VOLUNTARY PUBLIC SERVICE
Wyoming Congressional Award participants don’t just help. They impact.
non-partisan
There are many ways to volunteer in the world—but on the path to a Congressional Award, the service must be strictly non-partisan. No protests, issues, or political campaigning—just service to the community at large. There is something refreshing about serving a cause that benefits everyone, no matter the political affiliation.
deep commitment
Public service goals are the heart of the Congressional Award program. 400 hours of voluntary public service must be documented to earn a Gold medal; this commitment of time and energy to the good of the community at large is how leaders are made.
lasting impact
Wyoming Congressional Award participants provide real and lasting impact to the many diverse organizations they serve. Public service is transformative; the communities and lives our volunteers touch are also transformed in the process. We know that serving our communities builds a stronger Wyoming for generations to come.
Goals that serve the community at large make Wyoming—and the world—a better place.
Some of the many organizations Wyoming Congressional Award participants serve throughout the state, region, and nation-wide:
ARC of Laramie County
Special Olympics
local elementary schools
local public libraries
Laramie Foster Closet
Laramie County Family Promise
Boys and Girls Club
Historic Governor‘s Mansion
Old West Museum
local nursing homes
Cheyenne Botanic Gardens
4-H
FFA
student council
Lions Club
Cheyenne Frontier Days
Wyoming Outfitter‘s Association
Wyoming FFA Association
Dano Youth Camp
Junior Leaders of Laramie County
Eat. Read. Grow.
Agriculture in the Classroom
Wyoming Breast Cancer Initiative
March of Dimes
Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America
Shepard's Symposium
Homesteader Museum
Wyoming Children‘s Society
Cheyenne Animal Shelter
Laramie Animal Welfare Society
United States Forest Service
Curt Gowdy State Park
Boy Scouts of America
University of Wyoming
Key Club
Black Dog Animal Rescue
Girl Scouts of America
Cheyenne Little Theatre
Western Writer‘s Conference
COMEA Shelter
Union Pacific
Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce
Blessings in a Backpack
Cancer Caps
Rock Springs Downtown Mural Project
Salvation Army
VOLUNTARY
PUBLIC SERVICE
BRONZE
CERTIFICATE
SILVER
CERTIFICATE
GOLD CERTIFICATE
BRONZE
MEDAL
SILVER
MEDAL
GOLD
MEDAL
TOTAL HOURS NEEDED
TOTAL HOURS NEEDED
30
60
90
100
200
400
n/a
n/a
6 months of activity
7 months of activity
12 months of activity
24 months of activity