Ryan's Eagle Scout Service Project

The boys taking a break after delivering the bench!

   
  We love the Eagle Scouts around here at the Edwards Foundation. A service project needs to be completed as part of the requirements to move up in the Scouts. We are lucky enough to have some of these special people complete projects for us here.

Taking the bench off the truck

        Our most recent Eagle Scout is Ryan. Ryan is a student at Chaparral High School here is Parker. He is completing  his service project and he choose to create a goat feeder and a bench for us here at the Edwards Foundation. Ryan got his idea from another Eagle Scout helped us with some benches here and we love them so much! The benches that these Eagle Scouts make for us are even Pancake Proof! We are so happy to finally have the feeder here for our goats! The larger animals tend to push the goats around so they get a little skittish around the larger feeder. Ryan solved our problem by creating the smaller feeder. We have a crippled goat here that is going to love spending their time feeding from the project Ryan created.

The True Test of durability...Pancake Test!

       This project started by Ryan fundraising to be able to buy the wood for the goat feeder and the bench. Once the fundraising was done Ryan and a few friends of his spent a day creating the feeder and the bench. Today Ryan along with some of his friends another Scout, Elder Erickson and Elder Lewis missionaries from Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints delivered the feeder and bench to us. Ryan also brought his own photography crew his mother.

Unloading the Goat Feeder

Placement of the Goat Feeder in the Barn

 

         While the men were here to deliver the serivce project they also helped us here to move grain from the house up to the feed barn. Like I said this is a special group of individuals and we are so happy to have their help around here.

Delivery line for the bags of grain.

Loading Grain with the help of Fast Eddie

I cannot say enough how happy and lucky we are that some of the Eagle Scouts choose to do their service project here with us!

Lynda and Ryan next to the new goat feeder!

    

In memory of Greg--He will be missed

Greg helping with hay.  All we had to do was call and he would be here!

 A memorial service, organized by his kids, Nick, Alexandra, and Ian and his fiancee Linda was held at the Pradera Clubhouse.  His family and fiance requested donations be made to the Edwards Foundation.  A tribute to Greg said some of his favorite things were kids, animals and a love of the outdoors.

After the service friends sat at tables with buoquets of flowers and beautiful orchids and, in this case, a sign of positive sayings.

 

Here is the famous guard goat--Pancake!

 

Greg was a positive , hardworking volunteer here at the Edwards Foundation.  He was always willing to help unload hay, he always had a kind word and lots of encouragement for the teenage volunteers, and he especially loved "visiting" with Pancake.  He will be missed by all of us ---Animals included. 

               In his honor and thanks to the generous donations made by his many friends we will plant two 5 foot tall Juniper trees in the spring for a shade and windbreak for the animals.  We will also have a plaque in memory of him.  And lastly, we will be able to buy some hay for the animals.  He will be missed!
    The date of his tree plantings is the first weekend in May. Come join us to honor his memory during the tree planting. A special plaque will be made to accompany the trees.

Freckles First Days!

We just added a new buddy to our ranks here at the Edwards Foundation, Freckles!

Freckles

Freckles is already making good friends with Toby! We think he will fit right in around here :)

Freckles and Toby

Freckles and Toby

Out and About in the Sunshine

We do love our sunny day's here is Colorado! We know from experience that it can change at the drop of a hat so all of us animals enjoy it while we can! Here area  few shots of us just hanging out in the sun.

Whiskers

A lovely morning stroll was in order for Whiskers this morning!

Coco

I love basking in the sunshine! After the Hayman fire injured my shoulder Dr. David Barton gave me a wonderful chiropractic adjustment. I am do so well here at the Edwards foundation...especially when the sun is out and the weather is wonderful!

Clicker the Rooster and Thoroughly Modern Millie

The sunshine brings out the best in all of us. A drink at our favorite spot at the Edwards Foundation.

Animals can communicate quite well.  And they do.

                           Alice Walker

Our Unicow's horn update

Look at how beautiful I am, thank you to Dr. Dale Rice! His research helped me to keep my lovely horn intact which now makes me the famous and unique unicow! Chuck thinks I beautiful too :)

Sugar gliders snuggle

Can you tell which end is up?

                                            These girls --- all three of them snuggle these winter days.

Rocky Mountain Horseshoeing donates a Mani-Pedi

Chelsea from Rocky Mountain Horse Shoeing came out to give the horses and pony a Mani-Pedi.

                             Chelsea inspects the hoof for damage from the extreme dry winter

                                         Pancake greets Chelsea and asks if she needs her help.

                                              Checking the sole for signs of bruising.

                                                         Trimming the hoof wall.

                                                               Smoothing the sole.

                                                                   Buffing the hoof.
A great big THANK YOU to Chelsea.  WWW.RockyMountinHorseshoeing.com