The Idaho State University College of Pharmacy has received $125,000 in student scholarships through the Cardinal Health Pharmacy Scholarship Program. Cardinal Health Inc. is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Dublin, Ohio. Recipients were chosen based on their commitment to advancing ...
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Good Works: Great dolphin dunk fundraiser begins
On July 9, 200 Boys & Girls Club members kicked off the 14th annual Great Dolphin Dunk. This year’s theme is “buy a dolphin, build a gym,” and the goal is to raise $30,000 to help build a new gym ...
Read More »Good Works: Mountain West Bank donates $10,000 to META
Mountain West Bank has donated $10,000 to help the Microenterprise Training and Assistance program launch its Up the SCORE (smart credit opportunities, real empowerment) project. In addition, Mountain West will provide technical assistance in the development of financial literacy training ...
Read More »Good Works: 4-H and Eat Smart Idaho connect families to healthy options
The 4-H Food Smart Families, which is now taking shape, will draw on a $150,000 grant from the National 4-H Council in partnership with the ConAgra Food Foundation. The goal is to reduce the incidence of obesity among youth and ...
Read More »Good Works: Idaho Suicide Prevention hotline gets United Way grant 
Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline (1-800-273-TALK), the state’s only nationally certified suicide prevention hotline, and a program of Mountain States Group, is pleased to announce that the United Way of Treasure Valley’s Vision Council has approved a $50,000 grant to the ...
Read More »Good Works: Fairway presents Meridian home key to veteran 
Retired Army Sergeant Jonathan W. Gehweiler was presented with a “mortgage-free” home by Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation on June 26. Gehweiler was honored for his military service. The retired Sergeant served in the U.S. Army beginning in 2004, and received ...
Read More »Good Works: Local nonprofits benefit from The Bank of the Cascades, employees 
On June 20, the Bank of the Cascades presented a check for $13,667 to the United Way, a 100 percent match of the payroll contributions made by the bank’s Idaho employees. Of the $13,667, $2,000 will go to the Boise ...
Read More »Good Works: Chandlers, Sunwest donate to WCA
Chandlers Restaurant made its fourth annual donation to the Women’s and Children’s Alliance to help strengthen their mission to promote safety, healing and freedom from domestic abuse and sexual assault. In 2007, Rex Chandler, owner of Chandlers Restaurant, created a ...
Read More »Good Works: IWCF grant helps garden school’s kitchen dreams 
The Idaho Women’s Charitable Foundation recently awarded Boise Urban Garden School a $29,714.50 grant to equip a commercial kitchen for a privately funded education center to be built in West Boise’s Comba Park. The new facility will serve over 4,500 ...
Read More »Good Works: Washington Federal honors financial program graduates
Washington Federal recently partnered with EverFi, Inc. and Vallivue High School to honor graduates of the Washington Federal Financial Scholars Program, a financial education course designed to empower young people with the essential skills needed to make sound financial decisions. ...
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