GALLOP’s Second Annual Cocktail Reception

GALLOP cordially invites you to join us Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Brooklyn’s Historic Montauk Club for a night of celebration of therapeutic horseback riding in New York City. Our Fall Celebration Fundraiser and Volunteer Appreciation Cocktail Party will take place from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. There will be an open bar of beer, wine, and hors d'oeuvres, as well as presentations by students from the International Center for the Disabled.

The event will feature keynote speaker Professor Diane Zager, a noted authority on Autism Spectrum. Diane is a professor at Pace University. Prior to working at Pace, she was a Professor of Special Education at Long Island University. Her research focuses primarily on the preparation of educators who will work with people on the autism spectrum. In addition, Professor Zager serves as an autism consultant and staff development consultant for NYC schools. She has served as the President of the New York State Council for exceptional children and the president of the Northeastern Education Research Association.

GALLOP (Giving Alternative Learners UpLifting Opportunities), Inc is a nonprofit therapeutic riding center in New York City. GALLOP currently offers lessons at Kensington Stable in Brooklyn, at the southern tip of Prospect Park. The mission of the program is to provide therapeutic horseback riding to a diverse population, using the horse to provide physical, psychological, cognitive, and education therapies. The benefits of therapeutic will facilitate the growth of functional and mental capacities in a safe, supportive, and dignified manner. GALLOP bases our program on good horsemanship, sound riding principles, and therapeutic riding standards that are approved by the North American Riding for Handicapped Association (NARHA).