We help hurting children and their families throughout Ohio. Here at Life's Little Adventures Farm you will find a place where all children, especially those who are hurting, can visit and have fun. We utilitize our rescue animals to assist in helping children with phyiscal and emotional healing.

Take a moment to visit our site and learn more about Life's Little Adventures Farm and how you, too, can help.

FUNDRAISER:
Elder Beerman is helping us to do a fundraiser called Community Day on Feb. 27th:
They give us booklets (as many as we need) to sell for $5. (make checks out to LLAF)
Inside the booklets is 1 major coupon worth $10 in free product (whatever the customer wants); then there is additional savings coupons for every dept. in the store. All coupons can be used in store or online.
The sale is 2/27/2010.
Every 50 booklets we sell raises $250 for LLAF (hay) and then that allows us to get additional funds the day of the event, kind of like an additional grant. Other persons can sell these booklets for us. To do this, go online and donate from website, then email LLAF with your home address and we will mail the booklet(s) to you.
A big thanks to everyone who participates. It's a win/win for all of us!

A NOTE OF THANKS
As we end 2009 and prepare for the coming year, we would like to thank all of you who have been supportive of Life's Little Adventures Farm. Perhaps you made a monetary donation to the farm; perhaps you donated needed materials; perhaps you gave of your time and volunteered; perhaps you prayed for the work of the farm. For all of these things we give thanks, because you joined with us in ministering to hurting children and their families. We appreciate you. As the new year arrives, along with it there will be a multitude of new opportunities to reach out to families in crisis. We welcome your continued support, and say "thank you" in advance. May you have a happy, healthy, and blessed 2010.

CAN YOU HELP? Lizzie Willard, 15-year-old daughter of our directors, Randy & Melissa Willard, has been undergoing vision therapy for several months to correct a condition she has had since birth. It is an expensive endeavour, costing approximately $4,000, and it is not covered by their medical insurance. Recently, Lizzie's physicians have discovered the need for specialized audio therapy as well, which will cost an additional $2,500 (again, not covered by insurance). Melissa describes her daughter's condition in this way: "Her brain is comprehending her auditory skills between a 5-8 year old level…so between her eye/ear processes it is like trying to run in 4 ft. of water."

While it is a serious condition they are dealing with, the good news is that it is 100% treatable. The bad news is the cost. The Willards live very simply, and they invest a large portion of their income to supply the needs of the farm. At our April Board Meeting, the LLAF Board Members (excluding Randy & Melissa so as to avoid conflict of interest) voted to make an appeal to help the Willard Family in this time of need.

Anyone who desires to make a tax-deductible donation can do so through Life's Little Adventures Farm. You can click the DONATE button at the end of this message and it will record a donation specifically for Lizzie. If you would like to send a check by mail, please put the notation "for Lizzie Willard" on the check's memo line. The farm's address can be found under the CONTACT section of this website.

The mission of our Farm is to help hurting children in times of need, and Lizzie is one of those children. I can personally say as well that Lizzie is a wonderful young lady, a loving and caring person, who is a hard worker and an integral part of the work on the farm. Any gifts that you can give to help her would be very much appreciated -- both by Randy & Melissa Willard, as well as the LLAF Board Members (Doug Wantz, Angie Wantz, Coleen Hitchcock). Even if you cannot give a financial gift, we would appreciate your prayers for Lizzie and for the needed funds to be provided for her treatment. Please help make a lifelong impact on this young girl's life.

Sincerely, Douglas Wantz, LLAF Board President

WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR HORSES & OUR WORK? Read about it in CURRENT ADVENTURES! Note: Because of the size of the file, it takes some time to load after clicking. If you prefer, you may right-click on each link and download the .pdf document so you can view it offline! Enjoy!

CURRENT ADVENTURES -- 2008 summary, Miracle
CURRENT ADVENTURES -- Ginger, Cinnamon Star, Dancer
CURRENT ADVENTURES -- Hope, Black Beauty

HELP THE FARM & TREAT YOUR KIDS TO GOOD READING! Coleen Hitchcock, author, former teacher, and board member at Life's Little Adventures Farm, has made two of her books available to us to distribute to those who will give a donation to the farm! To find out more, click on one of the book covers below!