The Carl Maxey Center in Spokane bridges a vital gap in connecting Spokane’s African American community to critically needed resources. A $20,000 grant to The Carl Maxey Center in Spokane supported their efforts to create a safety net to keep our businesses from losing ground and to develop a bridge to get us through the […]
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Quality service is service with a smile. This foundational principle of the restaurant and hospitality industry has become increasingly difficult to uphold for the thousands of workers facing COVID-fueled job cuts and health worries. As a former chef in the restaurant industry and the current Spokane director for Big Table, Chris Dietz knows the pressure workers face all too well: “If that smile goes away, so does the money. It’s
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Diane J. Kiepe, Principal Douglas Eden For Diane Kiepe, generosity has always been a deep commitment. Raised in a working class family as the daughter of a career naval officer, Diane witnessed firsthand her families’ commitment to generosity. “Sharing was always an expectation—a joyful expectation- not something we did begrudgingly.” Diane has lived out that
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The Ray & Joan Kroc Center in Coeur d’Alene adheres to the mission of founder Joan Kroc. She entrusted The Salvation Army with $90 million to build the first Kroc Center in San Diego in 2002, and there are now 26 centers across the country built on her eventual $1.5 billion investment. Joan envisioned that
The Zone Project is an initiative focused on safe and nurtured kids, thriving families, and connected schools and neighborhoods in northeast Spokane. In partnership with The Zone Project, Innovia Foundation received a three-year investment from the Ballmer Group to support expanded learning opportunities in northeast Spokane. The goal of The Zone Project Expanded Learning Program
The Wallace District Mining Museum is vital to the local history of North Idaho. Since 1956, the museum has told the story of the Coeur d’Alene Mining District and Silver Valley. The museum educates and entertains visitors with exhibits, documents and dedicated staff who explain the area’s unique heritage and history of mining. The museum
Maggie Nelson has always been a hard worker, but she felt like her goals were just out of reach due to the constraints of her situation. “Growing up in a small farming community, I felt that I was at odds to finish a four-year degree and compete at NCAA Division 1 for track and field,”
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Spokane County has the highest rates of domestic violence in the state of Washington. The Spokane Regional Domestic Violence Coalition has fought this phenomenon since the early 1990s, partnering with community agencies and thoughtful citizens from a variety of sectors. The coalition strives to educate the public and catalyze a communal effort against domestic violence,
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Margery Muir had an immense impact on Pullman, where she lived for most of her life. While raising a family of her own with her husband Earl, she also dedicated her time to other children and families in the area. Between substitute school teaching, serving as Guardian Ad Litem for the juvenile court, and volunteering
If you are familiar with Spokane, you have probably seen the art of Harold Balazs. Balazs was responsible for many pieces of art throughout the community, including the “Lantern” sculpture outside the INB Performing Arts Center. He passed away in January of 2018, but his legacy endures through his art and through the many lives
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