GallopNYC Ride With Pride

GallopNYC
Ride With Pride
June 21, 2015
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About GallopNYC
GallopNYC brings the proven benefits of therapeutic horseback riding to
children and adults with disabilities in NYC. Therapeutic horseback riding
provides measurable benefits for people with developmental, emotional,
social, and physical challenges. Through weekly riding sessions with PATH
Intl. Certified instructors, GallopNYC helps riders walk, talk, connect, focus,
behave and learn, allowing them to embrace new possibilities as they learn
new skills. GallopNYC serves 325 riders every week at five NYC locations.
How YOU Can Help
DONATE
provide subsidies that allow more riders to participate.
To help our riders you can DONATE to GallopNYC by sending us a check
to 540 President St., 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11215 or on our website at
GallopNYC.org/how-to-help/donate
VOLUNTEER!
We rely on volunteers - join us at
volunteer.gallopnyc.org
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EVENT SCHEDULE
Emcee: Peter Rose and Judson Jones
10:00 am—12:30 pm
Riding demonstration
Games and crafts
Tee shirt and riding gear tag sale
12:30 pm—2:00 pm
Lunch Break, VIP speeches and
Volunteer Champion awards
2:00 pm—4:00 pm
Riding demonstration
Games and crafts
Tee shirt and riding gear tag sale
The highlight of the day will be Champion RIbbons
awarded to our riders by our Honorary Judges:
Assemblymember James Brennan
Nancy Heiser, Vice President-Wealth Management UBS
First Deputy Commissioner Liam Kavanagh, NYC Parks
Councilmember Eugene Mathieu
George Millbury, TD Bank
Michael Siano, Politi and Siano
Special Thanks
Riding clothes courtesy of The Riders’ Closet
and Ms. Georgina Bloomberg
http://theriderscloset.org/mission.html
Special thanks to Audrey Abbott, Peter Byrne,
Angela Meyer-Sooknarine, Anne Townsend,
and James Wilson for above-the-call help with this event.
Thanks to Camille Cruz for graphic design of our Program.
GallopNYC is grateful for the opportunity to use
the following facilities for our program:
Bronx Equestrian Center
Jamaica Bay Riding Academy
Thank you to Jamaica Bay Riding Academy for
bringing their horses to the show.
Lynne’s Riding School
Prospect Park’s Bowling Green
Riverdale Riding Stables
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A Message from GallopNYC’s
Executive Director
At Ride with Pride we show off just how able
our riders are, in a very public and happy way.
By the end of 2014, GallopNYC had given
a horse experience to over 1500 riders. We
helped each of them walk, talk, connect, focus,
behave and learn, inspiring each one to live life
as fully, productively and independently
as possible.
Thank you to all our loyal volunteers for making
this day happen. Quite simply, GallopNYC
would not exist without our volunteers. I am
especially grateful to our Goldman Sachs
volunteers, with us for a seventh year.
Thank you also to Central Park and
the Conservancy for accommodating our show.
And many thanks as well to our staff, especially
Photo by Brett Whysel
Peter Byrne, our Program Manager, James Wilson,
our Director of Operations, Angela Meyer – Sooknarine, our Volunteer Coordinator,
and Anne Townsend, Development Consultant – our talented staff makes the show
a success. Our Board Member Audrey Abbott works tirelessly to make the show
flow smoothly. I also am grateful to our instructors, who make the miracles happen.
Most of our riders are unable to pay our fees and we subsidize the costs of their
lessons with donations and grants from our supporters. This year we have met
our goal of a Championship Blue Ribbon for every rider, thanks to our
generous supporters.
We have made it a tradition to host this event on Father’s Day. I congratulate our
parents, the unheralded champions of the day, as they strive to make every
opportunity available to their cherished children.
As we end our TENTH year and our Eighth Horse Show, I am prouder than ever
of our riders and our team. As we enter our second decade we are making
big plans to reach as many New Yorkers with disabilities and special needs
as we possibly can. Join us for this exciting ride to the future for GallopNYC
and our riders!
– Alicia Kershaw, Executive Director
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GallopNYC’s Rider List
Aaron A.
Aaron T.
Aayan
Abaigeal
Abby
Abraham
Adam
Addam
Adelaide
Adrian R.
Adrian R.
Aidan
Alaudeen
Alesha
Alexandra M.
Alexandra R.
Alexis
Alyssa
Amanda
Anderson
Andrea
Andrew
Angelo
Anna
Anthony B.
Anthony F.
Anthony H.
Anthony S.
Ardit
Ariella
Ashley
Asna
Atiba
Ava
Axel
Ayaan
Bijay
Branden
Brandon C.
