POCATELLO — Ashleigh Sayer-Frederick and Tabitha LaForce have arranged to give a young, local grandmother who is raising five grandchildren on her own some much deserved holiday pampering.

Sayer-Frederick and LaForce are the cohosts of a podcast that celebrates “everyday women and the their stories of trial and triumph,” called the Women’s Cooperative Co.

They challenged listeners of their podcast to nominate inspirational single mothers, promising to “spoil” the winner as a holiday surprise. They received six nominations, and all of the stories were so moving that they’ve also decided to give large baskets, filled with contributions from listeners and local businesses, to the five nominees who weren’t chosen.

The identity of the winner, who lives in Pocatello, hasn’t been announced yet. Other nominees reside in Utah, Boise, Idaho Falls and Blackfoot.

“We decided that we want to help a single mom at Christmas because we know being a single mom is one of the toughest things,” Sayer-Frederick said. “This mom especially was carrying the heaviest burden. She works at a grocery store. Her son died recently, and she’s been raising his five children.”

Molinelli’s Jewelers donated a necklace and pendant to give to the winner. Podcast listeners have sponsored each of the grandchildren, agreeing to donate $50 to buy an assigned child Christmas surprises. Other local businesses have donated spa treatments, hair styling, massages and family photos. A local nurse practitioner pitched in a full year of free health care services. Several listeners made monetary donations ranging from $10 to $25.

“The magnitude of support has been just overwhelming,” Sayer-Frederick said.

Contributions came from throughout the region. Listeners from California and Utah were among those who sponsored Christmas for the winner’s children.

Gift baskets for the other nominees will be valued at roughly $100 each, but Sayer anticipates the heart-felt notes that will be included will be especially meaningful to the recipients. They’ll deliver the gifts on Dec. 20.

“We feel like single moms kind of get forgotten about. They just take care of the kids, and there’s nothing left for them,” Sayer-Frederick said.

LaForce works full time with Idaho State University’s distance learning program. Sayer-Frederick is a photographer and also assists her parents’ Blackfoot-based business, Premier Technology, with public relations work.

In just a few weeks since launching their podcast, they’ve run four episodes and have recorded 10 shows. Sayer-Frederick said about 350 people downloaded the first podcast. Podcasts are available by searching the name of the show on media services such as iTunes and Spotify or by going to the show’s website, http://thewomenscooperativeco.com/.

They’ve interviewed inspirational women from throughout the country, and even Canada, for their podcasts. For example, shows have featured a feminist author from Colorado, a sexual abuse survivor from Utah who became a nurse and a woman who had two organ transplants before her 26th birthday.

“It’s always an inspiring story about a woman,” Sayer-Frederick said.