Governor Gordon Declares March 8, 2026 Volunteers of America Day in Wyoming

Gov. Mark Gordon declared March 8, 2026, Volunteers of America Day in Wyoming, a gubernatorial proclamation carried in a March 8 press-release item on County 10 that explicitly names VOA Northern Rockies among the affiliates recognized. An Instagram post tied to the announcement noted, verbatim, “… Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has proclaimed March 8, 2026 as Volunteers of America Day. This proclamation marks 130 years of service for our”.

The County 10 excerpt that ran with the March 8 item contains a truncated passage that reads, in full as provided, “County 10 carried a March 8, 2026 press-release item noting that Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon declared March 8 as ‘Volunteers of America Day’ in the state. The proclamation recognizes the work of Volunteers of America affiliates — including VOA Northern Rockies — that provide hou”. The available clips do not include the full press release or the complete text of the gubernatorial proclamation, and the truncated phrase ending “provide hou” has not been recovered in the materials reviewed here.

The Instagram fragment cited above links the proclamation to a long organizational history by stating the event “marks 130 years of service,” a figure that reporters will verify with Volunteers of America communications and VOA historical records. County 10’s March 8 item is the primary local report available in the excerpts; no direct quote from Gov. Gordon about the Volunteers of America Day proclamation appears in the materials provided.

Parallel coverage on other local outlets shows the governor signing or issuing separate volunteer-focused proclamations around the same time. YourWyomingLink published a piece headlined “Wyoming celebrates 56 years of meals on wheels with proclamation,” with a photo caption reading “Governor Mark Gordon with Meals on Wheels after signing the proclamation” and the sentence “Governor Mark Gordon has officially declared March as ‘March for Meals,’ honoring 56 years of Meals on Wheels and the volunteers who help deliver not just food, but connection, to seniors and others in need across Wyoming.” That story is credited to Tanisha Bucad, Multi-media Journalist.

Wyoming Public Media’s site, where related volunteer and local-heritage items appear, includes a separate item noting a restoration project that “will restore the World War I Monument in Albany County, Wyoming at the County Courthouse. The monument commemorates those from Albany County and the University of Wyoming who served and died in World War I.” The Wyoming Public Media excerpt identifies Kamila Kudelska as an author on the site and lists contact information and copyright details: “© 2026 Wyoming Public Media 800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240 Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of Wyoming,” and an author contact, kkudelsk@uwyo.edu.

Reporters will seek the full gubernatorial proclamation text from Gov. Mark Gordon’s office, the complete County 10 press release from March 8, and the full Volunteers of America Instagram post to confirm which VOA affiliates were named and to substantiate the “130 years of service” claim. Until those documents and any statements from VOA Northern Rockies are obtained, the public record available for Albany County shows formal recognition by the governor of Volunteers of America on March 8, 2026 alongside a separate March proclamation honoring Meals on Wheels volunteers.