WALK ON To Cure Autism with Project R.I.D.E. Raises Money for a Good Cause
[ October 4, 2009; 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] Project RIDE raises nearly $1,000 to fight Autism!
At Project R.I.D.E. we are especially concerned about Autism. Many of our students have diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder, a lifelong affliction that affects social interaction and learning skills for more and more children and adults each year. That’s why we put together a crack team of volunteers [...]
11th Annual Crab & Shrimp Feed – SOLD OUT!
[ January 16, 2010; 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] If you need tickets to our Crab and Shrimp Feed, please contact us to be placed on a waiting list in case more tickets become available. (916) 685-7433.
We think it’s the biggest and we know it’s the best CRAB FEED in town!
Repeat guests rave about the incredible pasta, hand-made salad, gigantic shrimp, fantastic bread, wine [...]
Volunteer-run horse show raises $900 for R.I.D.E.
Every time we think we have seen the limits of what Project R.I.D.E. volunteers can do, we are proven wrong. On Sunday, July 26, Courtney Crossman, a participant in our Summer Leadership Institute, produced a benefit horse show and donated the proceeds to Project R.I.D.E.’s “Jockey Club” tuition assistance program. The participants in Project R.I.D.E.’s [...]
Welcome Baby Scooter
Sassy, our pet goat at our ranch in Herald, had her baby last week. After a contest at the arena our caretakers have chosen “Scooter” for his name. Enjoy the photo album!
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Over the Hill Gang Car Show a Huge Success
What a fun day! 300 amazing cars, burgers, dogs, sausages and chili, then topped it off with pie and ice cream!
Each year the Over the Hill Gang presents this classic car show to benefit our therapeutic horseback riding program. This year it was in a new location, the historic McFarland Ranch in Galt. [...]
Project R.I.D.E. Wins First Place in Western Festival Parade
Well, it’s happened again: thanks to the incredible efforts of our Western Festival Committee, Project R.I.D.E. is proud to announce that we have again won first place in the 2009 Elk Grove Western Festival. Our parade float, Harnessing the Magic to Change Lives for 30 Years, represented Project R.I.D.E.’s illustrious history of providing therapeutic horseback [...]
Project R.I.D.E.’s Crab Feed Featured in Sacramento Magazine
Project R.I.D.E. Staff, volunteers and board members are pictured in Sacramento Magazine’s April 2009 issue. The photo shoot captured some of the exciting moments at our best-ever Crab Feed on January 17, 2009. This Crab Feed, which grows in popularity every year, is rumored to be the largest on the West Coast. It benefits Project [...]
First Annual Project R.I.D.E. Box Stall Dinner a Huge Success
On March 14, 2009, Elk Grove residents and Project R.I.D.E. supporters gathered for a very special treat: Our first-ever box stall dinner fundraiser. The evening’s festivities included live chamber music performed by a Project R.I.D.E. family and a gourmet five-course lobster and filet mignon dinner presented inside the horse stalls.
Project RIDE staff and volunteers [...]
Project R.I.D.E. spotlighted by CSUS
You knew Project R.I.D.E. relies on volunteer support to operate our horseback riding lessons. But did you know that a large part of those volunteers are students at CSUS? For the past nine years, Project R.I.D.E. has maintained a partnership with the Community Engagement Center at CSUS. Through this partnership, students earn academic credit for [...]
Project R.I.D.E. Facing Elimination from Elk Grove School District Budget; Supporters Urged to Contact School Board
NEWS UPDATE: Reduction of $12K Proposed; RIDE Supporters Urged to Attend April 14th Meeting
EGUSD School Board will be meeting Tuesday, April 14th at 7:00pm to determine final budget projections – All Project R.I.D.E. supporters urged to attend to provide support! Robert L. Trigg Education Center, 9510 Elk Grove-Florin Road.
Instead of completely eliminating our funding [...]
