(Long Island, NY) On Sunday, August 23rd, Great Strides Long Island and Project 9 Line are partnering to raise community awareness and garner financial support for their veterans’ programs, with a Family Fun Day. This event will be open to local community members, veterans and their families. The Family Fun Day will consist of fun family activities hosted at Saddle Rock Ranch in Middle Island – barbeque, live music, hay rides, bounce house, face painting, horse rides and more! The highlight of this event will be their first annual Chili contest. Contestants will vie for the $150 prize and the Chili Champion Crown!
- When:
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 23, 2015 - Where:
Saddle Rock Ranch
41 Coram-Swezeytown Rd
Middle Island, NY 11953
Entrance $10 per person or $20 per family
VETERANS ARE FREE!
Proceeds benefit Project 9 Line and Great Strides Long Island programs for veterans. For more information on this event, call Julie at 631-786-9708. For information on Great Strides Long Island, visit our website at greatstridesli.org. To learn about Project 9 Line visit project9line.org.
Great Strides Long Island, Inc. is a 501(c)(3)Not-for-Profit Organization founded in 2009. Great Strides is dedicated to offering the physical, developmental and emotional benefits of the horse human relationship to children and adults of all ages and abilities through therapeutic riding, programs for veterans and their families, Mommy and Me and summer programs. Hosted at Saddle Rock Ranch in Middle Island, NY, Great Strides Long Island brings all people into a world where horses touch their lives with grace, power and gentleness and helps them develop confidence and physical and emotional strength.
Project 9 line is a 501C3 non-profit whose mission is to support Veterans by providing multiple avenues for them to communicate their experiences to promote a healthy transition back to civilian life. The reintegration process is very difficult and Project 9 Line will assist them in the recovery process, through networking, meetings and workshops where they can link up with other Veterans who have already been through the system and are familiar with it. This way the Veteran can maximize their benefits with the help of the experienced Veteran. Our main objective is to create multiple venues for the Veterans to showcase their talent and share their experiences through the Arts and other outlets: Musical concerts, art shows, photography, dance, theatrical events and other activities. Project 9 Line will create the venues for Veterans and civilians to share their art with the world together so we can work together to help the Veteran community acclimate to civilian life. Project 9 Line. Empowering Veterans with Reintegration through the Arts and Entrepreneurship. 1Team.1 Fight.
