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Praise-A-Palooza! & Family Fun-Fest, is being held at the Pend Oreille Co Fairgrounds in Cusick WA, Sept 6 & 7th. There are 10 christian bands: S Gospel, Bluegrass/Celtic, Acoustic, Contemporary, Reggae, Hip Hop and Rock. There are food and craft vendors, a bouncy castle, face painting, games, raffles and prizes. Suggested donations are $12 Sat and $6 Sunday. All profits benefit The Mercy House, a safe/half-way house to assist those in crisis and recovery in the Cusick Area. Please visit us at www.praise-a-palooza.com or call chris evers at 509-863-3778 for more information.

Did you know that currently in the state of Washington, 60% of youth in foster care do not graduate high school and that of the 40% who do graduate, only 2% graduate with a bachelor’s degree?

In comparison to other students, youth in care:

-may be less prepared for post-secondary education

-may face significant barriers to enrollment

-may not have supportive resources or ever even hear the worlds “You can go to college”

A recent study indicates that, 87% of former foster youth who are currently successful in college reported that they had a friend or mentor that they could ask for help and advice when needed.

In the Foster Care to College Mentoring Program, you can volunteer starting at just two hours a month and at no cost to you!  A mentor’s role is to provide encouragement and support to help foster youth get into college.  The program’s coordinator will arm mentor’s with trainings and the educational resources that youth need to apply for and get into college.

If you are interested in making the difference in the life of a young person, call Jen today at 509-325-7080.

Louie has recently been kidnapped for the 2^nd time on Monday, July 14^th during daylight business hours from Inland Medical & Rehab which is located in downtown Spokane. Louie is very important to this company and they want him to return to his home immediately. He is 5’8”, 120 pounds, when kidnapped he was wearing tan pants, blue polo and was sitting in his scooter outside Inland Medial & Rehab. Inland Medical & Rehab is an independently owned and operated rehabilitation and home medical equipment provider. They were incorporated in Washington State in July 1988 and have been providing services to Spokane for the last 20 years. Inland Medical’s primary field of expertise is the seating and positioning of those with mild to severe physical challenges, as well as those who require the assistance of manual or power mobility products. Inland Medical & Rehab is very concerned about Louie, if you have seen him please return him ASAP. A reward will be given to the individual that returns Louie to his proper home, no questions asked!!!!!