Contributed by Sondra Kaplan Mat-Su Sertoma Provides Two Grants of $5000 to Non-Profits from the 2016 Matsu Plunge The Mat-Su Sertoma Club, an association dedicated to education for hearing health, and community volunteerism, is pleased to announce that funding from the 2016 Mat-Su Plunge provided two $5,000 unrestricted grants to the Wasilla Warrior Music Booster Club for a coffee cart to pay for musical instruments for their program, and the Matsu Food Bank’s Food 4 Kids Program to help feed underprivileged school age children throughout the valley.
It was a beautiful day (40+ degrees), sunny and calm. Over 93 jumpers and family members were gathered at the Palmer Elks Lodge to join in the excitement of jumping in the 2016 Mat-Su Plunge! The event was hosted by the Mat Su Sertoma Club known as ”The Original Valley Dip” was held on February 27th with huge support by local sponsors and families who helped to make this event successful. Many thanks to our wonderful volunteers, sponsors, and jumpers who helped us raise the over $15,000! There will be a public thank you to all sponsors at the Greater Wasilla Chamber of Commerce on
March 15th at noon at The Grill in the Grandview Hotel. The check presentations and more sponsorship thank you’s will be held at the Palmer Chamber of Commerce on the March 23rd at noon at the Moose Lodge in Palmer. Mat-Su Sertoma provides free hearing screenings to the public the first Saturday of every month October through May at Wasilla Physical Therapy (next to Geneva Woods) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please sign up online or walk in. Next screenings will be held April 2nd. For further information: Sondra Kaplan, President 907-227-3486 mfjak@mtaonline.net