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Big Table Responds to Pandemic Needs

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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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Professional Advisor Spotlight: Diane J. Kiepe, Douglas Eden

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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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Refugee Kids Connect

Refugee Kids Connect meets refugee children where they’re at to give mentoring and support

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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

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Coalition develops fund to address domestic violence rates in Spokane County

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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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Art scholarship developed with hopes of inspiring the next generation of artists

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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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Helping Spokane one smile at a time: Local dental society establishes scholarship in honor of beloved oral surgeon

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Mark and Diane Paxton met in dental school at the University of Washington and married in 1980. Their lives quickly filled with adventure, as they had two children and joined the Air Force together. They eventually relocated to Spokane, and Mark began to impact the community with his compassion and his skill for oral surgery,

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Opening doors to the culinary scene for Spokane’s refugee and immigrant communities

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Spokane’s refugee community is learning catering and restaurant management through Feast World Kitchen, a downtown nonprofit that features diverse cuisines from chef-entrepreneurs. Their goal is to help chefs build connections in the community and eventually start their own food businesses. The nonprofit was an ideal recipient for a $25,000 grant from the Spokane Civic Benefit

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Hispanic Business Professional Association partners with local churches and community group to serve Latinx Community

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Hispanic Business Professional Association partners with local churches and community group to serve Latinx Community The Hispanic Business Professional Association (HBPA) received a $15,000 grant to help coordinate food distribution among churches and community groups working with the Latinx community. “We provided a total of 150 boxes of food to families in need last weekend,”

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