The
Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce honored Barbara Gooby, as November’s
Volunteer of the Month for her service to our community at the November General
Membership Luncheon where the State of the Cities Address was being held. For
those of you who have been in Sandpoint long enough to consider yourself
“local”, you probably have had contact with Barbara, as she has been a
successful business woman in our community since 1971. Barbara has spent her
lifetime serving our area through various community service projects and for
that, she is honored by the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce as our
Volunteer of the Month.
Barbara’s
reach is one that extends to many places of the Greater Sandpoint area. She was
a great help in starting one of the first “Women in Business” organizations for
this area. She has been a major fundraising/sponsor collector for the Shriner’s
year after year. As well as, spending countless hours serving the Girl Scouts
organization and is currently a member of the Community Assistance League
(CAL). For five years, Barbara even fought the drug trade to make sure it was
kept out of the schools and away from the youth in our area.
These
days, Barbara’s passion is now focused around our local area seniors. Barbara
recently came out of retirement to take on the role of Marketing Director for
the local area Senior Center.
When
asked why, Barb said “it was because I saw an obvious need to help our area
Seniors. For those unaware, our local senior center has suffered through some
fiscal challenges for a number of years, especially in this economy. Many of our local seniors rely heavily on the
meals provided and the companionship offered through our local senior center.”
When
Barbara took over the role 4 months ago, the Senior Center was in the red and
her assistance in fundraising and grant writing has essentially helped “right
the ship”. For those of you who attended
the recent fundraising dinner, you saw firsthand the success of this event,
with people waiting in line to be part of it.
What you didn’t see was the amount of effort, the countless hours, and
hard work that went into planning the event in such a short amount of time of
which Barbara was a major part of these efforts.
Please
join the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce in congratulating Barbara Gooby
for being honored as the November’s Volunteer of the Month and thanking her for
all of her contributions to our community. Her hard work has done a lot for so
many causes in our community. From the Greater Sandpoint Chamber as, Thank You!
Photo:
Barbara Gooby accepts the award from Chamber Board Member Ken Wood.
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