Horizon Credit Union partnered with Sandpoint High School Student Leadership and administration to put on the junior-class “Find Pig, Win Big” financial literacy program this winter, and winners were announced on Feb. 25 at an assembly.

BreLynn Converse completed the program first and won $500 to keep and $500 to donate to the charity of her choice: the Panhandle Animal Shelter. Mandy Evans, Executive Director of the Panhandle Animal Shelter attended the assembly as well and was presented the $500 check donated by Converse from Horizon Credit Union.

“We rehome about 1,200 dogs and cats per year, we also have a lot of outreach programs, so we help people who can’t afford to spay or neuter their pet […] and help people who can’t afford to pay to feed their pets. So five-hundred dollars actually does go a long way [at the Animal Shelter]; that’s probably feeding about fifty cats for a few days. I really do appreciate it and thank you for thinking of us,” Evans said.

Zachary Rutherford finished second and won $250 and Marissa Montgomery finished third and won $150. In addition, Cody Baldree, Laurali Barnes and Skyler Schenk won smaller prizes from the random drawing, all courtesy of Horizon Credit Union.