Boise Bench Lions

Shmuel Kahike from the Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel moved toBoise when he was 8. He worked up the nerve to ask his parents, if weare Jewish shouldn’t we be participating. They have been ever since.

District Governor Peggy Hess was our guest speaker.

Kelly Eisenbarger is the interim executive director of the Boise Hive. The Boise Hive provides a safe, all ages, sober space for musicians. They have free and low-cost music programs. They also have affordable rehearsal space, a recording studio, a full multi-media room, and many instruments and equipment available for rent. All ages can learn…

Ken Harris from the ID Blues Society entertained us and taught us about the Blues. The non-profit all-volunteer organization was formed in 1992 as the Boise Blues Society. In 2025, it transitioned to the ID Blues Society to cover the entire state. Ken Harris is the volunteer coordinator for Blues in the Schools. They just…

Jeff Tucker and Scott Graf from ID Public Television shared a new national poll. 68% believe public media serves as a lifeline for rural and underserved communities. 53% of U.S. voters oppose eliminating all federal funding for public media. IdahoPTV is reaching nearly 100% of households. This will result in the loss of $2 million…

Yasmin Aguilar works for the Agency for New Americans. She arrived in Boise as a refugee in 2000. She was born in Afghanistan peacefully, started school at 5 and finished at 15. She was offered a scholarship in the Czech Republic and started medical school. She became a doctor and returned to Afghanistan.

Our August 20 Speaker was Braden Harvey, a Polysomnographic Technician, or commonly known as a Sleep Therapist, from MedCap CPAP.  He has worked with sleep apnea patients for 17 yrs. There are 2 types of sleep apnea, obstructive sleep apnea and complex sleep apnea. Braden explained the difference as well as therapies.

Our Speakers were Jordan, Mike, & Doug from Sleep in Heavenly Peace.  Jordan and his friend Luke started the original Sleep in Heavenly Peace chapter (SHP) in Twin Falls, ID in 2012. Luke made a bed and put it out on Facebook asking if anyone needed a bed. Responses came in, Jordan saw his post and…