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ANGELS: Bringing joy to seniors

Silver Angels for the Elderly would like to thank those who helped bring joy to so many lonely elders through outreach projects at assisted living centers. Feedback has been so positive and uplifting that we wanted to share it with our friends and neighbors. Our Christmas parties enabled residents to connect with relatives and dear friends with whom they had lost touch.

Monthly birthday parties and special events we host have brought joy to residents through gifts and fellowship. We are currently working on our reminisce project to help seniors share their life stories by making memory boards for their rooms.

Our hope is that we can provide more birthday presents to isolated residents in the near future.

Thanks to all our volunteers who have demonstrated love and mercy through our outreach. We also wish to thank those who contributed to our cause. May God continue to bless us all with this rewarding ministry.

Thanks to: Jeanne MacConnell, Barbara Richardson, Jean Cisneros, Ann Brueggemann, the Cooper family, Linda Clark, Linda Harkson, Cindy Wilkerson, Rowena Cochran, Maria Ryder, Nancy Hurn, Jan D’Arc, Bonnie Warwick, Karen Gardy, Debbie Feddig, Nikki Arana, Brenda Knight, Brad Miles, Fab/Six, Theresa Richardson, Kathy Hostetter, Affinity Independent Living, Empire Airlines and Candlelight Christian Fellowship; and our board members: Wendy Werner, Peggy Lemm and Kersten Brinkworth.

Please visit our website: www.silverangelsforthe

elderly.com for more information.

With gratitude,

DIANE ZELL

Silver Angels for

the Elderly

FUNDRAISER: A great success

The Post Falls Education Foundation would like to thank the many businesses, individuals and attendees who helped make the 23rd Annual Wine, Stein and Dine fundraiser such a success again this year. Thank you all for supporting our teachers and students of the Post Falls School District.

Proceeds will go toward funding grant requests for creative classroom materials and equipment. The grant requests are submitted by teachers of all grade levels and subjects throughout the Post Falls School District. During the past 23 years, the foundation has now raised more than $650,000 for the Post Falls classrooms.

Thank you to our Major Benefactor Sponsor Columbia Bank, Grand Sponsor Mountain West Bank, Wine Tree Sponsor Washington Trust Bank, followed by sponsorships from Idaho Forest Group, STCU, Avista, Potlatch No. 1 Federal Credit Union, Sentry Dynamics, Magnuson McHugh & Co., Architects West, Post Falls Kiwanis Club, Post Falls Rotary, Greyhound Park & Event Center, Gourley & Associates CPAs, Jack and Mara’d Sjostrom, Coeur d’Alene Press, KXLY Radio Group, YESCO Signs, Jacklin Land Co., Like Media and sixtwofour designs.

Our generous food vendors this year included Drummin’ Up BBQ, Timber Gastro Pub, Red Lion Templin’s, Ekness Catering, Post Falls Senior Center, Post Falls Schools Nutrition Services, Darcy’s Gourmet Seafood Dips, Costco, Rob’s Seafood and Burgers, and the White House Grill. Awards for best appetizers and desserts of the evening, in different categories, were earned by Red Lion Templin’s, Ekness Catering, Timber Gastro Pub, Drummin’ Up BBQ and Post Falls Schools Nutrition Services. The annual Spirit of the Foundation award went to the Post Falls Schools Nutrition Services and the Friends of the Foundation award went to Post Falls Senior Center Meals on Wheels program.

Thank you to Bill Bozly and friends for great music, and 75 beverage distributors and companies that provided more than 200 different varieties of wines, microbrews and hard ciders. More than 80 businesses and individual donors contributed to the silent auction, and a crew of dozens of volunteers, who return each year, helped add to the event’s success. Thank you all for supporting education in Post Falls.

VALERIE WILCOX

Post Falls Education Foundation board member