NEWSLETTER Volume 9 Issue 2 Spring/Summer 2012 Justworld Ambassador REED KESSLER Rides to the Top

JustWorld NEWSLETTER Volume 9 Issue 2 Spring/Summer 2012 JustWorld Ambassador REED KESSLER Rides to the Top

JustWorld Launches Adopt a Project Campaign

EVENT REWIND: The Hickstead “Moment in Time” Unveiling IN THIS ISSUE Letter From Guest Editor Xavier Boudon Letter from Guest Editor Xavier Boudon...... 2 JustWorld relaunch in Europe: First stop in Olympic Dreams at Eighteen: Deauville! Profiling Reed Kessler...... 3 What an amazing relaunch we’ve lived in JustWorld Launches ‘Adopt a Deauville, Normandy. When Jessica told me Project’ Campaign...... 6 she wanted to put JWI back on track in Europe, Thank You to our 2012 ‘Adopt I immediately jumped at the chance to help a Project’ Donors!...... 13 JustWorld again. Yes, again, after some years Event Rewind...... 14 off as JustWorld was strengthening in North Hickstead “Moment in Time” and South America. Unveiling...... 16 I had helped JWI at its beginning in Europe, and in particular during Ambassador Initiatives.....17 the CSI4* of Paris in December 2007. I was in charge of the PR at this Rider Round-Up...... 18 event, having created my own advertising and PR agency seven years ago...specializing in equestrian shows. It was then completely natural JustWorld and JudgeMyRide Join Forces...... 20 for me to answer Jessica last May “Of course I will support JustWorld again!”. Partners...... 21 We started to think about the right moment and place to organize the Corporate Sponsors...... 21 first event. Among my clients, there was the National Show Jumping of JustWorld Ambassadors....22 Deauville, Normandy, in the North-West of France. Thanks to a very kind New Ambassadors...... 25 and supportive organizing committee, especially Mrs. Joëlle Mestrallet, its president, Mr. Antoine Sinniger, chairman of the equestrian complex, Cover Photo and an amazing group of volunteers directed by Evrard de Spa, who Reed Kessler and Cylana has been a JustWorld Ambassador for many years, we put in place the by JustWorld Ambassador very first action to benefit JustWorld in Europe this year - a Horseless Kate Morrison. Horse Show. Please visit Kate's website, Despite the rain, many children and spectators participated in this fun but katemorrison.smugmug. sporty competition. More than 500€ was collected in one day. Added to a com to view and purchase photos. Kate is donating all very intense communication about this action (press releases, interviews proceeds from her site to for French media and JustWorld banners at the entrance of the show) the JustWorld Brazil project! this relaunch has been a real success for everyone. It has allowed JustWorld to gather a new group of people from varied backgrounds around JustWorld’s projects, who will constitute the new taskforce for a strong and sustainable development of JustWorld in Europe. Next stops: Chantilly CSI5* and Fontainebleau for the European Pony Championships, both from July 18-22, run with the help of Stéphanie, Andrea, Ellie, Tess, and many others!

Xavier Boudon

JustWorld voluntary francophone press officer for Europe [email protected]

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Olympic Dreams at Eighteen Profiling JustWorld Ambassador, Reed Kessler raduating from high school is a major milestone for most teenagers, ranking alongside earning a driver’s licence or attending senior prom. For 18-year-old Reed Kessler however, her high school Ggraduation was almost completely overshadowed by the realization of an even bigger accomplishment – being named to the United States Olympic Team.

A JustWorld Rider Ambassador since the age of 12, Reed graduated from the Professional Children’s School in New York on June 14. Three days later, she was named to the U.S. Olympic Team for show jumping and will be the youngest equestrian athlete in American history to ride at an Olympic Games. She’ll be joined on the team by veteran riders Rich Fellers, Beezie Madden and McLain Ward.

“It feels absolutely amazing,” said Reed days after her Olympic selection. “It’s definitely a lot to take in and it’s been a really long road. Due to my age, there was no guarantee, even with the results I’ve had, that I would be chosen.”

JustWorld Newsletter 3 Equestrian athletes must be at least 18 years of age in order to compete at the London 2012 Olympics. Reed turned 18 on July 9, 18 days before the Opening Ceremonies. Even more incredible, and again due to age restrictions, 2012 marks her first international season competing at the Olympic height of a 1.60m. It’s also her fist show season competing with Olympic partner Cylana, a 10-year- old Belgian Warmblood mare she purchased less than a year ago.

“I was competing in Europe at the time and was actually looking for a speed horse,” said Reed, who © Spruce Meadows Media Services has been riding since she was six months old and currently trains with Katie Monahan-Prudent. “The Reed Kessler won the $35,000 Spectra Energy Cup on June 7 at the CSI5*-W Spruce Meadows ‘National’, place we were trying horses at had a cute little speed just 10 days before she was named to the United States horse, but I ended up trying a number of other Olympic Team. horses as well, and that’s when we found Cylana. She wasn’t at all what we were looking for, but she was just so special that we ended up buying her.”

Despite still being in its infancy, the partnership between Reed and Cylana has proven to be a successful one. The pair was selected for the Olympic team based on their stellar results during the Olympic Selection Trials in Wellington, Florida, and subsequent stellar performances in international show jumping venues such as the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, and Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Canada.

“She’s definitely a show horse,” Reed explained of Cylana. “She doesn’t like to be at home. When she’s in the barn she can actually be quite nasty, but once she’s up at the ring, or on her way to a show – that’s when she’s happiest. She loves to compete.”

With her busy competition schedule, it’s difficult to imagine that Reed has time for anything else, but this rider is also a dedicated philanthropist and makes it a priority to find time to help those less fortunate through her work as a JustWorld Rider Ambassador.

“We live in a very privileged world, where our biggest problems are getting our horses to perform,” said Reed, whose family recently relocated from Armonk, New York, to Lexington, Kentucky. “When you look at things outside of the horse show world, there are much bigger problems to focus on. Very few people can realistically devote their lives to helping those less fortunate. That is what’s so wonderful about JustWorld. I can continue to pursue my career while, at the same time, helping these kids.”

