Horse Show Raises $50,000 to Benefit Ronald McDonald House For Kids

The Minnesota POA Club hosted a benefit show at the Minnesota Equestrian Center in Winona, June 21-23, 2019. The profits from the horse show are being donated to the Ronald McDonald House of Rochester, MN serving Mayo Clinic. The show profits, in addition to corporate support and private donations, brought the total donation to $50,000. A room in the new expansion area will be named for the Minnesota Pony of the Americas Club.

Exhibitors from states across the upper Midwest participated in the horse show. The youth of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa had been challenge to produce tie fleece blankest over the months preceding the show season and those gorgeous handmade blankets totaling 217, along with pounds of saved aluminum pop tabs, were presented to the RMHC representatives, which included a current family staying at the House at a special ceremony on Saturday the 22nd.

All children staying at the Rochester House receive a handmade blanket during their stay to take home with them. The Ronald McDoanld House is a place of love and hope. It’s a home away from home that offers support and lodging to families seeking medical care for their children. The Rochester House is the 11th largest in the world and served 450 families last year. The house has recently been expanded to accommodate as many as 70 families at a time.

The Ronald McDonald House is “Keeping Families Close,” and The Pony of the Americas is the Versatile Family Breed.”