If you live around here and travel on Startown Road you know of Startown Stables. It's a wonderful Paso Fino Horse Farm that sits right along Startown Road. You can't miss it. And those of you who travel that road early in the mornings have surely seen Mr. Alvaro Iriarte riding his beautiful Paso Finos along the edge of the pastures, rain or shine. It's truly a wonderful place. I have been blessed to be part of their world for the past couple of years now. They have taken me and my family in and just treat us like part of their family. That's just the kind of people they are. Loving, giving, full of life. This giving nature is what prompts them to host events like this year's Startown Charity Fun Show.
This year's Fun Show was held last Saturday (June 6th) at the Latta Park Equestrian Center in Huntersville, NC. The purpose of the show was to help raise funds and awareness for the Be the Match Foundation - The National (Bone) Marrow Donor Program.
This foundation is very near and dear to the heart's of the Iriarte family. They
lost one of their own last year to leukemia. Juan Carlos Iriarte was on the list to receive a Bone Marrow Transplant but lost his battle with leukemia before he could get the transplant. Since then, the Iriarte family has worked very hard to help spread the word about how important it is to be a Bone Marrow Donor. How you could potentially save another person's life.
They are so pleased to report that 46 new donors were added to the registry on Saturday! A big thank you to all who registered! I'm pleased to say that my daughter and I registered as well. Here's Stephanie going through the sign-up process. So simple! Just swap the inside 4 corners of your cheeks, fill out some paperwork and you're done! You never know who might be out there who needs your help.
Another amazing program participating in this year's event was the Misty Meadows Mitey Riders. Meet Rebecca. This beautiful and courageous young lady has cerebral palsy. You'd never know it by looking at her!!!
Rebecca, led by her cousin Debby, rode around the arena for everyone to see. She just beamed! Debby said she had only had 3 sessions with her prior to her exhibition! She looked just wonderful out there and I know she touched the hearts of everyone in the crowd.
Way to go Rebecca!!
It was just a wonderful day. Can't wait to go again next year!
For more information, please check out the following links:
Startown Stables
Owned by Alvaro Iriarte - Newton, North Carolina
http://www.startownstables.com
828-465-3322
National Marrow Donor Program
Be The Match Foundation
http://www.marrow.org
1(800)MARROW-2
Misty Meadows - The Mitey Riders Therapeutic Riding Program
Waxhaw, North Carolina
http://www.miteyrider.com
704-841-0602
Dancers
Carmen Woschkolup, Director GrupoLatino de RockHill
803-322-2652
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