Kohl's Cares Scholarship

Every year, Kohl's recognizes and rewards young volunteers (ages 6-18) across the country for their amazing contributions to their communities. This year we are recognizing more than 2,100 kids with more than $415,000 in scholarships and prizes. Regional Winners will each be awarded a $1,000 scholarship for post-secondary education.National Winners will each be awarded a total of $10,000 in scholarships for post-secondary education and Kohl’s will donate $1,000 to a nonprofit organization on each winner’s behalf.

This is a great opportunity for our volunteers to be recognized for the amazing amount of service they provide for our program. More information can be here.

(Kate Jansson and Rachel Garton assist one of our riders at Thorncroft)

New Fundraiser!!!

Ivy Hill is running two Fundraisers at once! First there are wristbands for sale for $3.00. They are glow in the dark an say "To ride a horse is to ride the sky". We are also selling Gourmet Lollipops Yummy Lix for $1. Both of these are available at the barn office and can be bought at any time! All proceeds benefit Ivy Hill's Capital Campaign Fund! Please consider picking up one of these special treats next time you stop by the barn!

Christmas Bliss!!

Ivy Hill would like to thank everyone who brought in presents from the horses wish list! They were all very excited!!

Sean O'Brien and Family
Gracyn Baker and Family
Bryn Rossi and Family
Janette Yost and Family
Evie Cipolla and Family
Edie Petaccio and Family
Noah Huether and Family
Matthew Runta and Family
Olivia Ruth and Family
Evan and Lindsay Wilcox and Family
Brianna and Racquet and Family
Kimberly Moyer and Family
Kali Veltri and Family
Logan Blain and Family
Regan and Eric Nacarella and Family
The McNutt Family
Bradford and Diana Walters

Welcome Amanda Haedrick!

Amanda is the newest addition to our teaching staff here at Ivy Hill currently teaching on Tuesdays. She is currently attending Delaware Valley College majoring in Equine Science and a minor in Biology. Amanda also competes on the Delaware Valley College Dressage Team. Amanda has worked at two other Therapeutic Riding Centers (one in Virginia and one in Maryland), where she was in charge of things such as volunteer management, barn management, horse preparation, and some teaching elements. Amanda is currently a NARHA certified instructor, she is also certified in first aid and CPR. Make sure to say hello to Amanda and welcome her into the Ivy Hill family! Amanda, we look forward to getting to know you better!!

Labels for Education

Ivy Hill is now participating in the labels for education program. With your help we can earn points towards buying supplies for lessons, summer camp, and the office! Please save all of your labels!
These are the products that participate in the Labels for Education program. With a little help we can greatly improve our program so please try to collect all your labels!

(Printable List of Products)

Lessons Friday and Saturday

Lessons will be canceled on this Friday and Saturday due to extreme weather conditions! Hopefully the weather will clear up for Sunday lessons!! We look forward to seeing you next week.

Bucks County Behavioral Health System: Resiliency Conference

"Below is the Resiliency Conference brochure for distribution to staff and families. The Resiliency Conference is a coordinated effort of many of the child-serving systems in Bucks County to encourage and celebrate youth and family resiliency amid life's challenges. Youth and families are encouraged to attend this event as well as professionals. Resiliency award-winners will be recognized at the conference. If you have a student you would like to nominate for demonstration of resiliency, please see nomination information in brochure."

(Click the Brochure to Enlarge)

Autism Webinar

There will be a web seminar held on Sensory processing disorders held this tuesday online.

Title: The Out-of-Sync Child: How Sensory Processing Disorder
Affects Kids with ASD

Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Time: 6pm Pacific (9pm Eastern)

Speaker: Carol Kranowitz
As a preschool teacher for 25 years, Carol Kranowitz observed many young children with SPD. Today she teaches parents, educators, and other professionals how sensory issues play out and suggests activities for addressing them at home and school. Carol's books and DVDs, published by Perigee Books and Sensory World, include The Out-of-Sync Child and The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun; Sensory Issues in Learning & Behavior video; a children's book, The Goodenoughs Get in Sync; and Preschool SENsory Scan for Educators (Preschool SENSE), a screening tool for therapists working with teachers. With co-author Joye Newman, she has written a new book, Growing an In-Sync Child: Simple, Fun Activities to Help Every Child Develop, Learn and Grow. Carol is a Board Member of SPD Foundation and Editor-in-Chief of S.I. Focus, the magazine devoted to sensory processing issues. She received her B.A. from Barnard College and M.A. in Education & Human Development from The George Washington University.

