Auction

For over 20 years the Denali Education Center has hosted an annual fundraising auction. Over the years this event has become a cornerstone for the Denali community – allowing people to come together to celebrate friends, fun, and fundraising! The funds raised at this event not only allow DEC to continue making campus improvements, it also helps to ensure our ability to provide informative and inspiring programs to the local community and its visitors.

Last year’s 2016 Super! Auction was a super success thanks to our incredible network of supporters and the hundreds of people who attended – many of them dressed as their favorite heroes! Attendees bid on an awesome selection of donated items while enjoying a sampling of food, desserts, and beverages- generously donated by local businesses and restaurants.

The auction also gave Denali Education Center the opportunity to introduce the community to our Super new building- the Yurt! With the addition of this traditional Mongolian-style yurt to our campus, we have increased our classroom space as well as our ability to host evening presentations! During the auction, this new space was dubbed the “Dessert Yurt” and promptly filled to the brim with trays of sweet treats and baked goods from local coffee shops. With so many delicious goods in one place, you won’t see us complaining!

In addition to wonderful conversations, guests were also able to participate in our silent auction. Our auction items were numerous as well as varied- ranging from small art pieces donated by local artists to multi-day trips offered by large Alaska-based tour operators. Bidding wars were waged, but in the end, all we saw was a sea of smiling faces.

As the afternoon turned to evening the party continued as The Kris Eli Jones Band took the stage and filled the Charles Sheldon Center with their toe-tapping, honkey-tonk tunes. Headliner High Plains Jamboree soon followed and kept the crowd dancing into the night as auction bidding wrapped up for the evening.

Though it is always sad to see our auction come to a close, that just means we will have to start planning our next one. Thank you all so much for your continued support of Denali Education Center. We hope we see you all next year at an auction that promises to be wonderful as Denali National Park celebrates its 100th Birthday! We hope to see you all there!

Alaska Mountaineering and Hiking
Alaska Wildland Adventures
Arctic Brewing Supply
Arctic Brewsters
Billie Best
The Black Bear
Buster McNeil
Cantwell Veterinary Services
Chena Hot Springs
Chris Kutsch
Dawn Adams
Denali Air
Denali Arts and Glass Studio
Denali Fiber Arts
Denali General Store
Denali Grizzly Bear Resort
Denali Mountain Works
Denali Outdoor Center
Denali Physical Therapy
Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge
Doyon/Aramark Joint Venture
Erica Watson
Florence Gillman
Flying Squirrel Bakery & Cafe
Grande Denali Lodge and Denali Bluffs Hotel
Great 1 Grab’n’Go Grocery
Jean Taguim
Jessica Brillhart
Jessica Goodell
Karibu Gallery & Gifts
Lavelle’s Bistro
Leah & Keith Mitchell
Lynn & Bubba McAloon
Made With Love
Major Marine Tours
Mamma Bear Studios
Matthew Bower & Melanie Lombard
McKinley Creekside Cabins & Cafe
Midnight Sun Brewing Company
Nevada State Railroad Museum
Original Bug Shirt
Patagonia
Patty Kastelic
Prey Bar & Eatery
The Quilt Gallery
REI Anchorage
REI Fairbanks
Samantha Frazier
Sarah Bartholow
Studio 106 – Tim McCoy & Kathy Marchlinski
Subaru of America
Talkeetna Grown
Tim Condran
Wayne Iverson