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


	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 * 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. F.R.I.E.N.D.S. HORSE RESCUE LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS 2008-2010** Below is a brief, incomplete list of CASH and In Kind 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 Best Buy American Express Bayview Psychiatric Hospital Below is a incomplete list of “in kind” donations for raffles and yearly events. AAEP - American Association of Equine Practitioners Butterfly World The Unwanted Horse Relief Campaign Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum Intervet Schering-Plough Animal Health Museum of Discovery and Science Volunteer Broward Flamingo Gardens Volunteer Match Miami Children’s Museum “Disney Give a Day, Get a Day Program” Improv Comedy Club Sanford Brown Institute 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 S 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. 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