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" THEY'RE AN ORGANIZATION WHO
ARE DOING GREAT WORK AND DON'T
ALWAYS RECEIVE THE ATTENTION THAT
LARGE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ABLE TO
GARNER. WE'RE LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO
HONOUR THEM " -Chris Costello
kids living with disabilities every year
through a variety of programs ranging
from summer camps to more specialized forms of equine-assisted emotional
and physical therapy.
At the heart of all of it are the horses,
emotionally intelligent animals
that can have especially meaningful
relationships with children who live
with disabilities. " For kids, it's easy to
relate to a horse, " Langley says. " They
emote. It's really easy to see where a
horse stands. "
Horses can provide a unique form
of physical therapy as well, Langley
explains. For someone who doesn't
or can't walk, riding a horse can be a
valuable way to engage all sorts of other
core muscles and movements. As far
as your pelvic bones and muscles are
concerned, riding a horse isn't all that
much different from walking and can
help keep core muscles strong. " Nothing
simulates our normal walking pattern
quite like riding a horse, " Langley says.
Chris Costello, current president
of the Twenty Under 40 Foundation
board, praised SARI and their mission, which he says is a perfect ﬁt with
the foundation's focus on supporting
valuable community institutions.
" They're an organization who are
doing great work and don't always
receive the attention that large organizations are able to garner, " Costello
says. " We're lucky to be able to honour
them. "
A registered non-proﬁt organization,
the Twenty Under 40 Foundation is
comprised of past winners of London's
20 Under 40 award program (the
2020 recipients are profiled in this
issue, starting on page 33). The annual
Community Project Award, voted on

and funded by alumni members, is a
thank-you to the community and a way
for the foundation to build a legacy for
years to come.
With the foundation's support, SARI
has plans to ﬁnally build that outdoor
pavilion and honour the Greenberg
legacy. They'll be gaining more than
just a bit of outdoor shelter and a nice
plaque, though, In the pavilion, Langley
explains, they hope to be able to host
outdoor events - a Covid-era bonus -
and to offer a quiet place for parents and
children to rest and connect.
" We've always really wanted this
outdoor space, " Langley says. Getting
kids outside, interacting with the
environment, is inseparable from
SARI's mission, a key part of what
makes the whole thing work. " It's not
like a sterile environment, " she says.
" It's not a doctor's office. "
With the pavilion, Langley hopes to
further grow SARI as a sanctuary space
for families raising a child with disabilities. So often, those beneﬁts are felt
throughout the entire family, not just
the child. The ability to have an outdoor
space - and to be able to honour the
facility's history - helps SARI feel like
a place where families who spend much
of their time navigating the challenges
of disability can get away from the
daily stresses, even if only brieﬂy. For a
parent, being able to watch their child
thrive in the company of a horse, and
to grow from that experience, can be as
valuable as the child's experience.
" It's such a respite place for parents, "
Langley says, a place where child and
caregiver can exist on more level, and
safe, terms. For the caregivers, " that 30,
40, 45 minutes - it's pure joy. " KIERAN

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