Great Strides of Northeast Iowa

Therapeutic Horseback Riding
for
Individuals with Disabilities

2012 Schedule of Events

Annual Meeting

The Great Strides annual meeting will be held
Monday, February 13th at 6:30 p.m. in conference room B at Winneshiek Medical Center.
The agenda will include our annual election of the board of directors. All volunteers, riders, parents, and other interested parties are welcome to attend and vote. If you have interest in serving on the board, please contact one of the current board members.

Fundraisers

6th Annual Used Tack & Clothing Sale
Saturday, March 17, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Winneshiek County Fairgrounds Community Building
Click Here for 2012 Tack Sale Flier

9th Annual Great Strides Benefit Horse Show
Sunday, June 10, starting at 10 a.m. at Winneshiek County Fairgrounds
Click Here for 2012 Show Bill

Sessions at Casper's Arena, 201 Meadow View Dr., Decorah

New Volunteer Training - Wednesday, April 25, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

All volunteers, old and new, must complete the following forms annually:

Volunteer Information and Liability Release, and Authorization for Emergency Medical Treatment

2012 Riding Sessions (Wednesdays)

Spring Session: May 2 - June 6, 2012

Summer Session: July 11 - August 15, 2012

Fall Session: September 5 - October 10, 2012
(Schedule is subject to weather-related postponements & adjustments)

Recreational riders at 4 p.m. Therapy riders at 5:15 p.m.

Directions to arena from Decorah: Take Locust Rd. to Highland Dr. and turn right.
Turn right at Helena Ave., go one block, arena is on the left.
Click Here for Google Map

                                  Contacts

                  Board Members:
                  Darrell Knecht: President
                  Jen Soland: Vice-president
                  Bridget Casper: Secretary
                  Neri Greenlee: Treasurer
                  Judy Drenth
                  Cosette Goetsch
                  Barb Kellogg
          Patti Brice
          Tom Shroyer
                  Carmen Milliren
                  Program Coordinator:
          Eunice Veeder
                  Riding Instructors:
                  Linda Kious, Sandy Ruckhaber; Instructor-in-training: Brian Malaise
                 Therapists:
                  Kara Cooper OT
                  Leslie Sand PT, PCS

Board Meetings - 2nd Monday of every month except December

7 p.m. at Winneshiek Medical Center, lower level, Conference Room B
Email: gstrides@gmail.com Phone: 563-419-1621