The Run for the Gates: Sponsoring - Opening Gates, Inc.

Friends, I need your help!!

Myself and 4 other volunteers are having a friendly competition to raise money for this much needed service in our community. Please Help me and my horse Jack raise $5,000 by October 4th and come in 1st place in the Run for the Gates!!

All proceeds are going to Opening Gates, Inc (located in Jeffersonville, IN), which is a family-owned, 501(c)(3) organization committed to setting the standard in mental health counseling using horses as the main facilitating tool. Opening Gates provides mental health counseling (individual, family and group) and academic learning programs (reading and math) to the community. Opening Gates has been offering counseling services to residents of Southern Indiana since 2008. Their funding comes from individual and business donations, and fundraising events. **As of June this year, 95% of our program’s clients have reduced or free services. ** You donating today means that we can cover the cost to help those who are struggling to cover the cost of their basic needs alone. With your help, they won’t have to pay us a penny out of their own pocket.

What this organization means to me:

17 years ago I found my extended family… I found this farm. I found 2 of the strongest people I will ever meet running the show, I found an abundance of mischievous cats, escape artist goats, and some of the best teachers on 4 hooves that I could ever hope for. This farm played a huge part in shaping me into the person that I am today, and I will never be able to do enough or say enough to show how truly grateful I am to have found them, and to still be apart of their farm family today.

My horse partner Jack is a gentle giant and amazing therapy horse, but don’t take my word for it...

- A client’s quote after 1 session with Jack: “He focused on me the entire time, even though there were other people around. It didn't matter what I did, he never walked away. Actually, he walked up to me like he was waiting for me to introduce myself to him. I think he knew I was nervous. He made me smile. I feel important to him.”

And isn’t that what we all need? Someone that doesn’t walk away, someone that sees us, someone that shows us that we’re important, shows us that we matter? And these horses can do all that and more without ever uttering a word.

I’d love your support in helping to raise funds for the amazing work done through this organization, and to make sure Jack and I come in 1st in our race for the gates. Jack may not be the fastest guy on 4 hooves, but he sure is quick to work his way into the hearts of all who get the opportunity to meet him. Any amount is helpful in giving back to these magnificent creatures and the work supporting the community in which they reside! Thank you all for donating, sharing, and caring!!❤️❤️