Aaron Nelson, CEO & President, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, recently accepted a job offer to work for a day this Friday at the North Carolina Therapeutic Riding Center as a sidewalker. He will be part of a horse show that will showcase what the children in the summer camp this week have learned.
To read what convinced him to accept this job, read the column published in today's Chapel Hill News at http://www.chapelhillnews.com/2010/06/23/57797/come-spend-a-day-on-the-farm-aaron.html. It's a good thing he accepted, because our second choice was Ronald of McDonald's. This clown would have stole the spotlight from the children during the horse show!
Equally exciting news: Rupert Isaacason, author of the Horse Boy, has accepted our invitation to join Dr. Joseph Pivens, director, Carolina Institute for Developmental Delays, UNC School of Medicine, as keynote speakers at NCTRC's annual benefit dinner to be held at the Carolina Inn Thursday, September 23.
This year's topic is on autism, and Rupert is a parent of an autistic child. After his son was diagnsed with autism, he and his wife used every tool in the bag they could find to help their son connect with them, and even traveled as far as Mongolia to ride horses and seek the help of shamans.To read an article about his book in an article published by the New York Times, visit http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/books/15horse.html
The Mane Event will be held from 6 - 9:30, and also includes a silent auction and a live auction skit produced by Anoo Brod, a local improvisational actress, with her group of students.
Because Rupert's visit ---- and the auction skit --- will draw considerable interest, and there are limited seats, please get your tickets today via www.nctrcriders.org, or call 919-304-1009. Tickets are $65 for the general public and $45 for NCTRC, Autism Society and TEEACH members plus a guest at this discounted rate.