Committed to her role as a Rider Ambassador, Reed donates a portion of her prize money to JustWorld International. She also helps to promote the humanitarian organization by wearing her JustWorld show jacket and saddle pads, and also volunteers her time as often as possible.

“The busier I get the harder it is, but it’s such an important cause that I’m glad to make time to help out,” she explained. “I almost always help out with the Horseless Horse Shows in Florida, and every year I volunteer to help with the annual fundraiser in Wellington. I usually go over the morning of the fundraiser and volunteer do to whatever needs to be done. There are lots of little ways to help, even if you only have a few hours to spare.”

4 Volume 9, Issue 2, Spring/Summer 2012 It was at the suggestion of another JustWorld Rider Ambassador, Natalie Johnson, that Reed first became involved with the non-profit organization. A trip to JustWorld’s project site in Honduras cemented her commitment.

“I was able to travel to Honduras with JustWorld when I was 14,” commented Reed. “It was an eye- opening experience. Seeing the conditions these kids live in really makes you appreciate what you have and how lucky we all are. It seems like it’s so far away from you, but once you’re there and you see it for yourself, it’s hard to forget. It’s great for parents to expose their kids to what the world is really like so they can appreciate what they have.”

She continued, “When I was in Honduras we visited the Mobile Library Program, which I have sponsored. We went to the garbage dumps where children are foraging for food and then headed out to the countryside to see the program for kids orphaned by HIV/AIDS. JustWorld has created a painting program to give the children an opportunity to learn a skill. It was amazing! The kids are so talented.”

Reed made the decision to become involved with the Mobile Library Project because it was something she could relate to.

“I sponsored the Mobile Library because, while I was there, it really touched me and my mom,” noted Reed whose parents, Murray and Teri Kessler, are both active and successful show jumping competitors. “I was 14 at the time and hated school. I didn’t want to go; it was boring and I would have rather been riding. We saw all of the kids gathered around, all wanting to read and learn and just desperate for a little bit of school time. It made me realise I’m really lucky to have the education that I’ve had.”

Now fully focused on the Olympics, Reed remains steadfast in her determination to become the best rider she can be while, at the same time, realizing how important it is to give back and help those less fortunate.

JustWorld Newsletter 5 JustWorld Launches ‘Adopt a Project’ Campaign ustWorld International has launched a new campaign aimed at making it even easier for supporters to get involved, and to choose exactly which programs they would like their donations to fund. JThe ‘Adopt a Project’ campaign identifies opportunities to support a number of highly successful education, nutrition, health and leadership programs and allows donors to choose which of JustWorld’s numerous initiatives they would like to support. Launched on June 4, the campaign is already off to a tremendous start with Ambassadors and supporters from around the world taking up the challenge and raising funds to adopt these vital projects, and in the process helping change the lives of hundreds of children at JustWorld’s project sites in Cambodia, Honduras, Guatemala and Brazil.

Cambodia Phnom Penh With the support of donors, JustWorld has built, and continues to fund, two schools in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, one at Stung Mean Chey, located among the remnants of the city’s garbage dump, the other at Borey Keila, an urban slum. More than 650 children, from kindergarten through grade nine, now have access to education, healthcare and proper nutrition, and are continuously scoring above average in national public school exams. The support and inspiration these children receive from JustWorld and its partners is priceless, but the costs to operate such important projects are not. The creation and maintenance of these schools comes with an overall cost of $218,000 per year, and wouldn’t be possible without the support of donors taking part in the ‘Adopt a Project’ campaign. The campaign is a great opportunity for individuals, groups and businesses to get involved by taking on an entire project, helping to provide critical operational support to JustWorld projects. For the management team at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, British Columbia, the decision to get involved and adopt a project as a group was an easy one. “The organization does an amazing job of connecting the equestrian community to the projects,” explained the park’s president Jane Tidball. “It’s more than raising money, it’s about seeing a difference, changing communities and truly paying it forward.” The Thunderbird team has ‘adopted’ not one, but two, JustWorld projects in Cambodia, the Family Rice Program and the PIO School Nurse Program. The Family Rice Program distributes rice allotments to families with children attending classes at the PIO School in Phnom Penh. Each child’s family receives 5 kg of rice each month, helping reduce the need for those children to gather food scraps or to earn money by picking through trash. The PIO School Nurse Program helps provide children attending the PIO School a school nurse, who monitors students for common ailments and tends to them in the case of severe illness.

6 Volume 9, Issue 2, Spring/Summer 2012 The team at Thunderbird raises the funds to adopt these projects through a number of fun events held in conjunction with their summer show series each year. “The different events make it possible for many of our staff, competitors and visitors to participate and learn about JustWorld,” said Tidball. “The JustWorld Horseless Hose Show is always popular with our younger riders, giving them an opportunity to leave their mounts in the barn and take on the jumps themselves, just for fun. “ She continued, “Our best event, by far, was last year’s Family Extravaganza. Twenty-nine teams rode in the fundraiser including huntsmen and jumper riders, cowboys and ASPCA medal winners, fathers, daughters, mothers and sons. They all took on the task of showing their best, while bribing the judges with donations for JustWorld!” The Hong Kong Equestrian Team also decided to adopt a project as a group, taking on the costs of two teachers’ annual salaries. “The Hong Kong Team has been associated with JustWorld International for a while now, and has been actively promoting JustWorld and its cause throughout Asia,” explained JustWorld Technical Official Ambassador Gerald Kuh, who is the chef d'équipe for the Hong Kong Equestrian Team. “The adoption was initiated by Hong Kong Olympic rider, Samantha Lam, who took the lead and called up each of us individually to make a donation to this project in Cambodia. Donating as part of a group made the project donation comfortably affordable to each of us and reinforced our team spirit.” Projects currently available for adoption in Cambodia include:

The PIO Lunch Program $76,000 per year or $112 per child annually The PIO Snack Program $20,000 per year or $30 per child annually The PIO Classroom Material Program $10,000 per year or $14 per child annually The PIO Schoolbag Supplies Program $20,000 per year or $29 per child annually The PIO Uniform Program $10,000 per year or $14 per child annually

