Community Thanks

The Post Falls Education Foundation would like to thank the many businesses, individuals and attendees who helped make the 24th 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 that are submitted the district teachers for creative classroom materials and equipment. During the past 24 years, the foundation has now raised more than $675,000 for the Post Falls classrooms.

Thank you to our three Major Sponsors; Columbia Bank, Mountain West Bank and First Interstate Bank, Wine Tree Sponsor Washington Trust Bank, followed by sponsorships and support from bankcda, Ednetics, Idaho Forest Group, STCU, Avista, Potlatch No. 1 Financial Credit Union, Sentry Dynamics, Knudtsen Chevrolet, Magnuson McHugh & Co., Architects West, Post Falls Kiwanis Club, Post Falls Rotary, Greyhound Park & Event Center, Gourley & Associates CPAs, Jack and Mara’d Sjostrom, Ginno Construction Co., Medicine Man Pharmacy and YESCO Signs,

Our generous food vendors this year included Black Tie Catering, Mangia Catering, Red Lion Templin’s Current Kitchen, Ekness Catering, The Sawmill Grille, MoonDollars Bistro, Post Falls Schools Nutrition Services, 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 Current Kitchen, Ekness Catering, Mangia Catering, The Sawmill Grille, and The Post Falls School Dist. Nutrition Program. Best of Show went to Black Tie Catering. The annual Spirit of the Foundation was awarded to Post Falls High School, and Friends of the Foundation award went to Ekness Catering.

Thank you to Bill Bozly and friends for great music, along with beverage donors Odom Distributors, Hayden Beverage Distributing, Centennial Beverage, Vehrs Wine Distributors, Post Falls Brewing, Summit Cider, Laughing Dog Brewing, and Selkirk Abbey that provided more than 100 different varieties of wines, microbrews and hard ciders. Over eighty 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 our students and teachers in Post Falls.

VALERIE WILCOX

Post Falls Education Foundation Board Member