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September 2014GROUP HOME GAZETTEFREMONT COUNTY GROUP HOMES, INC.~~Serving Fremont County Families for over 35 years~~Mission Statement: Fremont County Group Homes’ mission is to reunite families and to give youth every opportunity to become healthy and productive.RIVERTON BOYS HOME LANDER GIRLS HOME11 MINTER LANE 2228 N. 2ND STREETRIVERTON WY 82501 LANDER WY 82520(307) 856-2643 (307) 332-549042291002371725-3054352381250SEPTEMBER31965904143375In 1752, when the British Empire adopted the Gregorian Calendar, citizens must have thought they had had the longest sleep of their lives when they went to bed on September 2 and woke up the next morning to it being September 14. It had been necessary to skip the 3rd through the 13th in order to get on track with the new calendar. September commemorates, among other things, Fall Hat Month, National Blueberry Popsicle Month and Chicken Month. Some very important holidays to mark are Labor Day on the 1st; Be Late For Something Day on the 5th; Make a Hat Day (for Fall Hat Month, I guess) on the 15th, and, among my favorites Ask a Stupid Question Day on the 28th. September’s birthstone is the Sapphire, and it has three flowers: Forget-me-not, Morning Glory and the Aster.-3048006981825FCGH HAPPENINGSThe residents went to the Whiskey Mountain Area and Trail Lake to have a picnic and to go fishing. The kids were very excited about the great fishing and fished like professionals. The residents of both homes also went to the Lander Museum to watch Native American dancing on an evening this summer.Summer brings out the art in our residents. At the Chalk-the-Walk event in July, one of our girls won a camera with her drawing.One of the boys took third place in the Teen Division.-2667009525The girls’ fund-raiser for the Lander Pet Connection was a success. They raised A NEW WAY TO HELP FREMONT COUNTY GROUP HOMES TO RECEIVE DONATIONSThe group homes were recently contacted by after a few community members wanted to donate to the group homes with their purchases. The Amazon Smile Foundation allows you to purchase on like normal, with a donation being made from to our organization. So the next time you would like to purchase items from Amazon, please use the following IP address and select Fremont County Group Homes for the donation. It will not cost you any extra, but will send donations for our residents from Amazon. remember, you can still use: to donate to the Group Home.Search the web with and each time you do a search, GoodSearch will donate about a penny to the Group Homes!Shop online at and a percentage of each purchase will be donated to the Group Homes! More than 600 top stores are participating including Amazon, Target, Staples, Best Buy and more!THOUGHTS ABOUT AUTUMN13430258020050September is kind of an in-between month. It’s not really summer, but autumn hasn’t officially started yet. The chilly mornings do indicate that Fall is on its way.Today’s Fall lawn & garden tip: If you still haven’t found the hedge trimmer, forget it. It’s almost time to lose the leaf rake.I could tell there was a hint of autumn in the air when my son’s football hit me in the back of my head.Start of the school year: 4 new packs of pencils, 7 awesome folders, 10 pens, 3 packs of paper, and 1 ruler. End of the school year: 1 pencil nub.33909003128010Labor Day, the first Monday in September is a creation of the labor movement, dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers.The first Labor Day was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882 in New York following the plan of the Central Labor Union. The celebration was held again on September 5, 1883, however in 1884, the CLU selected the first Monday in September. Soon other states followed until, in 1894 Congress made it a national holiday.We are grateful for your caring and generosity!!Name_____________________________________ Address__________________________ City _______________ State ___ Zip_______Enclosed is my donation of $ to be used in support of Fremont County Group Homes, Inc. 11 Minter Lane Riverton, WY 82501~Fremont County Group Homes is an equal opportunity provider~ ................
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