Movers and Shakers May 4, 2012
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 14 years, 4 months AGO
Ford Motor Company, Lake City Ford partner to help school
Ford Motor Company and Lake City Ford are partnering to help raise at least $6,000 in support of Lakeland High School as part of the Drive One 4 UR School program.
Members of our community will have the opportunity to raise money for the schools by test driving a Ford or Lincoln vehicle. This one-day event is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Lakeland High School.
Each test drive will last about five minutes.
Ford Motor Company and Lake City Ford will donate $20 to Lakeland High for every person who test drives a new Ford or Lincoln vehicle.
The school will be using the proceeds for its activities budget.
Participants must be 18 or older and have a valid driver's license. There is a limit of one test drive per household.
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Idaho Travel Council to meet at Coeur d'Alene Resort on May 8
The Idaho Travel Council will meet at The Coeur d'Alene Resort on May 8 beginning at 9 a.m. The Travel Council will meet prior to the start of the Idaho Conference on Recreation and Tourism, which begins later that evening.
Items on the agenda include annual grant presentations as well as a report on Department of Commerce activities; Tourism Division budget update; a report on EMSI findings; and a presentation during lunch by RUF Strategic Solutions on Idaho Tourism visitor inquiries.
Increasing Idaho's economy by increasing visitor expenditures throughout the state to support Project 60 is the goal of the Idaho Travel Council and the Idaho Department of Commerce Division of Tourism Development.
The Idaho Travel Council is an eight-member, private-sector advisory board appointed by the governor. Members include J.J. Jaeger, Coeur d'Alene Golf & Spa Resort, and Paul Norton, Silverwood Theme Park.
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Clydesdales to help raise funds for Children's Miracle Network
Express Employment Professionals is hosting Clydesdales as a fundraiser for the Children's Miracle Network.
The visit will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday, May 10 at the city of Post Falls parking lot, 201 E. Fourth Ave.
There will be wagon rides with Clydesdales standing more than 8-feet tall, photos with Clydesdales and trainers, a jump play area, treasure hunt and face painting. Food and beverages will be available from the Post Falls Lions Club.
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