November 11, 2024 • 14 mins
Dawn Wisdom is the board president, and interim director of the Raemelton Equestrian Center. The organization is a 501(c3) non-profit organization that was started back in 1995 and is located on Trimble Road in Mansfield. There are 17 horses at Raemelton, which has students that range in age from 2 years old to adults, and serves 130 individuals per week. Dawn was born in the Cleveland area, later moving to Mansfield in 2009. Learn more about Raemelton, and Dawn Wisdom on the podcast.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The CEO you should Know, brought to you by Roby
Foster Miller Eric Insurance. This week's CEO Dawn Wisdom, Board
President and interim director of the Ray Melton Therapeutic Equestrian Center.
First of all, Dawn, good morning, Thank you for being
with us. How are you today?
Speaker 2 (00:19):
I'm well, thank you, good morning. We are so excited
and thank you for having us.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Yeah, terrific.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
I know I've heard that name in the area for
a while, but maybe there's somebody who just moved to
the area and maybe they drove past, maybe they've they've
saw a sign. Tell us what you guys do. Tell
us about the Ray Melton Therapeutic Equestrian Center.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
So, Ray Meultain Therapeutics Equestrian Center the five oh one
C three nonprofit organization. We provide equine assisted activities and
therapies to individuals with physical, cognitive, mental, social, and behavioral challenges.
Our students range in age from two and a half
to adults.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Dawn, let me ask you, somebody here's Ray melt And
Therapeutical Questry and Center. Could you tell us kind of
what happens on a day to day basis and.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
The goal of that program is to empower each individual
to reach their greatest potential. Equine based activities and therapies
have proven results and developing cognitive ability, improving core strength,
and improving social skills. Our horses create a unique environment
from traditional therapy settings and often achieve cognitive and physical breakthroughs.
(01:28):
By creating an avenue for communication, learning, confidence building, team skills,
and problem solving. Our students are given a sense of
independence through their magical partnerships with our horses. We run
year round. We have fall and spring sessions which are
ten weeks long. Our winter session is six weeks long,
(01:49):
and in the summer we host Summer Abilities camp which
are six half day sessions where campers get to ride,
participate in hands on horse activities, make and explore nature.
Each year we host a student tour show where our
students get to showcase what they've learned. We have a
professional judge that comes in and students earn ribbons and trophies.
(02:13):
This past August we had well over one hundred spectators
made up of family funds and communities that came out
and shared on our equestrians.
Speaker 1 (02:23):
We are chatting today with Dawn Wisdom, this week's CEO.
You should know from the Ray Melton Therapeutic Equestrian Center.
She's the board president and interim director. Can you give
us a little history about ray Melton? You know how
long the organization has been around. When you guys officially
got started.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Ray Meltin began serving physically, mentally and cognitively impaired Richlin
County children and adults in nineteen ninety five. The organization
started with a small group of thirty five riders and
four horses. Over the years, we've grown to serve over
one hundred and thirty individuals per week per session and
are home to seventeen therapy.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
Horses now, Dawn I mentioned this earlier. Maybe somebody just
new to the area. Where are you located at?
Speaker 2 (03:10):
We are located at five point sixty nine South Trimble
Road on the former Frank Black estate in Mansfield. For
twenty years, the organization leased that land and in the
fall of twenty fifteen, we were gifted the funds to
purchase the facility, which included thirty four acres in all
of the buildings, we had a successful capital campaign and
(03:33):
we were able to make the necessary improvements to provide
an eightya accessible facility for our students. These improvements enabled
us to change the framework of our programs and be
a more comprehensive experience with an emphasis on learning and
hands on horse care. Ultimately, Very Milton became a place
where our students can be and do anything they dream.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
Well, it's great to learn about all the great programs
that you guys off. Again, we were learning this morning
about the Ray Melton Therapeutic Equestrian Center. The voice you
hear is Dawn Wisdom joining us. She's the board president
and interim director. Now, do you serve just people in
Richland County? Do they come from further What's what's kind
of the area you guys serve.
Speaker 2 (04:16):
So a large portion of our students live in Richland County. However,
we do serve individuals from many of the surrounding counties,
including Huron, Knox, Crawford, Ashland, and Franklin counties.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
Dawn, you think about thank you mentioned, you know, helping
one hundred and thirty people a week or so. I
don't know if you have a you know, a yearly total,
but sounds like a lot of a lot of people
come to see you guys on a yearly basis.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Absolutely, aside from just our regular students dot com. We
also offer camps for area agencies and tours and facilities.
