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The NC Therapeutic Riding Center will hold its annual benefit dinner at the Carolina Inn on Thursday, September 23, from 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.

THE MANE EVENT

Annual Benefit Dinner / Carolina Inn / Thursday, September 23/ 5:30 - 9:30

reception / cash bar /silent auction / delicious dinner / Q&A / book signing / "Wild Horses" exhibition by Kelly Dew

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This year's benefit focuses on autism with the keynote speakers as follows:

Rupert Isaacson, author, Horse Boy. Mr. Isaacson's book tells of the author's son, diagnosed with autism at the age of two, and how he and his wife found their way into their son's world through horses. They didn't stop there. They went to Mongolia to ride horses and seek the help of shamans. The author's goal was to use every tool in his bag to help their son connect with them. And his son did. To preorder the Horse Boy: FlyLeaf books, Chapel Hill / 919-942-7373 / info@flyleafbooks.com. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to NCTRC.

Dr. Joseph Piven, Director, Carolina Institute of Developmental Disabilities, UNC School of Medicine.The Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities in the UNC School of Medicine was established in July of 2007 to provide the citizens of North Carolina with world class services, research and training relevant to developmental disabilities. The Institute combines two nationally-recognized, stand-alone facilities that address individual aspects of develpmental disabilities. There are the Center for Development and Learning (CDL) and the UNC Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC).

The integration of these programs into a single, new Institute establishes the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities as one of the premier integrated programs for developmental disabililties in the country. The over-arching aim of this new Institute is to provide cutting-edge services, research, and clinical and research training to benefit individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Additionally, the Institute also leads discussions and planning for services, education , and research on developmental disabilities in North Carolina.

TO ORDER TICKETS, register through PayPal (below) or download the registration form and mail it to the send it to the attention of Sarah Shapard, Executive Director, North Carolina Therapeutic Riding Center, Clearwind Farm, 4705 Nicks Road, Mebane, N.C. 27302.

FOR PARKING AND DIRECTIONS: www.carolinainn.com/chapel-hill-trip-planner.php

Select Ticket Options
Table (10 guests) $600.00 Table (8 guests) $500.00 Individual Ticket $65.00 Member Ticket (NCTRC - Autism Society - TEACCH) max of 2 $45.00
# of vegetarian meals needed:

MANE EVENT SPONSORS

Horse Whisperer Sponsors:

Robin Barefoot

Carolina Inn

Perry Colwell

Nancy McKaig

Sarah and Rob Shapard

Frankie Price Stern

Maxwell Freeman & Bowman

Single Rose Host Sponsors:

Autism Society of North Carolina

Carolina Institute of Developmental Disabilities, UNC School of Medicine