Category Archives: People with Disabilities

Week 51: Mane Stream – Helping Children with Disabilities through Equine Therapy

logoThose who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves” reads a quote in the volunteer kit. I was reading up ahead of my scheduled day at Mane Stream, an adaptive horsemanship and equine therapy center in Oldwick, NJ. I would quickly learn that Mane Stream was much more than a therapeutic program. It is a community of joy and healing. The special staff, therapists and volunteers who work at Mane Stream light up the lives of their patients and their families.

 

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Week 38: Taking the Polar Bear Plunge: Freezin’ for a Reason and Supporting Special Olympics New Jersey

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Be Bold. Get Cold…

 

Surrounded by a trio of Tyrannosaurus Rex who were dancing to an old Eddie Money tune…

 

I looked to my right and watched Santa and Mrs. Claus laughing as they untethered their reindeer.

 

On my left, a clan of cavemen were swinging clubs and being chased by a polar bear riding a dinosaur…….

 

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