Nation

Content Preview

Newsday/Optimum Online® subscribers click here for full access
Not a Newsday or Optimum Online® subscriber? Click here

Chamber to buy gift cards for homeless students

NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — The Nampa Chamber of Commerce plans to donate half of the proceeds from a December fundraiser to benefit local homeless students.

Chamber President Georgia Bowman says she recently learned that nearly 500 students enrolled in the Nampa School District are homeless and her organization wanted to help.

The chamber hopes to raise about $2,000 to purchase $100 gift cards...

newsday.com is now available at no charge to Newsday and Optimum Online® subscribers. To continue reading, please log in or register now.

  • Already
    registered on
    newsday.com?
    log in
  • Already a subscriber
    to Newsday or
    Optimum Online®?
    get access
  • Not a Newsday
    or Optimum Online®
    subscriber?
    click here