Day of Giving
P.O. Box 192
Cheyenne, WY 82003
(307) 635-3943
(307) 421-3436
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Day of Giving

May 8th, 2009
Kiwanis Community House in Lions Park
4603 Lions Park Drive.
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

WE HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SICK AND THE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED!

The Cheyenne Day of Giving is not an event created on a whim! Its purpose is to direct goods straight to the people whom the agencies and charities which help the sick and the economically disadvantaged. By doing so, we can make a real difference in the lives of those who struggle, not only in this area, but, with bone marrow donor registration, in other parts of the world as well..

The needs in our area are tremendous, and they are growing at an alarming rate! We hope people in the Cheyenne area will come together on Friday, May 8, 2009, and help alleviate as much of the suffering as possible.

Just look at these statistics demonstrating the need for each of the ways to give:

- Donate non-perishable food and personal care items

  • Needs expects to give away food for over 250,000 meals this year. Two years ago, they gave away food for about 133,000 meals.
  • Salvation Army is giving away 47% more food boxes and serving 38% more lunches than at this same time last year.
  • Wyoming Coalition for the Homeless served 1,306 people in 2007 and expects to serve more this year.
  • Safehouse/Sexual Assault Services helped 2,696 victims of domestic violence and sheltered 311 people for 4100 bed nights in 2007.
  • Comea House served 1,623 people for 15,191 bed nights in 2007 and sees the numbers going much higher this year.
  • Cheyenne Interfaith Hospitality Network served 53 individuals from 16 families for a total of 4,600 meals nad 2,048 bed nights in 2007.

- Donate blood

  • United Blood Services needs 500 units of blood and blood products each week to serve the 18 hospitals in the area.
  • Only one in 20 people regularly give blood, but there is no substitute for blood.
  • Each year, more than 4 million Americans depend on blood transfusions for their very lives – and we can help fill that need!

- Donate leftover prescription medications, including inhalers and drug patches
  • Millions of people in the U.S. cannot afford their prescription drugs. Worldwide, far more are suffering
  • Wyoming has a Medication Donation law which allows residents to donate leftover medicines.
  • The Laramie County Centralized Pharmacy sorts through the medicines, keeps the ones which can be used here and sends others that can be used overseas to missionaries in other countries.
  • Patients who go to the Cheyenne Community Clinic (free clinic) can receive these medications.
  • Doctors in the community can also get these free medications for their patients who meet low income guidelines.

- Register as a bone marrow donor

  • Over 6,000 patients a year die because they haven’t found a bone marrow donor match
  • Bone marrow donation is the only hope of a cure for many patients with blood diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma, aplastic anemia, and other immune system disorders.
  • Most patients find a match from a donor of the same heritage, so it is important for healthy people of all backgrounds and between 18 and 60 years old to register.

- Register as an organ/tissue donor

  • More than 1,700 people in our own area are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant.
  • Almost every religion supports donating organs and tissues after death


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