Nichol Forbes Board Bio

July 10, 2020

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…

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Ted Brown Board Bio

June 26, 2020

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,…

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Manny Flores is smiling in front of the camera

MANNY FLORES

June 19, 2020

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,…

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Aktion Club President Lupita is conducting a meeting

Aktion Club

May 29, 2020

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…

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A sensory room for autism patients is shown here

NEW BEGINNINGS

May 14, 2020

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…

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Carlos is shown here with a Koala bear painting

M:POWR CARLOS INTERVIEW

April 27, 2020

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…

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Carlos Ashby is seen painting in the image

M:POWR CARLOS JOANNE

April 23, 2020

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…

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Mountain Shadows residents practicing adaptive skiing

ADAPTIVE SKIING

March 5, 2020

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…

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A collage of Brian Don enjoying a flight

FLIGHT OF BRIAN AND DON

February 19, 2020

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…

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David Erickson Board Bio

January 8, 2020

David is currently the consulting Occupational Therapist at Mountain Shadows Community Homes.  Whenever he walks across campus, wheelchairs flock to him. He likes coming to homes when life is happening and seeing how his clients live. This perspective has been…

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