Lander
Solutions and stories from the gateway to the Wind River Mountains
- Local Champion:
- Fremont County School District #1
- Date funded:
- August 8, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $9,000
- Local Champion:
- Lander Free Medical Clinic
- Date funded:
- May 27, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $5,500
- Local Champion:
- Lander Main Street Association
- Date funded:
- April 25, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $500
Childcare options were already limited in Lander when COVID-19 forced some centers to close, leaving more than 100 families without reliable childcare. So a few locals got together to create a new option and—with LOR's help—expand their facility to accommodate more kids.
- Local Champion:
- Topographic Media
- Date funded:
- March 24, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $10,445
Retaining young workers was hard even before the pandemic, but a few Lander locals saw an opportunity to bring young professionals together—building a stronger community and new generation of leaders in the process.
- Local Champion:
- Lander Community Foundation
- Date funded:
- March 21, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $10,500
Lander veterinarian Lannie Hamilton knew spay and neuter programs could reduce feral cat populations by as much as 99 percent—she just needed a little LOR help to get started.
- Local Champion:
- Central Wyoming Climbers' Alliance
- Date funded:
- December 17, 2021
- Grant Amount:
- $2,410
- Local Champion:
- Lander Free Medical Clinic
- Date funded:
- December 16, 2021
- Grant Amount:
- $1,200
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