JustWorld Newsletter 7 Guatemala Jocotenango The creation of a medical clinic and community kitchen in the Jocotenango community in Sacatepequez are just two of the many initiatives funded by JustWorld in Guatemala, which also include providing children in the community with the educational materials required for school, after-school tutoring programs, leadership and cultural development activities, and a nutrition program. Due to the ongoing support of JustWorld and its supporters, grades have improved for a majority of students taking part in JustWorld’s programs and many have become leaders in their communities because of the tutoring program and life skills taught at the Los Patojos site. For Ambassadors already involved in the ‘Adopt a Project’ campaign, the experience has been rewarding, and in some cases life changing. It certainly was for JustWorld Rider Ambassador Angela Covert-Lawrence, who three years ago committed to paying the annual salary of a doctor at the medical clinic at the Los Patojos site in Jocotenango. “During my second visit to Guatemala, I had the opportunity to meet the doctor in person,” said Covert-Lawrence, a grand prix show jumping rider representing Canada. “He explained to me what he wanted to do, and how he was going to be able to provide the much needed medical care for the children. I asked how much, and agreed to adopt the project right there on the spot, while standing in the middle of the clinic.” It was a decision that would prove to be life changing for both Covert-Lawrence and the community at Los Patojos as a whole. “The clinic has grown so much,” she explains, having just returned from her third visit to Guatemala. “Now the doctor is helping a lot more people. And it’s not just the kids anymore. It’s also their families and the entire community, which is huge. I would like to keep focusing on the medical clinic, helping them make it even bigger, and to provide as much support as I can in the future.” Covert-Lawrence continued, “Adopting a project is a great way to do what we do, combining riding and competing with helping a worthy cause. So many times, we say we don’t have the time to participate, we’re too busy, but JustWorld has made it so easy for everyone to get involved. There’s really no reason not to.” Fellow JustWorld Rider Ambassador Kevin Babington of Gwynedd Valley, PA, agrees. The international grand prix rider held a clinic May 15-17 at El Cortigo in Guatemala, a facility owned by fellow JustWorld Rider Ambassador Juan Andres Rodriguez and his family. “I feel a clinic is a great way to bring Ambassadors and non-Ambassadors together for a fun event and to help raise awareness of JustWorld’s achievements and goals,” he said. “I’m very fortunate to have had years of experience in the sport of show jumping and giving a clinic to help such a great organization is a nice way to give back.” Twenty riders had the opportunity to learn from Babington during the clinic. Following the event, the entire group traveled to the Los Patojos site, where they spent a day seeing the difference JustWorld is making first hand, including at the Los Patojos medical clinic, where all of the proceeds from the clinic were donated.

8 Volume 9, Issue 2, Spring/Summer 2012 That donation helped with the overall cost of JustWorld’s initiatives in Guatemala, which carry a combined annual price tag of $85,000. Projects currently available for adoption in Guatemala include:

The Los Patojos Lunch Program $24,000 per year or $88 per child annually The Los Patojos Children’s Clinic Support Program $7,500 per year or $10 per child annually The Los Patojos School Supplies Program $8,000 per year or $46 per child annually The Los Patojos Uniform Program $4,000 per year or $23 per child annually The Los Patojos After-school Tutoring Program $36,000 per year or $120 per child annually

JustWorld Newsletter 9 Honduras Tegucigalpa and Tornabé In Honduras, JustWorld supports help provide local children with school fees and materials their families could not otherwise afford. Thousands of children living in the slums of Tegucigalpa now have access to a variety of literacy and cultural activities, while those in Tornabé can take part in after-school tutoring, nutrition, and leadership and cultural development programs at the Natalie Johnson Center for JustWorld. The center also provides vocational workshops, microenterprises, and HIV/AIDS prevention counseling to more than 400 members of the Garifuna community, a marginalized Afro-indigenous community on the northeast coast of the country. JustWorld’s partner organizations in Honduras, Angelworks and Compartir, have helped make many of these projects possible, in conjunction with donations from JustWorld’s many Ambassadors and supporters. More than 250 children in rural communities have received scholarships through Angelworks, while Compartir has helped grow the Mobile Library Project from 600 to more than 2,000 participants. The overall cost for all the initiatives in Honduras is $158,000 a year. Projects currently available for adoption include:

The Natalie Johnson Center Music Program $5,000 per year or $30 per child annually The Angelworks School Supplies Program $16,000 per year or $59 per child annually The Natalie Johnson Center School Supplies Program $8,000 per year or $53 per child annually The Angelworks Uniform Program $8,000 per year or $29 per child annually The Natalie Johnson Center Uniform Program $4,000 per year or $27 per child annually The Natalie Johnson Center After school Tutoring Program $18,000 per year or $90 per child annually The Compartir Mobile Library Project Materials Program $28,000 per year or $13 per child annually The Natalie Johnson Center Lunch Program $30,000 per year or $100 per child annually

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JustWorld Newsletter 11 Brazil Rio de Janero With the support of donors, JustWorld is partnering with Private Tutoring Services to provide children living in extreme poverty in Brazil the opportunity to develop cognitive skills by funding after-school tutoring and recreational programs in Rochinha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as well as giving them the ability to take part in community and cultural development programs in surrounding areas. JustWorld and Private Tutoring Services will be helping to revamp the community literacy campaign in the slum of Rochinga, promoting a culture of peace and learning while serving children with no other means or access to after- school education and recreational programs. There are more than 100 children from four to seven years old living in the slum, which is the largest in South America. The overall project cost for JustWorld’s work in Brazil is $30,000 per year. Projects available for adoption include:

The Instituto Reacao Teachers & Supplies Program $25,000 per year or $250 per child annually The Instituto Reacao Educational Transportation Program $5,000 per year or $50 per child annually

The ‘Adopt a Project’ campaign offers a number of different initiatives across JustWorld’s project sites. All are focused on enhancing and increasing JustWorld’s work in the areas of education, health, nutrition, and leadership and cultural development. For more information on how to support the ‘Adopt a Project’ campaign, including a full list of projects available for adoption, please visit www.justworldinternational.org or e-mail [email protected].

