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NIFamily.com is the companion website to the North Idaho Family Magazine.
The Magazine, the North Idaho Charitable Events (N.I.C.E.) Calendar, and the comprehensive Services Directory are three tools used by the North Idaho Family Group, Inc. (an Idaho nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation) to promote a mission of “healthy families and lifelong learning” in the communities of North Idaho. Visit NIFG.org for more information.
The N.I.C.E. Calendar
For easy event-planning, the calendar below displays BENEFITS & FUNDRAISING EVENTS only.
View the full calendar with other family-friendly events.
Ensure that everyone in our community receives expert Hospice care and grief support, regardless of their ability to pay. Hospice Wine Taste is the community’s choice fundraiser for Hospice of North Idaho for 34 years!
In black tie, meet philanthropists like you who are engaged in the Hospice Mission. Enjoy gourmet food, samples of specialty wines, and bid on live auction packages including unbelievable global ventures!
“The Heart of it All” celebrates the beauty that North Idaho has to offer. Play games to win adventures, excursions and date nights.
Grand Prize: Win a trip to your destination of choice! Purchase a raffle ticket for a chance to win $4,995 travel voucher to any destination! The winner is drawn at Wine Taste. (Sold separately at www.hospicewinetaste.org, need not be present to win, makes a great stocking stuffer, only 500 tickets available!)
NEW: The 2019 event will be held on the Hospice of North Idaho Campus, in the Community Building, as the Hayden Lake Country Club undergoes exciting renovations!
TICKETS SELL OUT! DISCOUNTS END DECEMBER 31, 2018.
CYT North Idaho presents its 4th Annual Fundraiser!
Come in out of the cold and join us for a beach party with South Pacific. Wear your favorite Hawaiian apparel for a fun evening with this classic in concert. The evening includes a dessert assortment, Polynesian dance lessons along with other fun games and prizes. Party starts at 6 pm on Saturday, February 2nd.
Tickets are $30 each or table of 8 for $200. To purchase your tickets now, call 208-929-0066 or go to www.cytnorthidaho.org
The 4th annual Mardi Gras Krewe d’Alene in the CDA Resort Plaza Shops. As you stroll through the “streets” of New Orleans in this re-creation of the French Quarter, you’ll find samples of delicious New Orleans’-style fare from up to 10 local favorite restaurants who are competing in a lively cookoff for Chef’s choice and People’s choice awards. With fun street entertainment throughout there is so much to do.
In addition to the featured restaurants, you can enjoy stilt walkers, jugglers, fortune tellers, henna tatooists, body painters, artists in action, and live musicians. Enjoy a drink in Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar, a re-creation of the oldest bar in the country. Sip on a Café Au Lait and savor delightful beignets in the re-creation of the historic Café Du Monde. And new this year is a performance by the drag queens Nova Kaine and Les Gurlz.
Find the baby in the King Cake and reign over the 2019 Mardi Gras, leading the traditional second line led by a live jazz trio. And as they say in New Orleans, “laissez les bon temps rouler” which means “let the good times roll”!
Tickets include a great evening of food, fun, and a souvenir shot glass. There are prizes for best costume and most spirited reveler. Costumes are encouraged but not required. The bar is no host, and revelers must be 21 and over.
The 2019 Soup & Chili Cook-off is Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy’s annual fundraiser, and this year Charter will be celebrating the 20th Anniversary. Participants will showcase their best soup and/or chili, while spectators have the opportunity to sample. To sign up to participate by bringing a soup or chili register here https://goo.gl/forms/Ck8ZJ9mc93dSjYda2. This year’s event will feature auction items, a game room for kids, musical performances from Charter’s outstanding groups, and more. Proceeds from the event benefit the school directly!
For the 7th year in a row, Coeur d’Alene will host The Sweethearts’ Ball, which celebrates the lives of children in the greater northwest who battle cancer-related illnesses. Every spring we bring together some of Coeur d’ Alene and our surrounding areas most generous benefactors to share a night full of love, compassion and excitement while bringing together our community in a fun and realistic way. Over the last 6 years, The Sweethearts’ Ball has been able to contribute over $250,000 and has helped send hundreds of children to Camp Journey free of cost to them and their families. With the support and kindness of the whole community Camp Journey can continue to bring such special kids, the most amazing week of their lives!
Join us for our annual Spring Benefit Dinner and Auction
Join the North Idaho Fair & Rodeo Foundation for a wonderful evening of fundraising, dancing, and great company.
Catering, auction items and band will be announced soon!
Proceeds benefit the North Idaho Fair & Rodeo Foundation which provides for capital improvements at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds and educational opportunities by way of scholarships to area youth.
This is a tabled event that sells out quickly. To renew your table or join the waiting list, please call the Fairgrounds Office: 208-765-4969.
The North Idaho Charitable Events (NICE) Calendar is a comprehensive listing featuring events and fundraising activities from area nonprofit agencies. Created in 2008, it’s your go-to source for promoting and planning fundraisers and all other events.
POST your events here as soon as your dates are confirmed.
USE it to plan your event, avoid duplication and get better attendance.
