Posts by Mountain Shadows
NEW 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…
Read MoreMOUNTAIN SHADOWS CELEBRATES 25TH ANNUAL FALL CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT & SPA EXPERIENCE
This is why we do it:Because Brittany wants to serve.As part of her service, Brittany goes to the naval hospital once a week, each and every week. She visits the amputees.A quadriplegic, born with cerebral palsy, Brittany pushes a special lever on her wheelchair with her right hand to “drive” down the long hospital hallway…
Read MoreCHOOSING GRATITUDE THIS THANKSGIVING
In the Mountain’s Shadow Lies a valley of angels Some cannot speak … Yet their hearts sing of untold glories Some cannot walk … Yet their spirits soar beyond the heavens Some cannot see …Yet their eyes behold the light beyond the darkness All are miracles Dear Mountain Shadows Family:As the holiday season approaches, I’d…
Read MoreFred MSF Director of Development Bio
November 11, 2017 Fred Lindahl Appointed as Development Director of Mountain Shadows Foundation By Sheryl Wilde He was a young man that many might consider more down on his luck than most. He was skipping school, so the truant officers were sent to go and pick him up. Fred, a teenager himself, was working with…
Read MoreAN ACE FOR JOHANNA
Do you remember the last time you walked barefoot on the beach?Thanks to the support of participants, like you, in our Annual Fall Classic Golf Tournament, Mountain Shadows resident, Johanna, was able to live her dream and see the ocean for the first time in her life.Johanna, an Olive House resident, is confined to a…
Read MoreA SWING FOR HOPE
Mila loves to sing. Thanks to you, and other supporters like you, Mila, who was born in a shower during the middle of the night to a 13-year-old girl who didn’t even know she was pregnant, is alive now. Thanks to your support, this beautiful little girl, who was diagnosed with a grade 4 brain hemorrhage –…
Read MoreTwin Oaks Inspires High Hopes and Dinosaur Dreams
August 8, 2017 Twin Oaks Project Inspires High Hopes and Dinosaur Dreams By: Sheryl Wilde The page is carefully colored-in with crayons – the colors never going outside the lines. In the picture, set against a backdrop of rolling green hills, a pink lamb, wearing a purple tutu, with matching mittens and booties, sits atop…
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