Meet our recent Volunteers of the Month! We joyously recognize the outstanding efforts of our Volunteers of the Month for all that they do. These volunteers have gone above and beyond the already high standards of CTRC volunteers. We thank them for the hard work, commitment and endless talent they bring to CTRC's program.
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MAY - Betsy Byrne
Betsy began volunteering at CTRC in the fall of 2006, and since that time has given well over 250 hours as a lesson volunteer. Betsy could have been called “Sub of the Month” for most of the spring session, because she was here subbing for another volunteer on a weekly basis, in addition to her own classes. Betsy has also volunteered in our summer camps and recently became a member of the Training Team. Betsy is very thorough
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and is very warm and welcoming toward everyone. Even though Betsy has her own horses to ride for pleasure, she still finds time to be out at CTRC two days a week to volunteer in classes. She is very easy going and is happy to help in any way she can. When asked why she wanted to volunteer, she stated she wanted to contribute to the community and was recently retired, so she had more time on her hands. Betsy was a well known and respected veterinarian in the area, and many of our volunteers know her from her previous practice.
We are so lucky to have Betsy here for her commitment and especially her expertise and gentle nature with our horses. She is the perfect person to teach new volunteers how to be nurturing, yet effective with our horses.
Thank you Betsy, for all you do! |
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APRIL- Andrea Friedlander
Andrea has been a volunteer at CTRC since 2004 and has put in countless hours as a lesson volunteer over the past four years. Andrea has a very easy-going personality and is able to effectively help a broad range of riders and lead any horse with ease. Most recently, Andrea has returned each session to work with the same rider. This rider loves Andrea and does better having the same volunteer session to session. Andrea has
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also been available for an additional class for the past three sessions. These have been classes she has not signed up for, but has taken on because we were short handed. She is also willing to sub when asked and has been a last minute savior on more than one occasion.
Andrea volunteers for several other organizations and keeps herself very busy giving her time. We are so happy she is able to give her Fridays to our riders at CTRC. Our instructors appreciate her commitment and quiet nature. The riders really respond to Andrea, often when they will not respond to anyone else.
We are so thrilled Andrea has been a volunteer for as long as she has! She is a very important part of the CTRC team and we appreciate her “can do” attitude.
Thank you Andrea, for all you do! |
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MARCH - Sandy Confetti
Sandy began volunteering at CTRC in
the fall of 2006, and since that
time has given over 250 hours as a
lesson volunteer and is also a
member of the Barn Team. Sandy is
not only reliable and consistent for
her own assigned classes, she always
manages to take on an extra class
each session when we have asked, and
she seems to be subbing for someone
almost every week as well. When she
first started volunteering, Sandy
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very little horse experience but was so eager to learn, she was very open to suggestions and always tries so hard to be consistent for our horses and riders. When asked why Sandy wanted to volunteer, she stated on her application, “Volunteering for CTRC is a wonderful opportunity for me to be able to fulfill a lifelong desire to be around horses, learning the skills and responsibilities of horsemanship
while providing a service of kindness to others in a therapeutic/equine environment. If given the opportunity, I will be a long-term volunteer for your organization.” Well, we are so thrilled that Sandy has become a “lifer” at CTRC!
Thank you Sandy, for all you do!
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