Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska (December 10, 2024) – Barrow Mechanical and ACE Hardware
Top of the World, both located in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, have generously matched Pick.Click.Give.
(PCG) donations given to Iḷisaġvik College Foundation. The total contribution is $18,150,
which includes $9,075 from Pick.Click.Give. donors and a combined $9,075 from Barrow
Mechanical and ACE Hardware Top of the World, demonstrating their unwavering commitment
to supporting education in the North Slope region.
Pick.Click.Give. is a program that allows Permanent Fund Dividend beneficiaries to donate to various nonprofit entities across the state. Barrow Mechanical, a residential plumbing and heating business in Utqiaġvik, has matched PCG donations for seven years in a row. This is the fifth year ACE Hardware Top of the World has joined in matching Pick.Click.Give. funds and the 2024 matching donation was shared equally between entities. Every dollar helps support Tribal postsecondary education and facilitates students’ future successes as leaders, business owners, innovators, and workforce participants.
“Every dollar raised through Pick.Click.Give. directly supports Tribal higher education, which is crucial for the success of our North Slope communities,” stated Justina Wilhelm, President of Iḷisaġvik College. “We are immensely grateful to ACE Hardware Top of the World and Barrow Mechanical for their generous matching gifts in 2024. Their support strengthens our community and fosters the success of our students. On behalf of our Board of Trustees, staff, faculty, and students, quyanaqpauraq to Robert and Florence Alred for supporting Iḷisaġvigmiut!”
The Iḷisaġvik College Foundation is thankful to ACE Hardware Top of the World and Barrow Mechanical for their longstanding support and partnership with Iḷisaġvik. Quyanaqpak (thank you very much) to Barrow Mechanical and ACE Hardware Top of the World for their commitment to enhancing educational opportunities for the Iḷisaġvik community.
About Iḷisaġvik College
Iḷisaġvik College is Alaska’s only tribal college and is located in the northernmost village in the United States, Utqiaġvik. Iḷisaġvik College provides quality post-secondary academic, career, and technical education in a learning environment that perpetuates and strengthens Iñupiat culture, language, values, and traditions. It is dedicated to serving its students and developing a well-educated and trained workforce who meet the human resource needs of North Slope employers and the state of Alaska.
About Barrow Mechanical
Barrow Mechanical is a privately owned residential plumbing and heating business located in Utqiaġvik, Alaska. It serves the local community with its plumbing and heating expertise, installation, and repair. Barrow Mechanical is owned and operated by Robert and Florence Alred.
About ACE Hardware
Top of the World ACE Hardware Top of the World is a local hardware business providing local home and repair goods, also owned and operated by Robert and Florence Alred.
Iḷisaġvik College Contact: Caitlin Walls
Executive Director of Institutional Advancement
907.319.8755
caitlin.walls@ilisagvik.edu