Events at Riley's Place |
| Author Willy Vlautin at Riley's Place August 26, 2010 |
| August, 2010 - Visit to Ronald McDonald House |
| July 29, 2010 - Haven House Visit |
| July 28, 2010 - Redwood Family House Visits |
| July 20, 2010 - Ronald McDonald House Visit |
| Ribbon Cutting & Barn Dedication June 6, 2010 |
| March 14, 2010 - Visit to Los Altos UMC |
| February 14, 2010 - Visit to Ronald McDonald House |
| January 30, 2010 - Junior Committee meet new animals |
| January 5, 2010 - Visit to Ronald McDonald House |
| December 14, 2009 - Visit to Haven Family House |
| December 1, 2009 - Visit to Ronald McDonald House |
| November 23, 2009 - Visit to Haven Family House |
| November 14th - Junior Committee Meeting |
| November 3, 2009 - Visit to Ronald McDonald House |
| October 6, 2009 - Visit to Ronald McDonald House |
| September 21, 2009 - Visit to Haven Family House |
| September 15, 2009 - George Hall School Visits |
| September 1, 2009 - Visit to Ronald McDonald House |
| July 12, 2009 - Visit to Ronald McDonald House |
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Events at Riley's Place |
August 29, 2010 - Author, singer/songwriter, Willy Vlautin, appeared at Riley’s Place with his guitar and his best-selling new book, Lean On Pete
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August, 2010 - Riley's Place Visits Ronald McDonald House |
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July 29, 2010 - Haven House of Menlo Park Visits |
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July 28, 2010 - Redwood Family House of Redwood City Visits |
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July 20, 2010 - Ronald McDonald House Visit's Riley's Place (our first on-site visit) |
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June 6, 2010 - Barn Dedication
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March 14, 2010 - Visit to Los Altos United Methodist Church
We took the sheep and Harvey, the giant bunny, to Los Altos United Methodist Church. The focus was on Heifer International, and we were invited to share animals to bring awareness to Heifer Inernational |
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February 14, 2010 - Visit to Ronald McDonald House
On our special Valentine's Day visit we served lunch to 60 people and shared our animals with about 25 children. On this visit we took Kachina the mini horse; Atley the dog; Stella the cat; Robin and Casper, the two bunnies. |
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January 30, 2010 - Junior Committee meets animals
The members of the Riley's Place Junior committee gathered at our facility in Woodside to mee all our animals, including our new additions, Leo and laverne, the baby Nigerian Dwarf goats. |
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January 5, 2010 - Visit to Ronald McDonald House
Our new bunny, Casper, made his debut visit.... along with seasoned travelers Robin and Kachina. |
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December 14, 2009 - Visit to Haven Family House
We took Pumpkin the hen, Robin the rabbit, and Atley the dog to visit Haven Family House. |
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December 1, 2009 - Visit to Ronald McDonald House
We took Robin the rabbit and Shaun and Sheryl the sheep to Ronald McDonald House for a visit. |
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November 23, 2009- Visit to Haven Family House
Riley's Place volunteers took two sheep, Shaun and Sheryl, Robin the rabbit, Atley the dog and Pumpkin the red hen to visit the children at families at Haven Family House. |
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November 14, 2009- Junior Committee Meeting
Our first Junior Committee meeting was held on November 14th and was attended by 9 juniors, who are all excited about being a part of Riley's Place. They will help us with animal care and socialization, and community outreach projects. |
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November 3, 2009 - Visit to Ronald McDonald House
On our November 3rd visit to Ronald McDonald House, this little girl enjoyed interacting with Kachina, the miniature horse. |
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October 6, 2009-- Riley's Place Visits Ronald McDonald House
Riley's Place Volunteers took Kachina, one of our mini horses, to visit the children and their families at Ronald McDonald House. This lovely little girl, aged 1 1/2, beamed with joy when she ran her fingers through Kachina's warm, fuzzy coat. Her mother explained to us later that she had lost her eyesight as a result of her chemotherapy treatments. |
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September 21, 2009 - Riley’s Place visits
Haven Family House
On
September 21, 2009
, our mini horse, Kachina, made her
debut visit to bring our “Four Legged Friends on Wheels” to visit the children
and families at Haven Family House in Menlo Park. Kachina was a star, and absolutely loved the
attention she received from 39 children! Two babies had their pictures taken, sitting on her back, and the
children took turns brushing her, petting her, and feeding her grass. Welcome to the team, Kachina! And thank you so much, Leandra Steenkamp, for
generously donating this lovely little mare to our program. She has already brought joy to many children. |
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September 15, 2009 - George Hall School
visits us |
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Starting on September 15, and running every Tuesday for four
weeks, Riley’s Place, in conjunction with NCEFT, is operating our “Playdate
with a Four Legged Friend” program, hosting students from
George
Hall
School.
During their visits with us, the children
rotate between driving in the mini horse cart and riding on the ATV. And before returning to their school, they take great joy in running up
the hill, climbing the tree, and swinging from the ropes. Children spending time with animals, and
enjoying nature – such joy!
When thanked for her generous spirit in volunteering every
week, Nancy Elliot, DVM, commented that “I am really enjoying the time with the
kids and people and critters at Riley's Place. Thank you for the kind
comments but especially for the drive to get this going and give me a chance to
participate in something that gives so much to anyone involved.” |
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September 1, 2009 - Riley’s Place visits
Ronald McDonald House |
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On
September
1, 2009
, Riley’s Place took our mobile “Four Legged Friends on
Wheels” program to visit the children and families at Ronald McDonald House –
our regular monthly visit.
We brought two mini donkeys, Willie and Wonka, and a lovely
red hen named Pumpkin.. We visited about
15 children and their families. The
children took delight in brushing the donkeys, feeding them grass, and holding
lovely, feathery Pumpkin! |
| Per Honey Meir-Levi, the Executive Director at Ronald
McDonald House, “When a family stays at the House they have but one focus – the
health of their child. You contribution
of the monthly animal therapy program is so important because it helps make
Ronald McDonald House the place where hope has a home.” |
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July 12, 2009 - Riley's Place Visits Ronald McDonald House |
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On Sunday, July 12, volunteers from Riley's Place visited the children and their families at Ronald McDonald House at Stanford. We prepared lunch for them, and brought some animals for the children to play with. It was a wonderful experience, and we will be going back for visits with our animals on a regular basis. |
Sarah Reichanadter, Children's Activity Coordinator at Ronald McDonald House said "The families and children staying at Ronald McDonald House at Stanford are exceedingly grateful for the joyful and healing visits from the volunteers and adorable animals from Riley's Place. The stress and anxiety that these families and children bravely face every day evaporate when Riley's Place is here and for a brief moment, they can forget about their illnesses and just be kids. It is touching to witness their life surface when interacting with the animals." Sarah added, "It was more than a pleasure to have Riley's Place here this Sunday. You made wonderful food and the animals really did lift the spirits of the families. Thank you for your kind hearts and power examples of service."
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