F.R.I.E.N.D.S. ORGANIZATIONS and DONORS


	COLLABORATIVE GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS F.R.I.E.N.D.S. has established valued interactions and collaborations with many groups in the community. We believe our Interaction Program to be a valuable community experience. Many inner city children have never seen a horse or other farm animals in a rural ranch setting. To be able to bring this beneficial experience to so many in the community is one of our many accomplishments and an ongoing goal of our organization. Due to the recent downturn in the economy, many people in our community have lost their cars, jobs, and/or homes. Like many organizations in the nation, our non-profit rescue has come under hard times financially as donations have all but dried up in many sectors. The multitude of groups we work with and the interactions they enjoy and benefit from are in jeopardy as we are finding it difficult to continue without additional funds. We receive no funding from any of the groups we interact with as we depend solely on the generosity of various foundations, trusts, grants, and the community at large. We don’t feel that because of lack of funds, any child or group should be denied the experience and the positive benefits of our program. Our Sponsor-A-Horse Program has also been severely impacted due to financial hardships of the families in the community and many no longer have the funds they once had to allocate to the charities of their choice. Below is a list of some of the groups F.R.I.E.N.D.S. works with. (In alphabetical order) Bayview Psychiatric Facility* Boy Scouts (earn Badges) Brownies Community service hours - Court ordered,Diversion Program and school service hours Covenant House Cub Scouts Girl Scouts (earn badges) Haven House Boys Home Independent Living Groups Jewish Community Centers Make-A-Wish Foundation (children) Nova University Students PAL- Coral Gables Police Dept Youth Program Positively Vegan Group Research Groups University of Kentucky (Gluck) Various Broward County Public and Private Schools Vet Tech Students of Sanford Brown Institute Victim Response Group (for children) Volunteer Broward Volunteer Match Wildlife Care Center DONATED VACCINES UNWANTED HORSE VETERINARY HORSE RELIEF CAMPAIGN AIDS MORE THAN 2,5000 HORSES IN THEIR FIRST YEAR In 2009, The American Association of Equine Practitioners and Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health created the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign whose goal was to help non profit 501 (c) 3 organizations by providing them with the much needed yearly vaccinations for horses that were rescued in the United States. The process to obtain these much needed vaccines consisted of filling out an application which had to be submitted along with a Veterinary Checklist for the Rescue and or the Retirement Facilitiy that had to be filled out by a licensed Veterinarian. The vaccines available were PreveNile- West Nile, EquiRab- Rabies and the Prestige V- five way that contained the Flu Strains, EHV-1, EHV-4, EEE, WEE and Tetanus. We were one of the very lucky and very appreciative organizations chosen to receive enough vaccinations to do half of our herd. We are so very grateful for all their efforts and assistance. We would also like to thank Dr. J.W. Hilton for helping us by filling out the extensive paperwork to make us eligible as a recipient. With the downward spiraling economy these donated vaccinations saved us a lot of money. Vaccination can be extremely costly for 50 horses and we simply didn't have the money to do it. Because of their generosity, the entire herd *did* get vaccinated in October and are all safe from deadly diseases until October 2010. Thank you so much for helping us to keep the horses safe! *F.R.I.E.N.D.S. HORSE RESCUE LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS 2008-2010* We want to thank all of the organizations and individuals that have been so kind and generous in their contributions to help FRIENDS continue saving the lives of horses! Below is an INCOMPLETE list of some of our contributors. The Negley Flinn Charitable Foundation The Folke H Peterson Foundation The Emily Vernon Foundation for Homeless and Abused Animals ASPCA Joe Sonken Charitable Trust Florida Horseman’s Charitable Foundation, Inc. Tech Optics, Inc Allen C Fornes Charitable Foundation, Inc. Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association, Inc. The Ruth S Goldman Revocable Trust Sherry Schlueter Foundation, Inc Joan Roth The Osheroff Family Straus Family Charitable Foundation The Brunetti Foundation Tropicana Investors, Inc. Enterprise Holdings Foundation Zeeks, Corp The Nulman Foundation Finish Line Feed Inc. Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc. Ebay Gift Giving Works Florida Standardbred Owners & Association Best Buy American Express Bayview Psychiatric Hospital Below is an INCOMPLETE list of some of our "in kind"contributors who contribute items for raffles, fundraising and items that can be used at the ranch. Butterfly World Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum Animal Health Museum of Discovery and Science Flamingo Gardens Miami Children’s Museum "Disney Give a Day, Get a Day Program" Improv Comedy Club The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Florida Marlins L.P. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens Florida Panthers Florida Museum of Natural History Miami Dolphins Grande Oaks Golf Club Walt Disney World Coral Ridge Country Club Miami Seaquarium Mirasol Country Club Sea World Adventure Park Bonnet House Museum & Gardens Calder Race Course Viscaya Museum & Gardens Gulfstream Park Fort Lauderdale Int’l Film Festival Sleuth Mystery Dinner Show Monkey Jungle Fish City Place Helen S Fishing Charters Grif’s AH-TAH-THI-KI Museum Theater of the Sea Silver Springs/Wild Waters Conch Tour Train Key West Art & Historical Society Key West Lighthouse Museum East Martello Museum Busch Gardens Paul Traina Salons, Inc. Toole’s Farm Lion Country Safari Key West Aquarium Dinosaur World Gatorland Timeless Flowers Jungle Cruise The Isle Casino & Racing at Pompano Park Dave & Buster’s Beverly Hills Café Cappriccio’s Il Restaurant Okeeheelee Golf Course Broward Center for Performing Arts Arabian Nights Whole Foods South Florida Oral & Facial Cosmetic Surgery Zargon Jewelers * Bayview Hospital Bayview Psychiatric Hospital Begins Pilot Program at F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Bayview Center for Mental Health will be offering Equine Assisted Therapy in conjunction with F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Horse Rescue. The program is about horses helping people with a wide range of mental health problems. The encounters will allow the individuals to experience themselves differently. Students will learn that they are valuable and can contribute to their own well being and the well being of others. Students will learn communication and intimacy skills, build and sustain respectful peer relationships, as well as practice inner awareness and conscious decision making. The Emily Vernon Foundation for Homeless and Abused Animals, Inc. Tim Scanlon, Trustee from The Emily Vernon Foundation for Homeless and Abused Animals, Inc. gives Ranch Manager, Lynne Mandry a very generous donation of $10,000.00 to help the horses at F.R.I.E.N.D.S. \| Ads to Help the Horses \| \| Return Home \| F.R.I.E.N.D.S. HORSES \| DONATIONS \| VOLUNTEER and EVENTS INFO \| F.R.I.E.N.D.S. FUN PHOTOS and MORE! \| F.R.I.E.N.D.S. ORGANIZATIONS and DONORS** \| NEWSLETTER \|