Confidence built, friendships made, scholarships awarded at inaugural conference

Confidence built, friendships made, scholarships awarded at inaugural conference

The suspense and excitement ratcheted up with every name that was called at the conclusion of the North Idaho Women and Their Money Conference. Finally, the 20 $1,000 North Idaho Scholarship winners stood on the Schuler Performing Arts stage, some crying happy tears as they held their certificates and smiled for the camera. "That's a wrap!" they exclaimed in unison as the audience burst into applause and streams of colorful confetti exploded overhead. "I didn't even believe it," Latasha Collings of Coeur d'Alene said. "I was like, 'There must be another one out here.'"