12 Volume 9, Issue 2, Spring/Summer 2012 JustWorld Newsletter 13 Thank You to our 2012 Adopt a Project Donors!

GOLD MEDAL SUPPORTERS $2,500 or more Angela Covert-Lawrence fully funded The Los Patojos Children’s Clinic Doctor Matthew Pasquinilli fully funded The Natalie Johnson Center Painting Program and The Los Patojos Urban Arts Program Thunderbird Show Park fully funded The PIO Family Rice Program and The PIO School Nurse Program Hannah Heidegger fully funded The Natalie Johnson Center Sports Program Hannah Baumann, Guatemala Allan Donnan, Cambodia Horseware Ireland, Cambodia Jerome Newman, Cambodia Kevin Babington, Guatemala Madison Bradshaw, Guatemala The Hong Kong Equestrian Team, Cambodia

SILVER MEDAL SUPPORTERS $1,000 - $2,499 Alice Lawaetz, Brazil Deborah Aguirre, Guatemala Fortress Export Services, Ltd., Honduras Satya B. Vardharajan, Cambodia The Blenheim Equisports Ambassador Team: Sarah Abdi, Olivia Chowdry, Katie Cox, Whitney Downs, Amy Knox, Emily Mullins, Katie Reinecke, Sophie Simpson, and Emily Sowski, Guatemala

14 Volume 9, Issue 2, Spring/Summer 2012 BRONZE MEDAL SUPPORTERS $500 - $999 Juan Torres, Guatemala Magnificat High School, Cambodia Thomas W. Wenham, Honduras

PURPLE RIBBON SUPPORTERS $250 - $499 Arlene “Tuny” Page Merle Phillips Christine Watkins Michele Powers Howard Cherry Starting Gate Communications Inc. Joanne Weiner Wheaton College Laura Kraut American Coalition Leslie Burr Howard Louise Otten

BLUE RIBBON SUPPORTERS $100 - $249 Andres Quintero James F. Dorr Richard Cooper & Kathryn L. Quirk Anna Lenna Lex John F. Cregan Sorren Siekmann Annabelle Garret Josch Loehden Sparky Frost David Lundquist Louis and Catherine Cuthbertson Svenia Grabber Emma Sullivan Lucy G. Silverthorn Tad & Laura Lee Montross Ettasue Long Michael Zuckerman Tan Yuen Anna Wang George & Sharon Rose Pedro & Judy Garofalo Torres Zicherman Family Foundation Hal German

JustWorld Newsletter 15 Event Rewind Gene Mische American Invitational April 7, 2012 Thank you to our amazing volunteers at the 2012 $200,000 Gene Mische American Invitational presented by G & C Farm! Ambassadors Pedro Cebulka, Phillip Rozon, Judy Howard, Maritherese Alex, Christina Alex, Maria Newman and Chase Spears, the Stadium Jumping staff, and Tameka Richardson and the Young Life crew! All of the participants had a wonderful time and we couldn’t have done it without you!

Top prize winners of the medium jumper speed class A competitor clears the JustWorld fence during the High during JustWorld’s annual Horseless Horse Show at the Jump event at the Gene Mische American Invitational in Gene Mische American Invitational in Tampa, FL. Tampa, FL.

Old Salem May 11, 2012 Thank you to Ambassadors Gabby Hero, Katherine Powers, Grace Powers, Grace Zaro, Sarah Jacobs, Katherine Strauss, Allison Cooney, Emily Pope, and Kendralee Corbett for an outstanding job organizing the second Horseless Horse Show at Old Salem Farm, along with a bake sale and drawing! With great appreciation to the Strauss Family, the Gochmann Family, and Dunrobin Farm, for their generous sponsorships, we raised almost $5,000! A special thank you to Old Salem Farm and Vandy Lipman for your incredible support and allowing us this opportunity.

Competitors in the JustWorld Horseless Horse Show Winners of the JustWorld Horseless Horse Show at Old contesting the Old Salem jump. Salem.

16 Volume 9, Issue 2, Spring/Summer 2012 Kevin Babington Clinic May 15 to 27, 2012 JustWorld Ambassador and international grand prix rider Kevin Babington gave a clinic at El Cortijo in Guatemala, a facility owned by fellow JustWorld Ambassador and international grand prix rider Juan Andrés Rodriguez and his family, May 15-17. Twenty riders rode under Kevin’s tutelage, and the group also spent a day visiting the JustWorld Los Patojos project, where all of the proceeds from the clinic will be donated - bringing the JustWorld mission full circle! Thank you for your support and raising $2,597 for Los Patojos!

Juan Andrés Rodriguez, Kevin Babington, Isa Corletto, Kevin with riders during the JustWorld clinic. and friends with children at Los Patojos.

Pépinière and Saint-Lazare Spring Horse Shows May 19 and 26, 2012 Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers in Saint-Lazare who helped JustWorld raise over $1,000!

Dara Pelkey-Field and Maria Newman One competitor brings a whole new The wonderful Horseless Horse Show show off their matching JustWorld meaning to the term ‘Horseless Horse judges and officials! competition gear at the Pépinière Show.’ horse show this past May.

JustWorld Newsletter 17 Event Rewind Olivia Graham’s “Just Spring in Long Island” Benefit May 22, 2012 Ambassador Olivia Graham and friend Carly Hitzig organized a successful Independent Service Project to benefit JustWorld! “Just Spring in Long Island” was a delightful evening of dinner, dancing, a cocktail hour fashion show, and even a celebrity guest appearance by Jonny “The Unit” Manfre. In addition to raising awareness to 160 guests, they raised over $7,000 to support JustWorld’s projects! The Hickstead “Moment in Time” Unveiling June 12, 2012 The Hickstead “Moment in Time” painting commissioned by Rocky Mountain Show Jumping’s John Anderson was officially unveiled in Calgary, Alberta this past June.

The unveiling of Kim Penner’s representation of Hickstead and Eric Lamaze during the 2008 Beijing Olympic games is just the beginning of a fundraising project spearheaded by Anderson and JustWorld Technical Official Ambassador, Phillip Rozon. A limited quantity of giclees in the original size will be produced and sold in an effort to raise funds for JustWorld International Pedro Cebulka and Eric Lamaze stand in front of Kim programs as well as for Rocky Mountain Show Penner’s Hickstead “Moment in Time” Painting. Jumping’s newly developed Hickstead “First Leg Up” program.

