Sean Premeau Board Bio

July 31, 2020 The Mountain Shadows Board of Directors Welcomes Sean Premeau  By Sheryl Wilde Acta, non verba. Deeds, not words. Sean Premeau’s father loved Roman and Greek history. No matter what was going on in the world, Sean’s father could tie it back into history. “My father would always say, ‘This has happened before.’…

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Eric Goodman Bio

July 24, 2020 Mountain Shadows Foundation Welcomes Eric Goodman to the Board of Directors By Sheryl Wilde These are the words Eric Goodman, new Board Member of the Mountain Shadows Foundation, lives by: In a world where you can be anything, be yourself. In a world where many value career and material things above all…

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Cia Farrar Knapp Board Bio

July 17, 2020 Mountain Shadows Foundation Welcomes New Board Member, Cia Farrar Knapp By Sheryl Wilde “I was God-smacked!” says Cia Farrar Knapp, new Mountain Shadows Foundation Board Member. “In 2016, I did the risk management/transaction management for Mountain Shadows when they sold 5 homes in Moreno Valley. “I took a tour of Mountain Shadows…

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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…

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Ted 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…

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MANNY FLORES

Manny Flores is smiling in front of the camera

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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Aktion Club

Aktion Club President Lupita is conducting a meeting

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

A sensory room for autism patients is shown here

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…

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M:POWR CARLOS INTERVIEW

Carlos is shown here with a Koala bear painting

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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M:POWR CARLOS JOANNE

Carlos Ashby is seen painting in the image

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…

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