Annual Cheyenne Day Of Giving 2025 Slated For May 9

The 20th Annual Cheyenne Day of Giving is slated for May 9th from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Kiwanis Community House in Cheyenne, according to a news release.

The 12th annual Day of Giving Youth Event will be held on Thursday, May 8 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., also at the Kiwanis Community House.

Day Of Giving Grew Out Of Local Woman's Experiences As Cancer Patient

The Day of Giving grew out of founder Greta Morrow's experiences as a cancer patient many years ago. Morrow says those experiences taught her the importance of people in the community helping each other by doing what they can. The event has become an annual Cheyenne tradition ever since as a "community-wide effort ease the struggles of those who are in dire financial straits or struggling with illness or disability. Our drive-by-drop-off option makes it convenient for donors with busy schedules to help ease the struggles of those in our area who need so much help."

People can donate "nonperishable food, personal care items, craft items, durable medical equipment and medical supplies, leftover prescription medications, used eyeglasses and hearing aids, and used cell phones."

Donations of gently used household items, including kitchen items and furniture are also needed this year to help families who are moving into unfurnished apartments.

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People can also choose to donate financially. Day of Giving spends around $70,000 each year making purchases to help local agencies offering a helping hand to Cheyenne residents in need.

Day of Giving helps the following local charities over the course of the year:

Agencies Day of Giving supports: (* indicates agencies that receive year-round support.)

Boys & Girls Club *Comea House*Family Promise of Cheyenne*Frontier Lions Club – collects used eyeglasses, hearing aids, and cell phones with chargers Good Health Will – collects durable medical equipment and medical supplies at the eventHabitat for Humanity Fresh Start ProgramLife Choice Pregnancy Care Center*

Magic City*

Needs*

Recover Wyoming*

Safehouse*

St. Joseph’s Food Pantry *

Salvation Army*

Unaccompanied Students Initiative*

Wyoming Coalition for the Homeless*

Wyoming Medication Donation Program – collects leftover prescription medication at the event

*Donations of leftover prescription medications cannot be dropped off at these locations; They must be dropped off at the Kiwanis Community House between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on May 9.

From Bison to Triceratops - All of Wyoming's Official Things

Every state in our nation has chosen things that represent the state in one way or another to be official state things. Like a flower, or animal. Wyoming is no different.

The Equality State, or the Cowboy State, depending on which state slogan you want to go with, has a state flower. But did you know we also have a state tree and a state fish? Yes, we even have a state code.

To be an official thing, a member of the state legislature must write and submit a bill to the legislature declaring that a thing will be the official state thing. Then the legislature votes to pass the bill, or not, if it passes, the governor signs the bill into law and we have a new official state thing.

Here is what we have so far, all of Wyoming's official things. Now you can win big on Wyo Trivia Night if that's a thing that exists.

Gallery Credit: Ben Kuhns

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