CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Hunger Initiative said on Tuesday that Jay Butler, a rancher in Converse County, has worked to secure donations of beef to support the “Food from the Farm + Ranch” program.
307 Meats in Laramie is also helping process the donated beef. Butler helped secure donations of livestock from the following people:
- Representative Aaron Clausen
- Joe and Karen Rankin
- Brace and Linda Rharmy
- Andy and Kay Moore
- Lee and Moriah Moore
- Shawn and Lisa Daly
- Shirley and Brad Churchill
- Jay and Linda Butler
“Butler’s latest donation of seven beef to Wyoming Hunger Initiative will be distributed to the eight Boys & Girls Clubs across the state of Wyoming as a vital source of protein for our youth,” the Wyoming Hunger Initiative said.
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Butler is a school board member in Converse County and is chair of the Douglas Boys & Girls Clubs.
“He has long been an advocate for local protein and has spearheaded the program to ensure all protein utilized in his local school district is sourced from local ranchers,” the Wyoming Hunger Initiative said. “This approach requires a great deal of volunteerism as Butler not only collects donations from local ranchers but cares for them until the processing date. He ultimately delivers them to the processor, logging hundreds of miles of travel.”
The Wyoming Hunger Initiative launched their “Food from the Farm + Ranch” program in May 2020 to find ways for Wyoming food producers to help combat food insecurity in the state. They say that food insecurity “has increased drastically statewide this year.”
The program aims to both help put food on people’s tables immediately and also seeks to create a “sustainable long-term solution beyond the pandemic for families and food pantries alike who can purchase meat raised and processed locally instead of relying on out-of-state suppliers.”
The Wyoming Hunger Initiative was started by Wyoming First Lady Jennie Gordon.
“Being a producer myself, my initial vision for Wyoming Hunger Initiative was to encompass a component of agriculture that would be part of the solution to food insecurity in our state,” Gordon said. “I am beyond excited about the immediate partnership between so many agencies working together to ensure longevity of the program.”
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