First National Bank Alaska boosts salmon gift to Iraq.

• Author: Pounds, Nancy
• Position: DONATIONS

First National Bank Alaska donated $1,000 to help Kenai Peninsula salmon reach U.S. troops serving in Iraq. The effort was originally organized by Soldotna Mayor Dave Carey and his brother, Mike Carey, a Vietnam veteran. Their project stalled when organizers realized regulations prohibited shipping civilian gifts with regular cargo from Fort Richardson in Anchorage. The Careys donated $500 and received $500 from state Sen. Tom Wagoner, R-Kenai, although they needed further funding. Charlie Weimer, Kenai Peninsula regional manager for the bank, helped secure...