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John J. Hemmingson Honored as ‘Person of Influence’ by the Spokane Journal of Business 550 550 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

John J. Hemmingson Honored as ‘Person of Influence’ by the Spokane Journal of Business

The Spokane Journal of Business recently announced honorees for the ‘24 People of Influence in 2024.’ John J. Hemmingson, our founder and the CEO of Lakeside Companies, has been selected.…

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Camp Journey and the Sweetheart’s Ball 730 632 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

Camp Journey and the Sweetheart’s Ball

Fighting cancer is a battle that requires phenomenal strength. Often, “fun” is a concept that can be neglected during an arduous battle with illness, especially for the most vulnerable: children.…

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Annual Kootenai Memorial Golf Tournament 800 635 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

Annual Kootenai Memorial Golf Tournament

Foundation members recently attended the Annual Memorial Golf Tournament for the Kootenai County Police & Fire Memorial Foundation. The foundation was established to extend financial assistance to first responders and…

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A Year of Giving Back 597 800 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

A Year of Giving Back

In this post, we are highlighting some of the charitable work done by ATC Manufacturing, a portfolio company to John J. Hemmingson’s Lakeside Companies. Throughout 2022, ATC supported various organizations…

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Helping Furry Family Members Find Homes by Supporting the Companions Animal Center 1500 1072 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

Helping Furry Family Members Find Homes by Supporting the Companions Animal Center

Recently, the John J. Hemmingson Foundation donated $250,000 to Companions Animal Center in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. John is a dog lover, whose own adorable pooch – Hailey Hemmingson – was…

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Continuing Support for Ronald McDonald House 1200 628 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

Continuing Support for Ronald McDonald House

Foundation members attended the S.K.Ball on September 9th. The SK Ball is an annual fundraiser by Ronald McDonald House of the Inland Northwest. The group included several people from Lakeside…

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Supporting the Boys & Girls Club of Kootenai County 1200 1039 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

Supporting the Boys & Girls Club of Kootenai County

We sponsored a table and attended the 16th Annual Black & White Auction benefiting the Boys & Girls Club of Kootenai County. 100% of the nights proceeds stay in Kootenai County. The…

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Specialized Needs Recreation Center Annual Fundraiser 731 1024 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

Specialized Needs Recreation Center Annual Fundraiser

We are proud to be a silver sponsor for the “Under the Big Top” fundraiser for Specialized Needs Recreation. This event supports the important socialization and recreation activities provided by SNR year-round.…

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Companions Animal Center Partnership 768 1024 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

Companions Animal Center Partnership

The John J. Hemmingson Foundation is proud to announce a partnership with the Companions Animal Center. The current facility is over 40 years old and a capital campaign continues as construction has…

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Partnership with Kootenai Humane Society 1500 1160 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

Partnership with Kootenai Humane Society

Kootenai Humane Society shared this adorable model dog-house to celebrate the partnership between Architerra, the John J. Hemmingson Foundation and the Kootenai Humane Society this year. We love this gift, especially…

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Children’s Village of Coeur d’Alene 480 600 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

Children’s Village of Coeur d’Alene

We sponsored a table for the annual benefit auction for the Children’s Village of Coeur d’Alene. Children’s Village is a trauma responsive safe haven, restoring trust and hope for children and families…

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Hoopfest 2022: King of the Losers! 800 1000 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

Hoopfest 2022: King of the Losers!

Staff from the Foundation, Lakeside and Architerra participated in Hoopfest 2022 – the largest 3-0n-3 basketball tournament in the world! Our team this year won the losers bracket, and had a great…

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Supporting MultiCare Inland Northwest Foundation’s Heart String Fundraiser 574 322 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

Supporting MultiCare Inland Northwest Foundation’s Heart String Fundraiser

We are proud sponsors of the 2022 Heart Strings concert, which is raising funds to support the NICU at MultiCare Deaconess Hospital. This fundraiser providers funds to improve care for the…

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Spotlight on Project Beauty Share 1139 759 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

