Posts by Mountain Shadows

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…

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…

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…

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!…

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…