2023 Thank You
Another successful year has drawn to a close. There are so many that had a hand in making our 2023 Summer Camp a success.
First, we would like to thank Jim McDonough, of Jim McDonough Cutting Horses, his family and staff for hosting our 2023 TACO Camp. We can't thank everyone here enough for everything they do for TACO and all of their help.
We also greatly appreciate Jim and his clients' generosity in allowing us the use of their horses. Jazzware, Bonanza, and Casey made wonderful camp ponies this year! As we said numerous times throughout the week, if it weren't for the horses and their amazing temperaments camp would not be possible.
While on the subject of camp ponies, we can't thank Teresa Critchfield and Grey Ghost enough for coming out each day!
On Wednesday, A Little Magic Miniature Horse Therapy Team came to visit TACO. The campers got to groom, decorate, and lead their ponies through an obstacle course. They also provided entertainment for us on Thursday, showing us some of Dakota’s awesome tricks.
Orange Healthy Community Action Team dirt and containers for the campers to plant their plants on Thursday!
Also, a huge thank you to Orange and Madison County Public Schools Transportation Department for transporting our campers to and from camp each day.
Each day campers were provided with an afternoon snack . We'd like to thank Orange Baptist Church, Christ Anglican Church, and Emmanuel Episcopal Church, and Barbara Seale for their donations of afternoon snacks for the campers.
As always, Gibson Rental donated a tent so our campers can enjoy crafts and snack in the shade! We greatly appreciate their support every year.
This year, Betsy McGinnis donated her artistic talents to draw our 2023 t-shirt. We absolutely loved the design she created!
This year for the Orange County Fair Auction we decided to have a "Shop Local" Basket. Local businesses donated products and gift certificates to be included in the basket. We'd like to thank the following businesses for their donation: Chateau Merrillanne, Med Spa of Virginia, Champion Ice House, The Market at Grelen, Unionville Florist, Darnell’s Garden Patch, Barbara’s Soul Food on Wheels, Woodbrook Farm Vineyard, Unionville Florist, Deep Roots Garden Center, Forked on Main, Main Street Tavern and Objects on Main .
We will be hosting a silent auction towards the end of summer, at this time we have the following donors we'd like to thank: Split Ends, Katy Haney- Scentsy, Amy Fitch- Pampered Chef, Beverly Thomas, Massage Therapist, Garden of Eden and Paint It Orange. We are still looking for additional donors for our silent auction!
In addition, a HUGE thank you to all of the individuals and businesses who bid on our auction piece, including the winner, Farm Credit. This year's auction piece was a huge success for TACO and we cannot thank all of the donors and bidders enough for making it such a huge success!
This year we hosted 12 campers! We'd like to thank all of our campers' parents who trust us with their children daily. We love working with every one of our campers and were so excited to see so many new and returning faces this year!
\Volunteers are invaluable and this year we were so fortunate to have so many volunteers. both returning and new! We had an amazing 47 volunteers for camp, 18 of those volunteers were first time volunteers! Without the dedication of our volunteers, none of this would have been possible. We cannot thank our dedicated volunteers enough for all of the time you have volunteered with us! Camp would not be possible without all of your help.
Lastly, we'd like to thank our committee who put in countless hours to make our 2023 camp a success. Camp would not be possible without everyone's hard work.
Be sure to check out our Facebook page for photos!
First, we would like to thank Jim McDonough, of Jim McDonough Cutting Horses, his family and staff for hosting our 2023 TACO Camp. We can't thank everyone here enough for everything they do for TACO and all of their help.
We also greatly appreciate Jim and his clients' generosity in allowing us the use of their horses. Jazzware, Bonanza, and Casey made wonderful camp ponies this year! As we said numerous times throughout the week, if it weren't for the horses and their amazing temperaments camp would not be possible.
While on the subject of camp ponies, we can't thank Teresa Critchfield and Grey Ghost enough for coming out each day!
On Wednesday, A Little Magic Miniature Horse Therapy Team came to visit TACO. The campers got to groom, decorate, and lead their ponies through an obstacle course. They also provided entertainment for us on Thursday, showing us some of Dakota’s awesome tricks.
Orange Healthy Community Action Team dirt and containers for the campers to plant their plants on Thursday!
Also, a huge thank you to Orange and Madison County Public Schools Transportation Department for transporting our campers to and from camp each day.
Each day campers were provided with an afternoon snack . We'd like to thank Orange Baptist Church, Christ Anglican Church, and Emmanuel Episcopal Church, and Barbara Seale for their donations of afternoon snacks for the campers.
As always, Gibson Rental donated a tent so our campers can enjoy crafts and snack in the shade! We greatly appreciate their support every year.
This year, Betsy McGinnis donated her artistic talents to draw our 2023 t-shirt. We absolutely loved the design she created!
This year for the Orange County Fair Auction we decided to have a "Shop Local" Basket. Local businesses donated products and gift certificates to be included in the basket. We'd like to thank the following businesses for their donation: Chateau Merrillanne, Med Spa of Virginia, Champion Ice House, The Market at Grelen, Unionville Florist, Darnell’s Garden Patch, Barbara’s Soul Food on Wheels, Woodbrook Farm Vineyard, Unionville Florist, Deep Roots Garden Center, Forked on Main, Main Street Tavern and Objects on Main .
We will be hosting a silent auction towards the end of summer, at this time we have the following donors we'd like to thank: Split Ends, Katy Haney- Scentsy, Amy Fitch- Pampered Chef, Beverly Thomas, Massage Therapist, Garden of Eden and Paint It Orange. We are still looking for additional donors for our silent auction!
In addition, a HUGE thank you to all of the individuals and businesses who bid on our auction piece, including the winner, Farm Credit. This year's auction piece was a huge success for TACO and we cannot thank all of the donors and bidders enough for making it such a huge success!
This year we hosted 12 campers! We'd like to thank all of our campers' parents who trust us with their children daily. We love working with every one of our campers and were so excited to see so many new and returning faces this year!
\Volunteers are invaluable and this year we were so fortunate to have so many volunteers. both returning and new! We had an amazing 47 volunteers for camp, 18 of those volunteers were first time volunteers! Without the dedication of our volunteers, none of this would have been possible. We cannot thank our dedicated volunteers enough for all of the time you have volunteered with us! Camp would not be possible without all of your help.
Lastly, we'd like to thank our committee who put in countless hours to make our 2023 camp a success. Camp would not be possible without everyone's hard work.
Be sure to check out our Facebook page for photos!
