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APU Nordic Ski Center 2025 Spring Celebration & Fundraiser

May 8, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Please join us for APU Nordic Ski Center’s Spring Celebration & Fundraiser! We hope to see many from our community for a fun evening with our Elite Team & Coaches. The evening’s festivities will include auction, food, drink, live music by the Ari & Hermanson Brother Band, and more fun and games for kids too.

When: Thursday, May 8th
Time: 5:30 – 8:00pm
Where: Atwood Building on APU Campus | 4455 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508

Please RSVP here if you are interested in attending!

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There will be LOTS of amazing Auction Items available for bidding From flight & sight seeing adventures, skis and ski gear, pottery, gift packages from the beautiful Methow Valley, Fairbanks, Talkeetna & Park City overnight stays, dinners with our talented Elite Team, fishing trips out of Seward and Homer, and SO much more… Check out a list of the items YOU can win below.

Thank you to the businesses, families and ski community for the generous donations. All money raised from this event will go to support APU Nordic Ski Center for the 25/26 Ski Season. We will accept donations to our Auction leading up to May 8th. If you are interested in donating, information is below!

Items Up For Auction on May 8th!
  1. Alaska Air Service AK Air Knick Glacier or Mt Spur Flight Seeing Tour for 4 People
  2. Dinner for 10 Made By APU Nordic Elite Women’s Team 
  3. Dinner for 10 Made By APU Nordic Elite Men’s Team 
  4. Hour Long Treadmill Session at APU
  5. Fairbanks Weekend – Two Night Wedgewood Resort Two Stay with Two Fairbanks Auto Museum Tickets
  6. 2 Alaska Airline Tickets 
  7. 2 night stay Rolling Huts Manama in the Methow Valley
  8. 3 Night Stay in Silverstar/Sovereign Lakes at Brookside Haven – A Canadian Nordic Paradise. Sleeps Up to 11 People
  9. Fishing or Sight Seeing Trip Out of Seward for 3 People
  10. AMH – Fischer Speedmax 902 Skis
  11. Land and Sea Aviation Discovery Flight 
  12. Custom picked S2s Ski Bag with NEW Rossignol Skis and Ski Gear
  13. “Comics for Everyone” session for up to 10 youth, teens and adults
  14. Hestra Gloves
  15. Talkeetna Family Cabin Weekend Stay
  16. Chugach Adventures – Spencer Glacier Rafting for 2 or Kayaking Trip 
  17. Central Charters Half Day Fishing Charter out of Homer for 2025 season
  18. Salomon Gear
  19. Tenderfoot Outfitters Horseback Ride for 2 in Gunnison, CO
  20. Madshus Classic Skis
  21. Trondheim World Championship Uniform Kit
  22. Small Boat Sailing Lessons – Out of Big Lake 
  23. Rossignol Backcountry Skis 
  24. Revelate Bikepacking Bags 
  25. Skinny Raven Running shoes 
  26. Ben Ogden Merchandise
  27. Crow Pass Crossing Entries
  28. Kesugi Ridge Traverse Entry 
  29. Sean McCabe Art – Painting 
  30. Farm Loop Coffee 
  31. Studio 13 Posters 
  32. 12×46 Michigan Neoprene Snowshoes with EZ Bindings
  33. Girdwood Brewing Swag &  Beer
  34. Hermanson Bros Music – Band Night For Events/ Gatherings 
  35. USST Trench Coat
  36. 2 Hilltop Summer Bike Park Day Passes
  37. USA Olympic Suit 
  38. Methow Valley Grain and flour Package: Emmer pancake mix, Old World Cereal, Cracked Farro Porridge
  39. Methow Valley Handmade Ceramic Mugs: thrown and carved with beautiful nature designs: black white and blue- dishwasher safe and microwave safe
  40. Orange five panel cap, blue beanie, WMS scrapers, WMS ski ties:
  41. Methow Valley coffee
  42. eqpd Waterproof Tote bag with shoulder strap, MZ store with 12oz coffee mugs
  43. Methow Trails: 2x 3-day trail Vouchers
  44. Winthrop Mountain Sports Free Grind and base prep 
  45. USST Shell & Light Under Puffy
  46. License Plate Alaska Art  
