Health & Fitness
La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Sponsors a Day at the Ranch for 16 Kearny High Students
La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary recently sponsored the visit of 16 students to the Partners Therapeutic Horsemanship facility in Lakeside for a day of community service and horseback riding. The students are enrolled in the USD TRiO Upward Bound Program at Kearny High and completed community service work by painting, leveling paddocks, cleaning a storage and tack shed, planting flowerbeds, and building rock dividers.
When the chores were done, the Upward Bound students received an introduction to basic horsemanship from Partners TH volunteers, including time in the saddle. La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotarians provided lunch for all participants, and also presented a donation to Partners TH, in support of their riding programs for persons with disabilities. The hands-on, daylong event afforded the Upward Bound students an experiential opportunity that promotes teamwork and social responsibility while earning service credits, learning and having fun.
“This uplifting day offers positive outcomes and lasting memories for everyone involved,” says Rotarian and project co-director Louise Andres. “The students are enriched by the community service experience and their interaction with the horses – and the facility benefits from the completed maintenance tasks and grounds keeping.”
Find out what's happening in La Jollawith free, real-time updates from Patch.
The day at the ranch was coordinated by La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotarians Cynthia Villis and Louise Andres; Don Bright, owner of Lone Oak Ranch; and Partners Therapeutic Horsemanship Executive Director Karen Crampton and Assistant Director Bobbi Buettgenbach.
USD TRiO Upward Bound provides students at Kearny High School who are first generation and income-eligible with an empowering curriculum of college preparatory courses, counseling, tutoring, family support and a summer residential program. Partners Therapeutic Horsemanship utilizes riding instruction and interaction with horses to help improve the quality of life for individuals of all ages who are living with physical and emotional disabilities.
Find out what's happening in La Jollawith free, real-time updates from Patch.
About La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club
La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club is an organization of nearly 100 enthusiastic men and women, united in fellowship to provide humanitarian service and build goodwill locally and globally. Chartered in 1986, this dynamic Rotary Club has completed dozens of projects to improve health, well-being and self-sufficiency in our community and abroad. Projects include: Polio Eradication, Operation Pendleton (refurbished barracks and meeting facilities at Camp Pendleton Marine Base); Afghanistan (built schools and computer centers); South Africa (water projects and healthcare for AIDS orphans). www.lajollagtrotary.org.