Brandon C.
Brandon S.
Brayden
Brian E.
Brian F.
Brianna
Calvin
Carmine
Carol
Carter
Cervantis
Chad
Chaim B.
Chaim W.
CJ
Charlotte
Christian J.
Christian L.
Christian S.
Christian V.
Christopher B.
Christopher C.
Christopher O.
Chuanyi
Clementine
Collin
Crystal
Daniel F.
Daniel P.
Daniel V.
Daniel W.
Darrin
Darryl
David J.
David H.
David P.
Dawson
Demetrius
Denis
Deny
Dimitrios
Don
Eben
Eddy
Eliah
Elijah
Elise
Elizabeth
Eliza
Ella
Emily
Eric
Errol
Esther
Ethan R.
Ethan R.
Ethan R.
Fabiano
Farhan B.
Farhan H.
Finnegan
Fiona
Frankie
Frayda
Gabriela V.
Gabriela W.
Gabriel M.
Gabriel M.
Gabriel S.
Gabriel T.
George B.
George K.
George M.
Giancarlo
Gitelee
Grace
Grayson
Gregory
Greta
Hadassah
Hammeh
Hamza R.
Hamza R.
Hank
Honesty
Hugo B.
Hugo S.
Hussain
Ian
Ibrahim
Imari B.
Imari J.
Ioannis
Isaac L.
Isaac R.
Isabella D.
Isabella M.
Isaiah
Ivo
Izaiyah
Jack B.
Jack F.
Jack M.
Jack M.
Jackson
Jacky
Adam J.
Jacob v.
Jaden
Jahnaya
Jakob
Otto
James C.
James G.
Jariel
Jasmine C.
Jasmine G.
Jason C.
Jason E.
Jayden B.
Jayden G.
Jayden M.
Jayden W.
Jeanne
Jeremiah
Jesse
Jesus
John C.
John K.
Jonathan
Jordan
Jorlyn
Joseph F.
Joseph V.
Joseph W.
Joshua F.
Joshua G.
Josiah G.
Josiah N.
Julia
Julian
Julianna
Julio
Juno
Kader
Kahlil
Kai
Karma
Kathryn
Kendra
Kenneth W.
Kenneth Z.
Kevin K.
Kevin L.
Kimecia
Konrad
Korey
Krystle
Kylie
Kyonna
Lalla
Lamar
Laura
Lawrence N.
Lawrence P.
Leah B.
Leah K.
Lebron
Leilani
Leo
Levi
Liam
Lily
Lina
Li-Yen
Louis
Lucas
Luis
Mabel
Malik
Manny
Marc
Maggie
Marley
Marquese
Martin
Mary
Masidonio
Massimo
Mathieu
Matthew A.
Matthew C.
Matthew G.
Matthew S.
Matthew V.
Max
Maxwell
Maya
Melanie
Mel
Mendel
Michael B.
Michael I.
Michael L.
Michael N.
Michael T.
Michael T.
Mikayla
Miles
Miriam
Mordche
Mordechai
Moshe B.
Moshe B.
Naftali
Nathaniel
Nat
Neil
Nicholas D.
Nicholas L.
Nicholas V.
Nichy
Nickos
Nicolas
Noah
Noel
Ocean
Ogechi
Oisin
Oliver
Olivia B.
Olivia G.
Oscar J.
Oscar R.
Ossie
Owen
Pablo
Paget
Pearl
Peter H.
Peter V.
Philip B.
Philip C.
Philip D.
Quentin A.
Quentin C.
Raffael
Raysean
Rebecca
Ricky
Rico
Robert
Roni
Rukiya
Ryan D.
Ryan K.
Ryan S.
Saboor
Sabrina
Samantha C.
Samantha S.
Samantha W.
Sam
Samuel E.
Samuel H.
Samuel M.
Samuel O.
Sara
Sarah
Sardar
Satchel
Sebastian D.
Sebastian R.
Sesha
Shia
Shmuel
Simon
Sophia
Summer
Susan
Syed
Talli
Thomas
Tiffany
Tomasz
Tyler
Tyrece
Victoria
Vincent C.
Vincent L.
William
Winston
Xin
Yael
Yariel
Yehavit
Yosef
Ysolde
Zachary F.
Zachary K.
Zev
Zuzu
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Our FABULOUS Volunteers
Our Champion Volunteers as of May 1, 2015
1759 hours!!!
