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Edition 73 l JANUARY 2021
CALDWELL FINE ARTS SEARCHING FOR SILVER LINING IN 2020! Pg. 4 CNR SOWING GOOD DEED WINNER! Pg. 5 WVMC FIRST BABY OF 2021! Pg. 7 CHRISTMAS STAR PHOTO! Pg. 9 Silver Sage was represented by Paul & Lori Kaczmarek and Monika & Andrew King, presenting the check to Jenny Easley and Christina Walker, Executive Director of CASA of Southwest Idaho.
CASA FINDS SUPPORT IN SPORTSCARS
Sometimes you find kindness and love where you least expect it, for the multitude of children entering the court system through no fault of their own it is found in the CASA program. Their Court Appointed Special Advocate will become their guardian angel as they navigate the labyrinth we call our justice system. These volunteers will act as the eyes and ears of the system, an advocate for the child, and a confidante of the judge working to help secure the best possible outcome for the child, however that may play out. The results of this
The Whittenberger Foundation of Caldwell has awarded $294,726.89 to 51 charitable and educational organizations throughout Idaho during its 2020 grant cycle. The recipients of the grants were chosen from over I 00 such organizations that requested funding from the Caldwell based philanthropy. The Whittenberger Foundation is a private, independent, charitable grant making foundation established by the last will and testament of Ethel Bales Whittenberger who died in 1970. She and her husband, Dr. Claude R Whittenberger were longtime residents of Caldwell and were both active
program have been to reduce mental health issues, increase graduation rates, and decrease teen pregnancy rates in foster children, along with a myriad of other benefits that naturally come from adults taking an active interest in the well-being of a child. The downside of all this is that it takes money to provide the assistance and support these children need, the CASA program operates on grant funding and some state appropriations, relying on community support to make ends meet. For CASA of SW Idaho it was found in the unexpect-
ed generosity of the Silver Sage Region Porsche Club of America. Executive Director Christina Walker was introduced to the car club by a Gem County Sheriff Deputy that happened to be a member. She applied for their grant, which is awarded annually to a needy organization. Unfortunately, it was awarded to another group that year, so Christina reapplied in 2020. Then, of course, the pandemic came along and the car show that served as the annual gathering and generator of funds for the grant was canceled. But that didn’t even slow
by Michael Hensel, Caldwell Perspective
down the club members as they donated the funds they would have spent anyway and provided their largest grant ever! CASA recently received the check for $20,500! Covid continues to impact CASA and the young people it serves as the quarantine has increased the number of unstable homes as parents face the pressure of lost jobs and lost health insurance. This has lead to higher child abuse at the same time as there are fewer people in their lives (teachers and other mandatory reporters) to intervene. They are in need
of volunteers and the funds to provide the requisite training. Check out their website at casaofswidaho.org to learn more and volunteer or donate. While you’re looking at the picture above notice the toys gathered on the floor. Those toys were provided by the College of Idaho and Atomic Tattoo for the kids in the program. Any excess toys were spread to other community groups for the benfit of other children. Please thank these two entities for their support of the community whenever you get the chance!
LOCAL FOUNDATION AWARDS OVER $290,000
in civic, educational, religious and cultural affairs. Since the first charitable distribution in December 1973, grants totaling more than $10 million have been made to charitable and educational institutions focusing on the wellbeing of children and families. The 2020 grantees are: Assistance League of Boise, Canyon County Branch Boise Philharmonic Association, Inc. Boise Sunrise Foundation, lnc. Boys and Girls Club of Nampa Boys and Girls Clubs of Ada County Caldwell Christian Church Caldwell Fine Arts Series, Inc. Cascade School District No.
422 College of Idaho Destination Caldwell, Inc. First Presbyterian Church Friends of Minidoka Friends of the Weiser River Trail, Inc. Fruitland First United Methodist Church Garden City Public Library Foundation Giraffe Laugh, Inc. Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council Girls on the Run of Southem Idaho Girls on the Run Treasure Valley Gypsy Jackson Memorial Libra Homedale School District No. 370, Homedale Middle School ID Theatre Inc,
Seven Devils New Play Foundry Idaho FFA Foundation Idaho Foodbank Idaho Youth Ranch Jesse Tree of Idaho LC Valley Youth Resource Center Lee Pesky Leaming Center Life’s Kitchen Mentoring Network, Inc. Momentum Group, dba Create Common Good Mountain Home Arts Council, Inc. Payette Lakes Community Association, Inc. Peregrine fund Readers Theater Works! Ride for Joy Therapeutic Riding
THE WHITTENBERGER FOUNDATION
Program, Inc. Salvation Am1y Caldwell Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc. Special Olympics Idaho, Inc. Star Outreach - Neighbors Helping Neighbors Stay-inSchool Quinceanera Program Organization The Cabin Third Judicial District family Court Services Treasure Valley YMCA United Way of Treasure Valley Wassmut11 Center for Humm1 Rights Wilder Public Library District Women’s and Children’s Alliance Zone, IJ1c.