The Capital Civic Center is one of 27 projects statewide to receive funds as part of the Rasmuson Foundation’s new Legacy and Community Support grant programs. Rasmuson Foundation President and CEO Gretchen Guess said “There’s so much good happening in our state. We are thankful to the Alaskans who are working hard to make a…
Category: Capital Civic Center Updates
So Happy to Share
So happy to share that a new fund has been established at the Juneau Community Foundation to assist with the efforts to construct the Capital Civic Center (CCC) in Juneau: The Kay and Jev Shelton Fund, opened with a gift of $100,000 this month. And this week, an anonymous donor gave $5000 to the Capital Civic Center Fund at the Foundation. Friends and neighbors are giving generously to help get this new community…
Capital Civic Center receives $250,000 from the Richard L and Diane M Block Foundation
The Capital Civic Center is happy to announce that it has received a $250,000 grant to be distributed over a period of time from the Richard L and Diane M Block Foundation, in support of construction of this new facility. We must match the first $100,000 of the gift on a 3:1 basis, giving all…
Curé, Denny, and Gott join the Capital Civic Center Board of Directors
The Capital Civic Center is pleased to announce today that three new members have joined its Board of Directors: Jared Curé is a seasoned entrepreneur and real estate developer managing a diverse portfolio of development projects, including the acquisition, remodeling, and rebranding of local bars, restaurants, commercial rentals, and residential apartments. Originally from Juneau, he…
Fred K. Koken Designates $1M for the Capital Civic Center
The Capital Campaign Committee of the Capital Civic Center is pleased to announce that Fred K. Koken, long-time Juneau resident, has established a $1,000,000 fund at the Juneau Community Foundation to assist with fundraising and construction of the project. (Fred K. Koken Fund) In recognition of this gift, the atrium in the Capital Civic Center…
February 2024 Campaign update
Bob’s Corner Welcome to almost spring. Hope everyone was able to gracefully weather our snowy last month. The Partnership has been very busy this winter continuing the work to secure funding for the project. Through the work of the Board and Governmental Affairs Committee, we have or are in the process of submitting several…
Travel Raffle Filled with Adventure
Our 2023 Travel Raffle offers you the chance to win a world of adventures! First prize: Two Roundtrip unrestricted Alaska Airlines tickets anywhere they fly. Must be booked by June 1, 2024. Second Prize: Royal Caribbean International seven night Caribbean for two in an ocean view stateroom; the approximate value of this cruise is $2,000…
July Report – Part 2 of an interview with Travel Juneau’s Liz Perry
At the end of June, we presented Part I of an interview with Liz Perry, the President and CEO of Travel Juneau. Here is Part 2, the final installment, with thanks to Ms. Perry for her time and thoughtful responses. Thanks also go to John Roxburgh for his vision in organizing the interview. We think…
June report – Part 1 of an interview with Travel Juneau’s Liz Perry
In our last note we reported that requests for Congressional and State support for the Capital Civic Center had not come through this year, and that The Partnership Board is exploring its options. Believing that the need for this Center is broad-based and multi-faceted, John Roxburgh, a member of our Communications Committee, asked Liz Perry…
May Project Update
Dear Friends of The Partnership— Hope and hardship seem to have defined a lot of our COVID years. How wonderful it would have been if we could have emerged from our confinement into a new civic center, a gathering place bringing us together and reuniting us as a community. The path for the center has…
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