Avista Foundation Awards Fourth Quarter Grants Foundation awarded
more than $100,000 in 2004 SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 21
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Avista Foundation announces the
awarding of its fourth quarter 2004 grants totaling almost $46,000
to 53 non-profit organizations, 42 of which are regional food
banks. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040128/SFW031LOGO ) "There
are so many organizations that are making a meaningful difference
in the lives of the people in our region," said Anne Marie
Axworthy, president and chairman of the board of the Avista
Foundation, in announcing the grants. "It is rewarding to know that
the Avista Foundation has been able to support these organizations
in serving their clients." Organizations and/or programs selected
for funding in the fourth quarter by the Avista Foundation's board
of directors are: -- Adams County Historical Society, Lind, Wash.
-- $1,975 towards the restoration of the Van Marter Building which
serves as a museum for the collections of the Adams County
Historical Society. -- Association for Sacred Encounters, Inc.,
Cataldo, Idaho -- $5,000 for the installation of "Sacred
Encounters: Father De Smet and the Indians of the Rocky Mountain
West" exhibition in the new visitor center at the Coeur d'Alene Old
Mission State Park. -- Boys & Girls Club of Spokane, Spokane,
Wash. -- $3,500 for the POWER Hour program which provides homework
help, tutoring and literacy support for primarily low-income,
at-risk youth from the Nevada/Lidgerwood, Hillyard/Whitman and
Logan neighborhoods. -- Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation,
Spokane, Wash. -- $3,000 for the Washington Regional Science
Olympiad, an affiliate of the National Science Olympiad which
ensures future innovations in science and technology by improving
science education and increasing student interest in science. --
Community Health Center, Medford, Oregon -- $1,000 to the Healthy
Children Initiative which provides physical examinations for
uninsured children. -- Families in Partnership, Inc., Libby, Mont.
-- $2,500 in support of the Family Resource Center in Noxon, Mont.,
to provide outreach, support and educational services to parents
with children prenatal to age three. -- Kids Unlimited of Oregon,
Medford, Ore. -- $3,500 for the Out of School Time program which
provides after school, evening, weekend and summer programming for
students at high-poverty elementary schools. -- Ronald McDonald
House Charities, Spokane, Wash. -- $3,258 to provide 181 nights of
temporary lodging at the Ronald McDonald House for low- income
families with critically ill or injured children receiving medial
treatment at area hospitals. -- Second Harvest Food Bank of the
Inland Northwest, Spokane, Wash. -- $3,000 for seasonal food
support. -- Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery, Spokane, Wash. -- $2,500
for The Nurturing Program, an education program for families
experiencing some level of crisis that poses a threat to the
well-being of the children between the ages of birth and five
years. -- VOICES, Spokane, Wash. -- $500 in support of the
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Conference organized
by VOICES to educate the community on issues important to
low-income citizens. -- Whitworth College, Spokane, Wash. -- $5,000
towards the Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program Business Plan
Competition, a collaborative effort between Gonzaga University
Hogan Program, Eastern Washington University Center for
Entrepreneurial Activities, and Whitworth College School of Global
Commerce and Management to generate marketable and/or potentially
fundable new ventures developed by students. -- Women's &
Children's Free Restaurant, Spokane, Wash. -- $3,000 towards
providing meals two days a week to low-income women and children in
Spokane and prepared meals one day a week for entire low-income
households. Grants of $200 were awarded to the following
organizations for seasonal support of food banks: Idaho: --
Community Action Partners; Coeur d'Alene and Kellogg, Idaho --
Community Action Partnership; Orofino, Lewiston, Moscow,
Grangeville and Kamiah, Idaho -- Post Falls Food Bank, Post Falls,
Idaho -- Sandpoint Food Bank, Sandpoint, Idaho -- Sojourner's
Alliance, Moscow, Idaho -- West Bonner County Food Bank, Priest
River, Idaho Oregon and California: -- ACCESS Food Share, Medford,
Ore. -- Christmas Cheer, South Lake Tahoe, Calif. -- FISH of
Roseburg, Roseburg, Ore. -- Josephine County Food Bank, Grants
Pass, Ore. -- Klamath Lake County Food Bank, Klamath Falls, Ore. --
Salvation Army, LaGrande, Ore. Washington: -- Addy Rescue Mission,
Addy, Wash. -- Asotin County Food Bank Association, Clarkston,
Wash. -- Bingen Food Bank, White Salmon, Wash. -- Care and Share,
Davenport, Wash. -- Cheney Food Bank, Cheney, Wash. -- Chewelah
Food Bank, Chewelah, Wash. -- Colville Food and Resource Center,
Colville, Wash. -- Community Action Center; Colfax and Pullman,
Wash. -- Connell Food Bank, Connell, Wash. -- Goldendale Food Bank,
Goldendale, Wash. -- Kettle Falls Community Chest, Kettle Falls,
Wash. -- Lincoln County Care and Share Center, Davenport, Wash. --
Loon Lake Food Bank & Resource Center, Loon Lake, Wash. --
Northport Food Bank, Northport, Wash. -- Odessa Food Bank, Odessa,
Wash. -- Othello Food Bank, Othello, Wash. -- Our Place Community
Ministries, Spokane, Wash. -- Ritzville Food Pantry, Ritzville,
Wash. -- Sprague Food Bank, Sprague, Wash. -- St. Vincent DePaul,
Spokane, Wash. -- Valley Food Bank, Spokane, Wash. -- Valley Food
Pantry, Valley Wash. -- Warden Food Pantry, Warden, Wash. Since
awarding its first grants in 2003, the Avista Foundation has
awarded 116 grants totaling $179,803 to non-profit organizations in
eastern Washington; northern Idaho; southern Oregon; South Lake
Tahoe, Calif.; and Sanders County, Mont. The Foundation focuses its
giving in the areas of: -- education -- K-12 education particularly
in the fields of science, math and technology; and higher education
including scholarships -- vulnerable and limited income populations
-- providing assistance to those on limited incomes and support for
initiatives to reduce poverty -- economic and cultural vitality --
supporting projects that help communities and citizens to grow and
prosper. Information on the Avista Foundation is available at
http://www.avistafoundation.org/
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