Deborah Abel
Over 500 hours
Audrey Abbott
Lillian Jimenez
Over 400 hours
Chris Foster
Sean Mansfield
Over 100 hours
Over 300 hours
Noriko Arima
Leila Jacobson
Mehran Ali
Courtney
Clifford
Lydia McGee
Megan Day
Carole Coleman
Emily McGovern
Claudia Gerson
Alisa Dahan
Meghan Morrissey
Justin Larson
Stephie-Anne Duliepre Barbara Solomon
Gwen Moore
Dana Fairbairn
Eden Takhalov
Amy Yang
Bruce Friedman
Aki Tamura
Over 200 hours
Eren Gibson
Helen Thomas
Agnes Cece
Kathy Henderson
Mary Valvano
June Dwyer
Ezra Horowitz
Abigail Welhouse
Sarah Hickey
Fancy Hung
David Halloran
Robin Kutscher
James Parker
Caroline Rippe
Anna Rosen
Merryl Scott
Ann Seligman
Sasha Wilson
Thank You!
Most of our staff and some of our board members began
their association with GallopNYC as volunteers
and continue to volunteer.
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A Message from GallopNYC’s Chair
Welcome all to GallopNYC's Eighth annual Ride with Pride Horse Show. And it's
GallopNYC's tenth successful year of serving our community through therapeutic
horsemanship. The beaming faces of our riders and their families show just how
proud they are, and how proud we are of them.
Our journey from the three riders one day a week in early 2007 to working with 300
riders seven days a week at five locations has been rewarding for all of us. We are
especially proud to have Prospect Park’s Bowling Green as a riding area where
we have great plans for the long term.
I'm especially proud of our work with Veterans of Armed Conflict, recently profiled
on Fox and Friends. Horses and the military have a long history and great affinity which show in veterans' responses to our work.
GallopNYC’s many achievements are made possible by the generous support,
hard work and passion of hundreds of people:
Our donors and supporters;
Our devoted instructors and volunteers, all of whom literally and figuratively
keep our riders on the horses;
The caring and untiring parents and teachers of our riders;
Our talented, committed board members, who give so much of their time and
creativity to our important mission.
Let’s not forget the kind, patient equines who forge a special bond with each
and every one of our riders, especially the adorable Mocha, Grace, Pride and
Cinnamon, our wonderful equine “staff”.
And finally, I want to thank all of our riders for all of their hard work and spirit.
You are truly the ones who make GallopNYC the wonderful organization that
we all have come to love.
I hope all of you enjoy the show!!
–Suzanne Marquard, GallopNYC Board Chairwoman
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Many Thanks to Our Ribbon Sponsors
As of June 4, 2015
$10,000 (Golden Medal Award/Sponsor)
$100+ (Yellow Ribbon)
Craig W. Virden Foundation, Inc.
Rosie Bonamusa
Mary Brennan
$5,000 (Silver Medal Award/Sponsor)
Paula Evans
Scott Fintz
John F. O'Donnell
Manhattan Saddlery
TD Bank Community Sponsorship
$2,500+ (Bronze Named Award/Sponsor)
Goldman Sachs Community Teamworks
Louis and Virginia Clemente Foundation
The Riggio Foundation
$1,000+ (Champion Ribbon)
Geoffrey C. Abbott
Nancy Hodin
Daniel and Flaminia Lubin
Ridgewood Savings Bank
Kara McManus and Shamit Grover
WABC Channel 7
Jeff Frese, Frese Motorcars
Suzanne Friedman
Gary Herman, Adrienne Gordon
Roberta Hunter
Johanna Hurtado
Jon & Sydnee Jorgl
Lynne Malone
Juliette Moir and Martin Cox
Neal Howard Rosenberg,
Attorney At Law
Carne and Karmen Ross
Merryl Scott
Doug and Christina Short
$500 (Reserve Champion Ribbon)
Lori and Robert Sostowski
Robert and Elaine Stone
Jennifer Apicella and Scott Van Eerde
Huga and Wendy Barreca
Allan & Arlene Suchman
Dino Veronese
Earl and Paula Black
Blackburn Architects
Larry and Judy Vitelli
Eric Hinds
Faith Rosenfeld
Cynthia King Vance & Lee Vance
$250+ (Red RIbbon)
Donald and Elizabeth Altman
The Billson Family
Farouk El Baz
Catherine El Baz
The Herman Family
Frances Frawley
Kassell Family Foundation of
the Jewish Communal Fund
Carol Gault Lane
Hendrik Laverge
Gail Paster
Sandra, Richard & Caroline Rippe
Donald Schupak
Jean Smith
Donald and Margo Stever
Leah enjoying a well earned ribbon
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Many Thanks to Our Ribbon Sponsors
As of June 4, 2015
Blue RIbbon Donors
Lizzie Abel
Dominique Ahumada
Maggie Kulik
Tzira Lamm
Grace and Raymond Arking
Ms. Geri Armine-Klein and
Ms. Cynthia Armine
Grace Mark
Lou Mastandrea
Lydia McGee
Nicholin McMillan and Samuel
Liz Auran
Lilly Bellina
Terry Benes
Carla Bleil
LeslieAnn Boatswain
Lynn Burkes, M.D.
