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Come walk the Windrush Property this Saturday - General Public Welcome

Come learn about the Windrush Farm Conservation Project and walk the property. This Saturday, May 2nd from 1pm-4pm. 

Find out more about the project at: www.windrushfarm.org/campaign.html

HorseSense:Take One

One of our most recent collaborations is with Kagan Associates and their HorseSense Program.  (read earlier post)

HorseSense is based on the relatively new field of Equine Assisted Professional Development (EAPD), an increasingly popular and effective method for enhancing leadership, managerial, and team skills through groundwork, play, and arena exercises with horses.

Today, Michelle and Leslie from Kagan Associates were at Windrush to take a test run with the horses in preparation for their upcoming workshop.

Volunteers Needed - 1 Hour Shifts

In preparation for the North Andover Town Vote we need Windrush volunteers to help us educate our neighbors.

We are looking for 4 volunteers to put informational flyers in our neighbors' mailboxes. I have the flyers ready to go and the routes mapped out.

If you have an hour to kill, please email me. I could REALLY use your help!

Teen mothers build self-confidence and learn empathy and patience

On Tuesday, a group of teenage girls from the DARE Family Services Program participated in a workshop at Windrush Farm. The teens are in the custody of the Department of Social Services, and they come to the DARE program pregnant or with babies.

These young mothers have a strong desire to raise their children themselves and live independently. However, their young age and family history would place their own baby at risk unless they learn the skills to parent effectively.

While at Windrush, the girls groomed and tacked their horses and participated in a riding lesson. Learning to work with horses builds self-confidence and raises self esteem. Horses are non-judgmental and teach empathy and patience. All of these qualities will benefit the girls in their new life as mothers.

Windrush Farm Trails

Amesbury Public School Thanks Windrush Volunteers

The students from the Amesbury Public School Special hosted a very special 'thank you luncheon' for their class volunteers.

Groups Launch Permanent Protection of Windrush Farm

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Groups Launch Permanent Protection of Windrush Farm
Therapeutic riding program would continue; Residents to vote on 195-acre open space acquisition at May 12 Town Meeting

April 17, 2009 -North Andover, Massachusetts: The Trust for Public Land, a national non-profit conservation organization, announced today that it has signed an agreement to purchase the Windrush Farm property on Lacy Street in North Andover and Boxford, Massachusetts. Citizens attending the May 12 North Andover town meeting will have an opportunity to approve use of Community Preservation Act funds for the purchase.

Working in partnership with Windrush Farm Therapeutic Equitation, Inc. (WFTE), the Town of North Andover, and the Essex County Greenbelt Association, The Trust for Public Land (TPL) has until October 31, 2009 to raise the $3.5 million purchase price from state, town, and private sources. Voters at North Andover’s May 12 Town Meeting will be asked to approve $2.5 million in Community Preservation Act funds, $800,000 of which the Community Preservation Committee anticipates will be reimbursed through state and private grant programs.

Windrush Farm—a scenic mix of fields, forest, and wetlands—is the longtime headquarters of Windrush Farm Therapeutic Equitation, Inc., which each year provides equine-assisted therapies to more than 300 children and adults with disabilities and veterans of war. Founded in 1964 by Marjorie Kittredge, the program is the first of more than 780 programs of its kind supported by the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association.

Windrush seeks $3.5M land deal to save nonprofit

Windrush seeks $3.5M land deal to save nonprofit - SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

 

Community Preservation money may help preserve 195 acres

Community Preservation money may help preserve 195 acres - EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

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