Carousel Ranch’s Heart of the West Presented by EVENT SCHEDULE 6:00 pm Registration Cocktails and Appetizers 6:45 pm Welcome and Demonstration by the Children of Carousel Ranch 7:30 pm Dinner (VIP Guests please be seated at your table - your dinner will be served) 7:50 pm Live Auction 9:15 pm Casino Opens 9:40 pm Section A- Silent Auction Bidding Closes 9:50 pm Section B- Silent Auction Bidding Closes 10:00 pm Section C- (Wine & Premium) Silent Auction Bidding Closes 10:30 pm Auction Check-Out Begins 10:30 pm Casino Raffle (winner does not need to be present to win) Table of Contents 4 Thank You to Our Sponsors 6 The Children & Staff of Carousel Ranch 8 Welcome to Heart of the West Meet the Board of Directors 12 Children’s Demonstration 18 Live Auction 30 Fund A Need 34 Special Thanks 36 Horse Sponsorships 38 Child Sponsorships 40 Auction Donors Heart of the West 2012 1 Carousel Ranch’s Heart of the West Presented by “THANK YOU” TO OUR SPONSORS EVENT SPONSORS HERO’S HEART Paul A. Hughes Family Foundation ENTERTAINMENT SPONSOR Wayne & Connie Spears HEAD TABLE SPONSOR PROGRAM SPONSORS MEDIA SPONSORS John Jewell & Ellen Madey GOLDEN DREAM SPONSORS SILVER SADDLE SPONSORS Don Hausknecht, Debra Harbort The Gomez Family and Katy Tennesen Mission Valley Bank The Watson Family 4 www.CarouselRanch.org MARSHALL SPONSORS AGUA DULCE AIRPORT Galpin Motors Wayne & Connie Spears, thank you for opening The Loughnane Family your hearts and home to the children of Carousel Oaktree Gun Club Ranch. Without you, your amazing property and Securitas of course, Al – this event may not have been pos- The Welcher Family sible. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. SHERIFF SPONSORS VINCENT HILL STATION Supervisor Michael Antonovich Sarah and Brady Watt always keep us in good California United Bank spirits! As always, words cannot express how Happy Valley Community grateful we are. Your donation of tonight’s beer, John Murray Plumbing wine, alcohol and bartenders is a huge part of the PACC Auto success of this event! Progressive Steps Nissan of Valencia Santa Clarita Valley Rotary Club BUCKAROO SPONSOR Sandy & Craig – RE/MAX of Santa Clarita VIP WINE SPONSOR Inside SCV & Salt Creek Grille IN-KIND DONORS Ace Party Rentals ACO Temporary Power A Rental Connection Andy Gump Audio Tek Mike Bjorkman Camp 11 Celebrate Gary Choppe Conservation Station Finery Golf Cars LA Melody Ranch Mission Valley Sanitation Saunders Electric Starbucks – Bouquet Canyon Curt Waite – “The Credit Card Guys” Western Ways Studio Props SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CATERERS Salt Creek Grille Catering Heart of the West 2012 5 Why We Are Here Tonight OUR STUDENTS We learn so much from you, every day. Each and every one of you mean more to us than you can possibly imagine. We are blessed to have you and your families in our lives. You are Carousel Ranch. Sean Amoroso Alex Donovan Ayla Greenwald Kara Kolodziejczyck Erin Ruiz Isabella Arrue Madison Drouin Duncan Gregg Lisa Marie Korkos Isabella Santos Jenny Barlog Ethan Everson Olive Haas Nicole Loughnane Kirstin Schepper Angelina Dean Feather Joseph Halas Oceonna Lucero Jani Schofield Bourkarroum Gabriella Fenelon Sarah Harambasic Casey Manuel Jessica Sherwood Daniel Kylie Ferreria Tyler Hartung Julianna Moreno Sammy Sosa Bourkarroum Neil Fishkin Darby Hendrickson Caleb Mori Janelle Spindt Rachael Benson Desmond Gabriel Jonah Hernandez Aaron O’Dwyer Danny Sullivan Brittany Blair Brandon Gacayan Junior Hernandez Avi Orenstein Katy Tennesen Lorelei Booth Carly Gibbs Jonathan Marie Osborne Jessica Trosper Garrett Bradley Joseph Girard Haselbusch Lara Patt Jasmine Valle Janesa Brosnan Matthew Girard Spencer Higham Whitney Rainwater Mark Vogel PJ Bryant Courtney Golin Allie Hill Brendon Robbins Jaret Wilson Josette Comer Natalia “Nata” Katie Kameya Derek Robinson Noah Winkle Kassi Cushing Gomez Charlie Kayne Cassidy Rodgers Alex Wright Kayla Davidson Genevieve Justin Kim Sage Rudy Lucy Donnelly Gonzales Katie Kimes Shaleigh Rudy A Special “Thanks” to the Carousel Ranch Staff WE COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOU! At Carousel Ranch, we are fortunate to have an excellent staff. This amazing group works harder than you can imagine, providing therapy to the children through all types of weather and hardships. From the extreme heat to the cold, they work in session after session with enthusiasm and a true passion for the work that they are doing. With us tonight are members of our current staff, along with a few who have returned to help…always a part of our team! We appreciate each of you more than you will ever know… Taylor Adachi Kelly Marsh And to a few special and dedicated volunteers Danny Barton Allison Parker who are truly like staff…we thank you for your Gail Berke Katie Pope dedication and commitment. Erin