Leadership Sandpoint

WE DID IT! 🎉Thanks to the generosity of our local businesses and community members, we were able to raise over $15,000 for NAMI Far North's new Sand Creek Clubhouse!

Meet Arlene.

"My drive to help people came at a young age. It's always been fascinating to understand what motivates people and drives them to do what they do. I enjoy watching people change their lives and experience the many good things life has to offer."

Arlene was born and raised in San Marcos, Texas, and moved to North Idaho in 2002. She received her Master's in Social Work from Boise State University in 2015. She has been in Sandpoint for almost 19 years and feels strongly connected to this community.

Arlene's initial interests involved working with adolescents for over 15 years in inpatient and outpatient settings, including Wilderness Therapy and as a CBRS (community-based rehabilitation services) provider.

Today, as a counselor, she is grateful to be in the position of helping people of all ages. She works with individuals and families through life challenges, depression, anxiety, social struggles, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, trauma, severe, persistent mental disorders, and grief. She utilizes various therapeutic modalities such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and a solution-focused approach, plays therapy models, and encourages using a customized self-care plan. Her specialty is her compassion for helping people while using a combination of client-centered, strength-based, and holistic approaches with clients.

Arlene enjoys most activities outdoors, especially tennis, biking, pickleball, skiing, and being on the lake with family and friends.

Today is the day, we hope to see you between 12pm-4pm! Check out these other great raffle items if you haven't been convinced already:
-One night stay at the hills resort.
-Weekender bag from La Chic Boutique.
-This years class spin on a classic, a "wagon of booze".

Prefer a raffle to a silent auction? We have you covered! Check out this summer camp donated by the Waldorf School.

Here is another silent auction item to get excited about! A one hour flight tour of Lake Pend Oreille.

Need a reason to join us on Sunday? Check out these amazing silent auction items donated by Schweitzer:
-A fully transferable 2024-25 season ski pass valued at over $2,000.
-A two night stay at the Humbird Hotel and $100 gift certificate to the Crows Bench restaurant valued at over $800.

Platinum sponsor Blue Sky Broadcasting has been spreading the word on our upcoming Cinco de Mayo Block Party. Will you be there?

It's your last week for Flocking! Send Sandpoint's most unusual flock of birds to your neighbor, coworker, friend or family member. A $50 donation to NAMI Far North will migrate the flock to a yard or office of your choosing. Learn more and sign up here:

LET'S FLOCK! Are you interested in having fun, raising awareness AND raising money for a good cause? All you have to do is two things: Tell us who you'd like the birds to visit and donate to the cause. It's that easy. If you've already been flocked and wish the birds moved, take a moment and let us know who shou...

A big thanks to Litehouse Foods for supporting Cinco de Mayo Block Party fundraiser for NAMI Far North!

A huge shout out to one of our platinum sponsors for the Cinco de Mayo Block Party - Thank you Schweitzer for supporting us and NAMI Far North!

Let's have some flocking fun!🦩 During the month of April, we will be migrating Sandpoint’s most unusual flock of flamingos around town as part of the NAMI Far North fundraising effort.

Ready to make someone's day? Sign up to flock your friends, family, or coworkers here > https://bit.ly/4cpNNy4

Last month, the Leadership Sandpoint class got an overview of our community's law enforcement, local government, and the court system.

We met up with officials from BCSO, City of Sandpoint, Sandpoint PD, Selkirk Fire and Bonner County EMS. Some of the highlights included a jail tour, marine division tour, K9 demonstration, cold case study, and tour of Selkirk Fire & EMS.

Thank you for showing us how you keep our community safe!

Introducing the 2023-25 Leadership Sandpoint class! This group represents all areas of the community including non-profits, large organizations and small businesses. We can't wait to show you what we've been up to since September!

Pictured are class participants from Schweitzer, Litehouse Foods, Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness, Better Together Animal Alliance, Bonner General Health, Community Cancer Services, Idaho Conservation League, and many more!

The 23 Leadership Sandpoint class has wrapped up for the season. We shared lots of great experiences diving into non-profit board training and exploring various themes such as law enforcement, economic drivers, sustainability and health and wellness.

