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Click here for the MAY 2007 Newsletter HfH News – June 2005 Much has been happening at Horses for Hope since the New Year began and here are some highlights! The Auer family has faithfully been working each week to complete the riding pen. The St. Bernadette’s Youth Group helped finish the project during their work day in July…yeah!! In February, Sea Cadet Kevin Kennedy assisted with the installation of a new sign and flower bed at the facility. Now the sign can be read from both directions and the pink petunias give a cheery greeting when visitors arrive. The minis traveled to the Garner Petsmart on March 19 for a publicity and fund raising event. Everyone loved those little guys!! Sara Boatright has volunteered to head up a fund raiser and publish a newsletter. She has already compiled a much needed media kit that is very informative. Bonnie Field and Connie Maes gave the tack room a good cleaning and organizing in April. Bonnie purchased buckets to hold the grooming supplies of each horse and Connie cleaned and labeled everything. April 23 was the first “official” work day for 2005. Several Resident Advisors from NCSU came to groom the horses and plant azaleas. Yes, the flowers are finally in the ground & looking good! Thanks to Sarah Sawyer, Shelia Mobley, and Laura Heaton! Also that day, Josh Mauney and Tami Maes put up plywood and siding on the new shelter that was constructed for the minis last fall. Josh proved to be quite the “handy man” as he fixed fences and did various other odd jobs. Josh returned on May 8 with the Maes Family to paint the new siding and one side of the main barn. Of course, the color is “Barn Red” and looked great when the white azaleas bloomed in front of it!! A presentation was made to the Ruritanettes on May 9 by Sarah Birdsong, Dawn Deuel, Bonnie Field, Gwen Grissom, and Connie Maes. A generous $300 donation was received and used toward the quarterly insurance payment. Kevin Kennedy and 12 other members of the US Naval Sea Cadet Corp Kodiak Amphibious Battalion along with 3 adult advisors dug 45 post holes for the new permanent fence around the minis’ lot on May 14. Girl Scout Troop 376 worked on acquiring their merit badges by cleaning up the pasture and grooming the minis. May 21 the minis went to the State Fairground Flea Market where they were an instant hit! Hundreds of children and adults stopped by for some “hands on lovin’ “. Donations collected totaled $224 and are earmarked towards transportation costs for nursing home visits by these 3 little darlings! Dawn hauled 6 sheets of plywood to the barn on June 6, where Kevin & Shaun Kennedy, Mary Beth Holder, and Connie used it to repair part of the hayloft floor in the main barn. They then helped move some hay to the newly repaired area. Bonnie organized a GIANT yard sale at the facility on June 11. Generous donations of clothing and assorted items were overwhelming, resulting in almost $600 being taken in that day. It was just in time to help pay the quarterly insurance premium. Four delightful teenagers are new volunteers at HfH. Morgan Keeling and Megan Peevey will be assisting with lessons and camp, while Courtney Phillips and her cousin Kelsey Davenport will be helping with grooming and other facility maintenance tasks. Kevin Kennedy and Connie moved hay from the dump truck to the hayloft of the auxiliary barn on June 13. The July 16 work day saw about 2 dozen members of St. Bernadette’s Youth Group in Fuquay on hand to do various chores. They assisted Ken Auer in finishing the riding ring. Josh Mauney supervised a crew as they began construction of stalls for the miniature horses. Gwen had many willing hands to help her set the fence posts for the permanent fence for the miniature horses. Other groups moved lumber, fixed the hayloft floor, unloaded and stacked hay, trimmed grass and weeds from the riding ring and riding trail. The next scheduled event will be a “Belated Birthday Bash” for our little Sergeant who turned 2 years old in June. A plate lunch fund raiser, silent auction and door prizes will be offered on Aug 6, in the Garner Petsmart parking lot from 11 am to 3 pm. Sometime this fall, shelters in the pasture will need to be built. The lean-to needs to be repaired and stall constructed in it. Both barns need repairs and painting. On October 15, we plan to host a Chili Cook Off at the Ruritan Center at the intersection of Rt 1010 and Rt 401. More details later as they become available. |
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