Engagement | LOR Foundation

Engagement

Solutions and stories covering how locals voice their opinions, exchange information, and contribute to the community’s future.

Solution Performing Artists Tackle Community Grief Head On
Local Champion:
Communal Pancake
Date funded:
June 5, 2021
Grant Amount:
$4,919
Solution Hand-printed Shirts Help Promote Lander Art District
Local Champion:
Lander Art District
Date funded:
May 10, 2021
Grant Amount:
$298
Solution Getting the Word Out About Lander’s Project Graduation
Local Champion:
Fremont County School District 1
Date funded:
May 4, 2021
Grant Amount:
$972
 Story Lander Gets a Summer Spark

To fill a summer activities gap created by COVID-19 and budget cuts, nearly two dozen members of the Lander community are leading summer workshops and camps for area residents, thanks to a little boost from LOR.

Solution VFW Upgrades Building to Provide Affordable Space for Community Events
Local Champion:
Lander VFW Post 954 & Auxillary
Date funded:
April 14, 2021
Grant Amount:
$12,906
Sign thanking health care workers
Story Lander Locals Appreciate Healthcare Workers

Inspired by what he saw unfolding outside his window, one Lander resident was moved to create a citywide demonstration of gratitude for healthcare workers—and you can contribute too!

Solution Online Services Coordinate Volunteers and Organizations in Lander
Local Champion:
Lander Community Foundation
Date funded:
February 22, 2021
Grant Amount:
$14,998
Census takers in PPE
Story Census Instagrants

As communities across the rural Mountain West race the clock to ensure a complete census count, the LOR Foundation commits $100,000 in Instagrant™ funding to help them.

 Story Lander Connected

An emerging platform helps volunteers to address food security, shelter, and meet other community needs in the wake of the pandemic.

Share a Solution

If you have an idea for improving quality of life in Cortez or Monte Vista, Colorado; Lander, Wyoming; Libby, Montana; Questa or Taos, New Mexico; or Weiser, Idaho, use this form to start a conversation with us.

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