by Kris | Feb 4, 2022 | Blog, News, Uncategorized
It’s not Christmas, but I feel like I need a list to keep up with things. In the process of raising funds to financially support twenty different nonprofit organizations in Laramie County, we also strive to educate, motivate, and celebrate whenever possible. World...
by Kris | Jan 28, 2022 | Blog, News, Uncategorized
On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, United Way of Laramie County held a social gathering for board members, staff, and invited guests. It was an opportunity to recognize the good work of outgoing members and to welcome newcomers. This event allowed us to make up for lost...
by Kris | Jan 6, 2022 | Blog, News, Uncategorized
On January 6, 1957, Elvis Presley made his seventh and final appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. That is sixty-five years ago. Elvis certainly shook things up on the music scene, and he continues to have an impact long after his death. Why do I mention this? First of...
by Kris | Dec 30, 2021 | Blog, News, Uncategorized
Archbishop Desmond Tutu died on December 26, 2021. According to Marilyn Berger, “The cleric who used his pulpit and spirited oratory to help bring down apartheid in South Africa and then became the leading advocate of peaceful reconciliation under Black majority rule,...
by Kris | Dec 20, 2021 | Blog, News, Uncategorized
The wheels of progress are turning here at United Way of Laramie County. Our collaboration with the city, county, and state government entities, local businesses, individual donors, and our program partners, is priming the pump for an even more effective outreach in...
by Kris | Nov 24, 2021 | Blog, News, Uncategorized
It is easy to look back over the last 21 months and see all the difficulties that have afflicted our lives. There seems to be no shortage of suffering, pain, loss, and grief. However, to quote Helen Keller, “Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of...