Eric Lamaze autographs all 50 of the first Hickstead Leopoldo Palacios (right), who is a founding board member “Moment in Time” reproductions. Eric was one of the first of JustWorld International, explains the importance of the international riders to become a JustWorld International event for JustWorld International as Phillip Rozon (left) and Ambassador. Pedro Cebulka look on.

18 Volume 9, Issue 2, Spring/Summer 2012 Bragging Rights Ambassador Initiatives Kate Morrison As an Ambassador for JWI and a student at the Private Tutoring Services, Kate is trying to raise money for the newly adopted project in Brazil. She came up with an idea to custom screen print on tote bags and side purses. There are different styles available. Each one is a limited edition and all proceeds will go to the project in Brazil! Prices are between $7 and $25 depending on the size and logos.

Kaleigh Brinkhurst and Jenna MacDonald Kaleigh and Jenna set up a booth at the Atlantic Horse Fair in Truro, Nova Scotia. They raised $225 from a basket draw and JustWorld horse treat and fudge sales!

Kendall Hormel and Samantha Waslewski Kendall and Samantha raised $1,021 by holding a raffle at the Scottsdale Spring Show in Arizona. The show manager donated an adorable beach cruiser for them to raffle off. Two of the three 50/50 raffle winners donated their winnings back to JustWorld!

Tiffany Doyle Tiffany raised $300 selling JustWorld silly band bracelets!

Natalie Sterrett Thank you to Ambassador Natalie Sterrett for helping to coordinate the IEA Zone 4 Finals Horseless Horse Show! They raised $625 for JustWorld!

JustWorld Newsletter 19 Bragging Rights Ambassador Rider Round-Up

Julie Leichle Lilly Nace Julie Leichle and Long Island Ice Lilly Nace was Reserve Champion in Tea placed in the 1.40m at Magna the Crossrails division at the Tampa Racino in Italy. Equestrian Series on catch ride Pride Rock. Special thanks to Keith Powell.

Abby McCorriston Abby McCorriston won the Children’s Hunter Medal class at Alexandra Hopkins Kristen Loewenthal Pépinière and Saint-Lazare riding Alexandra Hopkins won the Kristen Loewenthal, riding Spetter! She also won the Large Canadian Utilities 1.15M at Spruce Solo, won fifth place at Spruce Pony Hunter Over Fences class at Meadows! Meadows! Saint-Lazare on Irish Park’s Ruffian.

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Angela Covert-Lawrence Laura Kraut Kevin Staut Angela Covert-Lawrence of Saint- 2008 Olympic gold medalist Laura Kevin Staut of France claimed Lazare, QC, scored victory on Kraut captured the win in the first in the 285,000€ Monte Carlo home turf, winning the $10,000 23,000€ 1.55m Syndicaat van de Grand Prix du Prince Albert II de Pépinière Grand Prix on May Rotterdamse Havenbedrijven Prix Monaco on June 30 during the 19 and the $25,000 Eastwood on July 22 at CSIO5* Rotterdam, Global Champions Tour at CSI5* Equine Grand Prix on May 26 NED. Six out of the 54 horse/rider Monte Carlo. Aboard a new mount, during the 38th annual Pépinière combinations jumped clear over the Reveur de Hurtebise, an 11-year- and Saint-Lazare Horse Shows first round track to advance to the old Belgian-bred gelding, Staut in Saint-Lazare, QC. Both wins jump-off. Kraut and Cedric, owned posted one of two double clear came aboard Utan, an 11-year-old by Cherry Knoll Farm, were one of performances of the competition, Dutch Warmblood gelding owned two combinations to put in a double capturing victory with his jump-off by the Eastwood Group. clear performance, taking victory time of 37.51 seconds.. with a time of 37.07 seconds.

Eric Lamaze Oliver Guillion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON,won the $80,000 TD Oliver Guillion of France emerged victorious in the Cup on July 7 at the Spruce Meadows ‘North American’ 285,000€ CSI5* Global Champions Tour Grand Prix in in Calgary, AB. Lamaze and Coriana van Klapscheut, a Wiesbaden, Germany, on May 25. Guillion piloted Lord 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare owned by Artisan de Theize, a 13-year-old Selle Francais gelding owned Farms and Torrey Pines Stable, also claimed victory by Edith Mezard, cleanly around the jump-off course in the $32,000 West Canadian Cup on July 1, where to earn his first Global Champion Tour victory. He was second place went to JustWorld Rider Ambassador one of only two riders to advance to the jump-off after Caitlin Ziegler of Milwaukee, WI, riding Valencia. putting in clear first rounds.

JustWorld Newsletter 21 JustWorld International and JudgeMyRide.net Join Forces ould you like to have the opportunity to have you and your Horse Show Partners Whorse judged by top Grand Prix riders Laura Kraut and Francie Steindwedell-Carvin?

Well, here is your chance!

JustWorld International and JudgeMyRide.net have come together to give you the opportunity to upload videos and photos from your favorite horse shows or just schooling at home, and have them critiqued and commented on by top international rider in the JustWorld family!

“Judge My Ride is very excited to be partnering with Just World International. Jessica Newman has inspired equestrians to take an active role in contributing to better the lives of children in countries where extreme poverty precludes them from obtaining the nourishment of body and mind we all take for granted. They are not only helping provide them with food, they are helping educate them, which will empower these children for a life time.” - Noelle King, President of JudgeMyRide

Photos to be judged by Laura Kraut (USA) and Francie Steinwedell-Carvin (USA) can be submitted Federation Partners at JudgeMyRide.net and the chosen submissions will be featured in the next edition of the JustWorld International magazine.

Stay tuned to see which JustWorld Ambassadors will be judging next!

