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WYOMING HUNGER INITIATIVE FEATURES + MENTIONS
• Godspeed Wyoming Podcast: Sheridan Media, October 2024
Fighting Hunger in Wyoming: Jennie Gordon on the Food Group and Wyoming Hunger Initiative
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• Cowboy State Daily, May 2022
First Lady’s Hunger Initiative Helping Wyoming Children With Food Insecurity
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• Add Passion and Stir Podcast, January 2022
First Lady Jennie Gordon discusses Wyoming Hunger Initiative with No Kid Hungry's Billy Shore on the Add Passion and Stir podcast.
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• Google Cloud Blog, December 2021
10 lessons over 10 years: State of Wyoming and Google Cloud celebrate a decade of serving the community
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• Wyoming Tribune Eagle, December 2021
Donors partner to pay off student meal debt statewide
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• Hughes Charitable Foundation, September 2021
Feeding Families: Wyoming’s First Lady Is Thinking Outside the Box, September 2021
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Wyoming Hunger Initiative Day will be held on July 31 at Cheyenne Frontier Days™, July 2021
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• Wyoming News Now, March 2021
First Lady Jennie Gordon Built a Garden Box with Wind River Grow Our Own 307
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• Let's commit to ensuring no one goes hungry, December 2020
Editor's pick, Casper Star Tribune
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• Food Bullying Podcast Episode 69, November 2020
'Are you one emergency away from food insecurity?' A conversation with Michelle Payn and Jennie Gordon, First Lady of Wyoming
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• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming Caring Foundation Press Release, October 2020
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming Caring Foundation Announces Donation to Support Wyoming Hunger Initiative
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• Cowboy Channel's Western Sports Roundup, August 2020
Wyoming Hunger Initiative teams up with Wyoming rodeos to raise funds to combat food insecurity
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• District of Conservation Podcast Episode 85, June 2020
First Lady Jennie Gordon interview with District of Conservation Host Gabriella Hoffman
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Wyoming Hunger Initiative, Led by Jennie Gordon, First Lady of Wyoming, Provides Relief for Those Affected by COVID-19
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• Wyoming Interfaith Network, May 2020
'Interfaith Conversations,' an interview with First Lady Jennie Gordon and Wyoming Interfaith Network Executive Director Jordan Bishop
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• This Is Me Podcast Season 3 Episode 3, March 2020
First Lady Jennie Gordon interview with This Is Me hosts Brandi Nash and Amie Siemens
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• Wyoming Humanities/Think Wyoming's First, But Last? Podcast Episode 36, February 2020
Getting to Know Wyoming's First Lady
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• Wyoming Public Media, December 2019
Sheridan's Food Group Inspires Wyoming First Lady's New Hunger Initiative
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'Hunger in Wyoming' interview with First Lady Jennie Gordon and Wyoming Food for Thought Executive Director Jamie Purcell
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• Wyoming Public Media, May 2019
Wyoming's First Lady Wants To Bring Awareness To Childhood Hunger
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WYOMING HUNGER INITIATIVE PRESS RELEASES
• Statewide Press Release, September 2024
Wyoming Hunger Initiative and partner Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming Tackle Hunger at Cowboy Football opening game
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• Statewide Press Release, August 2024
Wyoming Hunger Initiative, in partnership with the John P. Ellbogen Foundation, allocates $118,400 in inaugural "flexible funding" grant to anti-hunger nonprofits
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• Statewide Press Release, July 2024
Wyoming Hunger Initiative allocates $207,022 in infrastructure grants to anti-hunger nonprofits
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• Statewide Press Release, March 2024
Wyoming Hunger Initiative allocates $85,000 in partnership with John P. Ellbogen Foundation
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• Statewide Press Release, August 2023
Wyoming First Lady Jennie Gordon's Wyoming Hunger Initiative names new Regional Director in the Big Horn Basin
• Statewide Press Release, August 2023
Wyoming Hunger Initiative allocates $193,812 in infrastructure grants to anti-hunger nonprofits
• Statewide Press Release, August 2023
Join us to Tackle Hunger this weekend
• Statewide Press Release, January 2023
Wyoming Hunger Initiative partners with organizations serving veterans in Albany County to provide free community event
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• Statewide Press Release, December 2022
Upcoming UW Basketball Game to spotlight Wyoming Hunger Initiative’s #heartsforhunger campaign
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• Statewide Press Release, November 2022
Wyoming Hunger Initiative eliminates school meal debt accrued during the first two weeks of school during transition back to pre-pandemic practices
• Statewide Press Release, November 2022
14 Youth Participate in Wyoming Hunger Initiative’s Fair to Fork Program in its Inaugural Year
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• Statewide Press Release, August 2022
Wyoming Hunger Initiative partners with Frank’s Butcher Shop to distribute $50,000 worth of protein to anti-hunger organizations across the state
• Statewide Press Release, July 2022
Wyoming Hunger Initiative allocates $153,846 in infrastructure grants to anti-hunger nonprofits
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• Statewide Press Release, June 2022
Wyoming Hunger Initiative launches Fair to Fork, a new program for 4-H and FFA youth under the Food from the Farm + Ranch banner
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• Statewide Press Release, May 2022
Wyoming Hunger Initiative allocates $110,000 in partnership with the John P. Ellbogen Foundation to assist with grocery replenishment
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• Statewide Press Release, March 2022
Grow a Little Extra is back for a second year with the goal to top last year’s donation total of 10,000 pounds of garden produce
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• Statewide Press Release, March 2022
Governor Gordon and First Lady Jennie visit Arp Elementary as part of National School Breakfast Week
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• Statewide Press Release, December 2021
Wyoming Hunger Initiative partners with the Mountain West Credit Union Foundation and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Starks to pay off school meal debt in the state
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• Statewide Press Release, November 2021
Lowe’s Distribution Center of Cheyenne partners with Wyoming Hunger Initiative to distribute appliances to anti-hunger organizations statewide
• Statewide Press Release, October 2021
K-J Meats and Home on the Range Meat Processing in Laramie County provides nearly 1,500 lbs of game meat to local anti-hunger organizations through Food from the Field
• Statewide Press Release, September 2021
Wyoming Hunger Initiative partners with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming to Tackle Hunger at Cowboy Football opening game
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• Statewide Press Release, June 2021
Wyoming Hunger Initiative allocates $51,751.36 in infrastructure grants to anti-hunger nonprofits
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• Statewide Press Release, April 2021
Wyoming Hunger Initiative launches a new program, Grow a Little Extra
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• Statewide Press Release, December 2020
Wyoming Hunger Initiative allocates $55,800 in infrastructure grants to anti-hunger nonprofits
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• Statewide Press Release, November 2020
Seven beef donated from Converse County to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs
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• Statewide Press Release, November 2020
Wyoming Hunger Initiative allocates $50,000 to provide Thanksgiving meals through Project #ThankfulWyoming campaign
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• Statewide Press Release, October 2020
Dan’s Meat Processing provides 400 lbs of game meat to Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies partners
• Statewide Press Release, September 2020
Worland's Admiral Beverage donates use of refrigerated truck to support Food from the Field
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• Statewide Press Release, June 2020
Wyoming Hunger Initiative names six Regional Directors
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• Statewide Press Release, May 2020
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• Statewide Press Release, May 2020
Wyoming Hunger Initiative launches new program, Food from the Farm + Ranch
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• Statewide Press Release, May 2020
Wyoming Hunger Initiative launches new program, Food from the Field
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• Statewide Press Release, March 2020
First Lady's Office Response to COVID-19
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• Statewide Press Release, October 2019
First Lady Jennie Gordon announces Wyoming Hunger Initiative
