On November 9th the NWTRC had their Denim to Diamonds dinner auction, which is a major source of funding for the program. I unfortunately was not able not be there for the dinner and auction part, but I did help with the set-up. This below was a speech given by one of the parents of a wonderful young women we work at the auction, and I thought I'd share it:
MADISON’S EXPERIENCE WITH NWTRC
As told by her dad, Kaler Crane
at Denim to Diamonds, November 6, 2010
MADISON CRANE IS AN 18 YEAR OLD YOUNG LADY WHO LIVES IN A
LOVING HOME WITH HER MOTHER, FATHER AND TWO BROTHERS.
SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIG PART OF HER FAMILY,
PARTICIPATING IN ALL HER FAMILY EVENTS. SHARING THE GOOD
AND THE BAD TIMES THAT EVERY FAMILY SHARES.
MADISON HAS WATCHED WHILE HER BROTHERS HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN THEIR CHOSEN ACTIVITIES. GOING TO HER
YOUNGER BROTHERS’ FOOTBALL GAMES, BY RIDING ALONG TO
PICK UP HER OLDER BROTHER FROM THEATRICAL REHEARSALS
AND PERFORMANCES…. HOURS OF HER LIFE HAVE BEEN SPENT
JUST TO HELP MAKING THESE ACTIVITIES POSSIBLE FOR THE
ONES SHE LOVES THE MOST.
NEVER COMPLAINING, NEVER RESISTING, BUT ALWAYS ON THE
SIDELINE.
MADISON HAS NEVER BEEN INVITED TO A FRIENDS HOUSE AFTER
SCHOOL, HAS NEVER BEEN INVITED TO A BIRTHDAY PARTY, A
SLEEP OVER OR A DANCE. SHE HAS NEVER HAD A SPECIAL
FRIEND THAT SHE COULD BE CLOSE TO AND SHARE WITH.
MADISON HAS NEVER HAD THE SPECIAL MOMENTS THAT SHE CAN
CHERISH AS HERS, JUST HERS. THE MOMENTS THAT MAKE HER
FEEL THAT THESE ARE HER MEMORIES, HER JOY.
THAT HAS ALL CHANGED.
WITH WHAT HER PARENTS THOUGHT WOULD BE A PHYSICAL
BENEFIT, A STRAIGHTENING OF THE BODY, A DEXTERITY
ENHANCEMENT THERAPY, A DEVELOPMENTAL EXERCISE BECAME
SOMETHING SO VERY MUCH MORE.
IT BECAME MADISON’S MOMENTS.
OF COURSE ALL THE PHYSICAL BENEFIT WAS THERE, ALL THE
CONFIDENCE BUILDING WAS THERE, EVERYTHING THAT WAS
EXPECTED WAS THERE, BUT THERE WERE MOMENTS.
THE MOMENTS OF HAVING SOMETHING SPECIAL THAT WAS JUST
HERS. MOMENTS OF JOY, MOMENTS OF HAVING VERY SPECIAL
FRIENDS, THE MOMENTS OF CONNECTING IN A WAY THAT IS SO
SPECIAL WITH VERY SPECIAL ANIMALS. MOMENTS THAT WERE ALL
JUST FOR MADISON.
I’M SURE WE HAVE HEARD GIVING PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY
ALWAYS GET SO MUCH MORE BACK THEN WHAT THEY GIVE, AND
JULIA AND HER STAFF ARE NO EXCEPTION TO THIS. IN OUR CASE, I
WOULD HAVE TO ADAMANTLY OBJECT.
I DON’T THINK IT COULD BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO SEE THROUGH
YOUR EYES WHAT WE CAN SEE THROUGH OURS. OF COURSE THE
SMILES, THE LAUGHTER AND THE RIDING TALL AND PROUD ARE
THERE FOR ALL TO SEE. BUT FOR US WHO UNDERSTAND THE
MAGIC IN THE MOMENT, WE SEE SO MUCH MORE.
WE SEE THE WAY A LIFE IS CHANGED. HOW A REALIZATION OF
THIS IS A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR A SPECIAL VERY DESERVING
PERSON. WE SEE OUR CHILD EXPERIENCE JOY.
DOES THANK YOU SAY ENOUGH? NO IT CAN’T. BUT WE ARE
LIMITED TO THE WORDS THAT EXIST, SO TO JULIA, THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS, THE SPONSORS, THE RIDING STAFF AND VERY
IMPORTANTLY THE MAGICAL CREATURES THAT MAKE IT ALL
POSSIBLE - THE HORSES, ALL WE HAVE IS........ THANK YOU.
