Category: Fundraisers
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Pasta with Purpose
On Sunday November 30, Harmony Market in South Egremont is holding a Spaghetti Dinner – takeout only – for Blue Rider. If you are in the market for a dinner that you don’t have to cook, after all of the turkey and leftovers, support us and grab and go! Thank you so much Tammy for this wonderful support! Call in to reserve your meal.
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Thanks for a Magical Benefit
June 14th was a day that was filled with many significant things – and our Blue Rider Benefit was one of them. Cloudy and cool weather threatened our plans again, but gave way to a magical afternoon and evening. The atmosphere was beyond what we could have hoped for. Being able to include the horses in the festivities was the way it should be – they are the true stars.The bugs didn’t dare come and change the mood. Seeing so many faces here all for the same cause – to help uplift our work – makes our hearts overflow with gratitude. Our clients are often our heroes and we are so grateful to be able to continue our mission through the support we get.
Special thanks to our underwriters: Bilmar Veterinary Services, DeadRiver Company, John Field TreeService Inc., and Guido’s Fresh Marketplace. Also many thanks to our donors: Taft Farms, Wards Nursery, Domaneys Liquors and FineWines, Extra Special Teas, Egremont Fire Department, Red Rock Volunteer Fire Company, and David James Catering.
Many people gave hours of volunteer time to make this happen. Our MC Tom Gage and our musicians, The Wanda Houston Band, rounded out our fabulous evening, along with a great line-dancing interlude. Every person that was there brought their own special energy to make this event magic. Thanks!!
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Blue Rider Stables Summer Benefit
Join Blue Rider Stables for an evening of food, fun and dancing on June 14th for the Summer Benefit! Meet the horses, donkeys, board and staff, and and see what makes Blue Rider so magical! Grounds open at 5pm.
What: A celebratory evening to raise awareness and funds for Blue Rider Stables
When: Saturday evening, June 14th, 5:00 to 8:30
Where: Blue Rider Stables, 15 Farm Lane, South Egremont, MA
$100 per ticket
Schedule
5:00 Grounds open. Meet the herd and talk with the staff while they prepare for the evening’s festivities
5:45 First demonstration – therapy group lesson
6:00 Hors d’oeuvres served by David James Catering
Further demonstrations and brief talks about the purpose of Blue Rider6:45 “Horse Race” – which horse (purpose) will raise the most money the fastest?
Join us afterwards for desserts by Harmony Market and dancing to The Wanda Houston Band, while the horses graze around us.
Wand Houston Blue Rider is thrilled to welcome The Wanda Houston Band!
Thanks to these area businesses for their underwriting support:
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Valentine’s Day Raffle
Buy a ticket (or many) and enter our Valentines Day Raffle to win one of five awesome prizes. Specify which prizes you may want to win. Our horses will love the support for Valentines Day as well!
Drawing will be on February 13th at noon.
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Annual Appeal
This year for our Annual Appeal fundraiser, we have a $20,000 challenge before the end of the year! Please read our Annual Appeal Letter below.
Thank you!
Thanks to all of your support, we achieved our goal of matching $20,000 – which made for a fantastic start to this New Year!
It’s not too late if you haven’t managed to donate yet – we have a sponsor who will match all of the donations that continue to come in until January 31. Our hearts are full! The herd is so grateful, and looks forward to your continued support through the winter and beyond.
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Giving Tuesday 2024
UPDATE 12/4: WE DID IT!
Thanks to all of you – everyone in our community – we met, and then exceeded, our Giving Tuesday goal! We had wanted to raise $7,500 (the cost of horse care for the herd for one month). Instead, we raised $8,400 and with a matching grant of $7,500 (thanks to our amazing board members, who matched our donations dollar-for-dollar) our grand total is (drumroll please
) $15,900.We are so in awe of the support we receive from you, our friends near and far. It means the world to us and our horses
Join the global Giving Tuesday movement and make this season one of radical generosity to support our amazing, loving equines with their daily needs.
In the spirit of GivingTuesday, we are asking for your donations so that we can continue our mission to put people and horses together in a holistic, educational environment where, through their mutual therapeutic experiences, they can broaden the scope of their lives.
Join the global Giving Tuesday movement and make this holiday season one of radical generosity to support our amazing, loving equines with their daily needs.
Our cost to feed and provide medical, dental, and hoof care for our hard working horses and donkeys can be as much as $90,000 per year! They are worth every penny of that, but as we all know, money doesn’t grow on trees – or in our pastures – so on behalf of our equines we are asking our community to toss something in the feed bucket for Bella, Fritz, Zora, Mystery, Tonka, Mia, Marcy, Hekla, Rico, Sprite, Billy Boy, Taquito, Arlo, Svadi, and Garuda.
Our goal is to raise $7,500 (enough for one month of equine feed and care) by Giving Tuesday on December 3rd. Please pitch in any amount you can.
If you are unable to give monetarily, please help out by spreading the word and encouraging your friends, family, and community members to give whatever they can. Every bit helps to support the important and joyful work we do here at Blue Rider Stables.
To learn more about the history and mission of the global Giving Tuesday movement, click here.
