Be sure and check out the Dec 2011 issue of comstock’s magazine. Page 110 nicely summarizes our story. See article reprint here.

Interesting Fox News Video Here

On behalf of the Children, Parents, Families, Staff and Volunteers at Ride To Walk, I would like to thank you for your very generous Sponsorships and Donations to a very successful 6th Annual Boots & Scoots BBQ & Barn Dance Fundraiser. ~ Dr. Kristine Corn, PT, MSPT, DPT Ride To Walk Executive Director

Go to our video gallery to see the slideshow of pictures that we just finished.

Ride To Walk has been the grateful recipient of 2 very wonderful and successful fundraisers this year.

April, although very unusually wet, had a fantastic warm and sunny day for the Volkswagen Ranch Run sponsored by Niello car dealership in Sacramento. We recently received $26,000 raised at the run by Rob Pane, Service Manager, and his incredibly supportive staff Jerome Palomar, Summer Wright and Megan Desideri. The staff and families join me in expressing our sincerest gratitude for all that has been done to help maintain such an important program for children with neurological disabilities.

June 11th was the second Ally 5K run with a 10K added this year. The memorial run was held at Ride To Walk and promoted by Corey McKenna and sponsored by Safe Credit Union, Brookfield, FedEx ,and Wells Fargo Bank. Blessed again with wonderful running weather and close to 200 participants, the event was a wonderful success. Enormous thanks and great appreciation to Cory McKenna, Laurene Wiltshire, Donna Stallone, Christina Castellanos, Ride To Walk Staff, participants and sponsors.

Ride To Walk is here to serve children with physical disabilities, children that may have difficulty with sufficient postural control to allow good sitting posture or the more able bodied child who experiences sensory dysfunction and /or learning difficulties these children make significant improvement. The benefits from a therapeutic riding program are tremendous while providing therapy in a fun, recreational setting. Almost all children love to ride horses as do children with disabilities.

Finical support is always needed to fund these children in their effort to achieve their highest potential. If you would like to help with this very worthwhile and essential program click on the donate link on the home page to learn how. Come to our beautiful property and see what we do and how you might support our efforts. Click on how you can use the marvelous facility for one of your events.

~Kris

We are just a few days away from the 2011 Ally’s Run. Thank you so much for registering. Here a few last minute details as you head to the Ride To Walk
facility:

1. There are 2 opportunities for packet pick up: Friday, June 10 from 5-7 PM and race morning from 6:30-7:30 AM. Both are at Ride To Walk on Hwy 193 in Lincoln.

2. If you have friends and/or family who have not registered, they can register during packet pick up times listed above.

3. The race starts promptly at 8 AM. Please allot yourself enough time to get to the race site and park.

4. Please park in the designated parking areas only. there is no parking on Oak Tree Lane or inside the Ride To Walk facility. Should someone require handicap assistance, you may pull in the RTW facility to drop off, but you will need to park in the designated areas. Please look for volunteers to guide you.

5. After the race, please stick around for awards and raffle. We have tons of items to raffle off. Runners receive a complimentary ticket in the goody bag. Please additional money to purchase extra tickets. We have Jamba Juice and Beach Hut Deli on site to sell food and beverage that will partially be donated to Ally’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Post race food is also available courtesy of local vendors.

6. Donations to the Ally Memorial Scholarship Fund are always welcome.
Please check in at the Donations table at the race site should you wish to donate.

All finishers receive metal Eco Sports Bottle and insulated shopping bag as well as a gender specific race shirt. For more information on the race, please check out www.ridetowalk.org/ally. We look forward to seeing you on the course on Saturday, June 11.

Thanks,
Corey McKenna
Race Director

Nine years ago, due to complications at birth or living near underground water or air pollution or global warming or whatever, my two and a half year old son could barely walk. It was at that time my wife noticed Kris Corn’s picture in the local paper. The article talked about a therapeutic riding program where, in addition to other benefits, being around horses and experiencing their near human gate people like my son could learn to walk almost normally. Loomis was pretty close to Folsom so we decided to check it out.

What started out on a rented piece of land in Loomis is now a full fledged ranch in Lincoln with more bells and whistles that you can shake a stick at. You’ve never seen more volunteers with more passion about helping kids and young adults than what you witness in one visit to this place. And the staff is second to none. Ryan has gone from that 2-1/2 year old squirt who needed side walkers to keep him from sliding left or right off the horse to an independent rider responsible for tacking and untacking his own horse. And, by the way, he walks – and runs – almost completely normally now.

Thanks Ride To Walk!
~Bob Schmidt

On behalf of the Children, Parents, Families, Staff and Volunteers at Ride To Walk, I would like to thank you for your very generous Sponsorships and Donations to a very successful 6th Annual Boots & Scoots BBQ & Barn Dance Fundraiser. ~ Dr. Kristine Corn, PT, MSPT, DPT Ride To Walk Executive Director