{"id":16461,"date":"2021-08-11T02:04:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T02:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=16461"},"modified":"2021-08-13T17:42:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T17:42:58","slug":"a-lasting-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/11\/a-lasting-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"A Lasting Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Papoose Club secures $10,000 matching donation, 19 Wagon Days posters still for sale<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

By Eric Valentine<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

T<\/span>he philanthropic club known for supporting Valley youth programs received a bit of philanthropy itself in recent days. <\/span><\/p>\n

A matching gift, up to $10,000, has been made on the winning bid for a collection of 19 framed, commemorative Wagon Days posters the local Papoose Club is offering in its current fundraising effort. The benefactor asked to remain anonymous, Papoose Club member Anna Mathieu said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s such a generous offer,\u201d Mathieu said. \u201cIf someone purchases the collection for $10,000, it means we\u2019d double what we raise at the breakfast every year. If someone purchases it for half that, we\u2019ll still make what we\u2019d normally make.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Since 1977, the Wagon Days Pancake Breakfast has been a community tradition and a critical fundraiser for the club, typically garnering $10,000 each year. Because of COVID-19, the club decided to put the Pancake Breakfast on hold for another year. <\/span><\/p>\n

Papoose Club coffers have helped dozens of youth-oriented and conservation-focused organizations over the years, such as: The Community Library, Girls on the Run, Idaho BaseCamp, Sawtooth Botanical Garden, Crisis Hotline, The Hunger Coalition, the Wood River Land Trust\u2019s Student Conservation Council, and many more. So when David and Renae Spaulding were downsizing to their new home, the collection of Wagon Days posters that hung in their guest house seemed like a great donation to make to the club Renae had been a part of for more than 20 years. Mathieu agreed.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019d be perfect for any business looking to decorate a part of their space in something Valley themed. It\u2019d be perfect to use it the way the Spauldings used it in their guest house,\u201d Mathieu said. <\/span><\/p>\n

However the collection\u2014much of which is signed by the artists\u2014gets used, David Spaulding won\u2019t get to see it, in person at least. Spaulding, well known in the community as a fly-fishing guide and \u201cyellow coat\u201d skier, passed away unexpectedly in February. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe spent his last day doing what he loved, skiing on the mountain,\u201d Renae Spaulding said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Spauldings met while working for Alaska Airlines. David was a pilot and Renae was a flight attendant. They were married for more than 40 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

During those four decades, Spaulding said she and her husband would take their kids to the Wood River Valley often. One of their favorite things to do was to attend Wagon Days. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the minute you visit here, one of the first things you learn about is Wagon Days. It\u2019s a fantastic festival,\u201d Spaulding explained. <\/span><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s when the tradition of picking up one of the posters and attending the artist\u2019s signing took place. One of the 19 posters dates back to the 1976 bicentennial celebration. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDavid was a third-generation skier here. Wherever we\u2019d travel with the kids we\u2019d always ask them if they could live here. We all said yes,\u201d Spaulding explained. \u201cThis is just home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information about the Wagon Days poster collection, please contact Anna Mathieu at (208) 309-1329. The full collection can also be viewed online at papooseclub.org\/wagon-days-fundraiser. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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