Town Crier: Helping Others
Scandinavian bake sale
From Lefse and Kringle to Tea Rings and Rosettes, the Women of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church will hold their annual Scandinavian Bake Sale on Saturday, Dec. 2. The doors open for this popular holiday tradition at 9:00 in the Fellowship Hall (basement) of the church, 318 East 6th Street, until 11:00 or sold out. There will be lots of goodies for sale including Lefse, Swedish Tea Rings, Rosettes, Kringla, Rusks, Sandbakkelse, and more!
The funds raised will be used for a variety of projects which have included support for homeless students, scholarships for seminary students, and other help for those in need. For more information, you can call the church office at (307) 237-9087 or our Facebook page facebook.com/osl.casper/ .
Compassionate Friends candle lighting
The Compassionate Friends who were founded to provide support to every family experiencing the death of a son or daughter, a brother or sister or grandchild for any reason. Your local Compassionate Friends group (From The Big Horns to the Black Hills Chapter) would appreciate you in joining with us for friendship, understanding and a listening ear on Dec. 10 p.m. at 6:00 PM at the George Amos building in Gillette for the annual candle lighting ceremony to remember our children that we have lost. Please visit compassionatefriends.org (From The Big Horns to the Black Hills Chapter) or call Dave & Kristina Collins at 307.685.6629 for more info. Never forget that you are not in this alone!
Habitat for Humanity home ownership applications start in January
Now is the time to get on the mailing list for Habitat for Humanity, The Heart of Wyoming’s Homeowenrship Program. Habitat will be accepting applications from Jan. 2 to Jan. 31 for those who live or work in Natrona County. Applications are available in English or Spanish.
You can start preparing for this application cycle now. To find out how or to learn more about Habitat for Humanity’s Homeownership Program, contact Program Manager Kelly Cooper at 234-1348 or at or visit heartofwyoming.org .
Habitat for Humanity, The Heart of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Lender.
Christmas gift for those who love Wyoming
PEO is selling Wyoming throws. The 100% cotton 4’ x 6’ throw designed by Casper PEO members, exhibits images of Wyoming in a multi-colored design. All proceeds from the sales support PEO projects to help educate women through grants, loans and scholarships. More than 80,000 women have been recipients of PEO projects. To purchase or order a Wyoming throw, call Becky at 307-259-3350.
Totes of Hope with Wyoming Foodbank
Did you know that children eat up to 50% of their total daily calories at school? But when school is out of session, families who rely on school meals have to find ways to fill that gap.
Through our signature Totes of HopeTM Program, we meet our neighbors where they are. Recently, our team partnered with Fort Washakie School on Wind River Indian Reservation and Buffalo Youth Nation Project, a Native-run nonprofit committed to serving the Native/Indigenous population of the Great Plains region. We worked together to enroll Fort Washakie School in our Totes of HopeTM Program.
Each Friday ahead of the weekend, students are sent home with a tote full of enough food for seven meals. These totes are made up of shelf-stable and fresh food, recipes for the whole family, notes of encouragement, and other preparation tips to help our neighbors make the most of the items in their tote. This school year, we are providing enough food to serve 150 kids each week — that’s over 5,100 Totes of HopeTM!
Wyoming throw blankets support education
PEO is selling Wyoming throws. The 100% cotton 4’ x 6’ throw designed by Casper PEO members, exhibits images of Wyoming in a multi-colored design.
They are a perfect Mother’s Day Father’s Day, graduation and wedding gift.
All proceeds from the sales support PEO projects to help educate women through grants, loans and scholarships.
More than 80,000 women have been recipients of PEO projects.
To purchase or order a Wyoming throw, call Becky at 307-259-3350.
Fleece Blanket Project to resume
The Fleece Blanket Project did not meet in June, July, and August. We resumed making blankets Saturday, Sept. 16. We meet the third Saturday of each month from September through April.
We celebrated our 7 year anniversary on Jan. 30, 2023. As of April 22, 2023 we have made 1,864 blankets which have been given to 29 organizations who give them to those who are in need of comfort and warmth. If you would like to be involved in this project or have any questions, please contact First Christian Church at 307-234-8964 or Debbie Mestas at .
Community foundation grant expands care for Converse County
Our newest social worker has joined the care team at Central Wyoming Hospice and Transitions, due in part to a generous grant from the Wyoming Community Foundation. Douglas resident Desirae Laird will be serving our patients in Converse County, and she says it’s important to her to be able to help her friends and neighbors.
“I am very excited to work for an organization whose primary focus is patient care,” she says, “and to serve the community I live in.” Expanding our team in Converse County allows more people to stay home with hospice services, and the Wyoming Community Foundation’s $10,000 grant for hiring and training has helped make that possible.
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