“Circle your horse,” said Sharon Biggins, Director at the Medina Creative Therapy Ranch, while training one of the kids in the program. It’s a place for support and training for kids with special needs to help them develop and strengthen their skills both in the classroom and in the arena. “This is all about opportunities,”…
DetailsState winners: Special Olympics Medina County and Medina Creative Therapy Ranch took a team of nine athletes to the State of Ohio Special Olympics Equestrian Competition in Cincinnati recently. The athletes were Fiona Moore, Rachel Colahan, Tashia Freeman, Tony Romito, Ashley Betz, Betsy Listinski, Evan Janda, Julia Cooney and Lauren Bonus. They showed horses Twister, Willow, and…
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On the eve of July 4, Medina Creative Housing held its ninth annual Independence Walk and Party, with the added attraction of a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4125 and 4135 Creative Living Way — recently completed independent living units for eight new residents who have disabilities. A small river of supporters wearing red T-shirts followed Hope, a Shetland…
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For a few hours, 375 enthusiastic attendees could forget about Ohio’s weird winter as they were greeted upon arrival by accordionist Bob Orlandi at Weymouth Country Club April 7 for a warm and welcoming “Tour of Italy,” the 12th annual “Raising the Roof” dinner and entertainment benefit presented by Medina Creative Housing. This much-anticipated social…
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After almost two weeks of bitterly frigid weather, Mother Nature slipped in a couple pleasant days during which time the Medina Creative Housing team hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony announcing the official opening of its Post Secondary Residential College Program. Medina Creative Housing CEO Dianne DePasquale-Hagerty, the driving force who has been with MCH and its…
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The nonprofit Medina Creative Housing unveiled a new program Wednesday, giving young adults with disabilities a fighting chance at college life. The program is called Medina Creative Transitions and has two-parts — one is residential, the other caters to commuter students. “This is a program that’s going to empower people, that is going to change…
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Medina Creative Transitions celebrated the opening of its new eight-bedroom facility Wednesday with a reception attended by more than 50 members of the Brunswick community and city leaders. The building will be the new home to students in the Post Secondary Residential College program. The program offered by Medina Creative Housing, provides academic support, career…
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