BNI

BNI is a referral group that meets once a week to exchange business leads. Only one person from each profession is allowed in the group. i.e. only one title company can be in the group. All the other members in the group represent other professions. Basically all the members are trying to market one another in the group by word of mouth marketing. The web page for BNI is at www.bninw.com . Bill Malone has been a member since March of 2002, and was a founding member of the group.  

BONNER COUNTY FOOD BANK DRIVE

June 5th marked the date of when several of the local community pulled together to work at grocery stores in the Sandpoint and Ponderay area.  This year, Sandpoint Title was able to assist the Selkirk Association of Realtors and several of our local realtors to work together to gather an unprecedented amount of food, diapers and supplies for the food bank.  It took volunteers working at Yokes, Safeway and Wal-Mart all day, in addition to needing drivers to pick up the food and supplies at each location throughout the day and unload it all at the food bank.  The generosity of the local community in their time and donations will be appreciated in these economic times.

KINDERHAVEN

Kinderhaven is a home for abused and neglected children located in Sandpoint.  We accept children of both sexes from birth to 12 years old and teen girls from 13 to 18.  Barbara Merritt, who retired last year from Sandpoint Title, continues to be affiliated with this wonderful project and has been for a several years.  In an attempt to recruit new volunteers, a couple more of the Sandpoint Title employees have recently signed up to volunteer as needed in this endeavor.   Kinderhaven is a 5013C corporation and they depend primarily on donations from the public and the annual Festival of Trees Auction for operating expenses.   Your help is needed too.  Please feel free to contact Barbara Merritt at 290-1323 to see how you can help!

RELAY FOR LIFE

The 2009 Relay for Life was held at the Bonner County Fair Grounds on June 12th and 13th.  The phrase for this years' event was ‘CANCER IS NOT A GAME’ and that exactly how our community treated the event.  Sandpoint Title, in conjunction with Mountain West Bank, joined forces to help raise thousands of dollars for the event.  In addition, our team enjoyed our Pirates of the Caribbean booth and managed to keep team members on the track throughout the night.  Thanks to Dan and Verna White for taking the graveyard shift.  Thanks to Mountain West Bank for spearheading the team.  It was truly exciting to see the community joining forces to raise money for this wonderful cause.  If you haven't been a part of a luminary ceremony, don't miss this event in 2010.