 Go Group Night Out for SVCC middle school girls ... What a great group!  Wonder Wood Ranch was just approved for a small Opportunity Grant from the Community Foundation for Monterey County to start a new reading and writing program. Critters, Classics, & Creative Writing, here we come!  So glad to be part of the City of Salinas and Monterey County group at the CCVPN Violence Prevention Summit in San Jose. Working together for peace in our community!  And we're looking for donations to do the rest. Who can help? What a great improvement this is going to be for the kids who come to the Ranch - they'll be able to get horses in and out without the difficulty of the old, rusted gates and panels. Hooray!  Thank you Encounter Church for letting us join you for the neighborhood party in North Salinas!  Thanks to PAL for their partnership. What a great week!  Thank you, PAL and Officers Lopez & Sanchez for making it possible for these great kids from Santa Rita Elementary (going into Gavilan View) to be a part of horse camp this week.  Wonder Wood Ranch's Hope on Hooves program made the news at KION! The story ran Sunday night at 11pm on July 1, 2018.  Lessons are going well at Wonder Wood Ranch! Email bethanyschalesky@me.com to schedule lessons for anyone of any age!  What a great group! Our first 2018 horse camp is in the books! Looking forward to our July camps.  45 kids from North Salinas learning to paint, sketch, and draw all kinds of animals. What a great day! Thanks to partnership from Main Street Galleries, Salvation Army, and a grant from the Monterey Council for the Arts.  So excited and grateful to be approved for a Yellow Brick Road Grant this year to support our Hope on Hooves program for at risk kids in Salinas. We love partnering with YBR to reach those who need us the most. And if you're looking for somewhere else to volunteer, considering the YBR shops in Carmel.  Goldfish toss - just one of the many carnival-type games with prizes at our Summer Splash party. Thanks to Studio 3:16/Main Street Gallery, Encounter Church, and Salinas Valley Community Church for partnering with us for this great event for over 100 kids!  Our Hope on Hooves program was featured in The Salinas Californian! Thank you, Cristian Ponce for your wonder-full story! Click on the picture to access the story.  Last Friday we served over 80 homeless kids (and a few homeless parents) with 30-40 volunteers here at the Ranch. What a day! Thanks to all who came out and helped. You guys were amazing. And the kids and parent group leaders were wonder-FULL too! |
