Cody Pardners Receive Donation From WSWGA

The Wyoming Senior Women's Golf Association (WSWGA) donated a $3,527.92 check to the Cody Parnders at the Olive Glenn golf course September 26, 2024.

"This check takes us a long way," said Jan Hoar, secretary of the Pardners board of directors. "We start paying the Pardner volunteers after they have been with us for two years."

The Pardners is a local, nonprofit organization providing social and vocational opportunities to adults with disabilities. When asked why the organization is spelled Pardners and not Partners, she said, "Because we are out west."

"In addition to working in the library cafe, we offer vocational training and social activities for our Pardners and we also have a garden for them to work in," Hoar said. "Because after high school, there's not much for adults with disabilities to do."

Present at the ceremony were Hoar; Carol Butler, WSWGA president and tournament director; Westey Kline and Jana Conklin, both Cody Pardner Cafe workers; Trish Lightman, the Pardners dishwasher; and Matt Gibbons, the head professional at the golf course.

Falinda Hall, the registrar and bookkeeper for the WSWGA, was also on hand to present 12 goodie bags to Pardners, since that is the total number of workers with disabilities who help Conklin at this time.

"Oh, thank you, thank you very mcuh!" exclaimed the three Pardner workers present before the bags were even handed over.

"We get to the library cafe in the daytime, look at the schedule and do whatever is needed, at the frount or in the dinning area," Conklin said.

The last couple of years has been kind of hard for me because other places I worked didn't work out for me," Lightman said. "But I'm really grateful to be here, becuase I love this job."

Kline and Conklin both immediately responded in unison saying, "We all found our place."

"And our CodyPardners.org website should be up and running very soon," Hoar said.

The Pardners Cafe is located in the Cody Library, and is open from 9:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays.

For more information, visit business.codychamber.org/list/member/cody-pardners-8970/.