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as high energy, that’s great. It’s somewhere to start,” Heckerman said. “Just come to see and make some new friends.” Healthy Athletes will take place at Pioneer Park in Peoria from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with Special Smiles available Friday and Saturday. Fit Feet and Fun Fitness is on Saturday only.

The swimming competition will be hosted at the Southwest Valley YMCA in Goodyear, and the bocce and softball competitions are set for Pioneer Community Park.

For more information and for a list of competition times, visit specialolympicsarizona.org.

Avondale observes Veterans Day with ceremony, fun run

BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

Celebrate Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11, at a multifaceted community celebration in Avondale to honor those who have served the country.

The city of Avondale, in collaboration with Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) and local veteran groups, will host an event to honor all veterans in the community.

A ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. at the North Plaza on the northeast area of the EMCC campus and will include patriotic displays provided by local veteran groups, a formal ceremony recognizing all branches of military services, and guest speakers.

The day will also feature a fitness fun run that starts at 7:30 a.m. The charge for the run is $25 for general admission through Oct. 28 to receive a T-Shirt. Register at estrellamountain.edu/ vetfunrun.

All active duty and veterans get a discount for a fee of $11.11. Breakfast is included for fitness fun run participants. Proceeds of the run support the Veterans Increasing Persistence Program at EMCC.

The event is hosted by the city of Avondale and EMCC, in partnership with American Legion Crandall Palmer Post 61, VFW Pat Tillman Memorial Post 40, Affiliate Auxiliary groups and Blue Star Moms.

Event sponsors are Avondale Toyota, West Valley View, Chick-fil-A and Gatorade.

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WHAT: Avondale Veterans Day Celebration WHEN: Various times Thursday, Nov. 11: 7:30 a.m. fitness fun run; 8:45 a.m. breakfast; 9 a.m. ceremony WHERE: Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 N. Dysart Road, Avondale COST: $25 through Oct. 28 INFO: 623-333-2400, avondaleaz.gov/ events

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Nonprofi t celebrates 10 years of healing with horses

BY JORDAN HOUSTON

West Valley View Staff Writer

Silver Lining Riding, a nonprofit offering adaptive riding and equine-assisted therapy, is celebrating 10 years of helping others heal through horses.

The organization, located at 7220 N. 185th Avenue in Waddell, features therapeutic and educational riding and horsemanship programs for those living with physical, mental and cognitive disabilities. It assists a wide range of special needs, geared toward challenging its students physically, cognitively and socially.

Founded in 2011, Silver Lining Riding is a member of Certifi ed Horsemanship Association (CHA) and is celebrating a decade since its receipt of nonprofi t status, according to Silver Lining Riding board President Gregg Brown.

“We work with special needs, but it’s kind of a broad topic and we try to be a little bit vague,” Brown said. “Our mission is to help people overcome life’s obstacles, whatever those obstacles are — it doesn’t matter.”

Silver Lining typically serves 35 to 40 clients per week, ranging from ages 4 to 90. Classes can be conducted as semi-private or group lessons in sixweek blocks. They are also tailored, with the help of parents and caregivers, to the needs of each student.

According to Silver Lining Riding instructor and program manager Cori Morris-Sweetalla, the equine-assisted experiences help to improve balance, strength, range of motion, coordination, motor skills, refl exes, respiration, circulation and sensory integration, to name a few.

“We adapt it for every student’s needs. Our main goal is to make sure all students eventually are going to ride independently,” she shared. “With that in mind, we know that may not always happen. We do intake for our students to get to know what their goals are, and from there we build.”

Because horseback riding moves the body rhythmically in a similar manner to a human gait, the act can be therapeutic, said Morris-Sweetalla, who has seen students with physical disabilities improve fl exibility, balance and muscle strength.

“When you’re on a horse, after you get done with your fi rst lesson, you get off and you are sore — so, it’s the same thing with these kids when they are out there and walking them (the horses) around for 30-minute lessons,” she said.

“We are looking for that automatic reaction where, when you see them start to slip off one side, their body automatically adjusts, catches their balance and they readjust,” he said.

Physical benefi ts aside, horses have amassed a reputation within the mental health community as quality companions for easing stress, anxiety and depression.

Equines can “mirror and respond” to human behavior, the Anxiety Treatment Center states. With similar social and responsive behaviors, it is easy for clients to create a connection with the herd animal.

Silver Lining’s benefi ts can also be educational, Brown said.

“We have a horsemanship program where we are teaching the different parts of horses, how to saddle them and how to groom them,” he shared.

Horsemanship students work with their equine partners on the ground, building a stronger relationship. Brown suggests coupling the adaptive riding lessons with the horsemanship feature to reap the most benefi ts.

Silver Lining Riding is slated to host its 10th anniversary Student Showcase in February of next year. Originally scheduled for May 2021, the two-day event was pushed back due to COVID-19 safety measures.

The student recital gives the nonprofit’s students a chance to show off their riding skills through a series of locally judged events, Brown explained. They will also get the opportunity to qualify to participate in the Silver Lining Riding Special Olympics Athletics.

“We’re just starting to plan it, but I don’t think it will differ from previous years,” Brown disclosed. “We have different classes, and they ride a pattern. We have judges, and it’s very much like a horse competition — just for special needs. We do trophies and have a trophy party — so everybody gets a trophy.”

Morris-Sweetalla added that the Special Olympics portion of the recital is the highlight of her career every year.

“It’s literally why I come to work every day, especially the Olympics,” she expressed. “When you see the kids, it is so worth it seeing how their faces light up. Some of these kids will never get to do a horse show, and that is their day.”

