10October2008
Posted by Geri Skudney under: activities.
The annual Horizon Holiday Shop with a Friend Weekend is just a few weeks away. Come join us for a day of shopping at Gurnee Mills and an evening of fun at the Hampton Inn. The day will begin at 9:00 sharp in the conference room at the Hampton Inn with a continental breakfast. You will be given coupon books to use at the mall and rules for the contest we have. Then it’s time to shop, shop, shop. Afterward, we’ll meet back at the hotel for pizza, present wrapping, contest winners & more.
If you would like to join us overnight at the hotel, you must reserve your room by October 24th.
For more information click here.
8October2008
Posted by admin under: activities.
The Association of Horizon, Inc. would like to announce the deadline for turning in the Horizon Hope grant application has been pushed back. All applications will need to be postmark by January 1, 2009. For more information about the grant application, please visit Horizon Hope or e-mail Rachel Youngberg
5October2008
Posted by Trimpe under: fundraising.
I would personally like to thank everyone on the Night at the Races Committee for putting together a wonderful fundraising event for Horizon. Everyone made you feel like you were in Las Vegas, especially seeing Elvis and Lady luck in person. The buffet dinner was excellent and there were a large selection of prizes that people won. I only wish luck could of shined on me to win a prize but I still came home happy knowing that I was able to help a wonderful organization.
Thank you again everyone.
23September2008
Posted by Geri Skudney under: fundraising.
Horizon’s 11th Annual Night at the Races is quickly approaching. This has been our biggest fundraiser for the past 7 or 8 years and we need your to help keep the streak alive. We still have seats available for the wonderful 2 hour buffet overlooking the racetrack at Balmoral Park. If you are interested in attending you can email us at NATR@associationofhorizon.org or check out Night at the Races under the Fundraising Tab.
23September2008
Posted by admin under: Uncategorized.
In case you haven’t heard, “Darius Goes West” is a multi-award-winning documentary, about a 15-year-old with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Darius Weems & 11 of his best friends leaves his hometown for the first time in his life with the ultimate goal of getting MTV’s Pimp My Ride to customize his wheelchair. The result is a rarely seen testament to the idealism of today’s youth, vivid portrayal of adventure, of brotherhood, and of the character and strength it takes to shed light on an uncertain future. Now, the cast and crew are on a mission to sell 1 million copies of the DVD in a year. They are currently making their way around the country appearing at screenings, and they even made the Ellen Degeneres show describing their adventures and promoting research for MD.
Ellen Westley recently saw the film and met Darius. Ellen said “He is an incredible guy, working hard to ensure a cure for DMD not for himself but for those who will come after him.” The DVD costs $20… $17 goes immediately to DMD research and the rest goes to the production of the DVDs. For more information about this film, or Darius please visit his web site dariusgoeswest.org
22September2008
Posted by Trimpe under: activities.
This past weekend Horizon held its fall weekend in Ingleside Illinois. There was a good turnout and fun was had by all. I would like to thank the committee who worked very hard in putting this together. This new camp location was really nice and the weather definitely cooperated. Thanks to everyone.
15September2008
Posted by Trimpe under: Uncategorized.
Saturday, September 13, Horizon held its annual board meeting to elect new members and positions. There is one new member, welcome back Jessica Crowley and one member step down, Terry Smith. Thank you for your devotion and hard work over the past several years, Terry.
The executive board remains mostly the same except for the new secretary, Jennifer Bernover. Congratulations to the board and good luck in the upcoming year.
9September2008
Posted by admin under: activities.
Saturday, September 20, Horizon will host it’s 17th annual fall weekend camp. Come share the excitement at our new location at JCYS Camp Henry Horner (Red Leaf Village) in Ingleside Illinois. This year’s weekend camp will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday and will end at 11 a.m. Sunday morning.
We would like to invite all friends and family of Horizon to come and visit on Saturday. For more information about this event, please visit Fall Weekend.
26August2008
Posted by Geri Skudney under: fundraising.
We have been getting some great activity on our GoodSearch page. From June to July we doubled our searches and this month we have broken our previous record for searches again! We have 1052 searches this month and counting. I think it’s awesome how the members of this organization have stepped up and started doing this. Keep spreading the word, the more people we turn on to this simple way to support Horizon, the better! Don’t forget about GoodShop too, there are hundreds of stores to shop through. The link is right on the GoodSearch page.
Click the link below & start searching. 
19August2008
Posted by Geri Skudney under: fundraising.
We have had four drawings so far (one monthly & three weekly) and one of the numbers has already hit twice! Tracy B has lucky number 638, which was our first monthly drawing winner on the August 1st mid-day drawing and the August 15th Friday evening weekly winner! Our other weekly winners are Joe G (Friday, August 1st ) and Kathleen Q (Friday, August 8th ). Be sure to check back weekly to see the newest winners by clicking the Horizon Lottery Winners link under the Fundraising tab above.
We still have a few tickets (and 64 more chances to win) remaining, so if you want a chance to get in on the action e-mail Geri.Skudney@associationofhorizon.org to get a ticket before they are all gone!