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The Lower Connecticut
Valley Educational
Riding Association,
Inc.
L.C.V ER A Hadlyme, Ct.
06439
Vol.
3
June
No.2
This spring we launched our First Annual Membership Drive enough to hoping to be successful eliminate the need for several In the fall fund raisers a year. we published our first handbook, a fine resource for anyone interested in Therapeutic Horseback Riding . During the year we have given several demonstrations involving our riders and some of our riders have in the had a chance to participate competition of the show ring. The program first started in 197 4. Consider us in 1984. We are 73 riders, have 78 serving volunteers, a hard working Board, an Executive Director, 4 Instructors, 2 Physical Therapists and a bright :future. We've come a long way.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Spring
- 1984
been a great year, not It's always easy, with the uncertainty of a stable for Tuesday's classes, the loss of our most suitable horse for backriding, the announcement of our Instructor's resignation. But in true LCVERA style these challenges have not interrupted the program. We never cancelled a Tuesday session, we are looking for another Santa Claus (he will be hard to find), and the Transition Committee's recommendations for a newly organized LC VERA are well underway. This is the nature of LCVERA, I am certain that the Human- Companion Animal Bond is as powerful for us as trustees, as it volunteers and instructors is for our riders. How else can one explain the committment and extraordinary dedication of all of us to LCVERA. As recommended by the Transition Committee, the Board of Trustees has appointed Judy Lovelace as LC VERA 's Executive Director. She will be responsible of for coordination of all aspects the program. In addition to Judy, there will be four instructors and two Physical Therapists working with the riders in the ring,
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Judy
Lightfoot
CITATION FOR TBN YHARS OF DEDICATION AND SBRVICB TO LCVBRA
Given to Anne Wright at the Meeting in April. To Anne: Whereas, riders
Annual
you have taught for ten years humor, enthusiasm, dedication
our with and
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