026 Anchorage Athena Society Honorees!

Congratulations! The Anchorage ATHENA Society Class of 2026. Don't forget to get a table for the March 16 celebration.
https://www.anchoragechamber.org/

🌟 Celebrating Girls on the Run of Greater Alaska! 🌟

Across Alaska — from Angoon to Utqiagvik, Homer to Fairbanks, and communities in between, Girls on the Run of Greater Alaska is inspiring young girls to discover strength they didn’t know they had. 

👟 This program builds confidence, fosters connection, and teaches life skills that last well beyond the season and 97% of participants learn skills like resolving conflict, helping others, and making intentional decisions. Girls who started with low activity levels increase their physical activity by an average of 40%. 

With 15 locations, dozens of dedicated volunteer coaches, and thousands of girls served, Girls on the Run is creating supportive spaces where every girl can be joyful, healthy, and confident. 

💛 Whether you’re cheering on a 5K finisher, volunteering, or spreading the word the word, you’re helping girls across Alaska step into their potential!

https://www.gotrgreateralaska.org

🌟 Big news in Alaska’s judicial community. Pamela Scott Washington, the first female African American judge in Alaska’s history, is retiring.

Judge Washington opened doors for so many by showing what leadership, integrity, and perseverance look like. From her early years in Alaska to her appointment in 2010, she’s inspired young people to see themselves in places of justice and leadership.

The Alaska Women’s Leadership Forum thanks Judge Washington for her years of service and for paving the way for others to follow. 💫

‘People experience justice:’ First female African-American judge in Alaska judicial history retiring The first African-American female Judge appointed to the Alaska Judiciary - Judge Pamela Scott Washington - is retiring this week.

It's fall 🍂 and time for Alaska activities that give the fall feels! 🧣Enjoy your weekend and the season! 🍎🧙‍♀️

FALL THINGS TO DO:

🎃 Anchorage + Southcentral Alaska
BOOtanical Garden at the Alaska Botanical Garden in Anchorage | Fri. – Sun. through Oct. 19

Williams Reindeer Farm Fall Family Fun in Palmer | Oct. 11, 17, 18 + 25

Anchorage Pumpkin Patch at 49th State Brewing - Anchorage | Sat. & Sun. thru October 26

🎃 Kenai Peninsula + Coastal Alaska
City of Kenai Parks & Recreation 10th Annual Kenai Fall Pumpkin Festival in Kenai | Oct. 11

Fall Festival in Homer | Oct. 18–19 Siren's Seafood and Street Food

🎃 Interior Alaska
Friends of Creamer's Field Thanksgiving for the Birds in Fairbanks | Nov. 22

🎃 Southeast Alaska
Juneau Parks & Recreation Fall Into Fun: Floating Pumpkin Patch, Juneau | Oct. 25