I just want to put my Philly church on blast & let you'll know what's going on between Philly & ALASKA. We have been invested in a project to assist the Tlingit community in Angoon, Alaska through the work described in our mission statement below:
Angoon, Alaska is a Tlingit-native village of some 500 people, which is currently served by only one privately-held, non-native-owned grocery store. Angoon is located on an island, and as people on this island do not have the means to go elsewhere to buy their groceries, the current store charges prices that are simply crippling the inhabitants of this community. In a village with an average per capita income of $11, 357—nearly half that of the average U.S. and Alaska rates, at $21,587 and $22,660, respectively—a half-gallon of milk sells for $7. An average-sized Thanksgiving turkey can sell for more than $60.
The grocery store we are seeking to provide will benefit the Tlingit community of Angoon in many ways: it will provide fairly-priced products for this impoverished village; it will provide jobs; and it will also provide healthy competition to force the prices of the other store down. More so, as this will be a native-owned-and-operated store, it will also serve as a haven to allow local craftworkers and those with small cottage industries (smoked fish and meats, home-made breads and jams, and more) to sell their wares. Most of all, the Tlingits of Angoon will be able to say, "This is our store!"
For more detail, please watch the teaser video below as well as the following link:
Angoon Alive Project - Teaser Video from Angoon Alive Project on Vimeo.
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