CMV awareness fundraiser Saturday

SANDPOINT — June will be CMV Awareness Month after a Kootenai family helped push the bill through the Legislature.

In their quest for awareness, Jessica and Patrick Rachels are fundraising to put together goody bags for families of children enrolled in local Early Head Start programs. The main focus is to put together 40 for the Sandpoint Early Head Start, but they hope to raise enough funds and donations for the Early Head Start programs in Rathdrum and Coeur d'Alene as well, bringing the total to 145 families.

To raise funds for the goody bags, the Rachels will hold a five-hour walkathon on the Long Bridge from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

For more information, contact Jessica Rachels at jprachels@gmail.com or 208-255-9892.