Benefit Match 2009

This year, we have the opportunity to lighten the burden for a local farm family. Their son, Sam Smyth was seriously hurt in a farm accident. Sam is a 19 year old from Enfield, CT. In Oct. of 2008,his spinal cord was severed in an accident in which a 900 lb. hay bale fell on him. He is a graduate of Suffield Vo-Ag and a student in UCONN's animal science program. He was active in 4H and FFA. He and his family run the Trinity Farm which produces milk and milk products using an organic process. It is one of the few places you can buy milk in bottles!

The June 21st match was cancelled due to rain. Unbelievably, the Aug. date turned into a deluge! One stage was completed before the sky opened up. CMSA allowed the points to count and when all the donations were calculated, the Renegades collected $1000.00 for the Smyth family!

Joan delivered the check (just happened to be Sam's birthday), met many family members and got a tour of the dairy. Sam was just returning in his pick-up truck with mower and trailer from a lawn mowing job. He also works at the dairy. Three generations help get the chocolate, coffee, whole white, 1% and skim milk ready every day. They also produce fresh yogurt daily.

Thanks go to:

CAROLYN STEARNS  for donating a beautiful shooter's box decorated with her own woodburned design pictued above, other wood prizes and a pass to the drive-in theater. The shooter's box will be awarded to the overall winner.

WHITEHOUSE AMMO for donating 1000 rounds of ammo.

WESTERN SHOOTING HORSE MAGAZINE for donating 11 subscriptions.

FASTENER PRODUCTS for donating $100!

DIANE NYSER for donating $20!

PATTY AND BILL LEDOUX for donating $50!

PAT ARESCO for donating a fancy rope halter!

DY AND MARK RIZZO for donating a leather vest, leather chinks and leather chaps.

MARY AND JOE MUGNAI AND THE ISLAND LONGRIDERS for donating $25.

CINDY AND RICHARD KARP  for donating $100.

Lee and Steph Shaw for donating $20.

Jo-An Boehm for donating $5.

JEN SEYMOUR AND ROUNDTUIT RANCH  for donating the arena and allowing free rough camping on site.

************************************************** 2008 BENEFIT FOR THE HOLE IN THE WALL GANG CAMP The Benefit Match for the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford, CT. was held at the Chaplin Fin Fur and Feather Gun Club in Chaplin, Conn. The club raised $2400 for the camp! The list of donations for 2008: The CHAPLIN FIN FUR AND FEATHER GUN CLUB is donating their site for the second year. WHITEHOUSE will supply 1000 rounds again this year. Rachel Antonucci of PICTURE-ESQUE ANIMAL PORTRAITURE will give another painting. CATHIE HATRICK-ANDERSON has given a bitless bridle training dvd. TIM LOWREY, professional storyteller, from South Carolina has given five cowboy themed cds. Tim has been honored for "excellence in story-listener appeal" by Storytelling World Magazine. The STEARNS FAMILY has donated a Colt book and a Wooden Shooter's Chest built by an Amish carpenter and decorated by Carolyn Stearns. BLUEBIRD MEADOWS FARM will be there with their rolling tack store and will donate a "nice prize". NEW ENGLAND FARRIERS SUPPLY of 210 Holabird Ave. in Winsted, CT 06098 has donated $100! CT EQUINE CLINIC of 824 Flanders Rd. in Coventry, CT has donated $100! CARGILL of 140 RT 32 in Franklin, CT has donated $150! CABELA'S has donated $100 worth of prizes.(Ultimate Cleaning Kit, two baseball caps, a soft rifle case and a hip gear pack)! CIMMARON TEXAS JACKS sent a certificate for a gun at distributor price. FIRST PIONEER FARM CREDIT, ACA of 174 South Rd. in Enfield, CT 06082 has given $100! TED CUMMINGS INS AGENCY of Manchester, CT has donated $50! COWBOYS AND INDIANS MAGAZINE of Dallas, Texas has given a one year subscription! BECKETT AND ASSOC VET SERVICES, LLC of Glastonbury, CT has donated $50! KEN AND JOAN DAVIS have donated a hay bale bag. Ken Amorosano, publisher of WESTERN SHOOTING HORSE MAGAZINE, has donated five subscriptions! DAN ARMSTEAD has carved and donated four wooden boot trophies and a Colt sign. THE RENEGADES THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATIONS! The adorable Wranglers are Dy and Mark Rizzo's grandchildren, Raven and Nova Lee.