So our organization really is a year round place to.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Be down for somebody that is thinking about Ray Melton
Therapeutic Equestrian Center. How I would use the term how
did they get the ball rolling in terms of you know,
reaching out to you being able to be involved in
a program. I don't know, you know how full things are?
Could you explain that process if somebody is interested.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
So we receive a lot of our students through referrals
from physicians, pediatricians, agencies. They call in, we have them
come in and performer an assessment. We then get them
on the schedule depending upon what program they are the
most interested in or what the best way forward for
(05:36):
them would be, and we go from there now dawn.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
For them to get more information, I assume it would
be just go to ray Melton dot org, your website,
be able to get the phone number and all that.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Then right, yes, or they can call us at the
office four one nine seven five six zero zero four zero,
visit our website at ray Melton dot org, or email
us at ray Melton ray Melton dot org.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
All right again, Ray Melton r A E M E
L T O N Raymelton dot org. As the voice
you hear today joining us is Dawn Wisdom, and she
again is this week's CEO you should know and board
president and interim director. So tell me about the board.
How many people all of that make up the board
for ray Melton.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
We have eight on our board. It's a very dynamic,
very dedicated board. Most of them have been on the
board for many, many years. We can't do what we
do without them.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
Well, can I ask you about staff? You know how
many you mentioned horses and you know and kids and
people being able to come and see you.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
I don't do you have a ballpark staff.
Speaker 2 (06:41):
Ball but dynamic staff. There are three full time employees
and two part time employees. We are a largely volunteer
based organization with approximately one hundred active volunteers. These special
individuals provide their time and challenge helping in the barn
side walking or leading horses and classes and groundskeeping. Some
(07:04):
of our volunteers have been with us for twenty plus years.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Well that's terrific to hear now, Dawn. If somebody was
interested in being a volunteer, would they go at the
same route, website phone number to be able to reach out.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
Yes, they can speak with Aiden, who's our volunteer coordinator.
He can be reached at four one nine seven five
six zero zero for zero.
Speaker 1 (07:25):
We mentioned the website for more information at Raymelton dot org. Well,
before I let her go, it's been a great conversation
this morning learning about the Ray Melton Therapeutic Equestrian Center.
We are joined by board president and interim director Dawn Wisdom.
I do need to ask how long have you been
involved with Ray Melton.
Speaker 2 (07:44):
I started as a volunteer in two thousand and nine
when I moved to Mansfield. I came back in twenty
fourteen as a part time instructor and have grown with
the program to become the board president and the entire director.
Speaker 3 (08:01):
How long have you been board president and the interim director.
Speaker 2 (08:04):
The past two years? Prior to that, I was the
executive director.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
Well, Donn, it's been great to learn about you, but
I think we need to learn a little bit more
about you. People may have heard you say moved to Mansfield,
so let's step back to the very beginning. I'm sure
people are curious and want to know if you would
tell us. Where was Don Wisdom born.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
I was born a city girl in Cleveland and grew
up there. I moved to Mansfield. Like I said in
two thousand and nine, my journey actually to ray Melton
kind of started on a fluke up in Cleveland. I
drove past a therapeutic center that had a banner that
said we need volunteers, and I knew they had horses there.
(08:48):
I really didn't have too much horse experience at that point.
I went in and they provide therapeutic riding to people's disabilities,
and after the first class, I was hooked. I volunteered
in the barn there. And when I moved to Mansfield,
I didn't really know anyone here, and the one thing
(09:09):
I did know I could do was volunteer and searched
out a therapeutic center to just kind of get to,
you know, meet people and help out if I could.
And I found ray Melton, and we are where we
are today.
Speaker 3 (09:24):
The rest is history, all right, terrific?
Speaker 1 (09:26):
Right, John Wisdom is join I guess for just a
couple more minutes, having again a nice conversation learning about
her and about the ray Melton Therapeutical Questrian Center where
she is the board president and interim director. Let's back
it up. So we heard you were born in Cleveland.
Where did you go to high school?
Speaker 2 (09:41):
Trinity High School in Garfield Heights, Ohio.
