Author: Jani Gonzalez

If you were with us at last year’s Family “FUN”draiser, you remember what a great time it was! There was delicious food, great music, an exciting raffle (including the smash hit “Lucky Dog” Raffle!), an awesome silent auction, a bake sale full of yummy goodies, and fun games for the kids. This year will be even better! We’ll once again run from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Spirit Lake’s Big Park at the corner of Highway 41 and Washington Street (we’ll be near the gazebo). Join us for: Delicious Brisket Sandwiches and Hamburgers, chips and drinks. We’ll have more condiments from which to choose, and we’ll also have a Shave Ice machine! Bake Sale with lots of yummy desserts, breads, pies, brownies, cookies and more. You’ll be sure to…

Officers from our very own Spirit Lake Police Department (SLPD) will be serving on “Taco Tuesday” at our Free Weekly Community Meal on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Come meet our Spirit Lake police officers and staff as they put together a delicious taco for you. We’ll have taco meat, cheese, and all the goodies you’d expect to dress up your taco. We’ll also have delicious Mexican rice and refried beans. See you on Tuesday, May 7, between 4:30p.m. and 6:30p.m. at the Spirit Lake Senior and Community Center at 32564 N 4th Avenue, Spirit Lake, Idaho!

Cup of Grace has been blessed since its founding in January 2017.  Blessed with finding a facility to hold a free, weekly community meal; blessed by amazing, hardworking volunteers; and, blessed with a community of neighbors and businesses who support and encourage us.  And we have been blessed yet again – twice! In September 2018, we used a $2500 grant from Kootenai Electric Trust to purchase a storage trailer for our community meal supplies.  The mayor of Spirit Lake is graciously allowing us to store the trailer in the Spirit Lake Senior and Community Center parking lot.  The Center is the facility in which we host the weekly meal. Until we had this trailer, our Executive Director, Amy Privitt, had to store the supplies for the community meal (paper/plastic products,…

How did you learn about Cup of Grace? Word of mouth, plus the sign on the park fence! What drew you to volunteer? I enjoy volunteering--helping out and giving back. I also wanted to start my grandsons out helping others. How long have you volunteered with Cup of Grace, and what do you do? Since last October, and we do a little of everything. What is your favorite part of volunteering with Cup of Grace? Do you have a favorite story to share? Every Tuesday is my favorite! What do you like to do when you are NOT volunteering at Cup of Grace? Do you have any favorite hobbies, activities, etc.? I quilt, and tie flies for fly fishing. Do you have a favorite scripture or quote that you would…

For the second year, Cup of Grace is teaming up with Real Life Ministries (RLM) to adopt families in need for Christmas.  Cup of Grace is providing the names of families in Spirit Lake and the surrounding area who need food and gifts this Christmas to RLM.  RLM’s home groups will do the shopping and wrapping, and deliver the gifts to the families.   If you, or someone you know, need assistance to make this Christmas bright, contact Amy at (817) 228-5018 or amy@cupofgrace.life.  She will pass on the information to our contact at RLM.  The deadline to submit names is Sunday, December 16th, 2018.   Let’s shower some love and bring smiles to some needy families this Christmas!