Del Mar-Solana Beach Rotarians recently visited the new site of the Pegasus Rising Project, an all-volunteer, non-profit organization supported by DMSB Rotary. Pegasus Rising enlists the aid of horses in helping veterans heal from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and be reintegrated into their civilian and family lives.
(Left to Right: Suzanne Sutton, Radia Bencheikh, Lou & George Sousa, Susan & Mark Hennenfent, and Ellen Griffin.)
(Rotarians and volunteers interact with a few of the horses at the Pegasus Rising Project’s facility, with a view of the surroundings near Lake Wohlford east of Escondido.)
The purpose of the Rotary visit was to acquaint additional Rotary members with Pegasus Rising’s new site near Lake Wohlford and to the veterans who were benefiting there. While Rotary club members may have been a little uncertain about the program’s value when first introduced to Pegasus Rising several years ago, each visit there with the volunteers and veterans has reinforced the good work that Pegasus Rising does.
As one volunteer (who has helped feed and muck the horses for 6 years) has said, “It's an amazing feeling to be a part of helping the people who [have helped] protect our country.” All Rotary members who returned from the visit agreed that this is a worthy cause to support with funding and individual volunteer time.
Information about The Pegasus Rising Project can be found at http://pegasusrising.org, and at www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pegasus-Rising-Project/129058816745 for its April 18th Estate Sale. Contact them about volunteering via Inquiry@pegasusrising.org.
Del Mar-Solana Beach Rotary members are local business, professional and civic-minded individuals who meet regularly to form personal and business relationships, have fun working on service projects together, and make our community and world a better place for all. See www.DMSBRotary.com or contact Paul Butler (619-559-3213, or info@DMSBRotary.com).