Wyoming Community Foundation

     What is WYCF? It is a non-governmental, publicly supported foundation, governed by a self-perpetuating board of citizens, and making grants from individual funds contributed or bequeathed by individuals, families, corporations, nonprofit organizations and other sources. Since its inception in 1989, the WYCF has made $28.3 million in nearly 7000 grants to Wyoming nonprofits. In 2011, the WYCF awarded $2.9 million in grants.Via: http://www.wycf.org/

         One may be curious as to what this means. Allow me to explain, WYCF is basically a big, huge, non-profit company of which invests not just a little bit but ALL of their time into making life better for the residents who reside within the state of Wyoming.   They were founded about 20 years ago and since then, a lot of things have changed.

        One of the things of which WYCF has changed is in the way that they have actually raised $71 million within the last 20 years in order to put forth in making Wyoming a better place to be. WYCF only started with about half of a million dollars and from that time. They have continuously been representing both statewide as well as locally governed governed philanthropic interests. WYCF now has about 22 funds with advosory boards. 

        Within their first 10 years, WYCF has accumulated great financial growth with net assets growing slightly over $1.1 million in 1991 to almost $24 million in the year 2000. Today WYCF manages about 300 funds while also staying at the cutting edge philanthropy by conducting three competitive grant cycles a year as well as administering scholarships for high school graduates, librarians, and apprentices in the trades!

       All in all, WYCF has clearly made some great changes within the state of Wyoming. Now, the question lies with you. What is it that you can make a difference? What can you do to make $24 million worth of a difference?

   

Man Of Casper Gets 40 years

Man of Casper gets 40 years

After sexually abusing a child in Casper, WY, a man is put away.

When information about the defendant Daniel Anthony Taylor as well as his less than desirable childhood incidents came about, the case may have changed but on that day, it made no difference.

As the conviction judge, Judge Thomas Sullins, stated about this case that it is more important about the effects upon the 6-year-old victim as well as her family.

"We have a very young girl who has been tremendously impacted by the crime in this case" Sullins said Tuesday

The prosecutors upon this case suggested a minimum of no less than 35 years in the state pen. As the sentencing went on, the judge decided upon more than what was previously suggested of which rarely occurs. The turn out of the sentencing wound up being a total of 50-60 years behind bars.
Before he made his sentencing recommendation the Assistant District Attorney Joshua Stensaas displayed to the judge two photos that had previously been drawn by the victim. One of these photos included words that Taylor had used during the assault "Do you like it?" The second was a jumbled mess of purple scribbles which ended up standing as a symbol of the confusion that the small child was forced to go through after.

Stensaas said the girl was a "little hero" due to the fact that she wound up reporting the assault.

Taylor had originally denied that he had ever done anything wrong. It was not until later that he admitted to his crimes of sexual contact with the young girl, but also told police that she had made advances upon him.

Defense attorney Traci Lacock recommended that the sentence be no less than 25-30 years. Taylor went through what was stated as a "horrible" childhood. He ran away from his home at the age of 7 and became sexually abused by an older adult while n the care of a family friend. He also has cigarette burn scars that cover his arms as well as his stomach.

Lacock stated " I don't know of any human being that should put up with this type of abuse"

After Lacock said this Taylor claimed that he was also mentally, physically, and sexually abused beginning at the age of 4.

"When you come from a background like mine, it's hard to go through life," he said

Authorties in the sate of Texas have also accused Taylor of sending photographs of his genitals to an 8-year-old girl. They have also claimed that he has invited two young girls into his hotel bedroom so that he could fully expose himself o them.

Under the terms of the plea agreement, if Taylor is convicted of any crimes in Texas, he will serve time for them at the same time as his Wyoming prison term.

After speaking to other Casper residents such as Robert Madding and Kendy Madding, one can conclude from their statements of "This man is sick and wrong, many people grow up in a damaged way and actually work much harder to better themselves" as well as " One can be anything that they put their mind to, regardless of the past," that residents are satisfied with the fact that this man will be behind bars for a long time.

Barefoot and Busted

Alleged “Barefoot Bandit” Jennings Palmer captured after seven long weeks.

Barefoot and Busted

Homewood Bank Robber Caught by Police

Home-wood Police captured the “Barefoot Bandit” yesterday. High tech forensics cracked the case.

Beginning May 1, a spate of troubling bank robberies in the Homewood-Flossmoor area have vexed law enforcement There were seven holdups in all by a young man wearing a ski mask, ski gloves, and no shoes by the name of "Bigfoot Bandit" or Jennings Palmer

“He seemed nervous. I remember his hands were shaking when I gave him the money,” said Sandy McConnell, 32, a bank teller at Kerry Trust National Bank.

Between May 1 and June 22, Jennings Palmer, 32, robbed a bank once a week.

Fingerprint Specialist Peter J. Dodd noted, “We had a case where we matched a suspect’s forehead print that he left on the window of a jewelry store that he was casing. And there is a new biometric technology that matches vein patterns of hands.”

In the end, the "Barefoot Bandit" was caught red footed.

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