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Wish List
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our wish list of items that we welcome at Miracles.
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2010 News
NEW Summer Newsletter Now Online
Read the Summer 2010
newsletter now! (PDF file)
Special thanks to the Jefferson High School special education
classroom of Linda Patterson. This crew is fast, accurate and incredibly
supportive of our newsletter mail preparation needs! We are grateful
for their help, as it saves us $ and time. Many thanks for your help,
Linda and crew!
Festival for Miracles, A New Event in Amana
Miracles in Motion Therapeutic Equestrian Center welcomes all to the
Festival for Miracles on Saturday, September 18, 2010, in Amana. The
day-long festival features many fun ways to support therapeutic equestrian
activities for persons with disabilities at Miracles in Motion! Join
us for a 5K, food vendors, tethered balloon rides, horse rides for children,
a car raffle, car show and musical entertainment, with proceeds to MIM.
Big screen TVs and a Bag Toss Competition will foster a college football
atmosphere.
Please see www.miraclesinmotion.net/events.htm
for details!
Staff News
We are very happy to announce that sidewalker Lisa
Bolsinger is the new Volunteer Coordinator, and MIM instructor Annie
Trumpold is the new Barn & Property Manager. Thanks to both of you
for taking up the reins!
MIM instructors and staff Julia Hansen and Stef Viktora have left Miracles
to return to school. Julia will attend St. Ambrose to study Occupational
Therapy and Stef headed to Colorado to finish her Equine Science degree.
Carina Johnson has been our program assistant/work study employee for
two years. She kept the office running smoothly and volunteered in many,
many classes. Carina graduated with an MFA in film studies and returned
to Washington, DC to pursue a career. Thanks and good luck to all of
you—we will miss you!
Derby Day Party Thanks
Thanks to sidewalker and supporter Sheri Seggerman for hosting a
Kentucky Derby Party to benefit Miracles in Motion. Sheri and co-author,
Mary Tiegreen, held a book signing for their newly released tome, The
Kentucky Derby—101 Reasons to Love America’s Favorite Horse Race.
The May event held at Prairie Lights Bookstore raised several hundred
dollars and included a hat contest, prize drawings and derby pie donated
by Deluxe Cakes and Pastries.
Volunteer Recruitment Poster
Please print this poster and
get permission to post it wherever you can. It can be a big help. Thanks
in advance for helping connect us to awesome volunteers!
Shop at iGive.com
With iGive.com, your online shopping can support Miracles in Motion.
Sign up as an iGive shopper and choose MIM as your favorite cause. The
site accesses over 700+ stores (like Amazon, Best Buy, iTunes, etc.)
that will donate a portion of your purchase to MIM! Check it out and
sign up today at www.iGive.com!
Get Trained as a Volunteer
Check out the dates on the calendar and the new online volunteer training
resources. Go to Get Involved
for the forms and new videos that prepare you to volunteer at MIM. Here
is the process:
Volunteer Training Instructions for All Volunteers:
- Watch all training
videos now (password required)
- Read Volunteer
Manual
- Complete self-tests in back of manual
- Complete and submit Volunteer
Forms: Questionnaire, Release & Consent, Confidentiality and
Fundraising Forms
- Contact the volunteer coordinator to schedule a tour
and hands-on sidewalker training
For volunteers wishing to work directly with the horses (in addition
to all steps above):
- Read Horse Committee
Manual
- Complete self tests in back of HC manual
- Complete HC Form (following hands-on training)
- Contact volunteer coordinator to schedule HC hands-on
training
Give Miracles Merchandise
Make holiday shopping easy with Miracles in Motion gifts:
• T-shirts • Sweatshirts • Ball Caps • Decals
• Mane Event Posters
Reserve sizes for your family and friends today — call 319-857-4141
or email miracles@netins.net
for details!
Shop at iGive.com
With iGive.com, your online shopping can support Miracles in Motion.
Sign up as an iGive shopper and choose MIM as your favorite cause. The
site accesses over 700+ stores (like Amazon, Best Buy, iTunes, etc.) that
will donate a portion of your purchase to MIM! Check it out and sign up
today at www.iGive.com!
MIM Gift of Wine
Collectively Iowa, a wine and gift shop in Amana, has generously offered
to donate $2 per bottle on Miracles in Motion labeled white and red wines.
According to shop owner Royce Bennett, these special blends are made from
Iowa-grown grapes. Look for our custom label to earn $2 per bottle for
our programs and operations! Visit Collectively Iowa next to the meat
shop or contact them through http://www.collectivelyiowa.com/.