Spotlight on Project Beauty Share

Via Zi Spa – a portfolio company for John Hemmingson’s company Lakeside, recently donated a gift basket for Project Beauty Share‘s first in-person fundraising event in two years. They were able to…

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$22,500 in House Sale Proceeds Go to Ronald McDonald House 1200 800 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

$22,500 in House Sale Proceeds Go to Ronald McDonald House

Both our foundation and Architerra are proud supporters of Ronald McDonald Homes Charities of the Inland NW. As part of our commitment to RMHC, a small portion of proceeds from every home…

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Spotlight on Opportunity NorthEast 440 300 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

Spotlight on Opportunity NorthEast

The John J. Hemmingson Foundation is proud to partner with Gonzaga on Opportunity Northeast, an initiative dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals, youth, and families in Northeast Spokane…

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Coeur d’Alene Sweethearts Ball Continues Supporting Camp Journey 1200 686 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

Coeur d’Alene Sweethearts Ball Continues Supporting Camp Journey

Jacob Bonwell of ATC Manufacturing – an active company in John Hemmingson’s Lakeside Companies – announced that for the eighth year in a row, Coeur d’Alene will host the Sweethearts’ Ball, which…

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Partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities 1200 675 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

Partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities

The John J. Hemmingson Foundation and Architerra Homes have a new partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities. For every home that Architerra Homes closes throughout its communities, a donation toward…

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Spotlight on Community Cancer Fund 1200 800 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

Spotlight on Community Cancer Fund

The John J. Hemmingson Foundation is a proud supporter of the Community Cancer Fund, supporting families and children in our region who are battling cancer. We work with the Community…

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Supporting Project Every Kid 1200 914 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

Supporting Project Every Kid

Vanessa Behan is an invaluable Spokane nonprofit that provides a helping hand to parents of young children experiencing a crisis. The nursery cares for children under the age of seven…

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Gonzaga Launches Center for Civil and Human Rights 466 361 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

Gonzaga Launches Center for Civil and Human Rights

The Gonzaga University School of Law is launching a new Center for Civil and Human Rights this fall to further its mission-based commitment to public service and social justice, and…

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A Walk Through Poverty Project 1200 943 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

A Walk Through Poverty Project

A Walk Through Poverty is a 30-minute documentary exploring the plight and complexity of poverty, specifically at home in the Inland Northwest. This pairing of art installation plus documentary screening is…

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$1,000,000 Match for Gonzaga Prep Project Announced 337 138 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

$1,000,000 Match for Gonzaga Prep Project Announced

We are committed to supporting our local schools and helping them create leaders for our community and workforce in the future. That’s why the John J. Hemmingson Foundation pledged a…

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John J. Hemmingson Center Gonzaga Greenhouse Helps Advanced Sustainable Farming 1200 1267 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

John J. Hemmingson Center Gonzaga Greenhouse Helps Advanced Sustainable Farming

Sodexo’s dining sustainability team at Gonzaga University celebrate the one-year anniversary of the John J. Hemmingson Center Gonzaga Greenhouse this semester. The 1,000 square foot facility exceeded expectations for growth…

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New Girls & Boys Club of Kootenai County 1200 674 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

New Girls & Boys Club of Kootenai County

The new Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai county recently opened in Coeur d’Alene. We are excited to see this new facility open and we were proud contributors to the…

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Jack H. Hemmingson Finance Lab Opens at Gonzaga University 576 389 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

Jack H. Hemmingson Finance Lab Opens at Gonzaga University

On April 9, the School of Business Administration at Gonzaga University held an official dedication ceremony upon the completion of the new Jack H. Hemmingson Finance Lab. An enthusiastic crowd of alumni,…

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John J. Hemmingson Center Opens at Gonzaga University 822 618 John J. Hemmingson Foundation

John J. Hemmingson Center Opens at Gonzaga University

The new John J. Hemmingson Center opening was announced this month. John J. Hemmingson, a trustee of the university and the founding partner of Lakeside Companies, a corporate private equity…

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