Speaker 1 (09:44):
All right, now, now tell us after high school college
to where you are now. You know you mentioned you
were driving past and saw the need of volunteers, did
you you know, growing up and things like that? Tell
us what you kind of your aspirations were, the kind
of working you wanted to go into after high school.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
I worked for a major weekly newspaper for twenty five
years as a graphic designer. I earned my college degree
much later in life. I have a Bachelor of Science
and Health Sciences. But my heart really was always with
Ray Melton, which was why I came back in twenty fourteen.
Speaker 1 (10:19):
Down where did you go to? Where'd you go to college?
Or where'd you get your degree from?
Speaker 2 (10:22):
Online? Actually with Purdue Global which for an adult learner,
that's a great option.
Speaker 1 (10:29):
All right, terrific, Now, Dawn, before I let you go
learning about you and Ray Melton. Talk about the horses
and just you mentioned, you know, interaction with them.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
You know how important that is.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
Share with us kind of the work you guys do
with the horses with the kids at ray Melton.
Speaker 2 (10:46):
So the horses actually create an avenue for our students
to learn to communicate. They can build their core strengths,
They build confidence and independence. The horses have and innate
ability to know what someone needs. They are truly magical creatures.
(11:08):
We use the horses kind of as a partner. So
for instance, if a student may not want to communicate
with people, they will communicate with that horse and eventually
they will learn that they can also communicate with people
around them how to interact into their environment down.
Speaker 1 (11:28):
That's great to learn about the horses. I didn't ask
you about stalls, barns, all of that. To tell us
a little bit about the property there at ray Meltain.
Speaker 2 (11:36):
Right now, we how seventeen horses. We have the capacity
to house twenty three as our needs change and the
program continues to grow. So we have plenty of room.
As I said, we're on thirty four acres and we
have two actual barns. One is the historic barn and
one is a new build which is all eightya accessible.
Speaker 3 (12:00):
Right.
Speaker 1 (12:00):
Terrific to learn again about the ray Melton Therapeutical Questry
and Center with us for just a moment longer is
their board president and interim director. That is Dawn Wisdom.
Don I kind of want to give you a moment
here before I let you go to talk a little
bit more about what makes you your organization, you know,
so great helping so many peoples. You know, maybe maybe
somebody's never been there before. I'm sure they could come out,
(12:23):
maybe even arrange some kind of a tour or something.
But just tell us a little bit more if somebody's
never been there, what makes you guys so great?
Speaker 2 (12:31):
In my mind, what makes us special is that from
the moment that you walk on to the farm, there's
a sense of peace and healing. From the historic riding
hall to the new buildings. The farm really is a
place where journeys begin. Our approach and philosophy to teaching
our students as unique individuals and meeting them where they
(12:51):
are truly sucks us apart. Every milestone, every accomplishment is
celebrated and when a student smiles and I did it,
that's the best outcome we can hope for, and why
we do what we do.
Speaker 3 (13:06):
Awesome, Now, Donna, I didn't ask you before.
Speaker 1 (13:08):
I don't know married kids, So you want to tell
us a little more about Dawn and the family.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
So I have an amazing husband named Flip, who incidentally
I met at the farm. He's a long serving board
member and he's been with us for many, many years.
Speaker 3 (13:24):
How about hobbies and spare time? What do you do
when you are not working?
Speaker 2 (13:28):
I love to travel in our motor home and we
hike the national parks in forest and in the summer
we bail. Hey for Ray Malton.
Speaker 1 (13:35):
All right, so busy people, and Donna, I want to
circle back real quick. If somebody wants to reach out
to the Ray Melton Therapeutical Equestrian Center more information, you know,
wants to be involved in one of your awesome programs,
how do they reach out? Could you give us website
and phone number?
Speaker 3 (13:52):
Again?
Speaker 2 (13:53):
Certainly they can call the office at four one nine
seven five six zero zero four zero or visit us
online at www dot ray Melton dot org. They're also
invited to email us at Ray Melton at ray Melton
dot org.
Speaker 1 (14:11):
All right, learning this morning all about Dawn Wisdom, board President,
interim director of the Ray Melton Therapeutic Equestrian Center. This
week's CEO you should know well, Don, it's been great
to learn all about ray Melton, all about you. We
thank you so much for being with us and we
wish you continued success.