It’s now time for the 23 class to move on to become class facilitators, which means we need you to fill our seats for next years class.

If you are interested in this amazing opportunity to learn more about our community, non-profit board training and making a difference, please send us a message.

Share this with anyone you think would be interested or a great candidate. Applications are generally due in August.

Shout out to our amazing and talented designer who created our lovely posters and banners! Lindsey Kuhn. We can’t thank you enough for donating your time and talents to Unique Center for Athletes of all Needs. Thank you!!

THANK YOU! It shouldn’t be surprising because we live in such a great community, but so many people came out in the POURING rain to raise money for Unique Center for Athletes of all Needs at our Cinco De Mayo Block Party.

We could not be more grateful for everyone who came out in the rain, our volunteers, all of our food/drink vendors and everyone who hosted a kids activity.

The event was a success and we are so appreciative of all of the support!

"You don't need to wait for the storm to pass, you just need to embrace dancing in the rain" (Snoopy). We would also encourage eating Taco's, drinking margs and bringing your kids to have a good time!

We will be out there rain or shine because we live in North Idaho and guess what? It rains here! We would love to see you down on Main street tonight anytime from 4-8pm.

Lots of amazing raffle & silent action prizes, great food/drinks, fun activities, music and lots of great info and fundraising for Unique Center for Athletes of all Needs!

Welp, the rain is here. But we will be drinking our margarita's, slingin Taco's and raising money for a good cause tomorrow regardless!

AND we have some more awesome raffle/silent auction prizes to show you in case you wanted a little sneak peek.

Maybe one of the coolest gifts is a "Mystery Box" that was donated by two anonymous local leaders. Contents will be valued anywhere from $5-$1000!

We also have this gorgeous charcuterie board, handmade locally by Trish Gerken and with it will be a $125 gift certificate from Seven-b Charcuterie. Who makes GORGEOUS cheese boards.

Cinco De Mayo Block Party Tomorrow Night from 4-8pm, Downtown Sandpoint!

Should you come down to enjoy some delicious Taco's and a Margarita for a good cause? Yep.

Do we have the most amazing raffle and silent auction items with all proceeds benefitting Unique Center for Athletes of all Needs? 1000%

Check out a few more raffle and silent auction items we will have below.

*One Month of Nutrition Consulting (Donated by Unique Fitness)
*A Full Flocking Bag of Patagonia & Hydroflask Swag
*A Long Drift Outfitters fishing trip on the Kootenai river (donated by Alpenglow Construction)

You could be wondering about your Friday night plans and whether you should go out in the rain.

Well, the answer is YES! YOLO is what we say. But we also say we have some kick a$$ raffle and silent auction prizes.

To get pumped on how you can support Unique Center for Athletes of all Needs check out a few of our raffle/silent auction items and this is definitely not all of them!

*Schweitzer Season pass (Donated by Schweitzer)
*Kids electric scooter (Donated by Sandpoint Marine and Motorsports)
*A Weekend In Ponderay (Including gift certificates/swag from Farmhouse Kitchen BBQ Sweet Lou's - Ponderay Breakfast Cantina Hotel Ruby Ponderay)

Don't forget the event is downtown on Main Street (between 1st & 2nd) from 4-8pm. Food, Drinks, Kids events (yes, kids are allowed), Music and great silent and raffle items!

AND THE WINNER IS….. Krystle Turnbull !! Message us and we will get you your tickets.

WIN TICKETS TO SEE THE RUB AT The Hive THIS FRIDAY (5/5)!

Leadership Sandpoint is hosting a Cinco De Mayo block party this Friday from 4-8pm, and all funds raised at the event will benefit Unique Center for Athletes of all Needs.

We need your help to spread the word, because if anyone can, UCAN! We will be serving Taco's, Margarita's, Beer, s’mores, Kid activities and we will have great raffle and silent auction items.

TO ENTER: Please like this post, tag two friends below and share it to be entered to win TWO tickets to see The Rub. That way you can start at the block party and then head to the hive after!

Giveaway will close at 5pm on Thursday, 5/4 and winner will be announced shortly after.

