May 2011

Bras for the Cause

Bras for the Cause

The CDS East Bay Chapter was honored to host a donation booth for Bras for the Cause at our recent April Chapter Show at La Jolla. Bras for the Cause is a volunteer-based organization raising funds to eradicate breast cancer – especially through early intervention mammograms and screenings. In the Bay Area, the statistics for breast cancer are alarmingly high. Many of us have been personally touched in some way by this terrible disease, or some form of cancer.

This was a wonderful opportunity for the East Bay Chapter give back to our community and our members generously responded to the call!  Many donations and ride dedications were made to Bras for the Cause through out the day, and several members were very touched and emotional, as announcements were made in Honor of a survivor of cancer, or in Memory of a loved one lost to this terrible disease.

Our Chapter Shows Chair, Robin Katherman, recently participated in their fundraising Mothers Day Walk and we look forward to hosting Bras for the Cause again!  Thank you CDS East Bay Chapter Members for your kind support and if you missed the opportunity to make a donation at the show, or would like to sponsor Robin, please visit their website at http://www.trivalleysocks.org/.

If you have a favorite charitable organization that would like to be featured at a future Chapter fundraising event, please send an email with contact information to Linda Stalcup lindastalcup@sbcglobal.net

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La Jolla Show Wine and Cheese Party

I can’t think of a better way to end a very busy horse show day, or frankly ANY day, then by having a wine and cheese social with my Dressage friends!  The afternoon was lovely and the setting was perfect for our Chapter Sponsor, Barefoot Winery, to pour generous samples of their wine and sparkling wine, to be enjoyed with lots of cheese and crackers, fruit, chicken wings, chips, nuts and cookies!

The viewing deck at La Jolla was filled with trays of food, and happy show competitors and volunteers taking a break to visit over a glass of wine, soda or beer. Our show days are often so hectic and nerve-wracking, that we rarely have the opportunity to talk and spend a few moments catching up with our fellow East Bay members. This Barefoot Winery sponsored social was just the perfect way to top off the afternoon, and I am certain that everyone who attended would feel the same way!  Thank you Barefoot Winery! I see many more wine and cheese socials in our Chapter’s future!

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CDS East Bay Show at La Jolla Thank you to our Volunteers! – by Amanda Apesos

May 16, 2011

Our Shows Committee, and wonderful group of Volunteers, put on a fun and well run first show of this year!  Thank you to our Judges, Mike Osinski and Barbi Breen-Guirley. La Jolla was a lovely location for this busy two ring Saturday show, and the Show Team was kept on their toes to ensure that [...]

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