Support your local community

We’re nearing the end of the year and community events are in full swing.

This weekend, we have the much anticipated Lions Club Turkey Shoot. A family event full of food, games, prizes and turkeys. Each year, the community comes together to partake in a day full of festivities in the hopes of creating fun memories, collecting candid photos and returning home with a few turkeys.

Rarely do we think of or even understand what our well spent money is contributing to, we’re far too busy making sure we don’t lose a kid in the crowd and possibly becoming overly competitive.

This event starts and stays local. The proceeds from the event go straight back into our community to fund the many projects that the Cody Lion’s Club sponsors. The club highly values our town and does all it can to make sure we’re functioning at full capacity while being a small part of a much larger community.

What other businesses are giving back each year? Where can we as community members spend our local dollars to continue to help our community thrive?

The Cody Holiday Helpers are in full swing during this time of year. Collecting donations from local businesses and community members alike. They strive to give those in need a “hand up” not a “hand out”.

Cody Cupboard and Manna House are also great organizations that collect food donations and monetary donations all year around. They work closely with Albertsons, Walmart, local churches and Soroptimist International of Cody as well as individuals in the community to continually help those in need with food assistance.

There are plenty of organizations in our community that keep our dollars local and put them back into our community. I urge you to consider working with a local organization or attend events this holiday season that are giving back to our community. A little bit of our time could mean a world of difference for someone else.