ABOUT POWDERED SOUL

Our mission is to provide volunteer opportunities for youth in the Flathead Valley while helping support their participation in extracurricular activities based on their work in and service to the community.

Founded in 2015, Powdered Soul is a Montana based, registered 501(c)(3).

Our program is not based on need or merit but rather the amount of work and service the participant is willing to provide for their community. 

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM

Over each summer, Powdered Soul participants work with various other nonprofit organizations based in the Flathead Valley and perform community service. We have partnered with North Valley Food Bank, Foys to Blacktail, Land to Hands, Glacier Symphony & Chorale, Stumptown Art Studio, and Whitefish Legacy Partners to provide volunteer opportunities for our participants to give back. Along with these organizations, our youth participants volunteer with various other organizations to meet the minimum 15 hours for Powdered Soul.

Cost of winter sports in the Flathead Valley: 

Ski racing $1,000-$3,000 for registration, not including equipment, season pass or coaching/travel fees

Freestyle $700-$800 for registration

Nordic $475-$775 for registration 

Powdered Soul Stats

2019 2021

• 19 Participants (FVSEF, Glacier Nordic, Freestyle, & hockey) -14 Participants FVSEF, Freestyle, Glacier Nordic)

• 500+ hours of community service -305 hours of community service

• over $2,000 raised at the Farmers Market -2,441 lbs of recycled glass

• $6,000+ in scholarship money -$5,600 in scholarship money

2022 2023 

• 11 participants (FVSEF, Freestyle, Glacier Nordic) -18 participants (FVSEF, WMF, Glacier Nordic & GHA)

• $5,600 in scholarship money -$9,000 in scholarship money

• 430 hours of community service 

• 2,030 lbs of recycled glass -565 hours of community service with Land to Hands, North Valley Food Bank, WFLP, Foys to Blacktail, Glacier Symphony & more

2024

• 24 participants (FVSEF, Freestyle, GHA, Flathead Fusion, Glacier Nordic)

• $10,500 in scholarship money

• 720 hours of community service with Land to Hands, NVFB, WFLP, FTB, Glacier Symphony & Citizen Scientist
  
  

ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAM

In addition to providing service to the community, many participants joined our entrepreneurial program through which they created products to sell at the local Whitefish Farmers Market. Collectively they raised over $2,000 and learned the valuable business, marketing, and communication skills to carry them through into high school and college. This year, many participants focused their products on sustainability and reusable or upcycled items. Some of these products included beeswax wraps to reduce single-use plastic, upcycled dog toys made from worn-out shirts, and pouches and scrunchies made from scrap fabric that would have otherwise ended up in a landfill.

SUPPORT US

Our organization relies on donations from people like you to supplement our scholarship fund, and create unique opportunities for youth to thrive. No matter the amount you can give, it would be a huge help. If you cannot donate money, donate time. Take a youth member out into mountains and show them the wonder and adventure that awaits. Then, share your experience with us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter! You may even be featured on our page!  

MADELINE WILLIAMS

JUSTIN BRECK

ANNIE JOBE

President 

Born and raised in Western Montana, Madeline learned to ski from her dad at Big Mountain where she ski raced for 8 years. She has coached for Flathead Valley Ski Education Foundation since 2014 where she passes on her passion for the sport of skiing to younger generations. She is currently the Program Director for the Development Team at FVSEF. She has been a board member since 2015 and has been active in growing Powdered Soul in the Flathead Valley as well as volunteering.

Madeline received her Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from the University of Montana with a focus in Cultural and Ethnic Diversity. When she isn’t skiing, Madeline likes to travel. She loves exploring her home state of Montana, Europe, and South America. You can often find Madeline on the Whitefish Trails with her dog Duke.

Contact info: madeline@powderedsoul.org

OR  powderedsoul@gmail.com  

TREASURER

Justin Breck currently serves as Columbia Falls City Attorney. Justin was born in Missoula and grew up in Kalispell, where his family has lived since 1901. He attended Pepperdine University, after graduating from Flathead High School in 1990, earning a B.S. in Business Administration in 1995. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from Willamette University College of Law in 1999. Justin worked for eight years in a variety of capacities in city government, private sector information technology, financial planning, and court administration.

