Posts by Mountain Shadows
End of Year Message 2018
December 26, 2018 “Every horse deserves to be loved by a little girl at least once in its life.” ~ unknown Have you ever looked into the eyes of an animal and seen its soul? Thanks to your continued caring and support, Brianna, a 15-year resident of Mountain Shadows with cerebral palsy, and an old,…
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“And when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.” ~ Elizabeth Edwards Dear Mountain Shadows Family:I want to put my arms around all of you! Words like those above have never come easily to me – but then I met Lupita. And now, thanks to her, my heart and arms want…
Read MoreA CHILD OF PROMISE
Issac Sanchez – A Child of Promise By Sheryl Wilde “Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise.”~ Galatians 4:28 “Why me, Lord? Why?” It was a question Geliseth (Geli or Liseth) Sanchez asked God over and over for 12 years. It had been a normal, full-term pregnancy and all ultrasounds had…
Read MoreRESIDENTS DIVE DEEP INTO LIFE AT MOUNTAIN SHADOWS SWIM PROGRAM
Residents Dive Deep into Life at Mountain Shadows Swim Program By Sheryl Wilde “Peace is knowing that I did everything I possibly could have done, that something beautiful will come out of this, and that I will come back stronger than ever before.” ~ Missy Franklin, 5-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer. Ty Marri is 11…
Read MoreValley High School Students Interact – With Love
Valley High School Students Interact – With Love! By Sheryl Wilde “This is what we do – spread love and joy and kindness,” says Monica Lee, Interact Club Advisor at Valley High School. “And it makes us feel good!” The Interact Club has been spreading love at Mountain Shadows Community Homes for the last three…
Read MoreMSCS CHANGING LIVES ONE-ON-ONE
Mountain Shadows Community Services Department – Changing Lives One-on-One By Sheryl Wilde “Mountain Shadows does more than provide residential, transportation, child care and site-based day program services,” says Arlene Galvan, Director of Program Development, Mountain Shadows Ancillary Services. “Through the Mountain Shadows Community Services Department – the Tailored Day program, Independent Living Services, and Respite…
Read MoreNEW OUTREACH CAFÉ MURAL – TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH ART
By Sheryl WildeWhen Caymin met Joanne Tawfilis last year, he didn’t speak. He’d been bullied at school and he always held his head down, rarely looking up from the floor.Just one year later, this 16-year-old autistic young man is now not only talking, but laughing, and getting straight A’s in all of his classes. Caymin…
Read MoreMountain Shadows Exceptional Kids & Outreach Services Team up to Feed the Hungry
January 29, 2018 Mountain Shadows Exceptional Kids & Outreach Services Team up to Feed the Hungry By Sheryl Wilde “I know what it’s like to be hungry. I know what it’s like to envy your neighbor’s cat food.” ~Robert R. One in six people in San Diego County don’t have enough food to eat. Does…
Read MoreANNUAL BIGGS HARLEY DAVIDSON POKER RIDE FOR AUTISM
The Sound of Thunder: 5th Annual Biggs Harley Davidson Poker Ride for Autism to Benefit Mountain Shadows Can’t make it? Participate by making a donation online! Click Below.
Read MoreOur Mountain Shadows Hoop of Life Grows
December 21, 2017 THE SACRED CIRCLE “You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the power of the world always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. In the old days all our power came to us from the sacred hoop of the nation and…
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