Chamber Honors Sandpoint Lions Club

The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce is proud to recognize Sandpoint Lions Club as December’s Business of the Month. Tom Dabrowski, Vice President, was present at the Chamber’s Annual Holiday Luncheon to accept the award and cheer on the fundraising the Chamber did on their behalf for Toys for Tots. The Chamber raised $645 for Toys for Tots and topped last year’s contribution to the Sandpoint Lions Club initiative to make sure every child had a toy on Christmas.

The Sandpoint Lions Club has been serving the community since 1953. Their legacy is continued and their reach is still great. In the past, the Sandpoint Lions Club built City Beach and donated it to the City of Sandpoint. They also built and installed park benches throughout the City of Sandpoint.

The club has many annual initiatives including the Toys for Tots Drive which goes to help about 1,000 children. Those other initiatives are: providing about 500 food boxes at Christmas time, support and fundraise for the 4^th of July Celebration (parade, games for children at City Beach and fireworks), supply and place 200 American Flags on 8 difference holidays throughout the year, charging the businesses $40 per year, hold an Easter Egg Hunt at Memorial Field for over 500 children, give scholarships, provide hearing aids to those in need,  and sponsor sight programs by giving out eye glasses and contribute to the ‘Leader Dog’ program.

Please join the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce in congratulating the Sandpoint Lions Club for their success and thanking them for their commitment to our community. For more information, visit them at the Lion’s Den, 607 S Ella Ave, visit their website at www.sandpointlions.org/  or call them at (208) 263-4118.

In Photo: Tom Dabrowski accepts the award from Chamber Ambassador Carol Warren.

Chamber Honors Litehouse Custom Printing as February's Business of the Month

The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce is proud to recognize Litehouse Custom Printing (LCP) as February’s Business of the Month. Mark and Roxy Fuller, owners, started Litehouse Custom Printing in 1987 when Mark was managing Litehouse Foods. The Fullers and Hawkins family had been friends since the 1960’s and started LCP as a partnership until 6 months into the project when it was decided the printing should go solo with Mark at the helm. 

Watch them accept their award, click here.

The business was imprinting items which you could drink from, mugs. Starting with mom and pop and large corporations as customers, the start was slow. Renting warehouse space from Litehouse Foods, Mark would print their jars during the day and come back at night to print mugs for LCP. Steady growth saw them move into the old Jones Warehouse in Kootenai, 1991, and then purchasing the old Sneaky Building in 1995 on Industry Drive, their current location, with 35,000 sq feet

As their custom base continued to grow, some of their top clients included Caterpillar, UPS, Bank of America, and Google to name a few. They peaked in 2007 with 32 employees and 2 million dollars in sales. They have had to scale back production and their team but continue to provide top notch customer service, good quality products and always deliver on time.

‘It’s our pleasure and blessing to be able to give back to the community because all that we have accomplished is through the community,’ explained Mark. ‘Our success came from the community, and we love it here, and it is our pleasure to give back into it.’

Being a part of the community is very important to the Fuller’s and giving is a part of it. They offer non-profit discounts and donate to and/or support Chafe 150, Festival at Sandpoint, Festival of Trees, Holly Eve and Sandpoint Rotary.

Please join the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce in congratulating Litehouse Custom Printing for their success and thanking them for their commitment to our community. For more information, visit their website at www.lcpmugs.com or call them at (208) 263-9745.

In Photo: Mark and Roxy Fuller accept the award from Chamber Ambassador Carol Warren.

Chamber Honors Kim Diercks as February Volunteer of the Month

The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce honored Kim Diercks, Panhandle State Bank HR Generalist, as February’s Volunteer of the Month for her service to our community and many of our non-profit organizations. Her positive attitude and willingness to jump right in has impacted the lives of many individuals in our community. 

Watch Kim accept her award, click here.

Kim has lived in our community for over 10 years and is currently a Board Member for the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce, Pend Oreille Arts Council and Kinderhaven, which she is a former President of. She was instrumental and very involved with the formation of Powered by Community, Panhandle State Bank’s non-profit and community oriented education and advocacy efforts.

Please join the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce in congratulating Kim Diercks for being honored as the Volunteer of the Month and thanking her for all of her contributions to our community. Kim’s hard work has done a lot for many organizations in our community. From the Greater Sandpoint Chamber, as well as the whole community, Thank You!

Photo: Kim Diercks accepts the award from Chamber Board Member Amy Whalen.