CARES Magazine - August 2013 by CARES Magazine

Introduction to our New Sections! Page 6

Nonproﬁts and Social Media: Three Points for Developing an Eﬀective Social Media Plan

Training by Design Page 11

The Habits of Highly Effective Nonprofit Leaders Center for Nonprofit Communication Page 12

What Day is It? Fun Calendar! Page 44

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About Isabel’s House Isabel’s House

2nd Annual Snee Fest The Snee Fund

Casino Night & Silent Auction Equi-Librium Therapy Center

10 2013 Day of Caring United Way of the Ozarks

Support Our Kids & Classrooms Foundation for Springfield Public Schools

11 Nonprofits and Social Media: Three Points for Developing a Social Media Plan Training By Design

15 How Do You Cope With Grief

12 The Habits of Highly Effective Nonprofit Leaders The Center for Nonprofit Communication

13 A Morning with Jerry Panas 17 Cook’s Kettle Features New Menu Victory Trade School

Lost & Found Grief Center

16 dvWeb Thanks Blue Iguana Car Wash 18 Connect to a Career in Communications Empire Bank Drury University

19 New Exhibit Planning Firm History Museum on the Square

Guide

22 Business Profile Ozarks Entertainment

20 Get Out There and Explore Your Creative Side Upcoming Events

23-28 Calendar of Events For August

Membership Directory Springfield CARES members listing

Letters from the editor and publisher

“What Day Is It?” Fun Calendar

46 Games Fun Stuff

staff Amy Michael Publisher

29 Finding Courage to Face Trauma

31 Teal In The Park GYNCA

Women Connect 4 Good

30 Crime Does Not Discriminate

32 An Evening In Paris Women Connect 4 Good

The Victim Center

33 One Simple Tip That Will Increase Your Productivity and Discipline 34 Eat With Your Brain 37 Get Hooked on Scouting

35 Event Coverage: Run For REDiness American Red Cross

36 Harmony House 36 Warriors Walk on Project Announced

39 Pink Ribbon Open BCFO

40 2013 ANPAC Car Show for Kids ANPAC

Arc of the Ozarks

38 3rd Annual OACAC Scavenger Hunt OACAC

42 Martinis for Mutts Killuminati Foundation

Phil Dellasega Creative Director Tom Mezzacapa Graphic Design Michelle DeWitt Graphic Design/ Web Maintenance

Equi-Librium Therapy Center

Ozark Trails Council, Boy Scouts of America

38 2013 SWMO Super Shoot

Kaitlyn Jaeger Editor

43 Are You Choosing the Right Hospital for Your Pet?

advisory panel Gerry Catapang PT, DPT Ken Childers Peter Edwards CIA Rebbecca Fenton COTA/L Jeff Gossman Becky Overend Beverly Roberts Chris Shaefer Cara Trask Mary Valloni

our mission CARES Magazine is committed to providing our nonprofit community with a resource to inform and educate the public about their organizations. It is our goal to create awareness of charitable giving in the area as well as give to individuals and businesses that show they CARE. © 2013 Springfield Metro CARES Magazine. All rights reserved. Contents of this magazine may not be reproduced in any manner without written consent from the publisher.

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Membership Directory Drury University

Springfield CARES would like to introduce the following Members of the magazine. Members must have nonprofit status and provide services to our community. If you are interested in becoming a member, please call us at 417-869-4175 for more information.

