Special Olympics Alaska, GCI, Alaska Community Foundation announce $2M endowment

GCI, Special Olympics Alaska and the Alaska Community Foundation announced a successful fundraising effort to jump-start an endowment in honor of Jim Balamaci, the late president and CEO of Special Olympics Alaska. The initial $1 million goal ultimately resulted in $2 million being pledged.

Additionally, Balamaci’s nearly four decades of dedication to the athletes and community he loved so much is commemorated through the official dedication of the Special Olympics Alaska Jim Balamaci Training Center.

The $1 million goal was announced by GCI Senior Vice President of Consumer Services Paul Landes earlier this year at Balamaci’s celebration of life.

– Josh Edge, GCI