Pictured are Lenee Kissel Treasurer of Equine Dreams and Grand Knight Bob Skidmore.
January 2012
Equine Dreams recently received a contribution of $2733 from the Knights of Columbus Council #14463. The donation of funds will be used to start construction immediately on demolition of the programs only public bathroom and making it accessible for all of our participants to utilize. THANK YOU for your generous gift and we are so appreciative of your continued support!
The Knights of Columbus was officially chartered in 1882 as a fraternal benefit society. Their founding principles are charity, unity, patriotism and fraternity. The Knights was formed to provide financial aid to it's members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works.
The Knights of Columbus have grown from several members in one council to over 14,000 councils and 1.8 million members throughout the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, Guatemala, Guam and Saipan.
For more information, please visit their website at www. kofc.org
Equine Dreams receives $12,500 from the COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FOX RIVER VALLEY June 2011 Equine Dreams is pleased to announce it is the recipient of a grant from the Community Foundation of the Fox RiverValley. The grant of $12,500 will be applied toward the construction of a hay storage building. This will allow the program to accept and store donations of hay, as well as purchase hay when costs are lower and store for the year. This will decrease our overall hay bill, which will make the program more financially stable in our depressed economy.
Our heartfelt thanks go out to the Community Foundation for their continued support of our mission.We appreciate their confidence in our ability to continue to provide a truly unique and beneficial service to this community.
The Community Foundation is a non-profit philanthropic organization that administers individual charitable funds from which grants and scholarships are distributed to benefit the citizens of the Greater Aurora Area, the TriCities, and Kendall County, Illinois.
Equine Dreams receives funding from the IDEAL INDUSTRIES FOUNDATION May 2011
Equine Dreams would like to thank the IDEAL INDUSTRIES FOUNDATION for their generous grant, which will go towards purchasing hay and grain and caring for our horses. Providing the best care possible to these animals is a main priority for us, for without them, we could not offer this valuable service to the community.
We are extremely grateful to the IDEAL INDUSTRIES FOUNDATION for their very generous support.We appreciate their confidence in our ability to continue to provide a truly unique and beneficial service to this community. Located in DeKalb County, the Foundation provides support to educational, health and human services programs and the arts. For more information on IDEAL INDUSTRIES, visit www.idealindustries.com.
Equine Dreams receives funding from the DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION May 2011
Equine Dreams recently received a $2000 grant award from the DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. We are so grateful to the DeKalb County Community Foundation for supporting our ongoing efforts to provide this valuable service to our community.
The funds will go toward putting electric and plumbing into a mobile unit that serves multiple purposes. The mobile unit will have a tack store that will be run by some of our participants with special needs. The unit also has space for rainy day activities with our participants, as well as a parent waiting room and office spaces. There are also 2 bathrooms, one of which will be handicap accessible and allow for a permanent bathroom facility with running water.
Equine Dreams expresses our sincere thanks to the DeKalb County Community Foundation for their continued support. The DeKalb County Community Foundation's mission is to enhance the quality of lives in DeKalbCounty by proactively addressing community needs and expanding, managing, distributing philanthropic resources.
Equine Dreams receives funding from the HORIZONS UNLIMITED FOUNDATION May 2011
Equine Dreams is the proud recipient of a $4000 grant from the HORIZONS UNLIMITED FOUNDATION., which will go towards the care and hay/grain for our horses.
Words can not express how grateful we are to the HORIZONS UNLIMITED FOUNDATION for its generosity in providing this grant. Located in DeKalb County, the Foundation provides support to cultural, educational and human service programs established and run by small, locally based organizations. Their mission is to expand the horizons for children and their families, and increase their ability to fully realize their physical, emotional, mental and spiritual gifts.
Equine Dreams wishes to send a heartfelt THANK YOU to the LELAND LIONS CLUB!
Equine Dreams recently received a $3500 contribution from the LELAND LIONS CLUB to go towards putting in a septic field which will allow us to have permanent facilities. We are so grateful to the Leland Lions Club for supporting our ongoing efforts to provide this valuable service to our community. Equine Dreams expresses their sincere appreciation to the Leland Lions Club for their generous support.
Lions Club International is the world's largest service organization with more than 1.3 million members in approximately 45,000 clubs in more than 206 countries and geographical areas around the world. Lions Clubs are a group of men and woman who identify needs within their community and work together to fulfill those needs. The Leland Lions Club was chartered in 1956 and currently has 40 members.