900 N Benton Ave Springfield, MO 65802 417-873-7879 www.drury.edu

Equi-Librium Therapy Center 8710 E State Hwy AD Rogersville, MO 65742 417-830-1409 www.etctherapy.org

Ambassadors For Children An Operating Agency of the Council of Churches of the Ozarks 500 W Battlefield, Suite B Springfield, MO 65807 417-708-0565 ext. 202

Female Leaders in Philanthropy (FLiP) 320 N Jefferson Ave Springfield, MO 65806 417-863-7700 www.uwozarks.com/flip.asp

American Red Cross Southern Missouri Region

Foundation for Springfield Public Schools

1545 N West Bypass Springfield, MO 65803 417-832-9500 www.redcross.org

1131 Boonville Springfield, MO 65802 417-523-0144 www.supportsps.org

Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS)

GYN Cancers Alliance (GYNCA)

3372 W Battlefield St Springfield, MO 65807 417-889-9136

3023 S Fort, Suite B Springfield, MO 65807 417-869-2220 www.gynca.org

Boys and Girls Club 1410 N Fremont Ave Springfield, MO 65802 417-862-9249 www.bgclubspringfield.org

Boy Scouts of America Ozark Trails Council 1616 S Eastgate Ave Springfield, MO 65809 P 417.883.1636 x233 www.ozarktrailsbsa.org Giving Help & Hope to Families Impacted by Breast Cancer

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3161 W Norton Rd Springfield, MO 65803 417-833-2526 www.swh.org

Isabel’s House 2750 W Bennett Springfield, MO 65802 417-865-CARE www.isabelshouse.org

Bridges for Youth

Killuminati Foundation

1039 W Nichols Springfield, MO 65802 417-864-4167 www.bridgesforyouth.net

Lost & Found Grief Center

Community Partnership 330 N Jefferson Ave. Springfield, MO 65806 417-888-2020 www.commpartnership.org

of Springfield • Joplin West Plains

The Humane Society

330 N Jefferson Ave Springfield, MO 65806 417-862-3838 www.bcfo.org

3525 S National Ave Suite 203 Springfield, MO 65807 417-269-5437 www.coxhealth.com/cmn

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Harmony House

519 E Cherry St Springfield, MO 65806 417-837-7700 www.myharmonyhouse.org

Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks (BCFO)

Children’s Miracle Network

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Harmony House

Consumer Credit Counseling Service 1515 S Glenstone Springfield, MO 65804 417-889-7474 www.cccsoftheozarks.org

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) 1111 S Glenstone Ave Springfield, MO 65804 417-864-6202 www.casaswmo.org

www.killuminatiFoundation.org

2840 E Chestnut Expressway, Suite C Springfield, MO 65802 417-865-9998 www.lostandfoundozarks.com

March of Dimes 1722 S Glenstone W110 Springfield, MO 65804 417-889-9397 www.marchofdimes.com

Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC) 215 S Barnes Ave Springfield, MO 65802 417-862-4314 www.oacac-caa.org

Pregnancy Care Center 1342 E Primrose Street Springfield, MO 65804-4224 www.pccchoices.com

United Way of the Ozarks 320 N Jefferson Ave Springfield, MO 65806 417-863-7700 www.uwozarks.com

The Victim Center 819 N Boonville Ave Springfield, MO 65802 417-863-7273 www.thevictimcenter.org

Victory Trade School 1715 N Boonville Springfield, MO 65803 417-864-2221 www.victorytradeschool.edu

Women Connect4Good DrNancy@womenspeak.com Twitter.com/womenspk www.Facebook.com/WomenSpk www.Womenspeak.com/connect4good

Women in Need (WIN) P.O. Box 4626 Springfield, MO 65808 417-234-7338 www.womeninneedoftheozarks.org

Youth of the Ozarks Thrift Store (YOTO) 1731 N Glenstone Ave Springfield, MO 65803 417-890-7283 www.yotothriftstore.org

The following persons or businesses have sponsored our members: Women Speak, William H Darr, Tom Slaight and Southwestern Womens Health

Letter from the Editor Hello Springfield, My name is Kaitlyn and if you haven’t heard already, I am the new editor for Springfield Metro CARES! I am so excited be a part of the CARES staff and can’t wait to work with and better get to know the nonprofits of Springfield. First of all, let me give you a little information about myself. I am a small town, Illinois native who recently graduated from Drury University. While there, I earned a bachelor’s degree in advertising and public relations. I was also a part of the visual communication program and have experience in graphic design, photography, and video production. As you look through this month’s issue, you may notice some changes to the look of Springfield CARES. We’ve developed sections to help organize our content and help you, the reader, better navigate through the issue. This month, we’re featuring Nancy O’Reilly in our Women Speak section where she discusses the major accomplishments women have made in the workforce and in life in general. We’re also taking a look how you should eat with your brain in our Healthy Living section. We’re very excited about the changes to Springfield CARES and we hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Kaitlyn Jaeger Have a great month!

