SPONSORSHIP & BUSINESS PARTNERS
You Can Make a Better Food Future
Our Partners make our mission possible. Join us in making our vision for a better food future for all a reality. Feeding Laramie Valley provides many opportunities for donor and sponsor recognition. Read more below!
Feeding Laramie Valley is dedicated to ensuring equitable access to safe, healthy, affordable foods, especially for those who are most vulnerable, including elders, those living with disability, and children. Our mission doesn't end there, however. We are working to transform the food system from the roots up by privileging local and sustainable sources and solutions for stronger local and regional economies and communities.
2024 saw the biggest jump in rates of food insecurity since 2008, jumping from 11.1% to 15.3% in Albany County alone. Our programs have felt this impact with record numbers of participants and more joining every day, resulting in higher operating expenses. Help up grow our capacity not only to meet this staggering rise in community need but to realize our vision for a food system that strengthens local economies by empowering local farmers, ranchers, and consumers.
Feeding Laramie Valley is a program of Action Resources International, LLC, a 501(c)s nonprofit organization dedicated to community activism that promotes safety and prevention of violence; social and economic justice; sustainable food security and sovereignty; and access to overall health and wellness for everyone. Donations are tax-deductible.
We would love to talk with you further about the ways you can partner with Feeding Laramie Valley to build a better food future for all! Make a donation below or contact us to for more options in joining our growing community of sponsors who make our mission possible!
Thank you for making Wyoming a healthier place!
How Your Support Makes a Difference
There are many ways to partner with Feeding Laramie Valley, so we are happy to work with you to find an area of support that most speaks to you!
Feeding Laramie Valley Programs
Cost
Community Composting
$35,580/year
To promote a closed-loop food system, we collect food waste for re-use as compost at our production gardens. We partner with local businesses to pick up their food waste and we maintain drop-off sites for community members.
Impact: In 2024 to date, we have kept over 13,000 lbs of food waste out of the landfill.
Community Gardens
$2,400/year
Garden plots are available at Kiwanis Park and LaBonte Park in Laramie for community members who don’t have access to yards for growing their own food. Mentors are available to help!
Impact: A single 4'x8' raised bed can grow enough produce for 2 people for an entire growing season.
Kids Out to Lunch
$33,384/year
Each summer, we provide fresh, made-from-scratch meals to local children ages 0-18 free of charge every weekday. The USDA Summer Food Services program funds 26% of the program, while Feeding Laramie Valley covers the balance.
Impact: We serve about 3,000 children every summer, when school meals aren't available to meet nutritional needs
Mobile Market
$5,200 / gas alone
A supermarket on wheels! We make fresh, regional produce and other healthy ingredients available in rural communities without convenient grocery store access. Prices are charged on a sliding scale so all can afford fresh produce. Gas and maintenance are our biggest expenses!
Impact: We travel 150 miles each week and sell approximately 5,000 lbs of food each year
Production Gardens
$33,000 / year
We are leading the way in demonstrating sustainable agricultural best practices at high elevation in an arid climate using innovative methods in seed starting, hydroponics, and polyculture to boost production and feed the community.
Impact: We grow about 2,500 lbs of produce annually to distribute through our Shares program
Satanka Food & Community Innovation Hub
$
Help us support local farmers, ranchers, and other food producers to connect with larger markets to create a robust local food economy. The Food Hub is in its pilot year providing infrastructure to give new opportunities to small producers.
Impact: Ivinson Memorial Hospital now serves local 9H Ranch beef, with more providers to come!
SHARES
$158,150 / year
Our biggest program, through the Shares program, FLV distributes fresh, high-quality, locally grown and regional fresh produce to those who need it each year free of cost. Community members come to our office weekly for pick-ups and we deliver to those who are homebound.
Impact: We distribute over 50,000 lbs of produce to over 700 unduplicated individuals weekly
Contact us at the information below to discuss sponsorship levels and how we can partner with you to support these programs with exciting new programs in the works!!
Sponsorship Levels - General Support
$50 | SEED STARTER
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Feeding Laramie Valley support decal
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Thank you letter with tax deduction information
$100 | GREEN THUMB
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Feeding Laramie Valley support decal
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Thank you letter
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Website listing
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Newsletter mention
$250 | POLLINATOR
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Feeding Laramie Valley support decal
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Thank you letter
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Linked Website listing
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Newsletter mention
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Name plaque on thank you sign at FLV building
$500 | SILVER SHOVEL
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Feeding Laramie Valley support decal
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Thank you letter
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Linked website listing
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Newsletter mention
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Name plaque on thank you sign at FLV building
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Support poster for business
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Name on sign at FLV Farm or Community Garden
$1,000 | TAP ROOT
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Feeding Laramie Valley support decal
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Thank you letter
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Linked Website logo
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Newsletter feature
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Name plaque on thank you sign at FLV building
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Support poster for business
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Name on sign at FLV Farm or Community Garden
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Decal on Mobile Market bus
$1,500 | HARVEST HERO
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Feeding Laramie Valley support decal
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Thank you letter
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Linked Website logo
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Newsletter feature
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Name plaque on thank you sign at FLV building
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Support poster for business
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Name on sign at FLV Farm or Community Garden
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2 decals on Mobile Market bus
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2 free tickets to Higher Ground Fair and farm-to-table dinner
In addition to general support or directly supporting particular programs, Feeding Laramie Valley hosts several special events for the community throughout the year. We welcome your support of these events and can provide unique recognition opportunities through print, social media, email, web listings, and signage. Contact us for more information!
Special Event Sponsorships
Annually in August at LaBonte Park in Laramie
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Pie Contest and tasting
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Free made-from-scratch community meal
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Games and activities
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Live music
Sponsorship opportunities include:
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Pie contest prize sponsor ($25, 10 available)
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Food sponsor ($250, 4 available)
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Music/activities sponsor ($100, 2 available)
Annually in September at the Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site in Laramie
The Higher Ground Fair celebrates rural Rocky Mountain living - the traditional to the innovative - with the goal of a better future for all of us. The organizers have a commitment to find, showcase and promote music, agriculture, art, culture, and food from the six Rocky Mountain states of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and the Native First Nations that also call this region home. Featuring:
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Live music and entertainment
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Regional foods
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Live animal shows and demonstrations
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Agriculture and engineering workshops
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Arts and crafts vendors
Annually in December at the FLV Office in Laramie
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Community Soup Cook-Off and tasting
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Handcrafted artisanal bowls and mugs
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Silent auction
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Hot cocoa bar
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Visit with the "Solstice Elf" (Llama petting!)
Sponsorship opportunities include:
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Silent Auction item donations
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Handcrafted bowl and mug donations
For More Information
To talk further about sponsorship and other partnership opportunities, include specific program support and custom recognition options, please contact us!
Gayle Woodsum
Email: gayle@actionresources.ngo
Phone: 307.223.4399
In person: 968 N. 9th St., Laramie, WY 82072.