Description:
Parents, teachers, and other caregivers can provide fun
sensory-motor experiences to address children's sensory needs and
help them participate and communicate with their peers -
in general education or special education classrooms, on the
playground, and at home.

To post a question and attend this webinar:

http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=DydYy&m=1dPOnr6u5aCwR5&b=2p6hK8nSqPakPGDFlOb7aw

Family Fun Event: Yoga

Bucks County Autism Support Coalition will be hosting another family fun night on January 29, 2011. The activity this times will be yoga! Come out and have a few laughs, learn relaxation techniques and spend quality time together. It will be held 1pm until 2:30pm at the Cornerstone Health and Fitness (740 Edison Furlong Road, Furlong PA, 18925, 215-794-3700. The cost is five dollars for two people and they ask that each individual with autism has a family member who will participate right alongside him or her!

Special Olympics Training

Training for Special Olympics has begun! This is one of the most exciting times of the year for Ivy Hill. Special Olympics training marks the approaching show season! We are excited to have our veteran athletes competing again this year as well as some completely new riders to our program. From January to April each athlete has the opportunity to learn as much as they can and then compete in the Special Olympics competitions. We hope that everyone trains hard and can't wait to see how far everyone progresses over the next four months. Best of luck to all of our Special Olympics Athletes for the rest of the training season and of course in future competitions!

(Crystal about to go into the ring at Special Olympics)

Silent Auction Gift Baskets

Ivy Hill is currently accepting donations for the Silent Auction! As mentioned before, the Silent Auction is one of the biggest fundraisers that Ivy Hill hosts throughout the year. Donations can include such things as theme baskets, gift cards, jewelry, art, etc. If you are interested in donating an item for the auction please email info@ivyhillequestrian.org or call the barn phone and leave a message on extension 5. As always we look forward to seeing you at the Silent Auction on March 12th!

(Examples of Baskets Donated Last Year)

Lessons on Monday!

Sarah Barnabas will stop teaching lessons at the end of January. Sarah has made an invaluable contribution to our program by helping us to further grow and develop our Hippotherapy program. Although we are extremely sad to see her leave we wish her the best of luck in her new job and send our sincere thanks for all she has done for Ivy Hill. Hopefully she will stop by and see everyone once and a while cause we would love to see her!



As we say goodbye to Sarah we welcome Vicki Naugler who will be taking over every other Monday. Megan has worked with Vicki at a previous Therapeutic Riding Center since she was nine years old. Vicki had to stop teaching due to the increasing pace of her children's lives, but now that they have grown up she is willing to once again begin teaching again. Last year Vicki expressed interest in once again picking up lessons but there was difficulty with getting a concrete schedule. When Megan called her recently to ask if she would like to teach again she was very excited. We look forward to getting to know Vicki as she begins to teach with our program!
Vicki will be teaching on February 7th and 28th, after that she will be teaching every other Monday. Student lesson times will remain the same.

Silent Auction Save the Date

The date for the Silent Auction has been set and the Save the Dates have been sent out! The Silent Auction is one of Ivy Hill's biggest fundraisers and is also one of our most fun events! The Silent Auction brings together students, families, staff, the board of directors, and other supporters of Ivy Hill to create a fun night for everyone. The Silent Auction will be held on March 12, 2011 at 6pm. It will be held at the Indian Valley Country Club and the cost is $75 a person. Kids rates and dinners are available, please contact Ivy Hill for more information. As always entertainment will be provided (more details to come later), and many exciting items will be up for auction! Please save the date of our biggest event and we look forward to seeing everyone there!

Holiday Party

Staff and Volunteers.

Ivy Hill's Holiday Party will be January 9th at 3pm.

At 892 Rising Sun Road, Telford, PA

Please RSVP we would like for everyone to attend.

The barn will be CLOSED for lessons after 2pm on this Sunday to allow for ALL staff and VOLUNTEERS to be able to attend. Bring your self, bring your husband, bring your boyfriend, bring your girlfriend, bring your soon to be...

Please let me know how many people will be coming. RSVP to mstrychowski@ivyhilleqeustrian.org

Thank you

Megan and Ivy Hill Board of Directors