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Letter from the Publisher Hello All!

Ron Penney CFP®, ChFC® Private Wealth Advisor

Helping you create the future you envision.

As promised, we have some great new additions to Springfield Metro CARES Magazine! As Kaitlyn mentioned, we have added sections to our magazine so that the things that interest you most in the nonprofit world are easier for you to find. As we continue to grow, it is our goal to share CARES with the entire community. If you own a business and would like CARES in your office, please contact our editor so that we can add you to our delivery list. For the month of August we are also offering FREE subscriptions to your home or office (one per home or location please). If you would like a FREE subscription to CARES, please email your address to: info@goicare.com and put FREE subscription in the subject line. If you are a nonprofit and are looking for ways to fundraise, we want to talk to you! Please call our office to schedule a meeting with me and we can go over the details! We love our nonprofits in the community and want to help you succeed. With August comes Back to School. Please take a moment to think about the great nonprofits that help our kids in school. There are many great organizations that offer assistance during the school year. If you are interested in donating or volunteering for one, give us a call and we will direct you to several here in the community that could use your help. As always, we take submissions of articles from writers and love photos that we can use for our covers and in our magazine. Please email us if you want more info on that: info@goicare.com.

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In contrast to some management books that emphasize processes, "Seven Habits" focuses on relationships and integrity. While Covey's book presents a framework for personal effectiveness, the concepts easily translate to nonprofit leadership.

Habit 1: Be Proactive Proactive leaders are malleable, and focus on continually trying to improve their programs, efficiency and environments. Reactive ones, on the other hand, never maximize the potential of their organization because they avoid change until it’s absolutely necessary — and perhaps too late. Being proactive means focusing your time and energy on what's important. Since you don't always have control over issues or threats, take time to draw a circle that represents areas of control. Focus on these things.

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look like—as it relates to your mission. Once you have identified this, you'll be better able to create a step-by-step roadmap. Just like when you take a wrong turn and your GPS says "recalculating," when organizations with a clear destination veer off the path, they need leaders who can "recalculate" and help them get back on track. Warning: This may require making a few awkward twists and turns. In some cases, it could mean driving in the opposite direction you had previously been traveling.

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Habit 3: Put First Things First

As Covey says, "Diagnose before you prescribe." Use emphatic listening

Most people are driven by the concept of urgency. But to really effect pos-

to create an atmosphere of caring and positive problem solving.

itive change in our personal lives and organizations, we need to restruc-

Habit 6: Synergize

ture the way we spend our time; based on the concept of importance—

One individual can never be as potent as the coming together of individ-

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Synergy is about valuing differences. Most people look at synergy through

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rarely leads to success. • Reading—Expand your mind. • Devise and implement systems—Structure and organization are essential to success.

Shunner—They avoid ideas that differ from their own. They believe

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Rather than focusing on things and time, focus on preserving and en-

Nonprofit leaders are notorious for "crash and burn," draining them-

hancing relationships and accomplishing results.

selves physically and emotionally until they collapse or quit.

Habit 4: Think Win-Win

But to sustain a productive life, there must be a balance and a renewal of

Covey calls this the habit of interpersonal leadership, necessary because

self. Covey interprets the self into four parts: the spiritual, mental, physi-

achievements are largely dependent on co-operative efforts with others.

cal and the social/emotional, which all need feeding and developing.

