Bath Community Fund leaders are gearing up for the fund’s third annual meeting, where they will join supporters and local residents in celebrating the achievements of the philanthropic endowment and showcase its first grant recipients. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 30, at 5 p.m. at Victory Gallop, located at 1745 N. Hametown Road. “It’s exciting … [Read more...]
Akron Community Foundation awards $1.8 million in grants
Health, Human Services grants include $86,000 to address homelessness Akron Community Foundation’s board of directors recently approved grants totaling $1.8 million, including $1.3 million in grants from 82 designated, donor-advised, agency endowment and scholarship funds, and $495,468 in competitive health and human services grants chosen by the organization’s Community … [Read more...]
Horses helping humans: equine therapy group works with children with special needs (Article and Video)
Joey comes to Victory Gallop every week for his ride on Rufus. Kim Gustley and Sue Miller, two equine and child development experts, walk on either side of the Shetland pony Joey comes to see each week. As a three-year-old with Downs Syndrome, the rides are important for Joey, teaching him balance and a sense of direction, while also strengthening his core muscles and … [Read more...]
Petie the pony brightens day for Akron Children’s Hospital patients (Article and Video)
Petie the pony is just tall enough so that his face can reach the face of a child in a hospital bed. He approaches the bed easily and slowly, so that the child can reach out and pet his nose or his ears or mane. He keeps his eyes downcast as if to not scare the child. He moves carefully through whatever maze of catheters, tubes or wires might be around the bed. Petie weighs … [Read more...]
