St. Luke’s Community Health Improvement Fund Supports MSCL House 2023
Wood River Women’s Foundation Asks for Grant Applications by SONYA WILANDER Hailey, ID – MARCH, 2023– Men’s Second Chance Living (MSCL House) has been awarded a St. Luke’s Community Health Improvement Fund grant toward House Programs and Support Services for our second house for the fiscal year 2023. MSCL House realized a long-term goal in October […]
Sun Valley Resort to Celebrate Females This Week
Sun Valley Resort to Celebrate Females This Week by Karen Bossick A Ski History Challenge, a chance to participate in the Muffy Davis Cup, a night of films about female athletes and a chance to learn how to become a junior ski patroller are among the events Sun Valley Resort has planned for a week’s […]
Women’s Foundation Breaks Fundraising Ceiling: $348,000
Women’s Foundation Breaks Fundraising Ceiling: $348,000the WRWF BReakS FUNDRAISING CEILING “To our delight 2022 proved to be a record-breaking funding year for WRWF,” said Terri Bullock, WRWF president. “Our generous philanthropic-minded members contributed close to $350,000 for Wood River nonprofits. This is more than $38,000 above what we awarded our previous record high fund in […]
Empty Bowls Returns with a New Beneficiary
Empty Bowls Returns with a New Beneficiary by Karen Bossick The always popular Empty Bowls is back after a two-year absence due to the pandemic. But this year it will have a new beneficiary: The Blaine County Charitable Fund. The fundraiser will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Presbyterian […]
After funding loss, nonprofit group aims to boost early-childhood education
Wood River Women’s Foundation teams up with the Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children Charitable organizations are stepping up to fill a gap in education funding resulting from political wrangling over early-childhood education in Idaho. In 2020, the state of Idaho spent $3.3 million of federal funding on a needs assessment and planning […]
Empty Bowls event returns to benefit Blaine County Charitable Fund
Empty Bowls event returns to benefit Blaine County Charitable Fund by Karen Bossick In an article by Tony Tekaroniake Evans – Express Staff Writer Boulder Mountain Clayworks and the Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood are bringing back their Empty Bowls event after a year hiatus on Sunday, Jan. 15, from noon to 2 p.m. […]
Wood River Women’s Foundation awards record-breaking $348K
Wood River Women’s Foundation awards record-breaking $348K by Tony Tekaroniake Evans The Wood River Women’s Foundation, a collective of philanthropic individuals, earlier this month voted to provide grants to 16 Idaho nonprofit organizations that serve the Wood River Valley. The 2022 grants total a record-high $348,000, topping the previous year’s total by $38,000. Since its […]
Blaine County Charitable receives $250,000 grant for emergency housing assistance
Blaine County Charitable receives $250,000 grant for emergency housing assistance by Tony Tekaroniake Evans Families must be documented workers or U.S. citizens The Blaine County Charitable Fund recently received a $250,000 Community Development Block CARES Act Grant to help pay for emergency housing assistance. The funds, which come with restrictions, are available to households facing […]
Community leaders to headline ‘State of the Valley’ forum today
Community leaders to headline ‘State of the Valley’ forum today by Emily Jones The Wood River Women’s Foundation will host the fourth-annual “State of the Valley” community forum today, Tuesday, Feb. 28, to address challenges associated with growth in Blaine County. The event will run 3:30-5:30 p.m. at The Community Library, 415 Spruce Ave. in Ketchum. […]
Wood River Women’s Foundation Donate Record Amount to Nonprofits
Wood River Women’s Foundation members will dole out a record $348,000 in grants during 2022. by Karen Bossick The money is going to 16 Idaho nonprofits serving the Wood River Valley in the area of housing, education, outdoor initiatives, and emergency, social and therapeutic services. WRWF President Terri Bullock said the amount is more than […]