He says that win-win is based on the assumption that there is plenty for

Here are a few simple methods to avoid burnout:

everyone, and that success follows a co-operative approach more naturally than the confrontation of win-or-lose. In "Forces for Good," Crutchfield and McLeod-Grant found through research that the most effective nonprofit organizations reach far beyond their four walls. In fact, they help the competition succeed, building networks of nonprofit allies and devoting remarkable time and energy to advancing their larger field. They freely share wealth, expertise, talent, and power with their peers, not because they are saints, but because it's in their self-interest to do so. In the end, when one wins, they all win.

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood At first glance, this habit seems to be the simplest, but is possibly the most difficult and least practiced of all. We live in a society that continuously communicates, but often fails to listen. Facebook, Twitter and other digital tools allow us to tell others about our world, but we don't always know how the message was received.

Retreat and Review—Find a serene setting away from work to unwind and review your current lifestyle. Figure out if you are spending your time on the right tasks or are making unhealthy life choices. Schedule short breaks—Once during the workday, walk away from the grind and breath. Take 10-15 minutes for leisure reading or a walk. Once a week, give yourself permission to do something not work-related. Go to a movie or watch a ball game. Spend time with family and friends—There's nothing like playing with young children (or grandchildren) to help you gain a fresh perspective. Suddenly, the emails, phone calls and meetings don't seem quite as urgent. Exercise and make good food choices. Whether you adhere to Newton's theory of "every action has an equal and opposite reaction," or the Bible verse "whatever a man sows, that he will also reap," there is no question that the choices we make today have a direct impact on who we will be tomorrow.

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“The board felt it to be very important to have one of the country’s best museum and exhibit planners helping to design the museum-specific details and the exhibit experiences,” said Board President Mary McQueary. “After interviewing three of the country’s most successful consultants, they agreed Gallagher to be a perfect fit for the Museum.” Patrick Gallagher, the president and founder of Gallagher & Associates, said, “Our firm is very excited to become partners with the Springfield community to create a vision for this next generation museum complex. Located in the heart of the community, this museum has the opportunity to draw on the rich history of events that shaped the character of Springfield, from the Civil War to the coming of the Rail Road, and from the birthplace of Route 66 to the unique culture of music, arts, and industry that illuminate why at the center of the country, Springfield represents a true American experience. We are looking forward to the potential of creating a museum that will engage the visitor and motivate them to go out and discover the city and surrounding region with a new found perspective of Springfield and how it is making history every day.”

Gallagher’s has over 30 years of extensive experience including projects ranging from cultural history and natural science, to music and the arts. A few examples of their work can be seen at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, The International Spy Museum, the Reagan Presidential Library, the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, the New Mexico History Museum, the Gettysburg National Military Park and Visitor Center, the Mob Museum, and the National archives Experience. Patrick Gallagher and his associates plan to begin developing the Museum’s interpretive master plan immediately. Over the next year, they plan to execute the project alongside Casey Architecture, the Museum’s facility design firm and project manager, and John Sellars, the executive director of the Museum, as well as with the rest of the Museum’s staff and directors.

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Hello Springfield Metro! We are so pleased to present this month’s Business Resource Guide! The following guide includes several of the businesses that work closely with our community’s nonprofits by offering both their time and special pricing and/or services. CARES is so thankful to have this opportunity to highlight these wonderful businesses as a part of our Business Resource Guide. We hope that this guide will lead you and the rest of the community to several local resources as well as provide support for these caring businesses. In this month’s issue, we’re highlighting Ozarks Entertainment, a local casino rental, DJ service, and entertainment company. We’ve also included information about this month’s upcoming events as well as information about several other local businesses. We hope you enjoy this month’s Business Resource Guide. The CARES Team

