Earlier today, Tuesday, the chairwoman of the board of directors of the Wyoming Food for Thought Project announced that Jamie Purcell, its co-founder and longtime director was no longer affiliated with the nonprofit organization.
Later Tuesday, Purcell issued this letter to the community, which is reprinted here in its entirety:
"Dear Community,
"As you may know, the board of Wyoming Foo
One Casper resident, who will remain unnamed, reached out on Casper Classifieds asking if there were any food banks or food pantries open. The response he received spoke directly to the heart of Casper.
It started with a woman named Cyndy Farrar Latka, who posted a few pictures to her social media page of a sign written by the 91-year-old veteran, asking for his stolen flowers to be returned.
The City of Casper Firefighters Local 904 branch wanted to send some kiddos into the summer break in style, so they did just that, utilizing their high pressure water hose.