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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015

BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS

It’s just good horse sense: Donate By Jeanne Houck jhouck@communitypress.com

Things were looking pretty bleak for a thoroughbred named “Catch This T.” Sure, “T” in 1999 had survived being hit by a truck with such force that he was thrown onto the hood. But Catch This T did not do well in the care of the person who subsequently adopted him. T became emaciated and contracted a neurological condition that causes uncoordination and weakness. That’s when Catch This T caught another break. Bright Futures Farm, a horse rescue operation and sanctuary in Cochranton, Pennsylvania, took T in as a permanent resident, giving him regular food and veterinary care. And because of a hands-up from the Cincinnati-based Brennan Equine Welfare Fund, which gave Bright Futures Farm a grant, Catch This T also is getting massage, chiropractic treatments and acupuncture to help with his special needs. Now you can give a hands-up to the Brennan Equine Welfare Fund by making a donation to the fund-raising, non-profit organization founded in 2000 by Indian Hill native Linda Pavey. Donate by Thursday, Dec. 31, and Pavey, who lives in Madeira, will personally match it up to $5,000. “Your donation will have double the power to offer a second chance to equines in need as all personal donations will be matched dollar-to-dollar until $5,000 is realized,” Pavey said. The Brennan Equine Welfare Fund operates through The Greater Cincinnati Foundation and is named for Pavey’s beloved horse, an off-the-track thoroughbred she had for 12 years before he died in 2002. Brennan Equine Welfare Fund grants are given to horse rescue, rehabilitation and retirement shelters across the country that care for injured,

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Indian Hill native Linda Pavey, who lives in Madeira, will match donations to the Brennan Equine Welfare Fund.

abused, and old horses, as well as horses used in medical experiments and horses otherwise bound for the slaughterhouse. In other words, they help horses like Catch This T, who Pavey says has vastly improved at Bright Futures Farm, gaining weight and muscle tone. “This year, he got dapples on his coat…a sign of good health and balance within,” Pavey

said. “For this 22-year old who has been through so much, he certainly deserves this.” Shelters that offer carefully scrutinized adoptions also are eligible for Brennan Equine Welfare Fund grants. This is the seventh year Pavey has offered the matching gift program. Contributions are tax deductible and 100 percent goes towards the horses, Pavey said.

Pavey said the Brennan Equine Welfare Fund has no paid employees, no overhead and that all advertising and postage is donated. “You can be assured that any gift you make will help provide grant funding for special equines in need just like Catch This T for years to come,” Pavey said. Checks may be made out to The Greater Cincinnati Foundation (make sure to write

“Brennan Equine Welfare Fund” on the memo line) and mailed to The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, 200 W. 4th Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. For more information or to donate online, visit http:// www.brennanequinewelfarefund.com or call Linda Pavey at (513) 561-5251. Want to know more about what is happening in Indian Hill? Follow me on Twitter @jeannehouck.

Teachers brings unique concept to her speaking class Forrest Sellers fsellers@communitypress.com

It’s all about big ideas on a smaller scale. Indian Hill High School public speaking teacher Austin Sayre has brought the TED Fellows Program to the high school, but developed it in a way that can appeal to her students. The TED Fellows Program brings leaders and trailblazers from around the world to share ideas. The premise of the TEDX program at Indian Hill High School is the same. The students get together to share ideas, said Sayre, a resident of Wyoming. “With this

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they get to think about real world issues,” she said. Whereas TED, which is an acronym for Technology, Education and Design, focuses more on scientific disciplines, Sayre has adapted the idea of the program to her public speaking class. “They choose problem that affected the community, school or world,” she said. However, the students don’t just pick a topic and research it. They often base their presentations on personal experience. Both freshmen Merritt McMullen and Kate Marrs tackled the subject of materialism. “We did research but had to tell a story from our life and re-

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late it to the research,” said McMullen, who is a resident of Indian Hill. McMullen focused on Black Friday. “I liked coming up with ideas to solve a problem,” she said. Marrs, who is also a resident of Indian Hill, dealt with the subject of materialism as well. She interviewed a number of students about why they had to have the newest and most popular styles. “I loved going around collecting the data,” Marrs said, adding that she learned important lessons as well. “I should focus more and See TED, Page 2A

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Indian Hill High School public speaking teacher Austin Sayre has brought a unique program called TEDX to her classroom. The program provides students with a creative way to discuss real world issues.

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