It's Turkeys for All time

COEUR d'ALENE - While Thanksgiving is nearly six months away, a local nonprofit is getting ready to make sure anyone who needs a turkey during the holidays gets one.

Turkeys for All, a 501 (c)(3) registered charity, announced Monday that its annual fundraiser will be held Oct. 23 at the Best Western Plus Coeur d'Alene Inn.

The event starts at 6 p.m. and tickets will be $30 per person. The cost includes a spaghetti dinner.

TFA also announced the addition of two new board members to help bolster its fundraising efforts in support of Community Action Partnership, which manages the food bank in Kootenai County.

Sara La Presta, personnel manager for Hagadone Hospitality, has been a Coeur d'Alene resident since 2000 and in her present position for 12 years. She brings excellent management skills to TFA and will be responsible for the annual fundraiser as well as ongoing activities.

Ryan Crosby, past president of the Village at Riverstone Homeowners Association, is an active volunteer in many charities including Big Brother and Big Sisters, as well as a host of other organizations dealing with the homeless.

Crosby will be responsible for grant funding and he will help raise TFA's awareness in the local area.

During 2014, TFA donated over $18,000 worth of food to the Community Action Partnership and looks forward to at least equaling that in 2015.

TFA spends 100 percent of its donations on food purchases. There are no administrative costs.

Donations to TFA can be made by mailing a check to 2151 N. Main St, No. 208, Cd'A 83814 or at any Mountain West Bank.