CAL awards grants and scholarships

By Reader Staff

Members of the Community Assistance League handed out checks June 20 to nearly 40 local organizations as part of this year’s grants distribution. Each organization provides a significant service to the citizens of Bonner County, whether by helping families who struggle, lending support to those who are ailing, opening doors to new skills for children, or enriching lives through the arts and nature, and more.

The list of organizations receiving support from CAL include:

7B Culinary Connections, Angels Over Sandpoint, Arts Alliance/Creations, Bonner Historical Society, Bonner County Food Bank, Bonner General Hospital, Bonner Partners in Care, Bonner Soil and Water Conservation District, Carousel of Smiles, Clark Fork-Hope Area Seniors, Community Cancer Services, Community Resource EnVision Center, Dover Historical Committee, Festival at Sandpoint, Food for Our Children, Helping Hands Healing Hearts, Homeschool Academy Program, Idaho Hill

Elementary, Music Conservatory, North Idaho Therapeutic Horse Riding, New Life Church, Northside Elementary, Panida Theater, Pend Oreille Rowing and Paddling, POAC-Kaleidoscope and Ovations programs, Ponderay Police Department, Priest Lake Food Bank, Sandpoint Area Seniors, Sandpoint High School, Sandpoint Nordic Club, Sandpoint Soccer, Sandpoint Teen Center, Selkirk Conservation Alliance, Southside Elementary, UCAN, VFW Post No. 2453, Washington School fifth grade and Wrencoe Community Center.

“We at CAL are honored to be able to support all your hard work,” the organization stated in a news release.

CAL has operated for more than 40 years in Sandpoint, dedicated to improving the lives of Bonner County residents through philanthropy. Monetary donations are always welcome, though the organization secures the majority of the funds it passes along through the proceeds of its retail store, Bizarre Bazaar. The “upscale resale” shop at 502 Church St. benefits from a partnership between CAL volunteers who run the store, community members who shop there and area residents who donate their gently used goods.

“We could not succeed without the donors and shoppers who make Bizarre Bazaar more successful each year,” CAL members stated. “Together, we are all making a difference.”

CAL also awarded the following recipients scholarships for 2023:

Sandpoint High

Riley Adam, Forest Ambridge, Margo Burton, Bella Baker, Emily Ballard, Payton Betz, Austin Billstin, James Bopp, Emory Feyen Borup, Kelsey Cessna, Ara Sandell Clark, Elizabeth Couch, Bella Crum, Maren Davidson, Maile Evans, Jacob Gove, Lance Hendricks, Adeline Henney, McKinley Jensen, Haleigh Knowles, Savannah Kolberg, Mikah Little, Isaac McCray, Emmett Morgan, Kenyan Murphy, Fallyn Sinnott O’Connor, Brady Packer, Nicholas Peacock, Antonella Peitz, Parker Pettit, Ayiana Prevost, Anna Reinink, Hailey Roeder, Shellby Smith, Kelly Whitney, Kenzie Celeste Wyman, Kimberly Yarnell

Priest River Lamanna High

Luke Dennis Butler, Alexis Hunter, Zach Engelson, Emile Johnson, Matyus R. McLain, Madilyn Rose, William Stockton, Jace Yount

Clark Fork High

Henry Barnett, Bethany Holderman, Maddox Kurtz, Gage Ramsay, Paige Valliere

Lake Pend Oreille High

Tallulah Stafford, Savana Young

Forrest Bird Charter Schools

Jason Colegrove, Ada Greve, Margaret Russell

Home school

Madelyn Williamson

Renewals or delayed

Darren Bailey, Taylor Beauchene, Emma Brown, Sophie Dignan, Adriana Foxx, Kristian Jensen, Ben Jordan, Annaby Kanning, Luke Levesque, Ava Mazilli, Kate McGregor, Shelby Mohler, Mikayla Schoening, Aidan Smith, Amanda Steiner