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HorsePower Therapeutic Riding Receives Grant from the Community Foundation

HorsePower Therapeutic Riding, in Maple Park, IL, has the honor of gratefully accepting a$5,000 grant from the Community Foundation of DeKalb County and a $7,899 grant from the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley. These grants are an extension of their generous support of our programs and will be utilized to increase accessibility of the HorsePower program to individuals who need greater assistance in mounting horses safely. A hydraulic lift is to be purchased with the grant funds, as well as adaptations to the mounting block and a new ramp. We thank them and sincerely appreciate the support, which will improve our safety and accessibility, as well as open our program to even more riders. Thank you!

The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley is a non-profit, tax-exempt, philanthropic organization that administers individual charitable funds from which grants
and scholarships are distributed to benefit the citizens of the Greater Aurora Area, the TriCities and Kendall County, Illinois. Founded in 1948, the Foundation provides a simple and powerful approach to charitable giving. Individuals, families, businesses, and organizations have the opportunity to custom design their own named funds that reflect their charitable goals and interests. Since its inception, the Community Foundation has grown to more than $80 million in assets and has awarded more than $63 million in grants and scholarships. For more information on the Foundation, visit www.CommunityFoundationFRV.org.

For more information on DeKalb County Community Foundation please visit www.cfdekalb.org.

HorsePower Therapeutic Riding provides dynamic and healthy recreational experiences in which individuals with special needs are empowered to overcome challenges and learn new skills. Our goal is to provide creative, inspiring and challenging therapeutic horseback riding lessons to children and adults with disabilities, while harnessing the healing power of the horse. Communication, connection and teamwork between the student and their horse offer vital opportunities for cognitive, emotional, sensory, and social growth. There  are also physical benefits, such as core muscle strength improvement and better balance. Plus, the horse provides irresistible motivation, which allows students to achieve more in the saddle than other traditional sports and therapies.

HorsePower Therapeutic Riding strives to keep costs at a minimum for students and grants such as this one make it possible that potential students are never turned away for inability to pay. Scholarships are offered to families who qualify and demonstrate both financial and disability-related challenges.

If you’re interested in learning more about HorsePower, registering a student, becoming a volunteer or would like to make a donation, please visit our website,
www.HorsePowerTR.com, or contact us via e-mail Info@HorsePowerTR.com. Or, you may phone us at 815-508-0804.

Sincerely,
Carrie Capes, Co-Founder and Program Director

Being a part of the Community Foundation scholarship committee is the highlight of my year. For many, a scholarship from the CFFRV is the reason they are able to continue reaching for their dreams and changing the future of our world. I hope each recipients knows just how inspirational they are to those of us who are lucky enough to read their stories.

Jessica Breugelmans

Scholarship Committee Member and Board Member

Education is important to us. We support causes that touch our lives and align with our values. We believe in paying it forward. We are here for a short time,, and it is the next generation that will take on what we leave behind.

Michelle Emanuel

Donor and Past Scholarship Recipient

Give your gift of time and see what it means to the people you impact. Helping others is what life is all about.

Neal Ormond

Donor & Fund Advisor

I am incredibly grateful for the generosity of the Zari Foundation Scholarship and the Community Foundation in supporting my education. I am majoring in mechanical engineering with a concentration in aerospace engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institue of Technology. In my spare time, I volunteer on campus, in the community and I’m also the principal violist in the symphony orchestra. I hope to make an impact on the next chapter of space exploration by eventually working at a groundbreaking aerospace company such as SpaceX or NASA.

Taytum Newell

Albert M. Zari Scholarship Recipient

YEP has made me realize the importance of being involved in my community, and how to make a difference. There are a lot of problems in the world but if we can do everything that we can to help the world will become a better place. YEP has helped me realize this and encouraged me to help more people in the future.

Madi Porter

YEP Member

YEP was a great experience to have in high school. I became a more confident person, someone with a lot more perspective. Coming from a small school, YEP allowed me to branch out into my community, meet students from other schools, and learn about their backgrounds. I made some great friends and still keep in touch with them today.

Abby Vagnoni

YEP Alumni

Grant funds from the Community Foundation helped provide updated technology. These upgrades were transformative. By creating new time saving processes, it turned us into a more efficient organization.

Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry

Grantee

Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley

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