Flavio Camino, Samuel Camino,
and Maria Ortiz
Courtney Clifford
Carole and Steven Coleman
Juanita Crowley
Friends of Samuel McMillan
Jan Michelson
Micala Nuss
Alexis Papageorge and Michael Cloherty
Sanjeev and Daya Puri
Charles Roland
Sally and Michael Seymour
Joel Shapiro and Susan Jo Shapiro
Marie DiBella-Solomonik
Mary Dono
Liz Douglas
Ellen Dry and Family
Grace Duruaku
John and Jean Entwistle
John Franzreb
Bruce Friedman
Dianne Garcia Pediatric Physical Therapy
Claudia Gerson
Suzan Harrison
Agnes Heaney
Kenneth Jablon
Mike and Jean Jordan
William Kelly
The Kregler Family
Lisa Shapiro
Sharon Spiegel
Marielle Sweeney
Jason and Jocelyn Turken
Florentin Torres
Marie Varvaro
Joan Weakley
Lisa and Mark Wheeler
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Schools and Organizations Riding
with GallopNYC
PS4K@PS81
Brooklyn Autism Center
The Spectrum School
Brooklyn Kindergarten Society
PS94M@PS281
PS231@PS215
PS94M@PS51
PS255@PS154
Millennium High School – Manhattan
IS25R
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society
PS255@PS151
NYC – Southern New York Chapter
PS396@PS289
PS77K@PS178
Veteran’s Groups:
The Doe Fund – Peter Jay Sharp Center for Opportunity, Brooklyn, NY
Volunteers of America – the Bronx, New York
Strength
Stability
& Service
Since 1921
Personal & Business Banking
Checking & Savings Accounts
Residential & Commercial
Mortgage Lending
www.ridgewoodbank.com
Member FDIC
EQUAL HOUSING
LENDER
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Cornell students celebrate the Round Pen install!
Cinnamon in Fly mask
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Mitchell J. Silver, Commissioner,
NYC Parks
Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of NY State
Brad Lander,
Deputy Leader for Policy, NY City Council
Gale A. Brewer, Manhattan Borough President
James F. Brennan, NY State Assembly
Melissa Mark-Viverito, Speaker,
NY City Council
Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President
Bill de Blasio, NYC Mayor
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2015 Funders
Foundations
Ambrose Monell
American Express Foundation
Blackstone Charitable Foundation
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Bloomberg Sisters Foundation
Brooklyn Community Foundation
Coach Foundation
Epoch
Equus Foundation
Heckscher Foundation for Children
Laura J. Niles Foundation, Inc.
Louis and Virginia Clemente Foundation
The Joseph Leroy and Ann C. Warner Fund
The Laura B. Vogler Foundation
The Moody's Foundation
The Taft Foundation
TD Charitable Foundation
Family Foundation/Donor Advised Funds
Barbara and Donald Tober Foundation
Benevity Community Impact Fund
Common Cents
Craig W. Virden Foundation, Inc.
Elizabeth and Scott Schefrin Foundation
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Goldman Sachs Gives
Kovner Philanthropy
Leventhal Family Charitable Foundation
Malkenson Foundation, Inc.
Marks Family Foundation
The Grodzins Fund
Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg
1992 Charitable Trust
Meringoff Family Foundation
New York Community Trust Rippe Family Fund
P. Vincent Levoi Family Foundation
Parum Fund of the Community Foundation
of New Jersey
Robert N. & Nancy A. Downey Foundation
Schwab Charitable Gift Fund
T. and T. Childs Living Trust
Corporate
Bostany Law Firm
Centurion Physical Therapy
Coach Matching Gift
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Electro-Miniatures, Corp.
Hearst
Houlihan Lokey
Jamaica Bay Riding Academy
JP Morgan Chase
Richter Consulting
RMS Investment Group
The Bernheim Foundation, Inc.
WABC-TV
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB
Yoswein New York, Inc.
Youth, I.N.C.