To be eligible, students must complete a full, six-week session. Adaptive riding classes for groups of four are $35 each, or $55 with the horsemanship program.

Semi-private lessons of two riders are $45 each, and $65 to include the horsemanship. Private lessons are available for $60.

While most funds go toward operating costs, Morris-Sweetalla said Silver Lining Riding is always open for volunteers.

Brown echoed his partner’s sentiments, adding that he is looking forward to getting Silver Lining Riding back up to speed with its students on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I’ve seen some real breakthroughs,” he shared. “But the big thing I get out of it — and I’ve heard this from a lot of parents — is they get to be a normal family, at least for one day out of the week.”

To fi ll out a student registration form, go to silverliningriding.org/studentregistration. For more info, visit silverliningriding.org or contact Morris-Sweetalla at cori@silverliningriding.org

WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | OCTOBER 20, 2021

Community support shines raising $540K

BY WEST VALLEY STAFF

The Catholic Community Foundation hosted nearly 600 supporters during its 32nd annual event, Crozier Gala Goes to Monte Carlo.

This year,the goal of the evening was to raise money for the foundation’s community granting funds. Recognizing that everyone has an innate desire to help others, the foundation created a set of perpetual savings funds, called endowments, designed to support critical areas of need within our community. This year was the fi rst time in the 32 years of the gala that had a direct fundraising component.

“There are many longtime supporters of the Gala who experienced an evening much different than in years past,” said Deacon James Carabajal, CEO at Catholic Community Foundation.

“The foundation is called to identify need, engage donors, and provide stewarded fi nancial support to our community’s frontline organizations. Times are very different, and many, many local ministries need our help. We are here to do just that.”

The event’s title sponsors included Catholic Education Arizona and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona.

Gathering to support community

Event attendees enjoyed casino-style gaming, dancing to Mogollon, and silent auction bidding. (Photo courtesy of Catholic Community Foundation)

The night’s featured event included a live auction paddle raise that directly supported the foundation’s Forever Fund Endowments. These endowments are perpetual, disbursing annual grants that fund community needs through the foundation’s Giving Circle Program.

In its eighth year, the Giving Circle is a granting program that gives members a more active role in helping the community.

“It’s become a part of our life to be members of the Giving Circle,” said Jon Olson, Lifetime Giving Circle member and an attendee of the event.

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BY CARRIE SNIDER

West Valley View Contributing Writer

That sinking feeling of losing something very valuable is something no one wants. But it happened to Erin Fuamatu, of Goodyear, who is asking for the public’s help in fi nding her missing heirloom quilt.

Less than a year ago, while donating a truck full of items, the twinsized quilt was mistakenly given to a Goodwill on Dysart and Camelback roads or PebbleCreek Parkway and McDowell Road.

Since then, she’s tried to locate it to no avail.

“It is very important to me, as it was handmade by my mother using material from her, my grandmother, and my great-grandmother,” Fuamatu wrote in a Facebook Marketplace post. “I am more than willing to re-

Quilt...continued on page 18 Erin Fuamatu is hoping to locate her heirloom quilt, which was accidentally donated to a local

Goodwill last year. (Photo courtesy of Erin Fuamatu)

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Event attendees enjoyed casino-style gaming, dancing to Mogollon, and silent auction

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“It makes you appreciate the gifts God has given you and, in turn, can give to someone else. Here’s a great opportunity to be more intimate in taking care of the community.” The foundation’s Giving Circle program is the only Catholic granting circle in Arizona.

Many ways to help

The evening’s events included browsing raffl e items, casino gaming, live auction bidding and a sneak preview of the foundation’s newest program, the online giving platform Shop for a Cause.

This program provides a safe way for individuals to help the needs of local nonprofi ts. Organizations plug in their needs, from diapers to Chromebooks, and donors can go online and shop, purchase and ship all on a convenient and simple website, shop-for-a-cause.com/montecarlo.

For more information, visit ccfphx. org/foreverfund. imburse you for the cost.”

Its value is worth more than money.

Fuamatu fondly recalls the hours it took her mother to fi nish the quilt — nearly her entire childhood. For over 10 years, her mother painstakingly used heirloom fabric pieces to stitch together a quilt that could be passed down to the next generation.

“I remember seeing these at the beginning stages of cut out pieces and then stitched together sitting in piles to fi nally forming quilts for myself and my sister,” she said. “I received my quilt for Christmas when I was 16 years old.”

The fabric used came from three special women in her life: her great-grandmother, grandmother and mother. Fuamatu’s great-grandmother lived to be 101 years old, so she was able to know her as a child. Also, she spent many weekends with her grandmother in Texas. The only cloth purchased for the quilt was the blue border/backing.

More than just a blanket to keep her

Four generations of women are represented in Erin Fuamatu’s heirloom quilt. Pictured from left to right: Diana Davis (mother), Nellie Kirk (great-grandmother), Faye Davis (grandmother), Erin as a child, and Lindsey Potts (sister). The photo was taken in 1981, about the time Diana began working on the quilt. (Photo courtesy of Erin Fuamatu) warm, the heirloom quilt offers emotional support. “I’m the only one in Arizona, so this quilt was also a comfort for me when feeling alone or needing support from my family,” she said. “It keeps me awake at night sometimes wondering what happened to it.” Anyone with information about the heirloom quilt should call Fuamatu at 623-293-1962.

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Each numbered row contains two clues and two answers. The two answers differ from each other by only one letter, which has already been inserted. For example, if you exchange the A from MASTER for an I, you get MISTER. Do not change the order of the letters.

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Unscramble the letters within each rectangle to form four ordinary words. Then rearrange the boxed letters to form the mystery word, which will complete the gag!