{"id":812,"date":"2026-02-26T20:53:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/?p=812"},"modified":"2026-02-26T20:53:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:53:41","slug":"2025-year-end-and-starting-2026-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025-year-end-and-starting-2026-strong\/02\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Year-End and Starting 2026 Strong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We\u2019re only two months into 2026, and it feels like we\u2019ve crammed a whole year of excitement and accomplishments into just the last few months! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Read on to learn about POM\u2019s year end for 2025, and fresh starts in 2026. \u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A little housekeeping update: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We now have about 40 team members, and 50 participants!<br>Courtney McMahan was promoted to Director of Operations &amp; there&#8217;s a new member of Leadership: Administrative Assistant Paige Roszel. \ud83e\udd73<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">In 2025, our team completed<strong> 9,130 total visits <\/strong>with our amazing participants. With an average visit length of four hours, that would mean nearly 40,000 hours of services provided in just one year. \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We\u2019ve also ramped up our fundraising efforts; as a nonprofit this has made all of the difference for expansion of services, launching community initiatives, and taking care of our staff and participants! \ud83d\udc9c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Version-2-1-630x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Version-2-1-630x1024.png 630w, https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Version-2-1-185x300.png 185w, https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Version-2-1-768x1248.png 768w, https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Version-2-1-945x1536.png 945w, https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Version-2-1-1260x2048.png 1260w, https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Version-2-1.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">POM hosted the Whoville Hot Cocoa Hut TWICE during the 2025-26 Winter Lights Festival put on by Tough Guys. We baked homemade bread, cookies, and other treats for bake sales each night, too! In total, we raised <strong>$1,186.93<\/strong> for Peace of Mind. \ud83c\udf89 Huge shout out and ginormous thank you to Mikey Welper at Mountain Valley Properties for boosting our donations at the hot cocoa hut this season! Thank you, thank you, thank you to the Laramie community for coming out to support us: we already can\u2019t wait until next time! \u2615\u2744\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"813\" src=\"https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-500x500-Photos-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-500x500-Photos-6.png 500w, https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-500x500-Photos-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-500x500-Photos-6-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-500x500-Photos-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-500x500-Photos-7.png 500w, https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-500x500-Photos-7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-500x500-Photos-7-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HCC 2026 THANK YOU!\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1168608545?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Speaking of hot cocoa\u2026 POM\u2019s Fourth Annual Hot Cocoa Contest was January 31st, and this was our best year yet! Congratulations to Judge\u2019s Choice 2026: Laramie Mutual Aid\u2019s \u201cLococoa,\u201d a lovely, classic vanilla and chocolate flavored hot cocoa. Well done to People\u2019s Choice 2026: \u201cHaven\u2019s Irish Shamrock,\u201d a beautifully crafted Bailey\u2019s Irish Cream-inspired hot cocoa. \u2618\ufe0f By the end of the day, we raised a total of <strong>$2,980.65<\/strong>! Thank you to our contestants, guests, judges, event sponsors, donors, and POM team! At several points during the event, we were so crowded with guests that we had lines of guests waiting to taste and vote! Next year, we\u2019ll have a much bigger venue. Save the Date: POM\u2019s 5th Annual Hot Cocoa Contest will be January 30th, 2027! \u2615<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">POM\u2019s newest community initiative was officially launched the day of our 4th Annual Hot Cocoa Contest: My Portable Peace of Mind DME (Durable Medical Equipment) Lending Closet! We here at POM understand from experience how difficult it can be to find local and affordable durable medical equipment. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve been building an inventory of gently used equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, nebulizers, shower chairs, accessibility ramps, and much more; culminating in the launch of POM\u2019s very own DME lending closet. Equipment check outs are low or no cost, depending on the length of time borrowed! Everyone: go follow our new Facebook page, and check out our inventory list found on our new web page! If you or anyone you know has gently used DME to donate, contact us! \ud83e\uddbd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-500x500-Photos-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-500x500-Photos-8.png 500w, https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-500x500-Photos-8-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/peaceofmindnonprofit.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-500x500-Photos-8-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Finally, starting March 1st, 2026, POM will officially have an office space at the Laramie Civic Center Room 166. If you or anyone you know would like to donate time, skills, materials, or office supplies; we\u2019ll be hard at work renovating, decorating, and fine-tuning our new office space over the next few months. WOOHOO!!! \ud83c\udf89\ud83e\udd73\ud83d\udc9c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"POM&#039;s Office Reveal 2026\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1168628875?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re only two months into 2026, and it feels like we\u2019ve crammed a whole year of excitement and accomplishments into just the last few months! 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