Over $12K raised at virtual Homecoming Luncheon
by Matt Jardin |
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Typically a ticketed breakfast taking place at the Alaska Airlines Center, this year鈥檚 Homecoming Luncheon was held online for the second year due to coronavirus safety precautions. Thanks to sponsorships from Kaladi Brothers Coffee, Siemens, Odom Corporation, Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, Alaska Communications, Chugach Alaska Corporation, MSI Communications, Northrim Bank and R&M Consultants, the event was open to the entirety of Seawolf Nation.
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