| Newsletter April 2024 ~ Don't miss Spring Fling on April 20! Join us on Saturday April 20th from 10am to 1pm for a spring clean up day! There will be a pancake breakfast, a raffle with give aways, tours and time spent with the horses, all while helping get the ranch ready for summer! We welcomed our new Program Coordinator this month, there are still spots for Summer Day Camp, Mini Horse Heroes has it's Summer dates set and we have a brand new Homeschool Horse Heroes session in May. Read below how to find out how to register! It was another great month for horses finding their next adventure allowing us to welcome new Journeys of Hope to the ranch this month. Are you looking for your next horse? Don't wait to contact us if one caught your eye! Continue reading for more details and updates from MVHR! |
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| Come help the Horses this Spring! It's Volunteer Appreciation Month! Thank you to all who come help the horses! The weather is warming up, the ranch has dried out, and there are lots of Volunteer Opportunities coming up! Don't miss this perfect time of year to spend some time outside and get your horse fix! Spring Fling! ~ Saturday, April 20, 10 am - 1 pm -- Celebrate Spring at MVHR with a pancake breakfast, spring clean up, community open house, and Volunteer Recognition. Whether you've spent 1 hour or 100 hours, we want to celebrate all of our volunteers with goodies, give aways, and the recognition you so deserve! It's also a great day to visit the ranch for the first time! Stop by, meet the MVHR community, herd, and see the beautiful ranch. Bring your friends and family! |
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| Upcoming Orientations: - Saturday April 27, 10 am-1 pm Community Volunteer Day and Volunteer Orientation
- Saturday May 18, 10 am-1 pm Community Volunteer Day and Volunteer Orientation
Volunteer Survey ~ Thanks to all who responded to our volunteer survey earlier this year. Your input helps us continually grow and improve our programs which contributes to MVHR achieving its vital mission. Chores Checklist ~ A suggestion made in the survey was the posting of a Chores Checklist. You'll now see this at the Volunteer check-in desk in Robin's Nest which includes a list of primary and secondary chores to help guide your work when you come to the Rescue. We hope this helps! |
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| | | Mini Horse Heroes Mini Horse Heroes will be back this Summer! The Spring sessions filled up quickly, so we have made an additional session available! Bring your preschooler to the ranch for a fun morning outside with the minis! Registration for Summer dates are now available. |
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| Summer Day Camp 2024! Registration is open and we are offering a Curricula of Horse Heroes, Horse Glamour and H.O.P.E Day Camps. There are still spots for June & August - please do not hesitate to get on the waiting list for July as we have cancellations weekly!! |
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| |  | Is your Homeschool kiddo 8 years or older and has a genuine interest in horses and wants to learn more? - Sign them up for these Four May sessions |
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May Horse Heroes Homeschool Registration is open for our Homeschool Program for 4 Fridays in May! The Homeschool program is a Horsemanship program of 4 sessions. Children learn how to work with horses and gain confidence about their abilities. We will be catching, haltering, leading & grooming horses in addition to learning about horse body language & behavior, and engaging in groundwork and liberty games. We also teach what it takes to care for a horse, why MVHR needs to exist and basic horse knowledge about breeds, colors and nutrition. |
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| Meet Marissa! As Program season starts to be in full swing, we are excited to welcome Marissa to the MVHR Team as our new Program Coordinator. She'll head up the majority of our programming and this month will start to get the horses ready for Summer Camp! |
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| | Horse Updates The last month has been busy with adoptions and new intakes! Zephyr & Silk adoptions finalized in March, making 6 adoptions already in 2024! Firefly, Freckles, Cremello, Buster & Rio are in their adoption journeys with wonderful adopters. As quickly as adoptions move forward, we are taking horses in. After welcoming Buster and Rusty, we welcomed Lucky, Sonny, Felix &Star, and now this past week, Clementine & Ginger. Are you ready to adopt a horse? Click HERE to learn more about the process! Know a friend who is looking for a horse? Spread the word about Horse Adoption! Riding horses especially are going as quickly as they come to us, so don't hesitate, come meet the herd today! |
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| Leadership Openings Do you have special skills or expertise that you would consider sharing with MVHR by joining the organization's leadership? Mountain Valley Horse Rescue has opportunities for people passionate about horse welfare who are interested in growing their participation with the organization to lend their expertise for the benefit of horses by joining the volunteer Board of Directors. If you are interested in learning more about applying for one of the open seats, please review detailed information HERE and submit a Letter of Interest via email to info@mvhr.net |
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| ReFUND CO Support the horses with some, or all, of your state income tax refund in 2024: - Decide how much of your state income tax refund to donate (all or a portion of it). - Enter Mountain Valley Horse Rescue and our registration number 20063004823 in the Donate to a Colorado Nonprofit Fund line on your state tax return or tax software – or give just give this info to your tax preparer when you share your tax documents. |
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| MVHR BROKERAGE ACCOUNT with EDWARD JONES Did you know MVHR has a brokerage account that you can donate to…and that you can make a gift to the horses this way? Donating stocks offers benefits for both you and MVHR. We are so grateful for the donors that have already committed to doing so. For more information on how to donate to our account with Edward Jones, contact your broker or email marleen@mvhr.net. |
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| MVHR ENDOWMENT FUND at YVCF MVHR made a big step in 2023 and established the MVHR Endowment Fund at the Yampa Valley Community Foundation. If you'd like to learn more about donating to the Endowment Fund, please click HERE. |
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| MORE WAYS to help the Horses all year long! The City Market Community Rewards program is a really easy way to give back. This program makes it possible for you to donate through the shopping you do every day. By using your Shoppers Card, City Market/King Soopers makes a donation to the horses on your behalf! No extra cost to you! Once you link your Shopper’s Card to MVHR, all you have to do is shop at City Market and swipe your Shopper’s Card. Click HERE to set this up today for your grocery shopping! It only takes a few minutes and helps the horses greatly! |
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| Visit our Other Ways to Help resource page to learn about more ways to help MVHR anytime of year. We have information on our Amazon Wishlist and how to shop and support MVHR thru organizations such as Chewy Gives Back. Check it out and sign up for some of the shopping programs, or please consider helping out with much needed supplies from our wish lists. From all of us at Mountain Valley Horse Rescue, thank you for your continued support! |
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| | Contact Us Mountain Valley Horse Rescue
33933 Colorado River Road
McCoy, Colorado 80463
970-653-0185
info@mvhr.net |
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