Hellar leaves 'gift' to arts, community
Lee Hughes Staff Writer | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 9 years, 11 months AGO
SANDPOINT — Gretchen Hellar held many titles during her long and active life: professor and educator, businesswoman, director, mayor, master gardener, activist, gourmet cook, scholar, visionary, and artist to name a few.
Philanthropist can now be added to her list of accomplishments.
Prior to her death in November, Hellar began to research her giving options, and set about establishing a fund now called the Bonner Fund for Arts Enhancement, meant to provide continued support for one of the things Hellar felt strongly about: the arts.
It’s a gift that will continue to give long after her passing.
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