Healthy Futures

08/19/2026

Join us for an all-star event for a great cause! We're proud to partner with the Bear Tooth to bring you another evening of AK Sports Shorts.

Make sure to grab your tickets in advance to support the Game Changer fund, which helps break down financial barriers for Alaska youth in pursuit of sport and recreational activity!

AK Sports Shorts is BACK!

Join us for year three as we welcome back Healthy Futures with a night filled with stories of inspiration and adventure!

A portion of the proceeds benefit the Healthy Futures Game Changer's efforts to get Alaska kids in the game by providing small grants to youth from low income families to increase their access to sports and recreation opportunities. Healthy Futures is a program of the 501(c)3 non-profit Alaska Sports Hall of Fame

AK SPORT SHORTS
Wednesday, September 23 @ 6:00 pm
https://www.beartoothak.com/live-events

08/06/2026

Swimmers,

We're proud to support Seward Tsunami Swim Club in putting on their 13th Annual Seward Tsunami Swim Camp with events scheduled for Seward and Anchorage Aug 11-15th!

This year's lineup features Alaska's own SA Olympic Gold Medalist Lydia Jacoby, Elite Coach Abbie Fish (Swim Like A. Fish), Seward collegiate swimmers Ben and Nick Ambrosiani, and others!

Every year our goal is to give swimmers an unforgettable experience—and with this incredible team of coaches and specialists.

See flyer below or visit website at https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/akstsc/page/home for more details and registration!

Alaska Swimming News & Information

08/02/2026

It’s been a big week for Healthy Futures in the Mat-Su Valley! We’ve participated in the annual Stuff the Bus event with United Way of Mat-Su, and ThriveFest with Thrive Mat-Su and NorthGate Alaska. HUGE thank you to NorthGate for the shoe donation following today’s event! Thanks to you these shoes will be finding their way to the kids who need them most very soon!

07/29/2026

A big thank you to all the Crow Pass Crossing sponsors, volunteers, supporters and racers who made the 41st CPC a success!

Congratulations to this year's overall winner, Allan Spangler, and our women's champion and record-holder, Christy Marvin. Christy now holds 9 CPC titles, tied with Nancy Pease.

Each year, all proceeds from this event go towards HF programming. Below is a photo of Allan with his two children at the finish line. We believe sharing active experiences as a family builds strong bonds, improves physical and mental wellness and teaches youth lifelong healthy habits.

What a nice reminder that no matter your age, getting out and moving every day is how we can keep our minds and bodies feeling good.

Alaska Mountain Rescue Group Play Every Day United Physical Therapy Skinny Raven Sports Coffman Engineers GCI The Libby Group SGV International

06/24/2026

It was a bluebird day for our Healthy Heroes handing out medals at last week's Healthy Futures Kid's Mile. Congrats to runners in all the Anchorage Mayor's Marathon events!

06/02/2026

As May comes to a close, we’re proud to share that we participated in 100 Miles in May! Together, team Reid-y to Move logged an incredible 1,1247.7 miles in support of Healthy Futures and empowering Alaska youth to build healthy futures.

05/31/2026

Finish Strong!

Get your 100 Miles to receive a 100 Miles in May sticker and be eligible for prizes!

Today is the last day of 100 Miles in May but you still have a week to enter those miles in as we'll leave the website open until June 7th to backlog your miles.

https://conta.cc/4x0W45Q

Email from Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Log your miles, pay your pledge, and win prizes! Log those miles! The Challenge is Coming to an End! Log your activity by June 7th!   Finish Strong! Deadline: The

05/21/2026

There are 10 days left in the 100 Miles in May Challenge!

If you have trailed off with your entries or exercise, this is the perfect time to get back on that horse and finish strong.

If you are a super procrastinator, this is the perfect time to actually register at https://100miles.healthyfuturesak.org/ and get all caught up on your backlog. Not too late until the final buzzer.

Huge thank you to all you 100 Milers. We've set an all-time participation record and are almost to 6,000 entrants!

Whether you are an elite athlete or an average Joe, this is about movement and staying active. And it's about supporting an important cause. We appreciate you!

The 100 Miles in May Challenge is a fundraiser for the Healthy Futures program, which works to empower Alaska's youth to build the habit of daily physical activity.

05/18/2026

We appreciate our Elementary Challenge coordinators across the state who are doing innovative and inspiring work to keep Alaska youth active.

Today, join us in congratulating longtime coordinator, Todd Boonstra, on his retirement. He has partnered in HF programming for 19 years, starting in Galena and rounding out his career at Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science in Kenai.

When he's not in the classroom you will find him enjoying the great outdoors with his family. Whether it's skiing, hiking, camping, walking his dog - Todd loves being outside. His strategy for motivating kids to live a more healthy lifestyle is participating with them and sharing his own experiences as an athlete. No wonder his students think he is the best PE teacher ever!

Thank you for all your hard work over the years and efforts for your students, Todd.

05/13/2026

That's a wrap on the Elementary Spring Challenge! Thank you coordinators, families and students for all your hard work. Nearly 20,000 activity logs were submitted during the school year from schools across Alaska.

Registration is open for the Fall Challenge which kicks off on September 1st. Sign up today!

SIGN UP FOR THE FALL CHALLENGE | Elementary school teachers and principals can start signing up their schools for the free Healthy Futures Challenge that starts in September. Students in participating schools use a simple log to track days they are physically active for at least 60 minutes. They turn in the Healthy Futures log to their school or homeschool to win fun prizes. Take 5 minutes to sign up your school for fun this fall - https://database.healthyfuturesak.org/ #/default/home.