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Solutions and stories from the gateway to the Wind River Mountains

Solution Renewable Energy Cuts Utility Costs at Lander Senior Center
Local Champion:
Lander Senior Foundation
Date funded:
October 13, 2021
Grant Amount:
$15,000
 Story Bringing Lander’s VFW Post 954 Back to Life—And to the Community

After decades of use without major renovation, VFW Post 954 was showing its age. Here’s how its local leadership—with support from LOR—created a space that the entire Lander community can use.

Solution Dōjō in Lander Meets Increased Demand for Low-Cost Martials Arts Instruction
Local Champion:
Wind River Dōjō
Date funded:
September 1, 2021
Grant Amount:
$10,000
Solution Lander Creatives Connect Local Businesses to Freelancers
Local Champion:
The Working End
Date funded:
August 30, 2023
Grant Amount:
$4,500
Solution P.E. Teachers and Cycling Club Bring Mountain Biking to Lander Youth
Local Champion:
Lander Cycling Club
Date funded:
June 21, 2021
Grant Amount:
$17,100
Solution Muralist Turns Portable Classroom into Point of Pride at Central Wyoming College
Local Champion:
Central Wyoming College
Date funded:
June 18, 2021
Grant Amount:
$1,000
Solution It Takes a Village: Community Supports Lander Preschool Expansion
Local Champion:
Apple Valley School
Date funded:
June 11, 2023
Grant Amount:
$20,000
Solution Volunteers Award Handmade Quilts to Veterans
Local Champion:
Lander Veterans Quilts of Valor
Date funded:
June 11, 2021
Grant Amount:
$4,997
 Story Fighting Food Insecurity in Fremont County

Lander’s pilot Speedgoat Market connects consumers to producers—and has opened the door to countywide expansion through a potential $400,000 USDA grant. 

Solution Online Marketplace Hires Interim Manager to Keep Serving Community
Local Champion:
Lander Valley Farmers Market
Date funded:
June 7, 2021
Grant Amount:
$3,000

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