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JustWorld Newsletter 23 JustWorld Ambassadors Professionals Argentina Federico De Michelis USA Ryan Bell Ramiro Quintana Honduras Titi Mills James Benedetto Jennifer Berol Bliss Kelsey Rae Calabro Belgium Philippe Le Jeune, Jr. Hong Kong Patrick Lam Samantha Lam Ashley Caparell Raena Leung Alice Debany Clero Brazil Eurico Mariante Berenice Colomb Thiago Mattos Ireland Kevin Babington Lourdes deGuardiola Camila Mazza de Benedicto Floortje Deckers Nick Dello Joio Nicola FitzGibbon Erin Duffy Canada JJ Atkinson Waverly Ernst Kari Felton Maude Bouchard Italy Matteo Giunti Natalie Bova Marisa Leigh Goode

Samantha Buirs Bliss Heers Korea Lynn Mueller Angela Covert-Lawrence Susan Hellman Lauren Hayes Erika Hogg-Belden Eric Lamaze Mexico Ernesto Canseco Chelsea Jones Mark Samuel Federico Fernandez Candice King Rodney Tulloch Christian King Laura Kraut Sherri Whitworth Peru Ileana Stark Tani Zeidler Allison Kroff Alexa Lowe Philippines Michelle Barrera Helen McNaught Colombia Daniel Bluman Michael Morrissey Portugal Luciana Diniz Kris Moyer France Bruno Coutureau Melinda Routh Sophie Coutureau Slovenia Patricio Muente Frances B. Steinwedell Carvin Evrard De Spa Jovanna Stepan Risso Herve Godignon Erin Stewart Olivier Guillon Spain Rutherford Latham Ray Texel Eric Navet Paola Puig Natasha Traurig Marie Pellegrin Maritherese Trimeloni-Alex Philippe Rozier Sweden Evelyn Sander Lisa Westin Kevin Staut

Switzerland Clarissa Crotta Venezuela Andres Rodriguez Germany Imke Pacheco Gregoire Oberson Philipp Zueger Guatemala Juan Andres Rodriguez Wylder Rodriguez

Junior/Amateurs Bermuda Katie Moniz Daniel Clark Jaclyn Jarrell Miranda Coon Taylor Jay Matthew Cormier Erika Johnson Belgium Lisa Nooren Bhaskar Dasgupta Lauren Judson Catherine Demers Patty Kedzierski Brazil Carolina Drummond Taylor Des Jardins Kathleen Kemp Nicole Di Stefano Danielle Kendall

Sara Dowhey Katrina Komitsch Canada Taylor Avann Tiffany Doyle Ann Loewen Taylor Balagno Ceilidh Feetham Hannah Loewen-Clarke Andrea Barber Aylen Ferguson Kristin Loewenthal Kathleen Beekman Lauren Ferguson Phoebe Lorimer Marie Maude Bolduc Jessica Frend-Meyers Meghan MacDonald Emmanuelle Bolduc Caitlin Goff Jenna MacDonald Rebecca Bolduc Cathy Goldring Cynthia Malouin Hannah Brennen Hannah Goranson Sharon Martinez Kaleigh Brinkhurst Lauren Gue Megan Martins Bretton Chad Paul Hanney Amy Masterson Kara Lauren Chad Danielle Hart Jenna Mayor Kylina Chalack Morgan Haslam Megan McClarty Sarah Champoux Alexandra Hopkins Abby McCorriston Meghan Champoux Alex Jamael Madison McDougall Paige Champoux

24 Volume 9, Issue 2, Spring/Summer 2012 JustWorld Ambassadors Junior/Amateurs continued Jenn McGinn Isabella Corletto Maxwell Beaumont Kristina McKinnon Luis Pedro Garcia Bolanos Laura Belmont Anna Melanson Roberto Gonzalez de Leon Madeline Bergman Maya Michel Carmen Maegli Nicole Berman Olivia A. Mickus Elisa Minondo Noelle Bianculli Nessie Nankievell Ines Minondo Megan Bifano Dara Pelkey-Field Nicole Morel Lily Blavin Sarah Roche Raphael Cheves de Rize Chase Boggio Tanya Schouteten Sebastien Cheves de Rize Alexa Boggio Alyssa Smith-Avery Marijke Bolsens Alison Standen Hadley Boyd Honduras Maria Pia Morales Dittman Whitney Strachan Alec Bozorgi Shannon Tansley Tiffany Molina Michelle Motz Madison Bradshaw Sarah Thackray Ansley Bridges Stephanie Tidball Jessica Brighenti Julia Tops Ireland Jennifer Coakley Erin Brody Stephanie Valdes Naiomh O’Gorman Hailey Brown Katrina Venturato Sydney Callaway Amelia Vernon Italy Francesca Giancanella Caroline Carpenter Candice Wagner Elena Mariottini Grace Carucci Karly Woods Lucia Senesi Kathelijne Zimmer Emma Cary Olivia Chowdry

Japan Mayu Bokumoto Elizabeth Coll China Lanxi Pan Carly Corbacho

Mexico Eduardo Castillo Kendralee Corbett Colombia Elisa Arcila Perez Susana Camillo Lopez Tori Corts Steven Bluman Katie Cox Isabel Maria Correa Estaphany Olague Katie Crampton Juanita Mejia Orozco Cristiana Veana Alexandra Crown Tatianna Verswyvel Elisa D’Alessandro Denmark Alison Cooney Agatha D’Ambra Dominican Republic Maria Brugal Norway Siri Martine Bakken Bebe Davis Erica Davis

Sylvia De Toledo Ecuador Anna Christina Gansauer Portugal Tomas Marinho Jennifer Deardorff Priscila Simpson Felipa Xara Bras Tessa DeJong Egypt Walied M. Kassem Switzerland Emilie Stampfli Katie Delaporte Joseph DeSantis El Salvador Gabriela Estrada Meza Taiwan Isheau Wong Maya Diao Stacey Sutton Morgan Dickerson Turkey Elif Gulec Molly DiNapoli France Marie Helene Blanchet Yusuf Huysal Alexa Dixon Clara Burgeles Elizabeth D’Loren

Tiphaine Desmarez Lindsay Douglass USA Sarah Abdi Florinda Detouteville Whitney Downs Alexa Adelson Eleonore Duval Maggie Drysch Alex Afzal Sophie Duval Alexa Effron Maria Newman Brittany Albrecq Stephanie Engle Isabelle Strom Christina Alex Erica Engle Capucine Van Roey Virginia Porter Allen Dylann Ephraimson Ariel Yazid Sophia Aramburo Allison Epstein Allison Bagshaw Devon Esrick Kelsey Baker Margaret Evans Germany Julie Leichle Brooke Banks Alanna Fischer Susanne Schwetje Kaleigh Jo Barkaszi Delaney Flynn Lily Barnard Claire Follmer Great Britain Lulu Warren Jessica Barnes Tess Fortune Carly Barnett Ayanna Frey Greece Milena Maria Pappas Michelle Barton Kaleigh Galvin Isa Batki Alicia Gasser Hannah Baumann Guatemala Daniel Aguirre Katha Gatto Gabrielle Bausano Mariana Beltranena Brittany Bazeley Isabelle Gettinger