  47. Turnagain Ceramics “Two Clay In A Day” Classes 
  48. $100 gift card to Nonna’s Osteria in Wasilla
  49. New Alaska Gear CO Bunny Boots
  50. Oakley Fall Line Goggles and Avalanche Shovel 
  51. Oakley Goggles 
  52. Toko Soft Wax Box and Wax Kits
  53. USST Parka 
  54. Alaska Fur Exchange – Alaskan Monarch Print
  55. Photo shoot with Shalem Photo
  56. Moose’s Tooth- Beer & Swag Bag
  57. Runners’ Edge: 1x sports massage ($140), 1x sport performance ($245)
  58. Runner’s Edge: 1x sports massage ($140), 1x sport performance ($245) 
  59. 10lbs of Red Salmon
  60. Devo Dorito Ski Leggings, APU Crazy Hat & APU Sweatshirt
  61. 5 Night Stay in Park City – Ski In and Out Condo
  62. Rosie Brennan World Championship Suit, Signed bib, Heated Socks, Kappa Long Underwear
  63. Lillsport Rosie Mitts
  64. “Caribou” 12″x48″ Print by Charlie Renfro
  65. Alpenglow Esthetics Gift Card
  66. 2025/2026 Besh Cup Series Season entry
  67. Troy Lee Designs A3 Mountain Bike Helmet
  68. Troy Lee Designs A2 Mountain Bike Helmet
  69. Bob Pintner Pottery
  70. Alaska Club Membership, (3 month family summit + 3 month)
  71. Arctic Harvest Deliveries Produce Box or Gift Certificate
  72. Anchorage Yoga Two Week Unlimited Yoga Pass
  73. Rumble – 4 vouchers 
  74. Tour of Anchorage entry 
  75. Cirque Series Entry 
  76. Lillsport Gloves + Mitts 
  77. Artwork from Rosie Frankowski #1
  78. Artwork from Rosie Frankowski #2
  79. Training Package (USST gear, paradis underwear, lillsport ski gloves, socks)
  80. Voile Metal Edged Fish Scales
  81. Grassroots
  82. Minneapolis World Cup bib signed by APU athletes who raced
  83. Technique Lesson with Novie McCabe, JC Schoonmaker, and Luke Jager
  84. Peak IV wellness Basket
  85. Sidas Heated socks
  86. Chirs Bentchetler Art
  87. Nordic Home Gifts 
  88. Custom Water Bottles
  89. Progressive Physical Therapy – 2 sessions with Wesley Minton PT, DPT 
  90. Madshus skis x2, Overboots, and Winter Booties
  91. Odlo Downhill Ski Jacket
  92. Birkebeiner Race Entry 
  93. Nordist Shirts & Prints 
  94. Kuvetta gift card
  95. Out there Nordic Gift
  96. Patchwork Sweater 
  97. Icebug Shoes
  98. Moose Key Holder
  99. Ben Ogden Merchandise
  100. Oakley Goggles for Men
  101. Oakley Goggles for Women

 

DONATE TO SUPPORT THIS EVENT AND OUR ATHLETES!

We are excited to host this fundraiser for APU Nordic Ski Center and are currently looking for support from our friends, family, and local businesses to make this a success. While we wish everyone could join in person to celebrate, many of our friends, families and supporters live outside of Anchorage and might not be able to attend!

There is opportunity to still support this event and our athletes through online donations or contribution of an auction item supporting the event.

To support today through donation or auction item donation, please click the buttons below! 

Event Donation

  Auction Item Donation Form

To download our auction donation and sponsorship form, click here: 25 APUNSC Spring Fundraiser Auction and Sponsorship Form 

Your donation is tax-deductible. Alaska Pacific University is a non-profit tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Federal Tax ID # (EIN) is 92-0023588.

Contributions of $1,000+ will place you in the Denali Society at Alaska Pacific University and Olympic year supporter for APU Nordic Ski Center.

We thank you for your efforts and contributions to APU Nordic Ski Center and our athletes.

If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out!

Penny Smythe
APU Nordic Ski Center Marketing & Fundraising
psmythe@alaskapacific.edu

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  • Date: May 8, 2025
  • Time:
    5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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