Children’s Village marks another successful event
DEVIN WEEKS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years AGO
The Coeur Group’s Justin Schorzman and Elite Auction’s Rose Backs host the “Our 30th Year” fundraiser last Wednesday. It was a success for Children’s Village, bringing in nearly $200,000 to help the nonprofit in its mission to care for children in crisis.
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Devin Weeks is a third-generation North Idaho resident. She holds an associate degree in journalism from North Idaho College and a bachelor's in communication arts from Lewis-Clark State College Coeur d'Alene. Devin embarked on her journalism career at the Coeur d'Alene Press in 2013. She worked weekends for several years, covering a wide variety of events and issues throughout Kootenai County. Devin now mainly covers K-12 education and the city of Post Falls. She enjoys delivering daily chuckles through the Ghastly Groaner and loves highlighting local people in the Fast Five segment that runs in CoeurVoice. Devin lives in Post Falls with her husband and their three eccentric and very needy cats. | August 16, 2020 1:00 AM
Virtual fundraiser nearly hits $200,000 goal
COEUR d’ALENE — Children's Village reported another successful event after its "Our 30th Year" virtual fundraiser brought in nearly $200,000.
Held Wednesday, the live-streamed event featured an entertaining and informative evening hosted by Elite Auction's Rose Backs and the Coeur Group's Justin Schorzman, complete with a paddle raise and live and silent auctions.
"Because of this amazing community and their caring, we got really close to hitting our goal," Children's Village CEO Mark Wilson said Friday, adding that the total brought in is north of $190,000.
"I'm extremely humbled," he said. “It's a testament to how important this work and this mission is to the community. It's a statement that this work is critical, that we must continue to do this work."
He said the community continues to reinforce the importance of the role Children's Village plays in the lives of children in crisis.
"No matter what we face, no matter if it’s a pandemic, economic collapse," he said. "Regardless of what’s going on, this community keeps telling us this work is critical, and they step up and they support it. That's what it’s all about; that’s the bottom line."
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