September started off with saying goodbye to April, the GAP intern for the last year.  She now works at the council as a tribal clerk; I want to thank her for all her hard work this past year.  We now have Angel Alvarez as the new intern, she is working out great.  I am enjoying her eternal optimism on seemingly gray recycling challenges we face here daily. 

Matt Lange, we are sad for him to leave us!  He has been more amazing than we could ever have imagined.  Our recycling center is nearing completion, with more plans to expand next summer.  The baler is up and running in the hangar, I am simply in awe of all the toys my program has purchased this year!  If anyone wants to see a demo of the glass crusher or baler, don’t be afraid to ask, I will happily show anyone!  Be sure to thank Matt for all his hard work!

October will be a busy month for the IGAP program.  AlexAnna and I start it off by attending an Energy Summit in Dillingham October 8-10th, then AJ Salkoski from RurAL Cap will be here the second week of October to review our mini-grant work, and Angel and I will have our first community gathering at the school.  Keep an eye out for flyers on our upcoming activities! 

I would like to remind community members to continue sorting cardboard and aluminum cans.  ALPAR recently called our office, the company we send our cans out to, and complimented us on our recycling efforts!  So let’s keep up the good work!