Chamber honors Mire as November's top volunteer

SANDPOINT — The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce has selected Matt Mire as November’s volunteer of the month.

“Matt’s contributions to the community are very influential for many organizations,” said chamber president and CEO Kate McAlister. “He lends in a hand in a variety of ways and undertakes a leadership position when he can.”

Chamber officials said Mire was selected because of those many contributions.

“Giving back to the community is clearly a large value of Matt’s,” McAlister said.

In addition to volunteering his time to teach Junior Achievement classes in local schools, Mire assists the Upward Basketball program and coaches youth T-ball and basketball. In addition, he organizes and participates in community projects through Mountain West Bank such as the bank’s recent annual Day of Caring. This year, they painted a house and completed various projects for Head Start.

As of the moment, he is serving as the Bulldog Bench treasurer and as the Hospital Foundation Board’s treasurer.

“Sandpoint is where I was raised and where I call home, I suppose those are the primary reasons why I enjoy volunteering and giving back as I’m forever grateful to the many teachers, coaches, and community members who played important roles during my youth,” Mire said. “Now that I have young kids I feel even more vested in our community.”