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Junior/Amateurs continued USA con’t Caroline Gibson Jessica Koerner Zoe Pappas Sophia Starkman Carson Gibson Bobby Kraut Daniella Paradysz Natalie Stasch Haley Giddings Kara Krushel Olivia Parker Dale Stephenson Madison Gisler Taylor Land Haley Parks Natalie Sterrett Olivia Goossen Frances Land Catherine Pasmore Avery Stewart Olivia Graham Isabelle Leibler Will Pasmore Kristin Elysse Stolpe Halie Graham Brianne Link Reid Patton Lauren Storic Alexis Graves Kiira Lizza Lyn Pedersen Katherine Strauss Bridget Greaney Olivia Lopez-Balboa Grace Perkins Kelsey Sullivan Casey Green Kianna Luscher Cappy Peterson Emma Sullivan Hailee Greene Grady Lyman Serenity Phillips Jenny Swanson Lily Hahn Caroline Lynn Summer Phillips Katie Swindler Samantha Halperin Catherine Maher Addison Piper Kate Teegardin Taylor Harding Alexandra Maracic Amanda Pollack Megan Thomas Leigh Anne Hartrampf Ashlyn Matheus Emily Pope Meredith Thompson Sarah Jane Haskins Jordan Matteri Emma Postal Allison Toffolon Lily Claire Hedley Abby Maxwell Grace Powers Nadia Toma Everardo Hegewisch Courtney May Katherine Powers Hannah Toohey Hannah Heidegger Helen McEvoy Rosie Powers Julia Toohey Diana Heldfond Ian McFarlane Denise Quirk Hollis Toussaint Caitlin Heller Sarah Meadow Schaefer Raposa Lucy Trieshman Jessica Herman Aleesha Melwani Elizabeth Ratcliff Madeline Turner Rachel Herman Emily Merbeth Brittany Reid Catherine Tyree Gabrielle Hero Andre Mershad Rachel Reid Lauren Tyree Erin Hickey Isabella Meyer Katie Reinecke Megan Uditis Avery Hinson Genevieve Meyer Rebecca Reyes Alexandra Vespico Victoria Hoft Mallory Michael Jennifer Rice Celina Vicioso Kaleigh Holroyd Kellie Michel Cayla Richards Chelsea Vickery Amber Hopper Shannon Miglarese Philip Richter Samantha Viterbi Kendall Hormel Julie Millet Mallory Taylor Robalino Tess Vogel Cloe Hymowitz Nina Montross Jen Robertson Alannah Wagstaff Lilli Hymowitz Sima Morgello Halie Robinson Sarah Walker Paige Israel Kate Morrison Clare Rooney Sarah Ward Katarina Ivanovich Tony Morrone Brigit Rossbach Alexandra Warner Sarah Jacobs Stephanie Muhr Charlotte Russell Madison Warner Ginny James Alexandra Mulconnery Isabel Ryan Samantha Waslewski Aleece Jarman Emily Mullins Marianna Salas Victoria Waugh Britney Jarman Olivia Mulvey Marissa Savage-Gibson Mae Wegbreit Isabel Johnson Erin Murphy Thiele Schroeder Nathan Wegbreit Sara Jorgensen Katie Murray Kimberly Seay Alexis Weitzner Abby Jorgensen Lily Nace Katrina Self Rebecca Whittaker Robert Jornayvaz Richard Neal Piper Serra Paige Wilson Sabrina Kalimian Lucy Needham Sarah Sheer Taylor Wilson Sasha Kaplan Allie Negroni Sydney Shulman Lian Wolfe Ivy Keddington Skylar Nelson Sophie Simpson Ally Worthington Meilee Keddington Wylie Nelson Jessica Singer Clementine Yost Phoebe Keegan Madison Newman Alexandra Singh Alexandra Zachowski Catherine Kenny Molly Newsome Alexia Sisson Gracie Zaro Elizabeth Kenny Riley Newsome Emily Smith Vivian Zetterstrom Kira Kerkorian Erin Noonan Emily Sowski Caitlin Ziegler Reed Kessler Dreama O’Donnell Lauren Spatz Hanna Zlotnick McKenna Klink Jaden Olson Chase Spears Chelsea Zulia Amy Knox Sarah Osborne Bonnie St. Charles

26 Volume 9, Issue 2, Spring/Summer 2012 JustWorld Ambassadors Technical Officials Brazil Guilherme Jorge Oscar Soberon Germany Pedro Cebulka Canada Michale Belisle Puerto Rico Mauricio Garcia Hanfreid Haring Judy Covert Sweden Sven Holmberg Allan Donnan Guatemala Rodolfo Godoy Beltranena Richard Herrera Catherine Weber de Rize de Cheves UK Andrew Finding Phillip Rozon Hong Kong Gerald Kuh USA Anthony D’Ambrosio Sherri Whitworth Karen Golding Ireland Neil O’Connor France Jean Maurice Bonneau Matt Morrissey Claude Bret Japan Kazuya Hirayama Bobby Murphy Jean-Loup Caplain Charlotte Skinner Kenya Mary Binks Thomas Desmarez Venezuela Cesar Hirsch Mexico Manuel Esparza Leopoldo Palacios

Welcome to New Ambassadors JustWorld International is pleased to welcome the following new Ambassadors

