charity

Casper has always impressed when it comes to its support of local charities. Whether it's a well-known organization like CASA, a lesser-known organization like the Children's Advocacy Project, or even just a family in need of food and clothing, residents of Casper have gone above and beyond to make sure that those in need are taken care of. This is why it comes as no surprise that Casperites have jumped at the opportunity to raise awareness for the newly-created Hector Foundation.

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Tim McGraw may have a lot going on these days, but the big-hearted country music superstar is never too busy to give back, as the Conner family of Woonsocket, Rhode Island found out recently. McGraw teamed with Operation Homefront to present the military family with a new home on Aug. 25 — and he had a very special surprise for their little girl.

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Living in Wyoming, we are afforded many opportunities to experience sheer serenity. One of the best places to experience utter tranquility is Casper Mountain, and on Saturday the sounds of fall were upon us. Birds were singing, the wind was rustling leaves, and humans were screaming for their lives. That’s because on this day,  Casper Mountain was overrun with terrifying flesh-eating Zombies, all in the name of charity.

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Last weekend, Craig Morgan hosted his 6th annual Charity Motocross Ride, Concert and Sporting Clay Shoot just outside of Nashville, and the event was once again a huge success. Over $70,000 was raised for the Craig Morgan Charity Fund, a component fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.

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Caleb Medley was one of the 58 people injured during last week’s horrific theater shooting in Colorado. As a result of that terrible ordeal, the aspiring comedian lost his right eye, suffered brain damage and is currently in a medically-induced coma. To make matters worse, he has no insurance and his bills could exceed $2 million. There is a bright spot in this terrible story, however.

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A national charitable organization set up to help disabled veterans and their families is under scrutiny for allegedly spending millions of donation dollars on marketing and other services rather than putting it into the pockets of American veterans.

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The Casper Benefit Riders will be hosting a Casino Night Fundraiser this Saturday night.

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I'm reminded of how proud I am of my town, and the people that live in it, when I witness events like Bowl For Jason's Friends. People from all over Casper offer their time, money, and mad bowling skills to the Jason's Friends Foundation, an organization created to help families financially, and emotionally, when they have a sick child.

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What better way to spend a brisk February morning than by jumping into a freezing swimming pool to raise money for Special Olympics Wyoming?

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Brad Paisley has recorded and released a new song called ‘Hard Life,’ which was penned by his friend, 23-year-old Joe Kindregan. Kindregan suffers from A-T (ataxia-telangiectasia), which is a rare, fatal and genetic disease where symptoms of disorders like cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, immune deficiencies and cancer are manifested.

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Did you know that cervical cancer is the 5th most common cancer in women worldwide? It's the 8th most common cancer in women in the United States!  With statistics like this there is no better reason then to throw a benefit concert to help save the life of one of our own Wyomingites, Angel Graves, and other afflicted by this horrible disease.

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Thanks to everyone who came out to Thankful Thursday last week and supported Toys for Tots of Natrona County.  It was a great kick off for the 2011 Toys for Tots campaign.  But unfortunately the demand for toys this year is already ahead of demands from last year.

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