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KBAY’s Sam Van Zandt interviews HOSV and Square Peg

Written on February 3, 2012 by joell in News

L-R Jeff Pollock, Sam Van Zandt, Yvonne Wolters and Joell Dunlap

KBAY’s Sam Van Zandt called Heart of Silicon Valley Founders Jeff Pollock and Yvonne Wolters in for an interview to talk about the great work they are doing at Heart of Silicon Valley. They dragged little old me along for the ride and Sam gave us all a little bit of time to talk about the work we do. The show will air Sunday morning February 5, 2012 on KBAY. You can listen to the show here:

Heart of Silicon Valley KBAY interview

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Don’t Miss The Heart of Silicon Valley concert to benefit Square Peg

Written on January 23, 2012 by joell in News

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Thought for the Day

Written on January 23, 2012 by joell in News

“Autists are the ultimate square pegs, and the problem with pounding a square peg into a round hole is not that the hammering is hard work. It’s that you’re destroying the peg.” — Paul Collins

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Another Press Clipping!

Written on January 23, 2012 by joell in News

Author Susan Salk did a fantastic story on Square Peg horses. Thoroughbreds ‘lift’ up autistic, disabled kids By Susan Salk on January 20, 2012 Joell Dunlap was struggling to make her instructions carry across the riding ring, above the din of a howling wind, to her young student who couldn’t quite grasp the concept of…

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A Feature on BloodHorse Magazine

Written on January 13, 2012 by joell in News

Esther Marr, blogger and columnist for BloodHorse Magazine featured HorseBoy and Square Peg in her latest post. Read the article here. Here’s an excerpt: “Most would call Hank a failure as a racehorse, considering he wasn’t even close to being on the board in any of his four starts. He retired with measly earnings of $1,600, which didn’t…

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Girls and Horses

Written on December 22, 2011 by joell in News

Over a year ago, I submitted a story to a beautiful online magazine Horses For Life. They published the story last week. You can read the published version here. What makes a little girl to wrap a tiny hand around a cotton rope, tug and walk away assuming that 1,000 pounds of muscle, hooves and…

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Intern(s) wanted

Written on December 9, 2011 by joell in News

December 8, 2011 Intern(s) wanted Square Peg Foundation is a 501(c)3 in Half Moon Bay California. See our website here. We are looking for one or two interns to help us grow our program and reach more families. Projects include: Community Outreach Identify and develop a relationship with potential community partners for fundraising, for volunteering…

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Swallowing the Bitter Pill – the Horse Slaughter Issue

Written on November 30, 2011 by joell in News

If you are a horse lover, chances are you have see the latest article or something similar: Obama Legalizes Horse Slaughter for Human Consumption by madeline bernstein Snippets from the article include “During these trying times, is the only thing that Democrats and Republicans can agree on is that Americans need to eat horses?” Someone will…

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Thoroughbred Champions

Written on November 21, 2011 by joell in News

We get some funny requests from time to time. They might range from “Can I send you my 9year old daughter to live with your for the summer as a volunteer? She really loves horses and she needs to learn how to work?” To something simpler such as “I have this lovely two year old…

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My Dog Ate Your Donation Check

Written on November 21, 2011 by joell in News

A friend with special needs daughters wrote on her Facebook page: “Had every intention of making Chicken Picatta and risotto for dinner. Meeting ran late. Got home to find a bird in the house. Opened door for bird, dog ran out. Pizza it was.” I replied: “Pizza happens.” In fact, life happens. It happens all…

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