*Facebook is in no way involved in this promotion

We’ve been having a great time moving our flock of flamingos around town for a good cause.

The kids are absolutely loving it. If you are worried about getting Flocked, fret no longer. WE HAVE ANTI-FLOCKING insurance for $25.

Just click the link below to donate but also to learn about Unique Center for Athletes of all Needsand our Cinco De Mayo Block Party-Benefitting UCAN!

https://sandpointchamber.org/events/cinco-de-mayo/

WHAT THE FLOCK’S GOING ON AROUND TOWN?

It is quite possible that you’ve seen our flock of flamingos floating around Sandpoint's front lawns.

Wondering what’s going on?

Leadership Sandpoint has chosen Unique Center for Athletes of all Needs as our non-profit fundraising recipient for 2023 and we are out flocking yards to raise money for a good cause.

Here’s how it works: By donating $50 to the link below you can request for just the right person's yard to be flocked (within city limits). All you have to do is take a screen grab of your email showing us you donated and message us here (FB) with your screen shot and the address you want the flock sent to.

If you’ve already been flocked, you can donate $50 to have your flock migrated to a new location or removed from your yard following the same steps. No need to move those little pink bundles of joy yourself, we have a night flocking crew hard at work.

And if you’re feeling nervous about getting a proper flocking, we have also provided anti-flocking insurance for just $25. Sign up for insurance at the same link and message us so there is no way that flock makes it to your yard.

https://sandpointchamber.org/events/cinco-de-mayo/

100% of flocking donations are going directly to Leadership Sandpoint fundraising efforts benefiting UCAN. By helping them, we are able to help out the greater area of Sandpoint. We live in an amazing place, with your help, we can keep the Sandpoint spirit of giving alive and moving forwards. If anyone can, UCAN!!!!!

WANT TO HELP?

Leadership Sandpoint is hosting our annual Cinco De Mayo block party on 5/5, but we are also actively fundraising for Unique Center for Athletes of all Needs and thanks to Keokee :: media + marketing we now have a donation page!

If you are interested in supporting Unique Center for Athletes of all Needs please visit the link to donate!

We appreciate all of the support we have received so far! Early shoutout to all of the local business who have been so generous!

Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce Cinco de Mayo Join Us for Our Cinco de Mayo Block Party! Leadership Sandpoint is hosting our annual Cinco De Mayo Block Party to raise funds for the Unique Center for Athletes of All Needs – aka UCAN. Our block party will be on Main Street between First and Second avenues, May 5 from 4-8 p.m. and ...

Thank you for the love from Bonner Homeless Transitions. We appreciate your efforts and all you do for this community!

Cinco de Mayo block party fundraiser helping UCAN By BEAUX WHITE EAGLE Staff Writer SANDPOINT — While Leadership Sandp

Leadership Sandpoint is proud to announce that our annual Cinco De Mayo fundraiser will be benefiting Unique Center for Athletes of all Needs!

If you have any questions about the event or would like to donate, please shoot us a message!

Moving down the block — and giving back While Leadership Sandpoint's annual Cinco de Mayo block party will be held in a new location, the event continues its tradition of giving back to the community.

HAVE YOU EVER? Toured the Idaho Forest Group facility to better understand how it impacts our community, forestry and how they contribute to sustainability?

No? Well, prior to joining Leadership Sandpoint this years class hadn’t either. To say it was an enlightening and fascinating experience is an understatement.

Are you interested in the opportunity to learn about various local businesses, inner workings of our city/county and the many non profits that are a part of our community, as well as board training?

Leadership Sandpoint, a program of Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce is a 2 year program that aims to support the growth of leadership skills in our community and class is currently in session, with applications opening at the end of summer.

If you are interested, follow along as we give you a sneak peek into the experiences you could be having during the next class!

Leadership Sandpoint day 3 at the Pine St Woods. Class today includes making spice containers out of Elder wood with Hillary of Kaniksu Folk School.

“Everything that is right” Is right here!!

What an absolutely amazing day with Leadership Sandpoint class of 2023/2024! Learning about Sandpoint’s incredible rich and diverse history, including an exclusive behind the scene tour of Mickduffs Restaurant!