Art Show Supports Special Strides
The Men’s Club at Stonebridge, an active adult community in the township, held an art expo May 15 to benefit the Special Strides Therapeutic Riding Center and the Steven Werthan Memorial Fund. <Read more>
Hometown Hero Award
Stephanie Steenvoorden received a Hometown Hero Award from the United Way for being a dedicated volunteer at Special Strides!
2010 Horseshow
May 16th 11 am -4 pm Rain or Shine!
Friends and Family
You are invited to the 2010 Horse Show! On Sunday May 16th, 2010 Special Strides Therapeutic Riding Center will be hosting their Annual Horse Show for riders with special needs. Come watch our children shine in front of their family and friends. Click here for the official invitation.
Rider Recognition ~ Show your rider your support with a Rider Recognition Ribbon (to benefit the Stephan Werthan Memorial Fund). Click here for the rider recognition form.
Be an Event Sponsor - This is a great way for you to show your support for the children in our program. Your sponsorship will help underwrite the equine costs for the day, and provide a trophy/ribbon and tee shirt for each participant in each class for the event. Special Strides would be honored to have your company or business as part of this event. Our commitment to you is that your sponsorship will be something that will benefit your company as well as the children and families touched by Special Strides. This is a wonderful opportunity for generous businesses and individuals to express their support for our program and to give back to programs in their community. Sponsor Information Sponsor card (print to send in)
2010 Dance-A-Thon
Friends and Family Donation Form
Help make a difference in the life of a child with special needs!
March 6, 2010 7 pm - 9 pm
Congress Hill Farm Indoor Arena
118 Federal Road
Monroe Twsp, NJ 08831
For information contact: Karen Goldberg kgoldberg@specialstrides.com
Be a part of something great! Invitation Click Here
Teens Ages 13-18 welcome .... featuring famous DJ Robero aka Squirrel of Uniques Musique
Join the other 150 teens and become a part of the Special Strides Junior Committee!
Receive community service credits and awesome college recommendations!
As a member you will be helping to support Special Strides Therapeutic Riding Center
and the Steven Werthan Memorial Fund. Proceeds from our fundraisers provide financial assistance
to families allowing their special needs child the opportunity to receive therapy at Special Strides.
Entering our 12th year, Special Strides is a local non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives
of children with physical and developmental disabilities. Special Strides uses the therapeutic and
healing powers of horses to treat children with challenges such as Cerebral Palsy and Autism.
The power of the horse can help a child mentally, physically and emotionally in ways you cannot imagine.
SIGN UP NOW!
Be a participant in our March 2010 Dance-a-thon fundraiser.
Learn more on how to become a captain of your team.
Contact: Karen Goldberg at Kgoldberg@specialstrides.com or call (908) 216-5108 for meeting dates and fundraising kit.
Deadline to sign up: January 30, 2010.0
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Special Strides Junior Committee
2009 Annual Barn Dance
- Underwriting Opportunities
- Tribute Book (Ad Journal) Opportunities
- Fund-a-Child opportunities
- Car Raffle
- Directions to the barn
Thank you for your support!
1st Annual Horse Show and Country Fair
All riders and drivers did a fantastic job! Pictures can be seen at:
http:specialstrides.shutterfly.com
password: horse
GaWaNi Pony Boy Clinic
This spring's clinic was a great learning experience for all involved. Check out the pictures at:
Strides is on The Learning Channel (TLC)!
On Monday, March 30th at 9:30 pm Eastern Time, Special Strides Therapeutic Riding Center will be featured on TLC
(The Learning Channel) for a ½ hour segment of a new program called “ Table for 12”. This new series focuses on the Hayes family from Marlboro, NJ who has 2 sets of twins and 4 year old sextuplets. One of the sextuplets, daughter Rebecca has Cerebral Palsy and now receives therapy at Special Strides. We wanted to alert all of our supporters about the episode so you can all tune in and watch the wonderful work that we are doing to help children with special needs. Don’t forget or DVR it! Show starts at 9pm, it is a 2 part program and we will be on the second segment of the program at 9:30 pm.Click here for details and show times!