DAY OF GIVING ~ P O BOX 192 CHEYENNE, WY 82003-0192
(307) 635-3943/ (307) 421-3436
 

ABOUT US

Who organizes the Cheyenne Day of Giving each year?

The board is made up of representatives from eight different congregations in Cheyenne. We share the responsibilities of recruiting supporting congregations and businesses, publicizing the event itself as well as the huge need for donations, organizing volunteers for the Day of Giving, and encouraging other ways to give throughout the year.

We also have major assistance in all these responsibilities from the Committee of the Whole, representatives from as many different congregations as want to participate. We hope many of the Committee of the Whole members will eventually want to become board members and we encourage every single congregation in town to join us!

Here is a list of current board members and the congregations they represent:

Greta Morrow	President	First Presbyterian Church
Ken Sherman	Vice-President	First Presbyterian Church
Pam Pallak	Secretary	Grace United Methodist Church
Caroline Veit	Treasurer	St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Paul Carlson	At Large	St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Tim Kingston	At Large	Unitarian Universalist Church
Karen Lawless	At Large	Second Baptist Church
Steve Melia	At Large	St. Mary’s Cathedral
Jane Shanor	At Large	First United Methodist Church

How did the Cheyenne Day of Giving get started?

All of us know, either firsthand or through what we have heard of others, that the world is filled with people who are very sick and need things like blood transfusions, expensive medicines, and bone marrow transplants. We also know about the huge number of people struggling to make ends meet and having difficulty feeding and caring for their families.

Another thing we all know is that in an ideal world, those who can will come together to help their fellow man and reduce the suffering as much as possible. That is the seed of the idea which began the Cheyenne Day of Giving.

Back in 2006, several volunteers met to come up with an event which could bring together the community, help others, and, for at least one day, bring down the barriers between congregations as well as between congregations, government entities, and businesses. We wanted everyone to come together to help others!

How much has the Cheyenne Day of Giving been able to help others?

The last three years have been very exciting. As you can see from the data below, Cheyenne people have been very generous!

2006

Congregations helping	22
Businesses helping	13
Community groups helping	2
Non-perishable food and personal care items	1500 pounds (3 pick up loads)
People coming to give blood	90+
Blood units collected	74
Bone marrow donors registered	130

 

 

2007

Congregations helping	32
Businesses helping	26
Community groups supporting	4
Non-perishable food and personal care items	9,000+ pounds
People coming to give blood	122
Blood units collected	62
Bone marrow donors registered	162
Organ/tissue donor table visits	100+
New organ/tissue donor registrations	7
Cash donations	$821

 

2008

Congregations helping	61
Businesses helping	34
Community groups supporting	6
Non-perishable food and personal care items	12,500+ pounds
Leftover prescription medications and medical supplies	500 pounds
People coming to give blood	121
Blood units collected	89
Bone marrow donors registered	114
Organ/tissue donor table visits	100+
New organ/tissue donor registrations	20
Cash donations received	$3,759

 

*Community sponsors for the first year included the City of Cheyenne and F.E. Warren Air Force Base. In 2007, the school district and the hospital joined the effort. In 2008, we also had the help of St. Mary’s School and the Harriet Skoglund Memorial.

*Funds noted above are designated for helping the local charities we support (Cheyenne Interfaith Hospitality Network, Comea House, Needs, Salvation Army, Safehouse Sexual Assault Services, and Wyoming Coalition for the Homeless.) We do not donate money to them; rather, we ask for their wish lists and buy the things they need to help their clients in the Cheyenne area. In other words, the money goes directly to help people in need.

Does the Cheyenne Day of Giving have a statement of philosophy which serves as a guide in decision making?

Yes! The board has always felt the pull of working together to help those who are struggling, but after the 2nd Annual Cheyenne Day of Giving, we were advised to become a non-profit. In order to do that, we needed to come up with bylaws and a vision, mission, and values statement. We have this statement available at every meeting, and we make our decisions based on it.

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