A wine-win for Children’s Village
DEVIN WEEKS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 7 months AGO
Naomi Boutz of Vine & Olive Eatery and Wine Bar, left, Justin Schorzman of the Coeur Group and Vanessa Moos of Children's Village cheers to a generous community after $23,475 was raised during the Vine & The Village Vintage Wine Auction on Thursday night. (Courtesy photo)
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. | May 15, 2020 2:36 PM
Virtual event raises more than $23,000
It was a wine-win for Children’s Village after community members joined in for a successful virtual fundraiser that raised $23,475 for the nonprofit Thursday night.
The Vine & The Village Vintage Wine Auction was conducted using Facebook Live. Director of charitable giving for Children’s Village Vanessa Moos joined Naomi Boutz of Vine & Olive Eatery and Wine Bar and Justin Schorzman of the Coeur Group to auction off wine lots to support Children’s Village, which serves kiddos in crisis.
“We cannot express to you our gratitude through words,” Moos said. “The children in this town need you and they see you stepping up big for them. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for joining the fun to learn more about our mission!”
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