A few weeks ago we held the Swim Fest, our annual end-of-summer fundraiser where our Ranchers form swim teams to compete for various trophies and raise money for their winter cruise and other quality of life issues. Swim Fest is low-key and most of our parents come out to cheer on the gang. I was…
A few weeks ago Jerry and I, along with Kelly and Sterling, attended a FRED Conference in Los Angeles. We were all to serve as speakers or panelists. FRED arose out of a group of parents of children with autism. Knowing that many people with autism thrive in a rural environment, they seek to create…
Me visiting with a young attendee at the NDSC Jerry and I, three staff, and two Down Home Ranch Board members attended the National Down Syndrome Congress Conference (NDSC) in Denver in mid-June. Jerry and I went up early to attend the Global Down Syndrome Foundation Round Table on current advances in Down syndrome research…
Volunteer Cacy Scott from Sunnybrook Christian Church of Stillwater, OK I often correct people when they say Jerry and I “built” Down Home Ranch. We’re the Founders, but other people built it. And I don’t mean just the homes, the ponds, the greenhouses, the barns, and other structures. I include the fences, the programs, and…