Instead of discussing hay this month, we\u2019re going to diverge a bit to a business topic. At Eastern Hay, we believe in the importance of giving back.
We\u2019re all in this together, and helping those less fortunate than us, whether they are animals or fellow human beings, is always a win-win situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eastern Hay has supported Green Chimneys in Patterson, New York for 25 years. Using the powerful bond between animals and humans, and the healing peace of nature, Green Chimneys creates a safe, nurturing, and highly structured environment for kids who haven\u2019t been able to succeed in a traditional learning environment. Many of the animals in the program have found sanctuary at Green Chimneys from abuse or neglect, providing an added dimension to their good work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Green Chimneys also holds summer camps, and hosts youth outreach programs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to our yearly support for Green Chimneys, Eastern Hay presented a considerable donation at the Victory Cup polo match held at Kirby Hill Farm in July, which was a fundraiser for Green Chimneys and other local non-profits. New York Yankees\u2019 President Randy Levine and his wife Mindy attended, donating a generous check for Green Chimneys\u2019 benefit as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue, founded and run by Deanna Mancuso, also receives support from Eastern Hay, often in the form of truckfuls of hay for the equine orphans. Lucky Orphans\u2019 motto is \u201cHumans helping horses helping humans.\u201d A safe haven for neglected and abused horses, Lucky Orphans provides them with a permanent home. Rescue horses in turn receive jobs: sound ones teach riding lessons, ones that can\u2019t be ridden provide comfort and therapy for wounded souls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eastern Hay also donated to the Winter Equestrian Festival\u2019s Great Charity Challenge which has so far given $9.2 million to local Palm Beach County Charities. Billed as an \u201copportunity for the equestrian world to give back,\u201d the event combines amateurs with an Olympic or world class rider into teams that are paired randomly with a local charity which has been selected to be part of the event. Our team was headed by Darragh Kenney and raised a hefty donation for Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Businesses of course are established to make a profit. They create jobs, help the economy, provide services. But giving back, we at Eastern Hay feel, should be part of every business plan. As the saying goes, \u201cA rising tide lifts all boats.\u201d And while profits can be measured in dollars and cents, there is no price that can be put on a house for a formerly homeless family, or a mute child who utters their first word after spending time with a horse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Instead of discussing hay this month, we\u2019re going to diverge a bit to a business topic. At Eastern Hay, we believe in the importance of giving back.We\u2019re all in this together, and helping those less fortunate than us, whether they are animals or fellow human beings, is always a win-win situation. Eastern Hay has supported […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hay-loft-information"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ehdemo.mhvit.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ehdemo.mhvit.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ehdemo.mhvit.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ehdemo.mhvit.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ehdemo.mhvit.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=171"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ehdemo.mhvit.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":172,"href":"https:\/\/ehdemo.mhvit.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171\/revisions\/172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ehdemo.mhvit.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ehdemo.mhvit.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ehdemo.mhvit.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}