Mark your calendar to give your support to Camp Venture
at Venture's 11th Anniversary
Kathy Lukens' Memorial Golf Tournament
COME BACK TO THE “ROCK”
Monday, July 13th, 2009
Spook Rock Golf Course in Suffern, New York
Click here to learn more and register online to play.
Venture's 40th Anniversary Celebration - a Revolution of Joy!
We had a great turnout on a beautiful Sunday afternoon by hundreds there to share in our celebration; Click here to view the
40th Anniversary Souvenir Journal!
You can also click here to see photos of the wonderful event.
Dan Lukens message about the 2008-09 Venture Annual Appeal
I am writing to update you on our capital campaign.
As you probably know, for the past two years we have been raising money to build
an  indoor facility for our equestrian program so that we can offer this popular
activity year round. We have a good portion of the funds we need and we’ve
developed plans and specifications for the building that we intend to submit to the
town of Stony Point in the coming months. Preliminary engineering studies for the
site have been completed and we hope to clear the land before the end of the year.
The enrollment in our riding program exceeded 70 riders this season and it
continues to grow. One of our instructors received her therapeutic riding
certification recently and though we’ve kept our program a recreational program,
the addition of a credentialed professional on staff we believe has really enhanced
the experience for our riders.
And, our volunteers are terrific and their dedication and commitment continues to
be an inspiration.
To get the real story on this program, however, I think you’d have to ask Roger or
David, Sandy, Chris, or any of the other children or adults who have been a part of
it. They are not always easy to understand and some don’t speak at all, but if you
talk to them about riding the horse, it’s hard not to appreciate their expressions of
joy and enthusiasm. read mo re....
Click here to donate online to our Annual Appeal
Indoor Therapeutic Equestrian Center Campaign
We have big plans for an exciting new project at Camp Venture! For over 15 years Venture’s Equestrian Program has brought together children, teens and adults with disabilities, and volunteers from across our area, who share a love of horses and riding.
Plans are underway to build an indoor Equestrian Center of modest size and scope to accommodate year-round riding so that so many more disabled youngsters and adults who are interested in the therapeutic equestrian program can take part. It’s located at Venture’s north campus in Stony Point, New York.
These programs that bring people together to do great things for their neighbors in need are the most important. The Venture Family believe such programs are worthy of asking our community to support.
If you would like to make a donation, please use the "donation link" above, or call us at (845) 624-5402.
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