Business Profile: Ozarks Entertainment Ozarks Entertainment, LLC was founded in July 2010. It is located at 1740 South Glenstone, Suite R and functions as a casino rental, DJ service, and entertainment company. It was created to help nonprofits raise money for their selected charities and, over the years, has grown into a fully functioning entertainment company that services almost any party need. Ozarks Entertainment has helped raise over $200 thousand for charities since its inception and as it continues to grow, it will likely continue to assist even more charities in the future. It is currently th the e on only company that offers a built-in

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20% discount for nonprofit events and has staff made up of Rotary members, Chamber members, and GYNCA board members, who are dug deep in the community. “I believe, if you ask any charity we have worked with in town, we are the best by far at setting events from the ground up for success and do all we can to help ensure they maximize the profits they make,” says Robert DeVore. “I constantly have new groups contacting us to see how they can best run their events and how we can bring creative and innovative ideas to them to make sure that happens.” Ozarks Entertainment specializes in small to large events. “From one-table craps parties at your house all the way up to a party for 700 people, we will rock your party out,” says Devore. “Our dealers are the most professional in town and only care about you having the most fun possible. That is our motto.”

Now - August 25 Movies at Founders Park This year’s movies will again be themed as “Family Night” on Fridays and “Date Night” on Saturdays. All movies are rated G, PG, or PG-13. Movies begin at dusk, for a list of movies visit www.springfieldmo.gov/founders/movies.html

ket in town. The C -Street Market’s 2013 Season runs from April 27 through October 19 on Saturdays from 7:30am until 1:00pm. The C-Street Market accepts EBT and Debit transactions. Market located in and around the pavilion at the foot of the Jefferson Avenue Footbridge.

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Class Topic: Frozen Summer Delights. Jordan Valley Community Health Center Classrooms 1 & 2 440 E. Tampa, Springfield, MO 65802 Classes provided at no charge. Children welcome. Sponsored by the Springfield-Greene County Health Department and Springfield Urban Agriculture Coalition.

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The third annual Birthplace of Route 66 Festival will be on Saturday, August 10, from 10 am to 4 pm. Come to check out the classic cars, listen to great local live music, enjoy our food and craft vendors, and let your children play in the Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Zone. The event is FREE to attend. Third annual Birthplace of Route 66 Festival on Park Central Square. The festival is proudly sponsored by the Best Western Route 66 Rail Haven, which celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2013.

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August 10 9 am Hillbilly Mud Run Inaugural Hillbilly Mud Run event held at Lekey Farm in Billings, MO. Contact Chris Essick/hillbillymudrun@ gmail.com or visit their website hillbillymudrun.com for more information.

August 10 7 pm CaveMan 5K Event at the Springfield Underground, 2239 N. LeCompte Road in Springfield MO. Contact Michelle Brown/417-874-1400, Ext. 105 Springfield Underground

August 17 7 am 3rd Annual Branson Mountain Man Triathlon Branson Mountain Man Triathlon & Kids Tri at the Rec Plex, Branson, MO. Contact Allison Keeter at akeeter@ bransonmo.gov for more information.

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I Can Do Anything; Women and Empowerment Women Hold Too Few Offices It’s easy to feel frustrated when you hear the news: Women occupy too few offices in C-suites, earn too little and are underrepresented in politics. You’ve been in groups where the women gnash their teeth in outrage. Bummer, right? Au contraire! In just 10 generations women and the men who supported them have turned upside down the social order that endured for 10,000 generations. That’s astounding! So let’s step back to get this in perspective. For just a minute let’s take pride in the progress we’ve made.

Women Are Not Property Over 200,000 years ago the first anatomically modern humans appeared on earth. Stick with me here. For the past 199,800 years, women were essentially men’s property, much like a chair or a horse. They had no rights to their children, could not own property except by the grace of a father, husband or brother, nor

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could they get an education. Most professions were closed to them. In the United States in 1804, women were classified under Napoleonic law as minors, in the same legal category as criminals, children and the insane. Women continued to have few legal rights and little power.

