Alaska Sprouts to kick off teen night this September

"Alaska Sprouts – Seeds of Change" is a new group in the city of Wrangell, recently funded through grant money received by the Wrangell Cooperative Association. Their goal, according to the organization's Facebook page, is to help make a brighter future for the city's youth. One of the ways this all-volunteer group hopes to do so is by hosting "teen nights."

Jillian Privett is the main organizer of Alaska Sprouts. She said the teen night is aimed for eighth through twelfth-graders, and is meant to be both educational and fun. She also said that it is something the community needed.

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