Coeur d’Alene Garden Club donates $16K
Vern Harvey, receiver for the Hayden Meadows Greenhouse Project, addresses recipients and Coeur d'Alene Garden Club members at the distribution of donations on Tuesday in Dalton Gardens. HANNAH NEFF/Press
Receivers of the Coeur d'Alene Garden Club donations for 2021. Top row from left: Diane Zell of Silver Angels for the Elderly; Kristin Neeser of Safe Passage; Cathy Evjen, Coeur d'Alene Garden Club co-chair; Katie Simmons of ICARE; Bonnie Warwick, Coeur d'Alene Garden Club co-chair; Mandi Harris of Coeur d'Alene Public Library Foundation Children's Naturebrary; Nickie Odenthal of Second Chance Pet Rescue; Pam Noah of NIC Dual Enrollment; and Annette Nolting of Safe Passage. Kneeling from left: Sherlyn Long of Shared Harvest Garden; Vern Harvey of Hayden Meadows Greenhouse Project; Jenny Supp …
Vicky Nelson, development director of the Kootenai Humane Society, addresses the group of donation receivers and Coeur d'Alene Garden Club members at the distribution of funds from the club to 12 local nonprofits on Tuesday in Dalton Gardens. HANNAH NEFF/Press
The Coeur d'Alene Garden Club donated $16K to 12 different local nonprofits through funds raised by their 23rd annual Garden Tour. The distribution was held in the private garden of Ed and Tina Hood in Dalton Gardens on Tuesday. HANNAH NEFF/Press
The Coeur d’Alene Garden Club donated $16,000 to 12 nonprofits through funds raised by its 23rd annual Garden Tour in Dalton Gardens.
“We only have about 60 members at the max, so for 60 members, and not all of them work on the tour, it's amazing that we're able to give away $16,000 after expenses,” said Bonnie Warwick, the garden tour co-chair. “For a few little dirty-fingered gardeners to be able to do that, we are so blessed to be able to share with the community.”
The giveaway took place at the private garden of Ed and Tina Hood on Tuesday, with recipients and garden club members in attendance.
“We have been very blessed to have been supported by the garden club for many years,” said Vicky Nelson, development director of the Kootenai Humane Society, one recipient of the donations. “They have been a very integral part of the society as I said for many years, so we're very appreciative of what they do for us.”
Nelson said the funds will be used for building expenses for the shelter’s new facility.
“We have recognized that need and have fostered our contribution to them, as well as Second Chance Pet Rescue,” Warwick said. “We're all dog lovers and animal lovers and we're compassionate.”
Another recipient was the Coeur d’Alene Public Library Foundation Children’s Naturebrary, a program to delight young readers with books and nature started by Mandi Harris, youth services supervisor.
“We are lucky to live in such a generous community,” Harris said.
The recipients were NIC dual enrollment, Hayden Meadows Greenhouse Project, Elder Help, I-Care, Shared Harvest Gardens, Safe Passage, Second Chance Pet Rescue, Silver Angels for the Elderly, Safety Net Inland Northwest, Kidscentric Sports Association, the Coeur d’Alene Library Foundation Children’s Naturebrary and the Kootenai Humane Society.
