ShutterBooth RI “Lends-A-Hand”
On Saturday, March 6, ShutterBooth RI donated their time and services for a great cause: The Lend-A-Hand Therapeutic Riding Foundation. We donated a ShutterBooth for 3 hours for their Annual Benefit Dinner at the Alpine Country Club. And what a turnout there was! Over 225 people came to support this great organization!
All proceeds from the night went to benefit the great work done by The Lend-A-Hand Therapeutic Riding Foundation of Rhode Island.
Check out their website: http://lendahandri.org/ for more information.
Here is a little more about the charity itself:
“Therapeutic riding (also known as Equine Assisted Activity or Adaptive Riding) is used to improve the balance, coordination, focus, independence, confidence, motor and social skills. Building a relationship with an animal is very rewarding in many aspects. For an individual with an emotional, social or psychological challenges, the trust and loyalty of an animal demonstrates to the student how important they are and then they may extend these attributes to personal relationships. Horses also help people feel in control of their situation because there is a direct correlation between action and reaction. Riding empowers the person and enables the rider to connect on a personal level without feeling the pressure of social situations. The unpredictable nature of animals also creates a real-life situation in which students may confront their fears and accept situations beyond their control.
It is our philosophy to provide our services in a safe, caring, natural farm environment, and to treat our students and our horses with the compassion and understanding needed to accomplish any given goal as a team. Our program provides teams that consist of physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, riding instructors, trained volunteers, clients, and horses.”
ShutterBooth Rhode Island would like to thank Larry Moses and ALL those involved over at Lend-A-Hand for letting us be part of their special day!
It was great to see so many friends and also make many new ones! The ShutterBooth was truly a hit, as evident by the nearly 300 photos we snapped that night!!
We can’t wait until next year!
Keep up the great work! See you in 2011!
