Personal Testimony
I am pipe fitter by trade, Metal Artist by passion and this is my story. This is my dream. My father was a Hul Tech in the Navy and peaked my interest in metal works and auto mechanics at a young age. The leading joy of my life is upcyling my art work and barrel racing my horses with the 2 young women that I've in essense adopted as my own. At this juncture I endeavor to purchase my first home. My own piece of property where I may continue my agricultural career, create my work, and eventually host informative agricultural workshops and seminars free to the public. At this juncture I spend a mass amount of time driving between rental locations, I find this to be extraordinarily wasteful as this is time could be contributed towards making more art work and practicing competitively.
I presently teach 2 young proteges ages 12 & 15 that I love dearly. They are not only accomplished horsewomen but entrepreneurs in the making. My one student maintains a 100%-98.9% grade point average in all of her classes and my other student exhibits exceptional natural born talent in both horseback riding and artistry. The concept of dimension the child demonstrates at 12 years old can only be credited as a God given talent, and the character development I’ve seen in both young ladies from their involvement in barrel racing is why I write to you today. I believe in these girls whole heartedly and being apart of the young women they are growing up to become is the greatest joy of my life. I believe given the chance we could collectively amask a tremendous amount of success in the sport if we only had access to proper training grounds. I intend to build these sort of amenities at the property I plan to purchase.I will do whatever it takes to give them the chance I believe we deserve to succeed in the sport. I am a women with 3 Union Welding Certifications, a NYS EMT Certification and a successfully completed production agricultural apprenticeship. I have devoted my life in its entirety to becoming a woman that will not allow this project to fail.
What is The Raising Angels Foundation Inc.?
The Raising Angels Foundation specializes in Agricultural Education in youth and young adults. For how would you know if you might be interested in career in agriculture and craftsmanship if you weren’t born on a farm or a family within the trades? Hosting workshops and seminars free to the public quarterly in the form of seasonal harvest festivals. The Raising Angels Foundation has had past success hosting our annual “Brunch for the Brave” where the director arranged the donation of local farm products for a sizeable breakfast buffet and Team Angel competing amongst each other and local competitors as a form of entertainment. The reasoning for this is for the veterans to be able to see what their sacrifice has enable. The progress of young people advancing competitively and agriculturally. For them, and sponsors to able to observe the advancement of students and sponsored riders year after year and witness their development. It is our vision for the future to be able to facilitate equine veteran therapy and interactive agricultural education. At this time, our sole focus is to build our facility for spring of 2025 to be able to accommodate our planned programs and sponsored riders.
How will the foundation select sponsored riders?
At this time riders are selected amongst a tight knit community by the director and community. To force ensure quality and attention to detail a very select few will be chosen. In the future team members will be required to be nominated in the form of a written letter by someone outside of their immediate family.
Who will the foundation sponsor?
Unlike other sponsors in our industry that specifically sponsor mainstream athletes that attain the most media attention, we specifically seek individuals that would be considered as under privileged. These riders would be believed to have the potential to excel with access to capital and resources.
Testament
Over the last year I have worked tirelessly attending the most popular and mainstream events in the Northeast to keep the company relevant and in the eyes of many. I endeavor to purchase my first home/farm this year so I may continue my work and take it to the next level. I feel it is my destiny to build this program. We were not meant to pay bills and then just die; we were all sent here with certain character traits for a purpose!. At this time, I am trying to comprise the down payment necessary to purchase my first farm/home. If I can decrease my travel time I can increase my productivity and creative flow. It can also be deduced with past statistics that having access to appropriate training grounds and thereafter the ability to practice avidly, a mass amount of success can be attained by Team Angel. All artwork and products purchased facilitate attaining this goal & All donations made to the Raising Angels Foundation Inc are 100% Tax Deductible.