No Lessons Today, Friday, February 26th!!

Lessons are cancelled due to the weather - stay safe & enjoy the snow!

Snow Day - No Lessons Today - Thursday, Feb. 25th

Due to the expected snowfall amounts, Ivy Hill has cancelled all lessons for today. Stay safe and enjoy the snow!

Free Parenting Workshop 3/17/2010

Parenting in the Age of Facebook
Tips for parents on how to deal with the benefits and demands of social media.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
9:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Presented by Fabian Salgado, M.A., Growing Within
Held at Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce
252 W. Swamp Road
Suite 23
Doylestown, PA

This program is offered through The Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce's Parenting & Family Committee. Sign up today - space is limited. (215) 348-3910 or info@centralbuckschamber.com

Ivy Hill is now a proud member of the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce!

8th Annual Pennsylvania Horse World Expo

This weekend - February 25th - 28th at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, PA. This is a great event with everything for the horse lover: a consumer trade show, hundreds of vendors, demonstrations, educational seminars and more! Visit their website for more information:
www.horseworldexpo.com

Our Grand Event is Fast Approaching

Did you know our Silent Auction is less than 1 month away? Our March 13th event at the Indian Valley Country Club marks our 4th annual Silent Auction & Dinner.

Donations are rolling in & I have tell you, we have a lot of great items that will auctioned off this year! While I can't give away all the items being auctioned, let's just say, there is something for everyone - gift certifcates, baskets, event tickets, jewelry, etc.

We are very excited to have Marvin Blickenstaff back for another great evening of piano music. Marvin is an exceptional pianist and you won't be disappointed by his private concert just for us!

Invitations went out earlier this week. Tickets are on sale now! Ticket prices are $75.00 person for adults and $25.00 for children (chicken finger meal).

For those of you who are donating items for the auction, please bring them to the barn no later than February 28th so we can group them for the tables & create the evening's program. There is still time to donate items for this event.

Lastly, there are still a limited number of space in our program for advertising.

Please contact Wendy Aughe at (215) 822-2515 ext. 3 for all questions regarding this event.

We look forward to seeing you on the 13th!!

Kohl's Kids Who Care Scholarship Program

Kohl's is now accepting nominations for the Kohl's Kids Who Care Scholarship Program for youth whose volunteer efforts have made a positive impact on their communities. For more information and to apply for this scholarship, please visit www.kohlscorporation.com/CommunityRelations/Community01.htm

This is a great opportunity for our high school volunteers to be rewarded for their hard work here at Ivy Hill.

Jumping Bean & April Fire Have Been Painted

Ivy Hill would like to thank Karen Brenner for painting Jumping Bean ("Bean") & April Fire ("April") as part of her project, The Beautiful Horses of Pennsylvania. Last year she put the word out that she was going to be creating The Beautiful Horses of Pennsylvania and we nominated four of our horses. Bean & April were chosen to be painted. Karen came to the farm & photographed them. From there, she created a painting of the two of them together. She finished it last week & posted it on her blog - it's beautiful - be sure to take a look at Karen's website at www.karenbrenner.com/blog.html

The painting of Bean & April will also be on display at the Horse Expo in Allentown on April 10th. If you can make it, be sure to check out her display & see the painting.

Lessons Cancelled for Thursday, February 11th

Due to the winter storm upon us, all lessons are cancelled for tomorrow - Thursday, February 11th! Stay safe & enjoy your extra snow day!

Summer Camp Is Coming!!

As I sit & write this, the clouds are rolling in & the second storm of the week is quickly heading our way. It almost feels wrong to be writing to you about Summer Camp but it is that time again. Time to think about Ivy Hill Summer Camp. 2010 will mark our 5th year of summer camp & we are excited to announce six weeks again this year!! We are excited to bring back your favorite activities and add a few new ones into the mix as well. Camp weeks will be:

Week I: June 21st - 25th
Week II: June 28th - July 2nd
Week III: July 12th - 16th
Week IV: July 19th - 22nd
Week V: August 9th - 13th
Week VI: August 16th - 20th

For those of you who would like to apply for grants, Bucks County Special Needs Camp Grant information is available on our Ivy Hill website under the Summer Camp tab. Ivy Hill will also offer a limited number of scholarships - information on Ivy Hill scholarship information will follow shortly.

Costs will be the same as last year. Camp slots can be reserved now. Registration forms will be available shortly. If you have any questions regarding Summer Camp, please contact Megan Strychowski, Program Manager, at (215) 822-2515 ext. 3 or mstrychowski@ivyhillequestrian.org

We are looking forward to another great summer of camp - hope to see you there!

Wednesday, February 10th Lessons Cancelled

Due to the upcoming storm, Ivy Hill has cancelled lessons for Wednesday, February 10th. Enjoy your snow day & stay safe!

Saturday Lessons Cancelled

Due to the weather, all lessons on Saturday have been cancelled. Enjoy your snow day!!

Save the Date: March 13, 2010

Ivy Hill will host our 4th Annual Silent Auction & Dinner March 13, 2010 at the Indian Valley Country Club, Telford. Invitations will be mailed out shortly. If you are not currently on our mailing list please contact Wendy Aughe at waughe@ivyhillequestrian.org.

Silent auction donations are rolling in & you won't want to miss these goodies: Wii Sports Basket, beautiful jewelry pieces, gift certificates for photography pacakges from Wilson Black Photography, golf course gift certificates, bed & breakfast escapes, Philadelphia Orchestra tickets, and much, much more.

The highlight of this year's event will be the private piano concert by noted pianist, Marvin Blickenstaff. For any piano lover, this is one event you will not want to miss.

Sponsorships and silent auction donations are still needed. If you would like to sponsor this event or make a silent auction donation please contact Wendy Aughe at waughe@ivyhillequestrian.org or (215) 822-2515 ext. 3.

Please help us make this our best event to date!! See you there!