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Please Welcome Our New Executive Director,
Ryan Jackson MD!
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Ryan Jackson, MD is a trained medical physician and Casper native with vast global experience managing his own international medical consulting business. He has multiple Master's degrees focused on Business and Health Education (MHE, MS, MPH, Mini-MBA). Prior to starting his consultancy, he was the Dean and Managing Director of a medical school for over 8 years. He has worked in varying capacities as a leader with Wyoming Business Coalition on Health, Brain Injury Alliance of Wyoming, Rotary International and Mensa. His background, experience and heart for both people and animals make him a fantastic addition to our team that will help Reach 4A Star Reach expand services to the community.
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If you've read our past announcements, you know that Karol Santistevan is transitioning from her role as Reach 4A Star's Executive Director to focus full-time on her Occupational Therapy practice, Ropes and Roses Therapy Services, She will work closely with Dr. Jackson over the next several months to ensure his success while expanding her work with clients as a therapist at Reach 4A Star. "I'm looking forward to the opportunity to work with him these next months.", said Karol. "I love how enthusiastic he is about coming in to the role. He brings strengths I don't have that will help take Reach 4A Star to the next level."
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2022 Wyoming NASW Agency of the Year! |
Reach 4A Star Riding Academy was selected as the 2022 Agency of the Year by the Wyoming Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) March 1, 2022. "I was thrilled that Reach 4 A Star was selected as the NASW Wyoming Agency of the Year - - very well deserved!", said Greta Maxfield, NASW Representative and Assistant Lecturer/Program Coordinator of the Division of Social Work of the University of Wyoming at Casper.
Read the full article from Oil City News here.
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4/13/2022 WyoGenerocity at the Gaslight Social 5pm to 8pm. Fun Party and Live Auction Wednesday night April 13th!!! Please come support Reach 4A Star and bring your family & friends!
We are putting together auction items and baskets of goodies with treasures, gift certificates, etc. for this fundraising auction.
If you would like to volunteer to help us put together baskets or you know a business that would like to donate gift certificates/auction items/etc., please let us know! Thank you!
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5/21 Trail Mix Run Wyoming
Registration is open! Click Here to r egister now & join us on 05/21/2022
The Trail Mix Run is a 3 or 10 mile mixed surface run with challenging hills, spring creeks, and usually MUD! This race benefits the Reach 4A Star Riding Academy, which serves residents of all ages and abilities through equine assisted activities. There is also a 3 mile wheelchair and stroller accessible route!
*NEW* Virtual option! If you want to support the Riding Academy from afar, this is the perfect option for you! The shirt order is due by April 22nd - registration must be received by then to guarantee a shirt*
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June 3 Reach 4A Star Golf Tournament
Location: Paradise Valley Community Club, 70 Magnolia, Casper, WY 82604
Registration begins at 2:30 am - 3:00 pm Shotgun Start
Entry Fee is $500 per Team of 4 or $150 per Individual
Includes: Green Fees, Cart, Range Balls, Prizes, Dinner
*Gold Level Team Sponsorship includes team fee
We are also seeking EVENT SPONSORS! Deadline to sign up for players is May 31 /Sponsorship deadline is May 20
More info and registration here
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Kids Grief Camps
Camp #1 June 20,21,22 &
Camp #2 June 27,28,29
In partnership with Central Wyoming Hospice, we will be conducting 2 Grief Camps over three days each for Kids on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the last two weeks of June. Those interested in attending should contact hospice directly via CWHP.org .
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Thank you to Bruce Bennett of Feraldox Images for these great photos captured this month!
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We are fortunate at Reach 4A Star (R4AS) to have great volunteers who assist the staff in caring for the horses and their needs. Our watering program for the horses is an important part of their care. A horse drinks an average of 12+ gallons of water per day but often needs more on hot days or when working hard. Many of our feeders have witnessed our horse, Ester, looking as though she is consuming at least eight gallons in a moment! Mac is another one of our horses who loves his water. While being confined in his stall 90 days for an injury, Mac sometimes drank all of the water in his sixteen gallon trough daily like it was no big deal!