Speaker 2 (14:29):
Thank you so so much.
Speaker 1 (14:31):
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Melton Therapeutic Equestrian Center. The CEO you should know rita
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The CEO you should Know, brought to you by Roby
Foster Miller Eric Insurance. This week's CEO Dawn Wisdom, Board
President and interim director of the Ray Melton Therapeutic Equestrian Center.
First of all, Dawn, good morning, Thank you for being
with us. How are you today?
Speaker 2 (00:19):
I'm well, thank you, good morning. We are so excited
and thank you for having us.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Yeah, terrific.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
I know I've heard that name in the area for
a while, but maybe there's somebody who just moved to
the area and maybe they drove past, maybe they've they've
saw a sign. Tell us what you guys do. Tell
us about the Ray Melton Therapeutic Equestrian Center.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
So, Ray Meultain Therapeutics Equestrian Center the five oh one
C three nonprofit organization. We provide equine assisted activities and
therapies to individuals with physical, cognitive, mental, social, and behavioral challenges.
Our students range in age from two and a half
to adults.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Dawn, let me ask you, somebody here's Ray melt And
Therapeutical Questry and Center. Could you tell us kind of
what happens on a day to day basis and.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
The goal of that program is to empower each individual
to reach their greatest potential. Equine based activities and therapies
have proven results and developing cognitive ability, improving core strength,
and improving social skills. Our horses create a unique environment
from traditional therapy settings and often achieve cognitive and physical breakthroughs.
(01:28):
By creating an avenue for communication, learning, confidence building, team skills,
and problem solving. Our students are given a sense of
independence through their magical partnerships with our horses. We run
year round. We have fall and spring sessions which are
ten weeks long. Our winter session is six weeks long,
(01:49):
and in the summer we host Summer Abilities camp which
are six half day sessions where campers get to ride,
participate in hands on horse activities, make and explore nature.
Each year we host a student tour show where our
students get to showcase what they've learned. We have a
professional judge that comes in and students earn ribbons and trophies.
(02:13):
This past August we had well over one hundred spectators
made up of family funds and communities that came out
and shared on our equestrians.
Speaker 1 (02:23):
We are chatting today with Dawn Wisdom, this week's CEO.
You should know from the Ray Melton Therapeutic Equestrian Center.
She's the board president and interim director. Can you give
us a little history about ray Melton? You know how
long the organization has been around. When you guys officially
got started.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Ray Meltin began serving physically, mentally and cognitively impaired Richlin
County children and adults in nineteen ninety five. The organization
started with a small group of thirty five riders and
four horses. Over the years, we've grown to serve over
one hundred and thirty individuals per week per session and
are home to seventeen therapy.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
Horses now, Dawn I mentioned this earlier. Maybe somebody just
new to the area. Where are you located at?
Speaker 2 (03:10):
We are located at five point sixty nine South Trimble
Road on the former Frank Black estate in Mansfield. For
twenty years, the organization leased that land and in the
fall of twenty fifteen, we were gifted the funds to
purchase the facility, which included thirty four acres in all
of the buildings, we had a successful capital campaign and
(03:33):
we were able to make the necessary improvements to provide
an eightya accessible facility for our students. These improvements enabled
us to change the framework of our programs and be
a more comprehensive experience with an emphasis on learning and
hands on horse care. Ultimately, Very Milton became a place
where our students can be and do anything they dream.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
Well, it's great to learn about all the great programs
that you guys off. Again, we were learning this morning
about the Ray Melton Therapeutic Equestrian Center. The voice you
hear is Dawn Wisdom joining us. She's the board president
and interim director. Now, do you serve just people in
Richland County? Do they come from further What's what's kind
of the area you guys serve.
Speaker 2 (04:16):
So a large portion of our students live in Richland County. However,
we do serve individuals from many of the surrounding counties,
including Huron, Knox, Crawford, Ashland, and Franklin counties.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
Dawn, you think about thank you mentioned, you know, helping
one hundred and thirty people a week or so. I
don't know if you have a you know, a yearly total,
but sounds like a lot of a lot of people
come to see you guys on a yearly basis.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Absolutely, aside from just our regular students dot com. We
also offer camps for area agencies and tours and facilities.
