Valentine’s 2026

Enjoy the season outdoors — Challenge Alaska’s Adaptive Ski and Ride School in Girdwood.

Youth 14 and older with vision challenges: join our Work & Volunteer Skills Youth Camp, March 9–13. Volunteers welcome too.

Mark your calendar for our “Mask”querade gala, and remember to Pick.Click.Give. to the Center with your PFD.

A Valentine’s poem celebrating the friendship, love, and community woven through the Center, from Casey Duerr.

Middle Way Cafe’s biggest fundraiser of the year benefits the Center — heart-inspired art on display February 7 to April 4.

Through one of Anchorage’s longest cold snaps, the Center’s doors stayed open and the coffee kept flowing — a reflection on steady warmth and welcome.

Mat-Su outreach is now full-time thanks to the Mat-Su Health Foundation — home visits, support groups, and Low Vision Clinics across the valley.

At 52, facing divorce and unemployment, Pete McCall took a leap to a remote Alaska village — and found redemption and love. His story.

A playful Valentine’s ode to good cane technique, from Orientation and Mobility Specialist Victoria Ackerman.

From the Activities of Daily Living kitchen, Tom Class shares a recipe for Nutella-stuffed chocolate chip cookies.