After spending seventeen years away from the Flathead Valley in locations including Portland, Oregon, southern California, England, and South Korea Justin moved back to his native home of Kalispell in June of 2005 with his wife, Stephanie Breck. Justin and Stephanie now have a son, Wyatt, and live in Columbia Falls. He and his wife are both members of the State Bar of Montana and own and operate Breck Law Office, PC in Columbia Falls.  Justin and Stephanie focus most of their practice as Flathead Valley attorneys in the areas of Business Law (formation, litigation, and consulting), Probate and Estate Planning (wills, trusts, probates), Employment Law (human resources, employer consultation and document preparation, employer and employee litigation), and Real Estate Transactions and Litigation.

BOARD MEMBER

Anna grew up ski racing at Big Mountain in Whitefish, MT from age 6-17 when she decided to attend Rowmark Ski academy in Salt Lake City, UT. After four years at Rowmark, ski racing became increasingly more expensive. Traveling both inside the country and out was no longer an option. Although she could no longer afford to race, Anna started Powdered Soul in hopes that other athletes could continue to chase their dreams in spite of financial hardships.

Anna spent several years coaching U14/U16 for FVSEF and now is a nurse in Anchorage, AK.

CASSIE HEITZ

ERIKA FLORIAN

ELISE LEWIS

APRIL SARRAILLE

Board member

BOARD MEMBER

Cassie Heitz is a Mom of two, Financial Advisor Representative at Noble Wealth Management in Whitefish, and a Ski Race Coach for FVSEF.  Cassie’s family moved to Whitefish from Crested Butte, Colorado in 1988, Cassie was three years old.  She studied and ski raced at the College of Idaho, earning her B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing.  She earned the award of 1st Team All-American in 2004 in Slalom.  After graduation, Cassie could not wait to get back to her roots in the Flathead Valley.  When Cassie is not shuttling her kids to extra-curricular activities, working on retirement plans for clients or passing on her passion of skiing to the younger generations, you will find her hiking, fly fishing, painting or exploring new places with her children, Brady and Evelyn. 

board member and Social media manager

Erika spent the 2 years coaching for Flathead Valley Ski Education Foundation while attending MSU as a part of the MSU-Kalispell Branch Nursing Program. She graduated in May of 2021 and has been working as a Nurse at Logan Health. Erika began ski racing at Wildcat Mountain in New Hampshire at the age of 5 and attended Proctor Academy (NH) where she competed at both USSA and FIS levels all over the US and Europe. Moving out West to attend MSU allowed her to take a step back from the competing world and share her experience with young athletes! When Erika isn’t working, she enjoys backcountry skiing, rock climbing, biking, and spends her summers Captaining for Sail Caribbean, an experiential education program for teenagers. Her favorite motto is “Learn to live, live to learn,” and is keen on continuing that mentality with her athletes. Erika is very excited to offer support to young athletes in the Valley through Powdered Soul!

Board member

Elise grew up in a small town in the Evergreen state and set out to explore new places doing seasonal work to support herself. After only a few stops she found herself in Whitefish for the winter and found a sense of community unlike any other! Five years later, Elise has been lucky enough put down roots and grown into this little corner of the world. Elise looks forward to giving back to this community that has given so much to

April is an Executive Recruiter and mom of three. She comes to the board having been on the parent side, as her kids participated in all aspects of Powdered Soul, earning hundreds of dollars over several years towards freestyle ski team fees and Nordic prep team races. The Sarraille family moved to Montana in 2015 and immediately embraced winter sports and an outdoor lifestyle.

Thank you to all our wonderful community supporters who help us help local youth reach for their dreams and achieve their goals!

Without the support of these amazing organizations we would not be able to provide this service to the community or scholarships to our participants.  Please support these great local businesses!!! 

ABOUT THE LOGO

Since our nonprofit began as scholarship program for young skiers, our logo represents how we imagine the eye of a lover of the mountains would appear. With this graphic depiction, we have created a geometric eye with the pupil representing a mountain. The eyes are the windows to the soul where we can share experiences, make connections, and help others learn and grow. We now serve youth members of the community involved in all kinds of extracurricular activities allowing us to spread a passion for service and life to more young people in the valley. We encourage participants to let their passion shine through their soul while serving their community and making a difference.