For
more than 30 years the Cheff Therapeutic
Riding Center has been providing programs
and
services to hundreds of clients annually. Our
mission is to improve the emotional and physical
health of individuals through the therapeutic
use of horses, and to serve as an international
training ground and education center for therapeutic
riding techniques and instruction. As
a nonprofit organization, the Cheff Center
relies on financial and in-kind contributions
to support our programs. Our students
require financial support to participate in
our program. Although we ask a fee, it doesn’t
cover our costs.
The
Cheff Center has compiled a list of items
needed to support both the educational
goals
and the day-to-day operational needs
of the Center. View
the wish list.
Through
our Adopt-a-Rider scholarship
program, students
who would not be
able to participate
due to financial reasons now can
thanks to our donors! Donors can
sponsor one or more clients per semester,
per year, or forever
through multiple giving options.
Additionally,
the Cheff Center relies on annual, memorial,
and
in-kind
gifts to
support our
programs and needs for the
organization.Donors can give in memory of
a loved
one, donate equipment to support the
program including
tack, horses,
and tractors, or give directly
to our annual campaign.
In
addition to contributing financial and in-kind
donations,
individuals
and corporations
can
volunteer their time.
Another
way to support the long-term
future of our organization
is to give a planned
gift. By calling Blaine Lam, interim
executive director, at 269-345-1113, we
can discuss the many ways donors can create
a
legacy at the Cheff Center.
Check
with your company or
organization to
see if they have
a matching gift program.
Your
human resource or personnel department
will
be able to provide information.
Since
1970, the Cheff Therapeutic
Riding
Center has been operating
without the
aid of government
funds. Instead, the investment income
from the Cheff Foundation and the
generosity of individuals,
corporations, and foundations
has kept this national riding therapy
program
viable.
The
program is growing, and
so are the needs. More
scholarship funds
are needed
to allow
new students to ride at little
or no cost. Additional
funding is needed
to counter
skyrocketing horse care, equipment,
transportation, and
insurance costs.
For
more information about
our programs and how
you can help, please
call Tara East, executive
director at 269-731-4471.
If you would like to
send a tax-deductible
contribution to the Cheff
Center, please use the
address below. Thanks
to you we are making
a difference in the lives
of our disabled and at-risk
loved ones in West Michigan!
Contributions can be mailed to:
Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center
8450 N. 43rd Street
Augusta, Michigan 49012
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