Homecoming 2009

"Give Back to Dave Wade" Fundraiser

Thank you to all who participated in making the "Give Back to Dave Wade" community fundraiser a success. We are so blessed to be able to have this beautiful painting by Dave Wade in our community, hanging in our high school. Thanks everyone and thank you Dave!

Submitted by the Cokeville Miracle Foundation, "Your community non-profit foundation"

Cokeville Development Corporation

Cokeville Council approved the Articles of Incorporation for
Cokeville Development Corporation.

There will be an informational meeting at the Town Hall on Tuesday, September 29th at 7 p.m.

(Submitted for use on the Cokeville Blog by Harry Staven)

Tell me more about the Dave Wade Fundraiser

Dave Wade and his family lived in Cokeville and during their time here, they greatly enriched many people's lives.

Additionally, during that time period and in the time period following their subsequent moves, the Wade family has contributed back to our community for a number of fundraisers in the form of donating prints of Dave's world renowned wildlife paintings.

Trials hit all families and one has hit Dave. The Cokeville Miracle Foundation was contemplating a way to purchase a Dave Wade original painting to hang in our high school when they heard of Dave's personal situation.

He was contacted and agreed to make a painting for the school and finally was also convinced to let Cokeville Community raise funds to pay for the painting. The Miracle Foundation decided that a community effort to raise $5000 was obtainable, especially since they were able to match dollar for dollar the first $2500 raised by the community.

HOWEVER, Dave made a HUGE painting for the school, not a small one as envisioned by the Cokeville Miracle Foundation. Dave is STILL GIVING back to the community, as a painting of the size made would command much more than the $5000 the Cokeville Miracle Foundation and Cokeville Community is raising.

The painting will be unveiled at the Homecoming Assembly this Friday. Dave Wade will be present. Please come support the Homecoming Activities and this special presentation. All donations received will go to "Give Back to Dave Wade", even if the total raised exceeds the $5000

THANK YOU!!

Homecoming Week - Get your classmates involved!

This marks Homecoming Week for the Cokeville Panthers. Today students in jr. and sr. high school went to school dressed in PAJAMA'S! That was the theme of the day!

In recognition of Homecoming, we need individuals who can rally current or former classmates to take on the Class Challenge for the "Give Back to Dave Wade" fundraiser! Every class that cumulatively raises $100 or more dollars will be recognized on the frame of the painting that will be presented to the Cokeville High School this Friday, at the Homecoming Assembly.

Donations may be mailed to Cokeville Miracle Foundation, PO BOX 37, Cokeville, Wyo 83114

Thanks for your continued support!

Cokeville Development Corporation - September 29th informational meeting

Cokeville Council approved the Articles of Incorporation for
Cokeville Development Corporation last Tuesday. There will be an
informational meeting at the Town Hall on Tuesday, September 29th at
7 p.m.

(Submitted for use on the Cokeville Blog by Harry Staven)

"Give Back to Dave Wade"

GIVE BACK TO DAVE WADE

The "Give Back to Dave Wade" fundraiser is entering its second week with a goal to raise $5000* towards placing an original painting of a panther by former Cokeville resident Dave Wade in the Cokeville High School.

Letters were mailed to all community boxholders last Monday and nearly $800 has been contributed in the past 7 days! THANK YOU COKEVILLE COMMUNITY! Contributions can be sent to PO BOX 37 or given to Karla, Chemene or Susan F.

Cokeville recognizes Dave Wade for all the contributions he has made to our community. During the years he lived here with his family he worked with adults and students in a variety of ways. He taught painting lessons, was active with community youth, was active in his church in a variety of callings, volunteered his time with aspiring artists, donated prints of his paintings to fundraisers, and spent countless hours enriching the lives of many families and individuals in this town.

Even now as we wanted to give a little something back to Dave Wade, we find ourselves the recipients once again of his charity and love as we are receiving a beautiful painting to hang in our high school. We feel very honored that we will be able to have a painting of a panther on permanent display in the high school made by a man held in such high esteem by the community.

*Our local community non-profit foundation, The Cokeville Miracle Foundation, is overseeing this project and have agreed to match, dollar for dollar, the first $2500 to be contributed by the community.

The minimum fundraising goal is $5000 but every dollar raised from the letter campaign will go to the "Give Back to Dave Wade" fundraiser! Monetary contributions of all sizes welcome and greatly appreciated. Donations of $100 or greater have the option to receive special recognition in the form of recognizing a class (ie Class of 1950) or in a family name or in memory of someone. Smaller contributions (ie $20) will have a cumulative effect if donated towards a class (ie Class of 1989) and once a particular class reaches $100, that class will also be recognized.