NEWS
Thank you very much to the players of Murrayfield Wanders Football Club who managed to raise £847.27 for Ravelrig RDA by carol singing in their boxer shorts that the Gyle Shopping Centre, Edinburgh

Ravelrig RDA presentation at the National RDA AGM in Saddlers Hall, London on 11th November 2011
Barbara Johnstone and Lynda Whittaker gave an inspiring presentation to over 120 RDA representatives from throughout the UK, which described the Ravelrig “Journey of Change” – from our humble beginnings of a muddy field and an even muddier pony, to our facilities and service at the moment and our ambitious plans for an indoor riding arena in the future.

Margaret Morgan, Regional Chairperson, Lothians, Fife and Borders said “the Ravelrig presentation was excellent and I felt so proud of you both. The audience reaction and the people who wanted to talk to you afterwards reflected on how much you related the presentation to many other Groups”.

Ravelrig now look forward to accepting invitations to visit other indoor centres and researching new RDA activites including show jumping, which will strengthen the business case for funding for the new indoor development.

Barbara Johnstone receives National Vounteer of the Year Finalist Award
As one of only three finalists from the whole of the UK, Barbara Johnstone, Ravelrig RDA Group Organiser was presented with this well deserved award by Sam Orde, RDA National Chairman at the National RDA AGM in Saddlers Hall, London on 11th November 2011.

Over the last 26 years, Barbara has played a central role in working with riders, parents and volunteers to develop Ravelrig into a valued and successful RDA Group. The award recognised the high level of voluntary commitment Barbara has shown and outlined the many activities she has undertaken, from instructing and fundraising to horse care and cleaning, – there are too many to mention.

On being presented with the award, Barbara said that “she accepts the award on behalf of everyone involved at Ravelrig”.

Congratulations and well done to Barbara.

Just Giving
Making a financial donation to Ravelrig RDA is easy, you can do so by using the Just Giving website at www.justgiving.com. The benefit to this is that Just Giving will automatically reclaim the Gift Aid on behalf of Ravelrig RDA.
From the home page go to the section that says "Donate to Charity", search on Ravelrig Riding for Disabled and it will then take you to the page that will give you the option to either set up a fundraising page from Ravelrig RDA or set up a monthly direct donation.

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