Joel's Place: Live and Unplugged: Double your Dividend?

Friday, March 7, 2014

Double your Dividend?

Pick.Click.Give. is a program through the State of Alaska that allows recipients of the PFD to easily donate part of their dividend to nonprofit organizations throughout the state. Joel's Place has received around $6,000 each year for the past three years. This allows us to pay for our taxes and annual audit to be performed, which in turn allows us to qualify for several grants and government awards. So far this year we have $3,500 pledged in Pick.Click.Give. which meant that we were going to have to pull funds from some other part of the organization to do the taxes and audit. I was about to start doing some lobbying when I received a call.

It turns out that Pick.Click.Give donations are down around the state, probably due to a few factors:

Rising energy costs
Relatively low PFD payouts the past few years
A system glitch that made signing up in January challenging

What I have from here on out is just good news on top of good news. First, the initial estimate of this year's dividend is $1,800...nearly double last year's check. Second, the system is working flawlessly so signing up is super simple. Third, to give incentive to participate in the program, Pick.Click.Give is offering 10 Alaskans the chance to double their dividend. Simply:

Follow this link to the website.
Sign up to make a donation from your PFD to some deserving nonprofit...like...oh...I don't know...maybe Joel's Place
After selecting the who and the how much, make sure that you choose the Not Anonymous option. They can't give an award if they don't know who you are.
10 Alaskans will be chosen to receive an extra dividend in the fall.

That's the entire process. Thank you to everyone who participates and gives some of their dividend to Joel's Place. I know the money has a lot of places it can go and I feel very honored when I see donations come out of those checks. I will give an update in a couple of months when I hear our final numbers. Thank you again for your support and encouragement.

James

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Giving

If you would like to become a financial partner with us and support the work of Joel's Place, here's how:

1.) To make an online donation:

2.)Mail us a check at P.O. Box 83584, Fairbanks, AK 99708

Or

3.)Call our front desk at 452-2621 with your credit card information. Our official hours are Mon- Fri, 12pm-6pm , but there is usually someone by the phones from 8am on.

And

4.) You can link your Fred Meyer Rewards card to Joel's Place at this link. Every purchase on your card increases the Fred Meyer Foundation's annual donations to our organization.

Thank you for your encouragement and support.

From the Staff

Leah Byam, Program Assistant

On Sunday after Church a group of us went to Subway to eat lunch. When we get in line it's very busy, so we wait patiently in line. As I'm waiting in line I see CS, a young man who has been coming to Joel's Place for a very long time. He's working behind the counter. He's assertive, polite, taking peoples orders, and going on to the next costumer giving them kindness and the same professional service. As I watch him from afar my eye's tear up. I know his past. I've walked with him on so many journeys. I love this kid so much, I am so so so proud of him. As I get closer he see's me and his face lights up. We were able to talk. He tells me that he just graduated with his high school degree, that he's still saving up, he will be going to Hawaii as planned in September to work. I was able to tell him, How proud I am of Him, and I meant it in every sense of the word.