Posts by Mountain Shadows
Nichol Forbes Board Bio
July 10, 2020 Mountain Shadows Foundation Welcomes Nichol Forbes to Board of Directors By Sheryl Wilde Nichol Forbes was raised surrounded by a group of loving women, who were also strong and tough. “The women in my life have amazing values and strong ethics,” says Nichol. “They always showed kindness to everyone. I try to…
Read MoreTed Brown Board Bio
June 26, 2020 Pushing Beyond Limits: Ted Brown Joins Mountain Shadows Foundation Board of Directors By Sheryl Wilde There are times one dares not breathe for want of not disturbing a perfect moment. Standing at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, looking down upon the soft white clouds as the sun rose over Tanzania, Ted Brown…
Read MoreMANNY FLORES
Manny Flores Makes Smooth Transitioninto New Beginnings Program by Sheryl Wilde A pounding, edgy beat vibrated up from the floor into the feet. Aaow!Annie are you okay? Are you okay Annie? Images of Michael Jackson, in white suit and fedora, doing the anti-gravity tilt, stirred in Manny’s imagination as the sounds of Jackson’s Smooth Criminal…
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Mountain Shadows Aktion Club:Changing the World One Child at a Time by Sheryl Wilde “Sometimes, it makes me want to cry,” says Linda Claudius, Youth Pastor at Gateway Community Church in San Marcos, and Aktion Club volunteer. “The Mountain Shadows Aktion Club members want to help others and give back to their community when many…
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New Beginnings at Mountain Shadows by Sheryl Wilde “We want them to thrive, not just survive.” – Donna Heard, Program Director, New Beginnings Therapeutic Day Program Fairview Developmental Center, a state-operated institution located on 114 acres of land in Orange County, opened in 1959 and at its peak served over 2700 people with developmental and…
Read MoreM:POWR CARLOS INTERVIEW
Join us online on Wednesday, April 29,2020 at: MountainShadowsFoundation.org/2020MPOWR for the 4th Annual M:POWR Virtual Art Exhibition! Proceeds will benefit Mountain Shadows emerging young artists, like Carlos featured in the story below, in pursuing their dreams. Mountain Shadows Resident Carlos Ash: Destiny M:POWR’d Through Art by Sheryl Wilde Authors note: We introduced you to Carlos…
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for the 4th Annual M:POWR Virtual Art Exhibition! Join us online on Wednesday, April 29,2020 Online at: MountainShadowsFoundation.org/2020MPOWR Proceeds will go directly back to the M:POWR project to fund paint and supplies, and support Mountain Shadows artists to continue building confidence and benefit from the therapeutic practice of painting. A True Peace Paint Ambassador:An Introduction…
Read MoreADAPTIVE SKIING
Mountain Shadows Residents: Living the Impossible Through Adaptive Skiingby Sheryl Wilde “My motto is: ‘Living My Impossible Every Day.’ Imagine what it’s like toski down mountains at 70 miles per hour. Now imagine what it’s like to dothat blind. That’s what I do.” ~Three-time Blind Paralympian Danelle Umstead “Are you ready to go play?” “No!…
Read MoreFLIGHT OF BRIAN AND DON
Brian Stafford experiences flight with Board Member Don King On a Wing and a Prayer, Someday Dreams Come True by Sheryl Wilde The prayer began: “Thank You, God, for this time we got to have a someday.” It has been said that a dad is a son’s first hero. Certainly, that was the case for…
Read MoreDavid Erickson Board Bio
David is currently the consulting Occupational Therapist at Mountain Shadows Community Homes. Whenever he walks across campus, wheelchairs flock to him. He likes coming to homes when life is happening and seeing how his clients live. This perspective has been invaluable as he serves as a member of the Mountain Shadows Support Group and Mountain…
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