KETCHIKAN, STAND UP AND SUPPORT EDUCATION FOR OUR YOUTH, ONE LOCAL GIRL AT A TIME! By Marc Kaiwi August 27, 2014
Makenzie Demmert was born in the old Ketchikan General Hospital on December 15th, 1989. She rode around Main Street with oven mitts taped to her hands when she got the chicken pox at 3. The same year she arrived at the bustling Plaza Halloween scavenger hunt dressed as a bumble bee. Before entering, she said to her mother, You can put my wings on now. I m ready to fly. She jumped into the icy cold waters at Settlers Cove, like it was a normal thing to do. And at Buggie s when it was time to get out of the water she taunted her fully clothed parents, never getting close enough for them to reach. She danced and sang in the totem houses out the road. She stole her first and last piece of Bazooka bubble gum at Tatsuda s grocery, where her mother made her return it to the clerk, shame faced. Her mother was a beloved bartender at the Eagles club, where Makenzie tagged along from time to time. Then, when her mother was a waitress at Clover Pass, Makenzie would play on the docks alone, trying to scoop up the white jellyfish, never the red. It was here she fell in love with the mysteriousness of the sea and the deceptiveness of one s own reflection. Ketchikan is her home and always will be. However, she has been called to film, to psychology to uncovering the truth of the human heart. What swims in the depths, beyond the glass surface of the sea? Makenzie has used scholarships and out of pocket money to pay for her own education. She works diligently to get what she wants, whether it be a safe home for her brother, freedom from shame and abuse for families or for a banana split at O Sheas ice cream parlor. What she wants is to help rebuild families within our community. She is in her senior year at UAF, a degree she has worked hard for and paid for on her own. No loans from mom or dad, or anyone else for that matter. But she isn t done yet. Her next port is Seattle, where she will study Counseling Psychology with some of the most experienced psychologists in the nation. Invest in our youth today and ensure the future of our community. Please help a local Ketchikan girl pursue her dreams in Seattle. Just follow the link and vote for Makenzie, VOTE HERE: http://blackboard.pgtb.me/2fFtbN/gzrxV?w=27408435&e=66568654 Review a Thank You video from Makenzie at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJhnDDCQjlM&feature=youtu.be Marc Kaiwi Received August 27, 2014 - Published August 27, 2014 Viewpoints - Opinion Letters:
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