Brahe Debbrial Rodgers Dana Colin Chris Miller Alex Douglas Jolie Stroh Peggy Defibaugh Josh Teal Stacy Farris Dr. Herman Trabish The Donnelly Family Catherine Thomas Rachel Gibbs Jose Juarez Velez Bill Kahl Melissa Zhang Eileen Johnstone Riley Weinstein Kegan Marsh Stephanie Loporchio Valerie Whelan 6 www.CarouselRanch.org Thank You For Joining Us! WELCOME TO HEART OF THE WEST! As always we are so grateful to each of you…friends old and this month. Others are in college, have written children’s books, new who have taken the time to be here tonight. We know how and others still have gone on to be on the swim, golf and track precious your time and resources are, and feel blessed that you teams at our local high schools. Two more are actually on staff at have chosen to spend this very special evening with us. Carousel Ranch. There are more successes than we could possibly Recently, one of our moms said something so share. profound. She said, for Kayla – she feels that This event is always an important evening being at the ranch is honestly life changing in so for us, raising the funds that literally enable us many ways. Her quote “It’s about the moment to continue and grow. This year is even more …and the moments to come”. That statement is exciting as we are literally “Raising The Roof” so true and honestly reflects our philosophy. It for our kids, with the culmination of a capital is about the moment on the horse, and making campaign to build a covered arena later this fall. their time count here, making a difference…at So tonight, as you enjoy your dinner under the that time, that day in that lesson. But it is about stars – remember that your generosity makes a so much more. The moments to come. Our goal huge impact on a child’s life. When you are the is always to make a real difference – so that our highest bidder on the auction…know that not kids can be the very best that they can be. only do you win…but a child does as well. Each Dana & Lily As we look back 16 years to when we started casino ticket that you buy, every drink at the bar, Carousel Ranch, it really has been something to see our first every donation made – goes directly toward a child’s therapy. generation of Carousel students becoming adults. Though some As we watch our children grow into amazing young adults, our are still with us after all of these years, others have moved on. hopes for them in the “moment’s to come” are limitless. Your We love seeing and being part of the lives they are leading. Many presence tonight shows that you too, have made a place in your of your know Dana, who rode with us from the time she was heart for our children and their futures, and we thank you. three. Today, Dana is an extraordinary mom, to three month old Lily, and couldn’t be happier. One of our first students Lindsay, is Marianne Cederlind Becky Graham Denise Tomey now married and living in Rhode Island, and yet another, Allison Pres., Board of Directors Program Director Executive Director – has written and produced her own play, and just got engaged A SPECIAL “THANKS” TO OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS You are truly the most amazing and fantastic board an organization could ask for. We are so blessed to have each and every one of you by our side all year long. With love and thanks to each of you, not only for what you do not only for this event, but for our kids, all year long. We are proud not only to call you our board members, but our friends as well. Marianne Cederlind Caroline Welcher Brent Gallegos Board President Treasurer High Definition Audio Video Senior Vice President – CPA Mission Valley Bank Jeff Hacker Wayne Crawford Attorney at Law – Eric Stroh Santa Clarita Concrete Hacker Law Group Vice President Santa Clarita Concrete Jeanna Crawford Stuart McIntosh Creator/Founder – Galpin Motors Jami Kennedy Heart of the West Secretary Inside SCV Magazine Stacy Nochenson Community Volunteer Sales Specialist – Pallas Textiles Extraordinaire Rick Delia – Sunshine Day Care/ Greg Spencer Legacy Academy California United Bank 8 www.CarouselRanch.org Nata Gomez Seven year old Natalia, started riding in March of this year. “Nata” has a diagnosis of Aicardi syndrome, which means there is an absence of the corpus callosum, (the part of the brain between the right and left sides that allows the right side to communicate with the left.) She is partially paralyzed on her left side, and her vision is limited. Aicardi Syndrome only affects females, and the Children’s normal life expectancy ranges from 2-10 years old, with the oldest living until the age of 20. Nata made it perfectly clear to all of us that she absolutely did not enjoy her first few sessions on the horse...she expressed herself Demonstration LOUD & CLEAR!! As her parents explain, “Natalia has always been a strong-willed child.