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Boise Bench Lions Club Strengthens Community Impact with Continued Support for Local Service Organizations
in General News(Click on the Picture for the full story) The Boise Bench Lions, one of the city’s longest-standing community service clubs, continues its tradition of service and collaboration across the Treasure Valley. Founded in 1951, the club has built a strong legacy of partnering with local nonprofit and social service organizations to support underserved individuals and…
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Newsletter Nov 5, 2025
in NewslettersNate Vince is an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) volunteer for the ID Youth Ranch. VISTA volunteers work with local organizations to build infrastructure, expand community programs, and generate sustainable solutions. Nate explained the ID Youth Ranch is more than just a thrift store. The Idaho Youth Ranch founders Reverend James Crowe and…
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Boise Bench Press October 22, 2025
in NewslettersShmuel Kahike from the Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel moved toBoise when he was 8. He worked up the nerve to ask his parents, if weare Jewish shouldn’t we be participating. They have been ever since.
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Boise Bench Lions Club Strengthens Longstanding Partnership with Sleep in Heavenly Peace (click on the picture for the full story)
in ProjectsThe Boise Bench Lions Club recently welcomed a powerful presentation from Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP), the world’s largest bed-building charity, reaffirming the club’s ongoing commitment to ensuring no child in Idaho sleeps on the floor. Founded in 2012 in Twin Falls, Idaho, SHP has grown from a grassroots effort into a global movement with…
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Bench Press October 15, 2025
in NewslettersKelly Eisenbarger is the interim executive director of the Boise Hive. The Boise Hive provides a safe, all ages, sober space for musicians. They have free and low-cost music programs. They also have affordable rehearsal space, a recording studio, a full multi-media room, and many instruments and equipment available for rent. All ages can learn…
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October 8, 2025 Newsletter
in NewslettersKen Harris from the ID Blues Society entertained us and taught us about the Blues. The non-profit all-volunteer organization was formed in 1992 as the Boise Blues Society. In 2025, it transitioned to the ID Blues Society to cover the entire state. Ken Harris is the volunteer coordinator for Blues in the Schools. They just…
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Bench Press September 27, 2025
in NewslettersJeff Tucker and Scott Graf from ID Public Television shared a new national poll. 68% believe public media serves as a lifeline for rural and underserved communities. 53% of U.S. voters oppose eliminating all federal funding for public media. IdahoPTV is reaching nearly 100% of households. This will result in the loss of $2 million…
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October 1, 2025 Newsletter
in NewslettersYasmin Aguilar works for the Agency for New Americans. She arrived in Boise as a refugee in 2000. She was born in Afghanistan peacefully, started school at 5 and finished at 15. She was offered a scholarship in the Czech Republic and started medical school. She became a doctor and returned to Afghanistan.
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Boise Bench Press August 20, 2025
in NewslettersOur August 20 Speaker was Braden Harvey, a Polysomnographic Technician, or commonly known as a Sleep Therapist, from MedCap CPAP. He has worked with sleep apnea patients for 17 yrs. There are 2 types of sleep apnea, obstructive sleep apnea and complex sleep apnea. Braden explained the difference as well as therapies.