Friends of the Circle Amoco Park Clean-ups

Starting in August 2019, UU Casper co-adopt Amoco Park through the Keep Casper Beautiful “Adopt-A-Spot” program along with the The Table, Yoga on the Labyrinth, and others under the collective name “Friends of the Circle.” Park clean-ups typically occur monthly from around Earth Day in April through International Day of Peace in September. Friends of the Circle has a Facebook Group used for coordinating volunteers. Click here to join the Facebook Group. If you have any questions, please contact the Board of Trustees.

Share the Plate

The UU Casper Share the Plate Program has helped many local non-profits by educating members and friends, providing service opportunities and encouraging support. Any undesignated cash in the collection basket the first Sunday of each month was donated to that quarter’s selected recipient. The Board of Trustees currently chooses the Share the Plate recipients. Ideas for whom to choose next are always welcome!

Over the past few years, our Share the Plate non-profits have included:

  • The 12-24 Club
  • Casper Project Homeless Connect
  • The Reverend James Reeb Memorial Scholarship Fund at Casper College
  • Platte River Trails
  • Murie Audubon Society
  • Iris Clubhouse
  • Casper Humane Society
  • Seton House
  • Wyoming Food for Thought Project
  • Child Development Center of Natrona County
  • Joshua’s Storehouse
  • Holy Cross Food Bank
  • Casper College Goodstein Library and Food for Thought
  • Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota
  • Central Wyoming Rescue Mission 
  • Central Wyoming Rescue Mission 

Helping the James J. Reeb Scholarship Memorial Fund at Casper College

April through June 2022 the “Share the Plate” recipient was the James J. Reeb Scholarship Fund. Casper College students majoring in social or behavioral sciences are eligible for this $1,000 scholarship. Reverend Reeb was a Unitarian Universalist minister who grew up in Casper and was killed in March 1965 by white segregationists after answering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s call for religious leaders across the country to join him in Selma, Alabama to march for voting rights. Visit our James Reeb Mural page for more information about Rev. Reeb and the beautiful mural created in 2019 in downtown Casper to honor his legacy of compassion in action.

Helping the UU Casper Minister’s Discretionary Fund

UU Casper members and friends recently donated $367 to the UU Casper Minister’s Discretionary Fund. This Fund is administered confidentially by Reverend Kee and is available to help members as well as individuals in the general public meet emergency financial needs. The Fund has disbursed more than $4,294 since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, helping many Casper families!

Helping Poverty Resistance

UU Casper members and friends recently donated $268 to Poverty Resistance, the September-November 2021 quarter’s “Care N’ Share” non-profit. This worthy non-profit operates a food pantry at 450 S. Wolcott, and is an important resource for our neighbors facing challenges. We encourage everyone to support Poverty Resistance. Visit them on Facebook or go by their location to learn more.

Helping Joshua’s Storehouse

In April 2021 UU Casper donated $300 to our current “Share the Plate” nonprofit, Joshua’s Storehouse, which strives to meet essential needs by bringing fresh and nutritional food to our community through their food panty, food deliveries, and other programs. Executive Director Kody Allen will tell us more during our April 18th service, and you can visit joshuasstorehouse.org to find out how to donate and volunteer. In honor of Earth Day April 22nd, let’s help Joshua’s Storehouse provide Earth’s nourishment to our Casper neighbors!

Helping the Wyoming Rescue Mission

In January 2021 UU Casper donated $300 to our current “Share the Plate” nonprofit, the Wyoming Rescue Mission. Practicing “restorative hospitality,” the Mission provides shelter to those facing homelessness in central Wyoming, and does so much more. You can find more information, sign up to volunteer, and donate to the Mission at wyomission.org. Let’s help our Casper community!

Helping Wyoming Food for Thought Project

In November 2020 UU Casper donated $300 to our current “Share the Plate” local non-profit, Food for Thought, to help feed our Natrona County kids and their families over the holidays. FFT will be packing meals on December 16th for the holiday school break, and sponsoring the annual Stuff the Van Toy Drive December 14-19th. Please consider donating to or helping out! Go to wyomingfoodforthoughtproject.com for more information, volunteer opportunities, and to donate. Let’s work together to help our Casper community!

UU Casper Annual Yard Sale

UU Casper holds a yard sale each summer to raise money for worthy causes, like the UU Casper Religious Exploration Program, beautification of the sanctuary, and local charities.