Yes there ARE
angels among us!
Individuals and
organizations that make the world a better place for all of us.
Now you're just a click away from making a difference too.
A unique non-profit
organization dedicated to providing children with special needs,
a tiny Shetland Pony to love and care for --completely without
charge.
Personal Ponies, Ltd. is a non-profit
organization founded in 1986 to promote the idea that children
with disabilities will be immeasurably enriched by having a small
pony to care for and enjoy. Personal
Ponies, Ltd. will place ponies, for no charge, in the homes of
children with disabilities. Personal Ponies,
Ltd. will also place ponies, for no charge, in Therapeutic Riding
Schools and Child Day Care Centers.
Personal Ponies, Ltd. intends continuing interest in both pony
and child for the duration of their
relationship in the form of personal visits from volunteer members
of Personal Ponies, Ltd. In addition
to other forms of communication.
First, please be sure to visit the
Personal
Ponies national website.
The Twins4Toys
charity arose out of the experience and activities of identical
twin brothers, Javier and Carlos Acosta. As children, Javier and
Carlos fondly remember attending yearly events at a local church
where they were presented with gifts by police officers and firemen.
Javier and Carlos would eventually join the San Jose Police Department
as police officers. Upon joining the department, they became the
first pair of identical twins in the department's 150-year history.
In the course of their duties they recognized a need for a foundation
such as Twins4Toys. The twins wished to return to their community
that which had already provided them so much.