How Cowboys Stomp Hunger
Cheyenne Frontier Days™ and Wyoming Hunger Initiative partnered up again this year to promote awareness and raise funds for anti-hunger organizations across the state with the second "Cowboys Stompin' Hunger" Day at CFD! Cowboys Stompin' Hunger t-shirts were available for sale at all official merchandise outlets at Frontier Park and have sold out for 2022—but not to worry, we all know sweatshirts are a must for nine months of the Wyoming year anyway and you can still purchase a hoodie online through CFD! All proceeds benefit Wyoming Hunger Initiative.
Wyoming Hunger Initiative was fortunate to work with Alexis Drake to create this beautiful exclusive silk scarf (aka wild rag) in the tradition of rodeo scarves from the 1920s and 1930s. A portion of each sale benefits anti-hunger organizations in Wyoming—they sold fast on the park during CFD, but you can still snag one online by visiting the Alexis Drake website!
Want to learn how to tie the perfect wild rag knot? Check out tutorials online, like this one from Riding Warehouse.
We love a good parade and the Grand Parade is one of the best for sharing a big western hello and an invitation to stomp hunger!
The Cheyenne Frontier Days™ General Committee and spouses who weren't in period costume to ride in parade carriages showed up and showed out for Wyoming Hunger Initiative throughout the day.
The Wyoming Hunger Initiative team includes Board of Directors, Regional Directors, staff, volunteers, and supporters who work tirelessly throughout the year to carry out the mission of Wyoming Hunger Initiative. Sometimes, though, you just need to have a pre-rodeo cookout in the sunshine to celebrate all that hard work!
First Lady Jennie Gordon and Governor Mark Gordon chatted with rodeo announcer Garrett Yerigan during the rodeo about the impact of food insecurity and how it affects families across Wyoming, as well as Wyoming Hunger Initiative's mission to support our state's hunger heroes. We know how important it is to get the word out about this too-often invisible problem, and a few minutes on the state of the largest outdoor rodeo in the world made for a perfect platform! Wyoming Hunger Initiative is thankful for the willingness of the entire Cheyenne Frontier Days™ team to fight food insecurity. Cowboys really do take care of each other, and Cowboys Stompin' Hunger is just another example of that care in action.