Women Are Gaining Ground Today, just 10 generations later, women have become more or less equal under the law in developed nations and many developing countries. Women now rank among the richest people in the world; run huge corporations, work in every profession and outnumber men in the workplace, can marry and divorce at will, hold more college degrees than men, and hold the highest government office in many lands. Women’s organized efforts have developed the hospitals, schools, museums, libraries and social supports that enrich our communities’ civilized life. What an unprecedented transformation in the status of half the population on earth, which has also improved life for the other half. In just 10 generations, WOMEN HAVE DONE THIS FOR THEMSELVES! That’s the most important message here. Have all the battles been won? Of course not. Can women work together and join with like-minded men to continue this earth-changing progress? Of course we can. And we will.

Changing 10,000 Generations of History But let’s not beat ourselves up that we haven’t crossed the finish line. If you feel stymied sometimes, don’t feel bad. We–and our partners and our employers and our leaders–are making this up as we go along. It’s only taken ten generations of women to change the patterns of 10,000 former generations. Women—and the men who support their efforts—have never had greater opportunity. Not only White women but African American, Asian and Hispanic women have accomplished many firsts as well. Take the time to appreciate that we are better off than 10,000 generations of women, then get back to work.

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One Simple Tip That Will Increase Your Productivity and Discipline by Adam Sinicki | Self Improvement Motivation |

forming new and desirable habits. This practice will then mean that when you come to try and convince yourself you need to work out every day, or that you need to stop biting your finger nails, you will have a little more mental discipline and a little more self-control. You can then build your way up to improving other more major parts of your life that you would previously have struggled with. Of course other little self-challenges will work too. If you don't care much about your bed, you could instead challenge yourself to wash the dishes straight after eating (though this is a little harder), or to eat an apple every day.

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The tip is simple: make your bed properly before you leave the house every morning. That should take you no more than a few minutes and is something that everyone can do. Still though, it can have profound impacts on your behaviour and your ability to focus. Let’s look at why…

While any challenge will work to help you become more disciplined, making your bed is a task that is just the right size and also has some added advantages. One of the biggest is that it means your room and so your house, will feel considerably tidier. Now when you set out to start working, you will feel relaxed and at ease in the space rather than claustrophobic because your room is so untidy. This makes a big difference to your mental state and you'll find it's much easier to focus.

Why This Tip Works Simply making your bed in the morning can help you to become more productive for a number of reasons, but the most important is that you will be practicing making yourself do something on a daily basis. Many of us will make sweeping resolutions to lose weight, to stop smoking or to find new jobs and be surprised when we don’t end up achieving our goals. The problem is that we underestimate just how hard it can be to introduce a new behavior or belief system. Thus we take on these huge challenges having not had the required practice in building up to them.

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Bringing about change in our own behaviour is something that many of us struggle with. Intuitively we may believe ourselves to have dominium over our actions and thoughts, yet sometimes simple things like concentrating on a task, or giving up a bad habit can be seemingly near impossible. The idea of being able to make yourself considerably more disciplined and focused in just a few minutes a day then is one that many people might find unlikely. Nevertheless it’s precisely the fact that this tip is so easy and simple that makes it as effective as it is. Read on to unlock more of your potential – it won’t take very long…

Making your bed every morning is something that only requires a little bit of time and effort and which most of us can successfully commit to. By doing just this small thing, you have made the first step in taking control of your own behavior and

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Equi-Librium Therapy Center (ETC) is proud to announce its partnership with the Wounded Warrior Project and the inception of ETCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Warriors Walk On program. As the only Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl) Premier Accredited Center in Southwest Missouri, ETC is honored to be chosen as the facility to offer our nations post 9/11 veterans participation in either hippotherapy, therapeutic riding, or equine facilitated learning programs FREE OF CHARGE!

Equi-Librium Therapy Center has been working closely with the VA Hospital in Fayetteville, Arkansas and the VA Clinic in Mt. Vernon to spread the word about this exciting opportunity. To qualify for services, veterans must be a member of the Wounded Warrior Project and have served post 9/11.

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