So our organization really is a year round place to.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Be down for somebody that is thinking about Ray Melton
Therapeutic Equestrian Center. How I would use the term how
did they get the ball rolling in terms of you know,
reaching out to you being able to be involved in
a program. I don't know, you know how full things are?
Could you explain that process if somebody is interested.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
So we receive a lot of our students through referrals
from physicians, pediatricians, agencies. They call in, we have them
come in and performer an assessment. We then get them
on the schedule depending upon what program they are the
most interested in or what the best way forward for
(05:36):
them would be, and we go from there now dawn.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
For them to get more information, I assume it would
be just go to ray Melton dot org, your website,
be able to get the phone number and all that.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Then right, yes, or they can call us at the
office four one nine seven five six zero zero four zero,
visit our website at ray Melton dot org, or email
us at ray Melton ray Melton dot org.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
All right again, Ray Melton r A E M E
L T O N Raymelton dot org. As the voice
you hear today joining us is Dawn Wisdom, and she
again is this week's CEO you should know and board
president and interim director. So tell me about the board.
How many people all of that make up the board
for ray Melton.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
We have eight on our board. It's a very dynamic,
very dedicated board. Most of them have been on the
board for many, many years. We can't do what we
do without them.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
Well, can I ask you about staff? You know how
many you mentioned horses and you know and kids and
people being able to come and see you.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
I don't do you have a ballpark staff.
Speaker 2 (06:41):
Ball but dynamic staff. There are three full time employees
and two part time employees. We are a largely volunteer
based organization with approximately one hundred active volunteers. These special
individuals provide their time and challenge helping in the barn
side walking or leading horses and classes and groundskeeping. Some
(07:04):
of our volunteers have been with us for twenty plus years.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Well that's terrific to hear now, Dawn. If somebody was
interested in being a volunteer, would they go at the
same route, website phone number to be able to reach out.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
Yes, they can speak with Aiden, who's our volunteer coordinator.
He can be reached at four one nine seven five
six zero zero for zero.
Speaker 1 (07:25):
We mentioned the website for more information at Raymelton dot org. Well,
before I let her go, it's been a great conversation
this morning learning about the Ray Melton Therapeutic Equestrian Center.
We are joined by board president and interim director Dawn Wisdom.
I do need to ask how long have you been
involved with Ray Melton.
Speaker 2 (07:44):
I started as a volunteer in two thousand and nine
when I moved to Mansfield. I came back in twenty
fourteen as a part time instructor and have grown with
the program to become the board president and the entire director.
Speaker 3 (08:01):
How long have you been board president and the interim director.
Speaker 2 (08:04):
The past two years? Prior to that, I was the
executive director.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
Well, Donn, it's been great to learn about you, but
I think we need to learn a little bit more
about you. People may have heard you say moved to Mansfield,
so let's step back to the very beginning. I'm sure
people are curious and want to know if you would
tell us. Where was Don Wisdom born.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
I was born a city girl in Cleveland and grew
up there. I moved to Mansfield. Like I said in
two thousand and nine, my journey actually to ray Melton
kind of started on a fluke up in Cleveland. I
drove past a therapeutic center that had a banner that
said we need volunteers, and I knew they had horses there.
(08:48):
I really didn't have too much horse experience at that point.
I went in and they provide therapeutic riding to people's disabilities,
and after the first class, I was hooked. I volunteered
in the barn there. And when I moved to Mansfield,
I didn't really know anyone here, and the one thing
(09:09):
I did know I could do was volunteer and searched
out a therapeutic center to just kind of get to,
you know, meet people and help out if I could.
And I found ray Melton, and we are where we
are today.
Speaker 3 (09:24):
The rest is history, all right, terrific?
Speaker 1 (09:26):
Right, John Wisdom is join I guess for just a
couple more minutes, having again a nice conversation learning about
her and about the ray Melton Therapeutical Questrian Center where
she is the board president and interim director. Let's back
it up. So we heard you were born in Cleveland.
Where did you go to high school?
Speaker 2 (09:41):
Trinity High School in Garfield Heights, Ohio.
