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Kalyn Adkins riding at Hockley 
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SIRE Quick Links
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SIRE In The News
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Horses prove to be mysterious miracle workers for the disabled. Houston Chronicle article featuring Lili Kellogg.
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Volunteer Corner
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Great article about the benefits of therapeutic riding written by the parent of a child with Cerebral Palsy
carrots4acause
Help earn money for SIRE and rewards for you!
The EQUUS Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life of horses,
promoting the use of horses to enrich the lives of those in need, and educating
the public about the horse's unique ability to empower, teach and heal. CHAMPIONS is the EQUUS Foundation's incentive-based equine service volunteer program that recognizes and rewards individuals and organizations on its carrots4acause network. As a SIRE volunteer, you can earn Champion status and be entered in a drawing to win a $5,000 grant for High Hopes! All you have to do is log your volunteer hours on the Equus Foundation Carrots4aCause Champions
website. Once you have logged at least 24 hours you are automatically entered.
Student Champions will also be eligible to apply for an Equus Foundation Scholarship!
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Last Day of Summer Semester
Saturday, July 28th
Volunteer Enrichment, Hockley Site
Saturday, July 28th, 2pm to 4 pm
Abilities Expo
Friday, August 3rd through Sunday, August 5th
Fall Orientation
Wednesday, August 15th, 6:00pm to 8:00pm, all sites
Fall Training
Saturday, August 18th, 7:00am to 12:00pm, all sites
First Day of Fall Semester
Saturday, September 8th
20th Annual Saddle Up! For SIRE
Ride-a-thon and Family Carnival
Saturday, October 13th
Details coming soon!
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Abilities Expo
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Abilities Expo
Reliant Hall E
Friday, Aug. 3rd through Sunday, Aug. 5th
For the last 30 years, Abilities Expo has been the one show dedicated to educating and improving the lives of Americans with disabilities, senior citizens, families, caregivers, healthcare professionals and professional therapists. It has been the nation's foremost event for companies to demonstrate their products and services to the largest community of end-users and industry professionals.
SIRE is participating and will be doing demonstrations with horses and riders on Friday and Saturday at 3:45pm. We will also have a booth set up. Admission is free!
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Mah Jongg Tournament
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SAVE THE DATE!
Calling all Mah Jongg players! A Mah Jongg Tournament to benefit SIRE is being held on Saturday, October 20th at the Spring Chateau. Please contact Bonnie Knowlton at bonnieknowlton@comcast.net or call (281) 323-9022 to be added the email list for the Tournament.
Watch for more details to come!!
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Hockley Happenings
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Hockley has a new horse staying with them for a trial period. His name is Charlie and he came to SIRE from Corpus Christi. His owner is a Marine Corp. Lt. fighter pilot who has a special interest in SIRE's efforts to help veterans. Charlie has settled in nicely and is showing promise as a therapy horse.
Charlie
Hockley's truck was washed away during the heavy rains and floods on July 12th. Luckily no one was injured but the truck was a total loss.
The search is on for a one ton dually to replace their truck. This is a critical need to pull SIRE's trailer so Hockley riders can compete at events such as Top Hands and Special Olympics and to also get horses to the vet clinic when needed. Hockley has been the recipient of many gracious offers of help with trailering while they are without a truck.
Uh Oh . . .
The Hockley barn has new shutters on its windows to protect the horses during bad weather. Many thanks Keith O'Connor, Daniel Murray, Robert Somma and AJ Patterson for their hard work on this project!
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Spring Barn Bits
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Spring had a record number of riders for their Summer semester. We had thirty nine riders participating in seventeen classes. We held classes Monday and Thursday evenings and Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. Many thanks to our hard working volunteers who made this semester such a success!
Matthew Daponte, brother of Spring rider George Daponte, has chosen to do something for SIRE for his Boy Scout project. Matthew is starting our sensory trail by having a tree service cut down and chip about twenty dead trees. The Boy Scouts will then spread the chips on a mapped out path in the woods. SIRE will take on the project from there. We would like to replace the old bridge, expand the horse wash and add more sensory stations. If you or someone you know has construction skills and would like to help out please contact Shayna Bolton or Kathy Bigelow.
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Upcoming Events
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FREE VOLUNTEER ENRICHMENT
For SIRE Volunteers
Responding to Heat Or To A Rider's Fall
Saturday, July 28th, 2pm - 4pm, Hockley Site
Presented by Paul Level, Emergency Medical Technician
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20th Annual Saddle Up! For SIRE Ride-a-thon and Family Carnival
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20th Annual
Saddle Up! For SIRE Ride-a-thon
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Family Carnival
SIRE's 20th Annual Saddle Up for SIRE Ride-a-thon will be held on Saturday, October 13, 2012. There will be music, costumes, trophies, rides and BBQ! Click here to see what it's all about!
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Matching Company Donations
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As a benefit, many companies will match a donation that their employees make to the charity of their choice. If your company is one that does this, we would love the opportunity to send information to them or even do a presentation at your work. If your friends and colleagues at work already contribute to a "matching funds" program, they may be interested in contributing to SIRE, especially if they know you benefit from the program personally. It brings the connection closer. Please email Andi Fry, the Chair of the Friends and Family Committee, at andifry@aol.com about your employers "matching funds" program.
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