Juniors/Amateurs

Belgium Ann Loewen Katie Cox Sarah Osborne Lisa Nooren Meghan McDonald Elisa D’Alessandro Serenity Phillips Anna Melanson Tessa DeJong Summer Phillips Brazil Joseph DeSantis Amanda Pollack Carolina Drummond Italy Tess Fortune Katie Reinecke Francesca Giacanella Haley Giddings Emily Smith Canada Avery Hinson Natalie Stasch Taylor Balagno Mexico Ivy Keddington Lauren Storic Sarah Champoux Estaphany Olague Meilee Keddington Kate Teegardin Meghan Champoux Portugal Kira Kerkorian Lian Wolfe Paige Champoux Tomás Marinho Amy Knox Viviane Zetterstrom Lee Sara Dowhey Kianna Luscher Caitlin Goff USA Courtney May Paul Hanney Jessica Barnes Dreama O’Donnell Alex Jamael Jessica Brighenti Jaden Olson

Professionals

Canada Hong Kong Spain USA Sherri Whitworth Raena Leung Paola Puig Helen McNaught

Technical Officials

Canada Sherri Whitworth

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espite a few heavy mini donuts made onsite - a favorite Dshowers that made for with the kids in attendance - and Café some last-minute scrambling,Programs & Communications t h e DevelopmentAla Carte capped off the& evening’sEvents the Seventh Annual selections. The generosity of our food Fundraising GalaConsultant at Belle Coordinatorand drink suppliers helped JustWorld Herbe Farm in Grand Prix maximize the proceeds of the evening Village opened Dr.the 2010Denise Quirk Sabrinato fund the JustWorld Jurak projects. Wellington social season with plenty of shining stars— “The event was absolutely spectacular. among the guests and under It was so much fun, and it was great the big top. Operations Director Cambodiato see the amount Project of people thatIntern came out to support JustWorld and As the first fundraiserNaomi of the A. Spillane all that they do,” said Lauren Belinsky, season that revolves around MiaMarketing Marzotto and Community Relations the Winter Equestrian for Whole Foods Wellington. “When Festival, the JustWorld I met Jessica last year and worked annual gala offers guests Sportfot © with her and learned more about the the opportunity toProjects connect Manager Internscharity, I wanted Europe to do all we could with friends new and old at Julia Tops, Sophie Simpson, Riley Newsome to help her meet her goals. We are the beginning of theJill annual Mills and Madison Newman really proud to be involved with such migration to Wellington by Tessan amazing Nooren charity that connects two many in the international equestrian community. Maria Newman, Rider Ambassador, worlds, the equestrian community with First Supporter of JustWorld, and hostess extraordinaire, once again welcomed guests Stephaniethe impoverished Cambefortcommunities around to the beautiful Belle Herbe Farm for the annual gala. Longtime JustWorld partner the world.” Sportfot was on handMedia to take pictures Coordinator of the memorable evening. Caitlin Demaree-Dyer “This year’s fundraiser, which truly With 575 people in attendance to support the children in the JustWorld projects, the exceeded all our expectations, was gala raised $237,000, double the amount brought in last year. This year’s sold-out Frencha direct result Media of the commitment fundraiser featured a Latin Fiesta theme, celebrating the expansion of JustWorld’s projects and equestrian partnerships throughout Latin America. Xavier Boudon Ambassador Coordinator INSIDE THIS ISSUE Dazzle Creative Event Producers, whose owners James Rota and Don Massetti Agence Pixizone have visited the JustWorldAmber projects Warren in Honduras, brought the Latin theme to life with a Fall Trip to Guatemala ...... 9 colorful design palette and signature touches ranging from piñatas to sombreros. The festive décor was complemented by a Mariachi band as well as professional tango and [email protected] in Honduras ...... 10 salsa dancers. +33“Adopt (0) a Project” 608 ...... 82 94 8612 Horseless Horse Show...... 14 The Latin-themedTechnical food donated by Coordinator Whole Foods Wellington, prepared by the Hector Cano amazing Chef Chris Paul of Wild Orchids Talibé Project - Senegal ...... 16 Café and complemented by additional An Interview with dishes provided by Chez Gourmet and beverages of all sorts provided by Delray Francie Steinwedell-Carvin .. 17 Wine Cellars, was laid out in food stations Rider Round-Up ...... 20 around the perimeter of the tent, allowing Ambassador Spotlight guests plenty of opportunities to check out the silent auction items, catch up with Sophie Simpson ...... 21 BOARD OF DIRECTORSfriends, and sample the tasty offerings Technical Offi cial Ambassador that featured ceviche, paella, Mexican Spotlight - Phillip Rozon ..... 22 Jessica Newmansalad, and empanadas. The Donut Divas Daniel O’Connor donated their services and fun bags of Supporter Initiatives...... 23 Michael Kluger LeopoldoNew Ambassadors Palacios...... 26 © Sportfot © Eric Lamaze and Jessica Newman Michael Lawrence Rhonda Rioux

ADVISORY COMMITTEE Ernest Kalman Don’t forget to visit our page James Baumann Akaash Maharaj and “Like Us” on Facebook! Hilary Betaille Jean Morel Jean-Loup Caplain James Newsome Astrid Corvin-Brittin Raymond Offenheiser Pierre Durand Nelson Pessoa Tim Dutta Dr. Denise Quirk Dr. Kathy Farmer Kathryn Quirk François Ferland Mary Ann Simonds Mission Hervé Godignon Michael Stone JustWorld International acts as a catalyst for positive change Karen Golding Joanne Weiner in the developing world by working with local partner Franklin Hoet-Linares In Memoriam, Eugene R. Mische organizations to provide basic education, nutrition, health, Serge Houtmann hygiene, and vocational programs for children in impoverished communities in Honduras, Cambodia, Guatemala, and Brazil.

For further information on JustWorld Through JustWorld programs that raise awareness and funds in International, please visit: the international equestrian community, riders and their friends www.justworldinternational.org learn about the needs of others across the globe as they give JustWorld International (USA) thousands of children a leg up to a brighter future. 11924 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 22-396 Wellington, FL 33414 Through generous contributions and in-kind donations JustWorld International (France) earmarked for operations, 83% of all funds raised go directly to 116 boulevard Maurice Barres 92200 Neuilly Sur Seine, France our programs.

Founded by former international equestrian champion Jessica Newman, JustWorld International is a recognized 501(c)(3) charitable organization in the United States and a registered Association 1901 in France. Local branches have also been established Designed and Produced by in Mexico and Honduras. JustWorld International has no political or religious affiliation. Starting Gate Communications Inc. Editor, Jennifer Ward www.startinggate.ca