Speaker 1 (09:44):
All right, now, now tell us after high school college
to where you are now. You know you mentioned you
were driving past and saw the need of volunteers, did
you you know, growing up and things like that? Tell
us what you kind of your aspirations were, the kind
of working you wanted to go into after high school.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
I worked for a major weekly newspaper for twenty five
years as a graphic designer. I earned my college degree
much later in life. I have a Bachelor of Science
and Health Sciences. But my heart really was always with
Ray Melton, which was why I came back in twenty fourteen.
Speaker 1 (10:19):
Down where did you go to? Where'd you go to college?
Or where'd you get your degree from?
Speaker 2 (10:22):
Online? Actually with Purdue Global which for an adult learner,
that's a great option.
Speaker 1 (10:29):
All right, terrific, Now, Dawn, before I let you go
learning about you and Ray Melton. Talk about the horses
and just you mentioned, you know, interaction with them.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
You know how important that is.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
Share with us kind of the work you guys do
with the horses with the kids at ray Melton.
Speaker 2 (10:46):
So the horses actually create an avenue for our students
to learn to communicate. They can build their core strengths,
They build confidence and independence. The horses have and innate
ability to know what someone needs. They are truly magical creatures.
(11:08):
We use the horses kind of as a partner. So
for instance, if a student may not want to communicate
with people, they will communicate with that horse and eventually
they will learn that they can also communicate with people
around them how to interact into their environment down.
Speaker 1 (11:28):
That's great to learn about the horses. I didn't ask
you about stalls, barns, all of that. To tell us
a little bit about the property there at ray Meltain.
Speaker 2 (11:36):
Right now, we how seventeen horses. We have the capacity
to house twenty three as our needs change and the
program continues to grow. So we have plenty of room.
As I said, we're on thirty four acres and we
have two actual barns. One is the historic barn and
one is a new build which is all eightya accessible.
Speaker 3 (12:00):
Right.
Speaker 1 (12:00):
Terrific to learn again about the ray Melton Therapeutical Questry
and Center with us for just a moment longer is
their board president and interim director. That is Dawn Wisdom.
Don I kind of want to give you a moment
here before I let you go to talk a little
bit more about what makes you your organization, you know,
so great helping so many peoples. You know, maybe maybe
somebody's never been there before. I'm sure they could come out,
(12:23):
maybe even arrange some kind of a tour or something.
But just tell us a little bit more if somebody's
never been there, what makes you guys so great?
Speaker 2 (12:31):
In my mind, what makes us special is that from
the moment that you walk on to the farm, there's
a sense of peace and healing. From the historic riding
hall to the new buildings. The farm really is a
place where journeys begin. Our approach and philosophy to teaching
our students as unique individuals and meeting them where they
(12:51):
are truly sucks us apart. Every milestone, every accomplishment is
celebrated and when a student smiles and I did it,
that's the best outcome we can hope for, and why
we do what we do.
Speaker 3 (13:06):
Awesome, Now, Donna, I didn't ask you before.
Speaker 1 (13:08):
I don't know married kids, So you want to tell
us a little more about Dawn and the family.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
So I have an amazing husband named Flip, who incidentally
I met at the farm. He's a long serving board
member and he's been with us for many, many years.
Speaker 3 (13:24):
How about hobbies and spare time? What do you do
when you are not working?
Speaker 2 (13:28):
I love to travel in our motor home and we
hike the national parks in forest and in the summer
we bail. Hey for Ray Malton.
Speaker 1 (13:35):
All right, so busy people, and Donna, I want to
circle back real quick. If somebody wants to reach out
to the Ray Melton Therapeutical Equestrian Center more information, you know,
wants to be involved in one of your awesome programs,
how do they reach out? Could you give us website
and phone number?
Speaker 3 (13:52):
Again?
Speaker 2 (13:53):
Certainly they can call the office at four one nine
seven five six zero zero four zero or visit us
online at www dot ray Melton dot org. They're also
invited to email us at Ray Melton at ray Melton
dot org.
Speaker 1 (14:11):
All right, learning this morning all about Dawn Wisdom, board President,
interim director of the Ray Melton Therapeutic Equestrian Center. This
week's CEO you should know well, Don, it's been great
to learn all about ray Melton, all about you. We
thank you so much for being with us and we
wish you continued success.
Speaker 2 (14:29):
Thank you so so much.
Speaker 1 (14:31):
Dawn Wisdom, board President and interim director of the Ray
Melton Therapeutic Equestrian Center. The CEO you should know rita
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