Archives
Did you miss a newsletter? Want to see the annual reports? View the
PDF files* online!
Newsletters
Spring
2010 news
Fall 2009, a
special appeal letter and the year
in photos; Summer 2009, Spring
2009
Fall 2008, Fall
2008 photo highlights, Read a special
message, Fall 2008
Summer
2008, Spring 2008
Fall 2007 — Horse show 07 highlights
are viewable here.
Summer 2007
Fall 2006, Summer 2006,
Spring 2006
Fall 2005,
Summer 2005, Spring 2005
Fall 2004, Summer
2004, & Spring 2004
Fall 2003,
Summer 2003, & Spring 2003
Fall 2002,
Summer 2002, & Spring 2002
Click here for Fall 2001.
*Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view these files. Please go to
www.adobe.com to download the free
Reader program.
Annual Reports
2007 Annual Report
Revisit the highlights of Miracles in Motion's activities in the 2007
annual report. (Save the PDF file to your hard drive and open it
in Acrobat Reader from there).
2006 Annual Report
2005 Annual
Report
2004 Annual Report
2003 Annual Report: Download these three PDF files*!
Part 1, Part
2, Part 3
Special Stories
March 09 - Thank You from Tracee
 The
first time I came to Miracles 16 years ago, I wasn’t sure that
I wanted to be there. My physical therapist at school recommended it
and brought the information. I was really tired of everyone telling
me what I had to do and giving me more exercises to do. Four years before
that I had a malignant brain tumor and went through chemo and radiation
treatments and a long list of therapies to restore what I had lost.
So, in 1993 I found myself at Miracles and on a horse.
Riding a horse is work. It takes a lot of muscles to sit upright and
balance while riding. My thighs also get a workout when I squeeze so
the horse goes faster. Then we do exercises while sitting on the horse.
Riding a horse is fun. It’s great sitting up there and feeling
the motion of the horse’s body. The horses are so gentle and follow
my directions. My favorite horse is Chance because we’re good
for each other, and I’ve been riding him the longest. We’re
comfortable with each other.
Besides the horses, the other thing that makes Miracles so special is
all of the volunteers. The horse people do a great job taking care of
the horses and having them ready. The teacher chooses fun activities
for us to do and also gives the riders choices. I enjoy talking to my
horse leader and sidewalkers. They really care about me and are interested
in what I have to say. We talk about all the things that are on my mind
and they let me brag about my favorite baseball team, the St. Louis
Cardinals.
I like riding at Miracles. I’ve made many friends and look forward
to seeing them each time I go back. I know it has helped me physically,
and it just makes me happy! I want to say a big “Thank you!”
to everyone at Miracles and to let you know how special you all are!
When I’m not riding at Miracles, I work two mornings each week
at the Keystone Bank in Marengo. I like to read mystery books, do word-search
puzzles, play solitaire on the computer, watch TV, and help my mom with
things for school.
Thanks, Tracee, for this outpouring of affection for Miracles in
Motion and our volunteers!
Art Schmidt -- One Who Cares
Miracles in Motion nominated Art Schmidt for the 2003 KCRG’s
“9 Who Care Jefferson Awards.” Click
here to read the complete nomination.
Shamrock Gets a Visitor from His Past
In June 2007, Shamrock had a blast from his past! One of his former owners,
Tyfany Boettcher-Burke, visited him when she was back in the state from
Texas.
Tyfany started riding Shamrock at lessons in Arizona. Her family transferred
to Iowa, where they looked at other ponies, but as Tyfany puts it, “No
horse I looked at was as great as Shamrock was!”
 Tyf
and Shamrock showed around the area for about 10 years. “He would jump
anything you pointed him at!” she reports. She and her sister spent time
trail riding and got Shamrock to swim, too. (Check out the great photo
of this pair from years ago!)
Tyfany kept touch with the person she sold him to, Lois Kelly, for a time.
About six months ago, Tyfany had a dream about her pony friend that inspired
her to use the internet to find Lois, who happily reported that he was
at Miracles in Motion.
“Getting to see him was by far the highlight
of our trip. It was much better than even going to my high school reunion!”
Tyfany says. “It was wonderful to see him. He looks just the same! It’s
been almost 20 years since we had him shipped to Iowa.”
Tyfany is getting a Ph.D. in psychology and her husband’s in law school,
but someday, she hopes to own horses again. Until then, Tyfany has been
inspired to find local therapeutic equestrian programs in her local Austin
area where she and her 14 year old sister plan to volunteer.
Tyfany, thanks for your visit and sharing such a great history of one
of our boys.
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