Posts by Mountain Shadows
A Photo Worth a Thousand Words
Your donations help build a better world for our residents! Double Your Donation Today! When you give, you enable the Mountain Shadows Foundation to light up our residents’ days with activities that uplift them – mind, body, and spirit. Activities that bring joy, hope, and just plain fun into their lives. Activities…
Read MoreFather’s Day to the Tune of Life
Double Your Donation for Rachel! Joy, sorrow, tears, laughter – to all of these, it has been said, music gives voice. As we begin our month-long celebration of Mountain Shadows fathers, perhaps we will see in the story below that this is true … and yet we believe, beyond the chords and…
Read MoreSpring is the Mischief in Me: The Bunny Visits
“Spring is the Mischief in Me.” ~Robert Frost Mischief sparkles in Riverside resident, Justin’s eyes, during a recent visit from the Mountain Shadows Spring Bunny. “Spring is the whimsical wanderer, blooming beauty along her path.” ~Angie Weiland Crosby Whimsy and beauty bloomed upon the path of San Diego and Riverside…
Read MoreWith Eyes of Wonder: The Aquarium of the Pacific
Aquarium of the Pacific “It was amazing just to see the wonder and amazement in the residents’ eyes.” Kerensa Jones, MSCH-Riverside A seal plays peekaboo with MSCH-Riverside residents, Nazaria and Alfredo, at the Aquarium of the Pacific, in Long Beach. “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one…
Read MoreLisa Shea Board Bio
The Inner Light: Lisa Shea New MSF Board Member The magical New Zealand glow-worms “True goodness is like the glow-worm in this – that it shines most when no eyes except those of heaven are upon it. Julius Charles Hare Also known as arachnocampa luminosa, the glow-worm is endemic…
Read MoreAdaptive Skiing 2025
Mountain High Adaptive Ski Program Residents Laurie, Jimmy, Gary and Kara pose with Mountain High Resort staff. Nestled in the San Gabriel Mountains, the Mountain High Adaptive Ski Program offers skiing, snowboarding, and snow tubing for individuals of all abilities. Gary in sit-ski. Thanks to your generous donations,…
Read MoreLove in a Box
It’s a LOVE Box!!! Will you help us fill it? Mountain Shadows Community Homes – San Diego, Apple House Residents create the winning Valentine’s Day Box – “The Love Tree”. While the incredible Love Boxes shown here were created by our residents for Valentine’s Day, we believe our residents deserve LOVE all…
Read More11th Annual Biggs Poker Ride
Rev Up!!! 11th Annual Biggs Harley-Davidson Ride for Mountain Shadows Biggs Harley-Davidson – just across the street from Mountain Shadows in San Marcos, CA Eleven years ago, Howie Wahl, Director of Marketing & Public Relations, Biggs Harley-Davidson, noticed the Mountain Shadows buses going in and out of Mountain Shadows Outreach…
Read MoreChristopher Groves
The Rainbow Connection: Resident Christopher Groves Finds What’s on the Other Side Rainbow Painting on Canvas by Christopher Groves Christopher Groves – one of our beloved, original Mountain Shadows residents, at the opening of Mary Triplett Park. By Sheryl Wilde Why are there so many songs about rainbows And what’s…
Read MoreBoots & Bling
Boots & Bling Dance A Wild West, Rip-Snortin’ Good Time Residents, Lionel and Anne, from Oak house work in cahoots to spread country cheer. Yeehaw!!!! Nearly 100 Mountain Shadows residents recently celebrated at the Boots and Bling Dance, a country hoedown at the Mountain Shadows campus in San Diego. …
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