Matching Funds
BMO Harris Bank
The Capital Group Companies
Charitable Foundation
The D.E. Shaw Group
The Moody's Foundation
Open Society Foundation
The Prudential Foundation
Royal Bank Of Canada
UBS
In-kind and Other Donations
Apsona
Brooklyn Creative League
Chronicle of the Horse
City University of New York System (CUNY)
Diane Paterson
Elizabeth Schiff
Equestrian Sports Productions LLC
Faith Rosenfeld
Frances Green
Jessica Rosen
Kathleen Evers
Kathy Nissenbaum
Liz Douglas
Marcy Brennan
Martha Spector
Monty and Pat Roberts International
Robert Brennan
Ruth Moore
Soledad Mills
Vertical Response
Youth, I.N.C.
Your financial support goes entirely to
providing no cost or reduced price lessons to
the more than two-thirds of our riders who
have low incomes, with a value of $70,500
in the first half of 2014 alone. Because of the
needs of the community we serve, we have
set our fees below costs. GallopNYC
depends on donations to cover the gap.
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GallopNYC Leadership Development
Program for Corporate Teams
The capable handling of horses requires responsibility,
leadership, and trust. In partnership with
Lisa Mashburn of Areion LLC Consulting,
GallopNYC’s Leadership Development Program
will help develop your teams' leadership skills
through work with horses.
For more information please contact
[email protected]
Jamaica Bay Riding Academy is a family-owned
equestrian facility since 1972. We offer some of the
best horseback riding on the east coast. We are located in the Gateway National Wildlife Preserve, this park
encompasses over 400 acres of manicured wooded
trails and three miles of beach front riding specifically
designated for horse enthusiasts.
7000 Shore Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(718)531-8949 / www.horsebackride.com
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Alicia Kershaw, Executive Director
James Wilson, Director of Operations
Peter Byrne, Program Manager
Angela Meyer-Sooknarine, Volunteer Coordinator
Emma Missouri, Office Manager
Liz Douglas, Development Assistant
Leanna Pizer, Office Assistant
Hannah Speregen, Volunteer Support Assistant (AmeriCorps)
Lana Foord, Veteran Program Assistant (AmeriCorps)
Anne Townsend, Development Consultant
Frank Haberle, Grant Writing Consultant
Jill Levey, Grant Writing Consultant
PATH INTL Certified Instructors
Stephanie Blair
Sarah Jane Casey
Alisa Dahan
Patti Dreyer
Suzy Marquard
Katie Murrell
Marie Varvaro
Dianne Garcia,
Independent Physical Therapist
Specializing in Hippotherapy
Susannah Gersten, Independent LCSW
Board of Directors
Advisory Council
Suzanne Marquard, Board Chair
Georgina Bloomberg
Terry Lawler
Richard Billson
Jessica Rosen
Audrey Abbott
Anne Marie Chance
Derek Manwaring
Soledad Mills
Sheila Patel
Alexis Papageorge
Sol Reischer
Hendrik Laverge
Vince Smith
Kim Walker
Alicia Kershaw, Executive Director,
non–voting Board member
Michael John Carley
John E. Franzreb III
Frances Green
Herbert H. Sambol
Judy Place Sloan
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Eben,
You are our blue ribbon superhero.
We are all so proud of you!
Best wishes for your
first horse show. Ride on!
Carter Herman - rider extraordinaire!
Congrats to
all of the GallopNYC riders!
We are so proud of you!
Sincerely, Jon & Sydnee Jorgl
Ride free with Joy
for Oge and Zuzu
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We are so proud of you, Lily!
Love, Mom, Dad, Jack, and Sophie
Congratulations Lou!
George, we are very proud of you
and your riding skills!
Love, Dad, Mum and Henry
Love to Juno and Oisin
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Love to Kevin from
the Kregler Family
Ivo and Clementine Ross
love riding with GallopNYC.
We are so grateful for
your extraordinary work.
To Sabrina! A super Rider!
Congratulations Lucas Perez
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Making every moment count
and having the best job
in the world
Dianne Garcia
Pediatric Physical Therapy
Love to Eleni Manwaring
To the most enthusiastic rider
in Prospect Park:
Naftali, keep being awesome.
We love you!
Love, Mommy, Brother, and Rivky
Congratulations Samuel McMillan
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Love and Congratulations
to Anthony
For Samantha Williams
from Robert and Elaine Stone
Our dearest Neil: We are so proud of your
riding accomplishments. It gives us
so much joy to see you happy and
having fun with the dedicated
instructor & volunteers.
Much love, Mamma & Daddy
A Blue Ribbon in honor of Alicia!
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Maybe bath time is not Mocha’s favorite time
Congratulations to
our confident riders!
Much love from
Mocha,Cinnamon,
Grace, and Pride.
Changing the Lives of People
with Disabilities in NYC
To schedule a lesson, volunteer,
or to make a donation, please contact us at:
646.281.4268
[email protected]
www.GallopNYC.org