CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The fourth annual Putt for a Purpose brought many groups of mini-golfers to the Putt Hutt in Lions Park in a fundraising effort to support the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens (CBG).
“This year, the funds raised will support our EAT garden, which stands for Education, Agriculture and Trial, that is currently under construction and is slated for a spring 2027 opening,” said CBG Director Aaron Sommers. “This is the first phase of sort of reimagining our garden spaces, and we’re transforming our first community garden into a now accessible food production and agricultural test area within our landscape.”
The event hosted people of all ages through 18 holes of miniature golf. The fundraiser was limited to 36 teams of two, with 100 percent of the money being given to the CBG.
Additionally, each hole was sponsored, raising $250 per hole and a presenting sponsor of $1,000.
Sommers said the CBG set a modest goal of $10,000, which he believed they would reach. However, while the money is nice, it also brings the community together for a good purpose.
“The CBG engages with the community through volunteerism, and this event sort of shows that range,” Sommers said. “We have 12-year-olds here, and we have 80-something-year-olds here, and they’re all having fun together in sort of a non-competitive, though competitive format.”
The EAT garden is scheduled to be completed in Fall 2026 but will host its grand opening as more of the garden grows in Spring 2027.
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