Movers and Shakers May 18, 2011
Leichner to receive Jim Lyle Volunteer Service Award
Konni Leichner of Hayden Lake will receive the Jim Lyle Volunteer Service Award at the University of Idaho Alumni Association Silver and Gold Reception Thursday at The Coeur d'Alene Resort.
Leichner earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education from the university in 1972 and taught high school for four years. She also worked as events coordinator for Kootenai Medical Center, now Kootenai Health, in Coeur d'Alene. She and her husband, Rich Leichner, also a U-Idaho alumnus, are longtime residents of Hayden Lake and raised their sons, John and Kirk, there.
Leichner served a six-year term on the Alumni Association National Board of Directors and chaired the Kootenai Alumni Chapter for seven years.
"Konni doesn't just serve on boards," said former Alumni Association national president James Dickinson. "In any conversation with Konni over one minute, her university will come up. Her passion comes through. It spills to everyone around her - peers, potential students. Everyone around Konni is either a Vandal, or will become one."
Johnson joins Keller Williams Realty Cd'A Market Center
Marlan Johnson, a real estate sales professional in Coeur d'Alene, has joined the Keller Williams Realty Coeur d'Alene Market Center.
Johnson has an extensive background in pastoral ministry as well as the bicycle industry and is only recently expanding into the real estate industry. He earned a master's degree from North Park University/Seminary, and has volunteered with Idaho Parole and Probation in a mentoring role. He is a husband and father of three, and is an avid angler and bicyclist.
The Coeur d'Alene Market Center is at 1450 Northwest Blvd., Suite 301, Coeur d'Alene.
Home of Marge and Barry Lee to be featured in Country Sampler
Country Sampler magazine's July 2011 issue, on sale May 31, will feature the Hayden home of Marge and Barry Lee in the article "Coming Out of Retirement."
After finding that retirement community living wasn't for them, the couple started again in a new-construction home now bursting with five-star style thanks to rescued and rejuvenated furniture and an eye-catching array of red, white and blue collectibles.
Much of the Lees' furnishings have come from thrift shops or discount stores, but get a new lease on life from fresh paint finishes or other alterations.
"People think I've spent oodles of money on the house," Marge says, "but they're just seeing the objects, not the years that went into collecting these things on a shoestring. It's a matter of having attractive furnishings, but that doesn't happen overnight."
Cd'A Area Chamber of Commerce holding Spring Membership Blitz
The Coeur d'Alene Area Chamber of Commerce's annual Spring Membership Blitz is this week.
Teams of volunteers will compete to bring in new members and receive prizes for their efforts. The goal is to see 30 new members.
If you can donate a prize for volunteers, contact Marilee Wallace at (208) 415-0111 or email her at [email protected].
2011 Community Care Fund Grant Cycle announced by United Way
The United Way of Kootenai County is announcing its 2011 Community Care Fund Grant Cycle. United Way's goal is to align funding, volunteers, partner agencies, government, and grants with programs that work.
United Way is aligning its resources to goals targeted at positively changing community conditions. The Community Care Fund grants are made to nonprofit organizations who improve lives in our community. Grants are awarded in four focus areas supporting education, income, health, and basic needs.
The letter of intent can be downloaded from the United Way website at www.kootenaiunitedway.org. Letters from interested nonprofit organizations are due by Friday, June 3. Those agencies and programs that meet the funding criteria will be asked to submit a Request for Proposal (RFP) in more detail.
Info: 667-8112 or email [email protected]
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