Cheyenne Day of Giving: More Information

The Cheyenne Day of Giving works to help low- to moderate-income residents, as well as patients of any income range, who need blood donations, a bone marrow transplant, and an organ/tissue donation. Day of Giving also acts as a safety net for local agencies year-round to purchase items needed by clients but not donated by the public.

Event Date: Friday, May 8, 2015
Event time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Kiwanis Community House
More information: Day of Giving Facebook Page and Day of Giving Website

Examples of items purchased in the past year include:

• Underwear, camisoles, and socks for students helped by Operation Back to School
• School supplies, underwear, socks, and laundry detergent for mothers and children at Safehouse, and for members of Boys & Girls Club of Cheyenne
• Mops, buckets, laundry detergent, clothing racks, silverware, towels, and cleaning supplies to help the abused women at Safehouse Services set up new apartments
• Canned fruits, vegetables, spaghetti, tomato products, peanut butter, and other staples for the food boxes Needs, Inc. gives to families in need
• Frozen breakfast and dinner items, hair dryers and laundry detergent for the patients and families staying at Home Away From Home
• Underwear, diapers and baby supplies for clients served by Interfaith Family Support Services
• Non-latex gloves for employees and manicure sets for clients at Magic City Enterprises
• Soup, pasta, canned fruits, vegetables, and diapers for St. Joseph's Food Pantry and Salvation Army
• Granola bars, bowls, foot powder, and reading glasses for Wyoming Coalition for the Homeless.

Donate non-perishable food, personal care items, and craft supplies

• Including all sizes of canned and non-perishable food
• Personal care items such as shampoo, deodorant, soap and new underwear
• Craft items such as pompoms, scrapbooking supplies, pipe cleaners, poster board, googly eyes, and yarn

Donate blood

• At the Day of Giving
• Call United Blood Services at 307.638.3326 to make an appointment to give anytime in the name of Day of Giving.

Register as an organ and tissue donor

• Sign up with Donate Life Wyoming at the Day of Giving event or go to www.donatelifewyoming.org for more information/ to register

Donate leftover prescription medications and medical supplies

• Bring prescription medications in original package with patient name blacked out
• Bring medical supplies such as diabetes test strips, disposable briefs, CPAPs, and more

Donate durable medical equipment

• Able to accept walkers, shower chairs, visual aids, commodes, wheelchairs, recliner lift chairs, and other adaptive equipment
• Due to limited storage space, unable to accept hospital beds
• Call Doug at Wyoming Independent Living at 307.637.5127 for more information

Donate prescription eyeglasses, hearing aids, and used cell phones and chargers

Register as a bone marrow donor

• Be 18-44 years old and in good general health
• Answer some confidential health questions and do four cheek swabs
• Call the Colorado Marrow Donor Program at 1.800.619.1099 for more information
• Contribute what you can toward the cost of tissue typing. Go to Be the Match Foundation for more information.

Make a cash contributor to DoG year-round efforts

• Go to Day of Giving Website
• Mail check to PO Box 192, Cheyenne, WY 82003