Theme park donates over $38,256 to local food banks
Second Harvest Inland Northwest senior leader Sherry Wallis, left, and Third Avenue Marketplace development assistant and volunteer coordinator Brana Cully share a laugh Tuesday as they open envelopes containing donations from Silverwood Theme Park.
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Darrell Rickard, food manager for the Community Action Partnership Coeur d'Alene Food Bank, shares a heartfelt thank you Tuesday after receiving a donation check from Silverwood Theme Park. Silverwood distributed over $38,256 to area food banks after successful Community Appreciation Weekends in September.
Silverwood Theme Park contributed $4 from every general admission ticket and $1 from youth and senior tickets during Community Appreciation Weekends in September to support area food banks with more than $38,256. Donation checks were distributed Wednesday. From left: Jordan Carter, Brana Cully, Darrell Rickard, Sherry Wallis and Sara Meddock.
It's been a Silverwood Theme Park tradition for at least 15 years.
A portion of ticket sales from Community Appreciation Weekends in September are collected and distributed to area food banks, which in turn help community members who are struggling to make ends meet.
This year, Silverwood and its guests raised more than $38,256 to support the Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Athol and Bonner Community food banks as well as Second Harvest, which serves 280 independent agencies across the Inland Northwest. The park contributed $4 from every general admission ticket and $1 from youth and senior tickets to support the food banks.