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Over $50K raised for Boys and Girls Clubs

| August 21, 2021 1:00 AM

Over $50,000 was raised for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kootenai County from the summer party fundraiser on Thursday afternoon, featuring opera singer Melissa Batalles at the Hagadone Event Center.

“It was pretty incredible to have someone of that caliber entertaining in Coeur d’Alene,” said Mark Kuhnhausen, executive director of the local Boys and Girls Club. “Everybody was just blown away.”

Tickets were a $100 donation and the event was sponsored by Jerry and Dr. Ellen Jaeger, who paid all costs. That way, 100% of the donations went to the local club.

Kuhnhausen said it was a big night for the club thanks to the Jaegers. There were about 200 people in attendance and they completely sold out tickets as well as received generous donations.

The Boys and Girls Club is a national organization with a mission to enable all young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens through providing voluntary after-school programs as a safe place for youth to learn and grow.

There are Boys and Girls Clubs in Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene.

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The Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai County summer party fundraiser sponsored by Jerry and Dr. Ellen Jaeger featured opera singer Melissa Batalles accompanied by pianist Constance Gordy at the Hagadone Event Center on Thursday evening. From left: Mark Kuhnhausen, executive director for the club; Melissa Batalles; Constance Gordy; Dr. Ellen Jaeger; Rita Case and Jerry Jaeger. Photo courtesy of Cherise White, White Fox Photo