During the winter, a horse cannot stay hydrated from eating snow alone and a decrease in water consumption any time of year can lead to colic, which can be deadly. To ensure our horses drink an adequate amount on very cold days, we use tank heaters to keep the troughs from freezing and at a desirable temperature. During the summer months, the horses will naturally increase their water consumption due to the rise of the outside temperatures.
R4AS uses three large water troughs in the dry lot, two in the pony run and one in the mini horse corral ensuring all of our horses have access to water at all times. Another key factor we use to ensure the horses are consuming the water needed is training our volunteers to lead the horse to a trough before and after classes. It might take a few times of doing this routine with a new horse before they understand the why behind the offer.
We maintain clean water troughs at R4AS and during the summer we scrub the algae and moss out of the troughs rinsing it out thoroughly before refilling. . The nice thing about cleaning the troughs in the summer is the mud created from the old trough water is helpful for the hooves of the horses.
By Maria Antonovich, Barn Manager
Reach 4A Star Horse Wellness Committee
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Social Work at Reach 4A Star |
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Social work promotes social change, development, cohesion and the empowerment of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Social work practice involves the understanding of human development, behavior and the social, economic, and cultural institutions and interactions.
Social work professionals aim to improve and enhance overall well-being and help meet both basic and complex needs of people and communities. Social workers work within different populations and communities at micro (individuals and families), mezzo (groups and organizations, and macro (communities and government) levels.
At Reach 4A Star, social work brings a different view to everyday operations. Social workers put empathy, organization, communication, problem solving, and patience at the forefront. Social workers follow the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics to ensure professional conduct and ethical decisions are made that best serve the team and community.
Here at Reach 4A Star, we have incorporated social work into our community. We currently have Justice Hayes, a social work student graduating with her bachelors degree this spring, serving as our volunteer coordinator, collaborating with our team on program development, assisting in grant writing and interacting and assisting with clients and client groups.
By Justice Hayes
Reach 4A Star Instructor/Volunteer Coordinator
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We will be offering a once a month new VOLUNTEER FEEDER TRAINING session beginning in March. Please share the following dates with anyone you know who might want to be trained as a volunteer feeder at Reach 4A Star.
🐎 Saturday April 2nd 1-3pm
🐎 Saturday May 7th 9-11am
🐎 Saturday June 11th 1-3pm
🐎 Saturday July 9th 9-11am
We will be offering VOLUNTEER HORSE HANDLER/SIDE WALKER TRAINING
🐎 Wednesday April 20th 12:30-3:00 pm
Those interested in volunteering will need to fill out our volunteer application which can be downloaded from our website via this link and emailed to office@reach4astar.org with date(s) of training you'd like to attend for scheduling. Horse experience is welcome but not required, as we will train.
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We are very thankful to be a partner agency with United Way of Natrona County and appreciate the hard work its board and staff do year-round supporting non-profits in our area! We also recognize our fantastic community whose donations to United Way make everything possible. This year the $11,000 grant Reach 4A Star received from United Way will go toward mental health and well-being programs along with specialized education for our staff. |
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We are so grateful to the Wyoming Community Foundation (WYCF) for their support of the work we do. For over 30 years WYCF has connected people who care with causes that matter to build a better Wyoming. Past grants from WYCF enabled us to put in a sound system for our indoor arena and an electronic Lift system to assist riders mount horses. This year the $5000 grant we received from WYCF will go toward installation of an air conditioning unit for our office/classroom addition.
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2022 Session Dates
This year, to expand on our existing day camps working with Hospice (Grief Camp) & Girl Scouts (Leadership Camps), we will be offering 8 specialized 1/2 day programs serving 10 individuals each on Saturdays between July 5th- September 3rd. These programs will be focused on mental health & well-being for community members,
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As always, we ask our Therapists, Instructors Volunteers & Clients to follow Health Department guidelines if you may have been exposed to Covid or have any symptoms of ANY contagious illness! Let's work together to keep everyone healthy. Thank you!
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