Arctic Directory: AADE presents three local charities with checks

The American Association of Drilling Engineers Alaska chapter presented three local charities with checks totaling $9,000 at its Sept. 16 monthly meeting. The AADE celebrated another successful Fin, Feather, Fur, Food Festival on May 21; the proceeds of the event brought in an astounding $23,342, monies which are divided to help support local charities, AADE engineering educational initiatives such as the Knowledge Box and AADE’s scholarship fund. The three local charities each receiving a $3,000 check were the Kid’s Kitchen, Downtown Soup Kitchen and Bean’s Café. “I would like to give thanks to AADE and SPE for what you have done for all the organizations that are here today,” said Ken Miller, director of development, Bean’s Café. The AADE, a nonprofit volunteer organization, was founded in New Orleans in 1978 and comprises an affiliation of nine independent chapters, including Alaska, with more than 5,000 members and governed by an AADE National Board.