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Champlain Adaptive Mounted Program
57 East Shore Drive
South Hero, VT 05486
802-372-4087
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The CHAMP Annual Benefit
Trail Ride
begins at
CHAMP
at Good Hope Farm
Take 89 to Exit 17
(9.4 miles north of Burlington)
exit West
(to Champlain Islands),
merge on to US2 for 7.1 miles
turn left onto Landon Rd
(towards Allenholm Farms)
at 0.7 mile
turn left onto E. Shore Rd
(portions unpaved)
for 0.5 mile to CHAMP at
Good Hope Farm is on the left.
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For more information contact:
Denise White
802-893-4019
dwneecer@gmail.com
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Directions to the
Trail Ride Picnic Site
at Eagle Camp
From exit 17 on 89 west on Route 2 through South Hero Village.
Turn left onto Route 314
toward the NY Ferry
Just past Grand Isle Nursery turn left onto Eagle Camp Rd.
At the end of the road turn right onto West Shore Rd.
A short distance further
on the left is the picnic site.
Scroll down for a list of the 2009 riders and donors
Never done the Ride?
SAVE THE DATE:
Saturday September 11, 2010
• Join us for the annual CHAMP Trail Ride on
September 11th in scenic South Hero
• Arrive at 9 AM • Hit the Trail at 10 AM beginning at
CHAMP at Good Hope Farm, South Hero, VT
"Never done the ride? Ask someone who has, it is the highlight of many trail riders year." says CHAMP President Denise White. "Fund raising continues to be the way CHAMP can grow and this year’s trail ride will again be one of the most fun ways to raise those funds. It will be our twelfth CHAMP Trail Ride and promises to be another great day in the saddle."
Since 1987 CHAMP (Champlain Adaptive Mounted Program) at Good Hope Farm has been providing therapeutic riding for people with physical, cognitive and emotional challenges. We'll be expanding our fall program to eight weeks from six, adding lessons on a third day and we're now providing private individual lessons year round.
Like the better known charity walks/runs, the CHAMP Trail Ride's basic entry fee is a tax-deductable contribution of $100 per horse and rider. This includes the ride, a picnic lunch and a CHAMP T-shirt. If you raise or contribute $250 you’ll also get a comfy CHAMP logo, long sleeve, denim shirt or jacket. Get your riding friends to join you and encourage all your other friends to sponsor you. Ten friends contributing $10 each will pay for your ride and 25 will get you the extra premium. Fifty riders raising $250 each will surpass our goal. We hope you’ll be the one to put us over the top. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed.
All horses will need proof of coggins and if you are coming from out of state your horse also needs a health certificate. Your horse should be in good physical condition for this three or six hour ride (your choice). We suggest that you have your horse’s shoes checked before the ride and bring an Easy Boot with you just in case. You may wish to give the horse a dose of electrolytes the day before the ride to make sure he/she has plenty of water. Your horse should be in good physical condition as this is a 6 hour ride (there is a 3 hour option). Get in the saddle now and get yourself and your horse in shape, it will prove to be a much more enjoyable ride for you both.
You’ll have a great ride and you’ll sure feel good that you helped CHAMP continue its valuable services for those who truly need it. The application forms are available at www.vtchamp.org.
Please R.S.V.P. to and for additional information contact:
Denise White
74 Summit Way, Milton, VT 05468
802-893-4019
dwneecer@gmail.com
On September 11th we also need volunteers help at the Eagle Camp picnic from 11AM-2PM providing some foods, grilling hot dogs and burgers, serving and cleaning up; holding horses for the riders and cleaning road apples, providing transportation for half-day riders, and a photographer to record it all. We also need to borrow long tables, propane grills, coolers, an awning tent and garbage cans. To volunteer for any of the listed or other needs of the day, contact: Sheila McLaughlin Gorski at Trail Ride Picnic - 802-865-4898 or Volunteer Coordinator Sue Tebbetts: Volunteer Now or 802-372-6015. Your participation will make a difference.
If you love horses and don’t have one, you can volunteer to help us with:
Picnic:
• Set-up • Serving • Clean-up
• Contribute burgers, dogs, drinks, other lunch stuff
• Make a salad • Make a dessert
• A check to cover the cost of any of the above.
• Horse holding
• Drivers to take riders back to their trailers
This is our major fund raiser and you can help it be a great success in several other ways:
• Support a Trail Rider
• Collect donations for a CHAMP Rider who could get their next session free
• Be a Phantom Rider and collect donations for CHAMP
Any way you choose to help, you’ll be helping the CHAMP programs to continue offering equine opportunities to some very special CHAMPers!