Greg Chapados

President & Chief Operating Officer, GCI

 

At this year's Gala, we are privileged to join our fellow Alaskans in honoring Greg Chapados for decades of civic contribution and leadership in shaping the Last Frontier. 

 

We will be paying tribute to Mr. Chapados' devoted service at the helm of GCI, one of Alaska’s leaders in corporate philanthropy, which annually supports more than 100 nonprofit organizations across the state. 

 

In Greg's tenure at GCI, the company successfully built the TERRA network and is expanding its high-speed fiber-optic infrastructure to greatly improve connectivity and access to healthcare, educational, and economic resources in rural Alaska.

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We will be celebrating GCI's humanitarian and charitable values as the presenting sponsor of Special Olympics Alaska, an organization that provides year-round sports training and athletic competitions for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 

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Join us at this year's Gala as we celebrate GCI's efforts to connect friends and families across the state and its invaluable contribution as one of Alaska's largest employers and as its largest internet provider. 

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The 2025 Gala will benefit the David and Ruth Green Alaska Jewish Campus, which also houses the Alaska Jewish Museum and Cultural Center, and the Gan Yeladim Early Learning Center, which enjoys a reputation as one of the best multi-cultural education centers in Anchorage for toddlers and preschoolers, serving all of Alaska’s children regardless of their ethnicity or affiliation.

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​This year's Gala will also benefit our new initiative: the Harmony Friendship Project, the first all-inclusive early childhood play center in Anchorage, a discovery and exploration outdoor playground & indoor play center for all children, including those with disabilities or developmental differences, creating a legacy of inclusion and joy in our Anchorage community.

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The phase one of this groundbreaking and first-of-its-kind outdoor play center in Anchorage, is sponsored in part by:

Community Innovation Grant from Thread Alaska and the State of Alaska Child Care Program Office; The Municipality of Anchorage ACCEE (Anchorage Child Care & Early Education Fund) Capital Project Grant; and The Barney and Rachel Gottstein Charitable Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund.

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The Jewish Cultural Gala Committee Cordially Invites You to Join Our Underwriters GCI, Conocco Phillips, Alaska Airlines, Odom Corporation, Hotel Captain Cook, The Manning Family Foundation, & David Green Master Furriers in supporting the upcoming 'Event of the Season' in Alaska, the Jewish Cultural Gala 2025!
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