Zaletel's signature (and delicious) π campaign event returns next week
It was one of the most delectable and satisfying of all Anchorage campaign events when Assembly member Meg Zaletel ran for election in 2019. Now, the District 4 representative is bringing back what she tells me is her signature campaign event.
Zaletel's campaign will hold its second Pi Day and Get Out the Vote Fundraiser event on Monday, March 14, from 5-7 pm. The event encompasses the best of the community by supporting local businesses and bringing people together to share a commonality: in this case, food. The event gets at the core of "community," which is what Zaletel is genuinely passionate about.
Meg's first Pi Day fundraiser was co-hosted by 30 individuals and held at Karen Hanson's home, where more than a dozen pies were available to bidders and where it is alleged people ate more pie than they should have. It's a campaign event Zaletel is immensely fond of, given that her husband Zach used to teach a pie-making class at Anchorage Community House.
This year's event, being held at Cynosure Brewing, will allow more space for attendees to stay safe during the pandemic and will feature food provided by Yeti Dogs because Zaletel believes in supporting local businesses. The event will also offer Cynosure Beer and a silent pie auction.
Next week's event boasts an impressive list of pie bakers, including Stephanie Quinn-Davidson, state senate candidate Donna Mears, Kathleen Easley, Irene Bortnick, Meg's husband Zach, and several others.
Zaletel is perhaps one of the most frugal of the candidates seeking re-election to the Assembly. She doesn't generally hold many fundraising events because they typically cost a lot of money. While her opponent, self-proclaimed fiscal conservative Kathy Henslee, is spending thousands of dollars on campaign fundraisers and office equipment, Meg is consistently looking for every way to save dollars and has bemoaned the high costs associated with running a campaign in modern-day politics.
You can find more about next Monday's event on Zaletel's campaign Facebook page and learn about the campaign on her website.
Bring your appetite; it's okay to cheat once in a while.
