Airline Travel Special

We have made arrangements with Pen Air for a special rate of $528.00 for round trip ticket from Anchorage to Dillingham. Flights will be going from Anchorage to Dillingham on Monday May 28, 2012 and return to Anchorage on, June 1, 2012.

Please call 1-800-448-4226 to make your. You will need to let the reservationist know you are attending the Rural Providers' Conference to get this special rate. You must make your reservation no later than May 18, 2012.

The theme of this conference is “Wellness:  Our Circle of Life.”  The event will be held May 28 – June 1, 2012 in Dillingham, Alaska – at the Dillingham Middle/High School.

The conference is an annual gathering, designed by rural Alaskans to share information, gain skills and participate in training to address substance abuse in a variety of culturally significant ways.  The RPC is conducted in a style compatible with Alaska Native lifestyles and ways of communicating including ceremonies, circle talks, and cultural events.  Participants include substance abuse service providers, professionals seeking to earn continuing education and college credit, youth, elders, and family members interested in gaining new energy and celebrating their own sobriety. 

This year, the theme goes along with three principles identified through BBNA’s Wellness Initiative: 

• Self –Empowerment
• Building Capacity Within Our Communities, and 
• Changing Attitudes, Behaviors, and Belief Systems

The initiative works to shift the tools, responsibility, and power for the healing and development of healthy behaviors to individuals, families, and communities.