A PEPPERS RANCH, INC. PUBLICATION SUMMER 2012

Inside This Issue:Warm Welcomes: New Faces at PR

2012 Teen Board: A New Style of Awareness

Sing Me a Song: Music and More

Pardon Our Dust: New Homes Being Built!

Play Ball! Pitching a New Game at Peppers

Lending a Hand: 4H

Take A Bow: Kids Achievements

Recognizing and Thanking You!

Favorite SummerTo-Do List

1.) Swimming

2.) White Water Bay

3.) Frontier City

4.) Ride horses

5.) Go fishing

6.) Video Games

7.) Play outside

8.) Play with friends

9.) Play sports

10.) Sleep

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What’s Your Favorite ThingTo Do in the Summer?

“Ride on a tractor and eat ice cream”, JT - Age 4“Play in the water or swim in a pool”, Elliott - Age 6

“Swim, swim, swim...oh, and swim!”, Susie - Age 8“Have a birthday party”, Coy - Age 4“Eat fruit snacks”, Reese - Age 3“I just love to play”, Anna - Age 5

“I love to play with cars!”, Caleb - Age 7

Peppers Ranch Teen Board 2012Molly Remondino had a dream to spread awareness about the number of child in the Oklahoma foster care system. Molly was also determined to show teenagers within her school that no matter what your age, you have the ability to make a di�erence. From that humble dream, she developed the Peppers Ranch Teen Board. The Peppers Ranch Teen Board is primarily made up of students from Heritage Hall High School in the Oklahoma City and Edmond area. The board comes together to shine the spotlight on the Peppers Ranch community by creating service projects designed to spend time with the children as well as fundraising e�orts to give money and support to the development of the community. The Teen Board will evolve into representation from multiple high schools within our community working together for this noble cause and will eventually involve an interview selection process.

Some of the events for Peppers Ranch TeenBoard include:

Birthday Buddies ClubSpring Flower Planting on the RanchSongs & S’mores (bon �re)Karaoke NightPeppers Ranch Pals (summer)A Lake Lover’s Experience Horse Sense (horse program volunteers)

For more information on the PeppersRanch Teen Board, Contact Molly Remondinoat MRemondino14@heritagehall.com

Warm Welcomes at Peppers Ranch

New Foster and Adoptive Family-Clint and Amanda Lile

We welcome the Lile Family and their 6 children from Yukon, Ok. This energetic couple has been fostering since 2000 and has one biological child, two adopted children, and 3 foster children. Clint is an insurance adjustor, and Amanda left her job as a school teacher to be a

stay-at-home mother. The Liles love to �sh, canoe, and are a very active bunch with all of their children being under the age of 8! Peppers Ranch is so excited to have the Lile family in our growing community!

Welcome to the Peppers Ranch Community!

Peppers Ranch Executive Director-

Mr. Jim QuadePeppers Ranch is excited to announce Jim Quade as its new Executive Director. Jim brings 31+ yearsof business experience with IBM along with a strong passion and commitment to the children and parents at Peppers Ranch to foster and continue tobuild on the mission of providing a safe and loving community for children of child abuse and neglect. Jim and his family are really excited about the opportunity to work with the children and parents for the continued success in the ever-growing need to change the lives of the children we serve. We are so pleased to welcome Mr. Jim Quade to Peppers Ranch!

The Sound of Music: Music is not just about pitch or tone. Music education is a part of growth on so many levels. In fact; did you know that children exposed to music education score higher in areas of math and reading? Peppers Unplugged exposes our children to an array of instruments and music styles. This hands-on event allows children to touch and play instruments they have never seen or heard of.

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Three new home are currently under construction in our community! It’s not too late to be a part of our $1,000,000 Capital Campaign. We need your help; Oklahoma’s children need your help. Visit www.peppersranch.com and hit the “Donate Now”

button or call us at 405-348-8333.

Pardon Our Dust:

P lay Bal l ! !Everybody wins with our new T-ball and baseball teams at Peppers Ranch! Our teams swing into action with all of the equipment donated by Cleats for Kids! A huge thanks to Stacy McDaniel and her staff for getting our team suited up for this new sporting event!

Prancing PeppersAmazing 1st Ballet Recital! Great Job!

Peppers 4H ChapterThe Peppers Ranch 4H group lent a helping hand to a widow in Moore, Ok. The group spent most of the day cleaning out flower beds, tending to plants, and making sure mulch was down for the upcoming summer heat!

Great Job, Peppers Ranch 4H!

Recognizing and Thanking

YOUIts more than a holiday, a birthday or a special occasion. It’s the time when a child’s world is falling apart, and there is a family which they can turn to. When they have no clothes, no food, no shelter and no love, your gift is what keeps them

believing. It’s because of your generosity that these children have Peppers Ranch. For all you have done and all that you will do for our community, thank you. You are the glimmer of hope that gives these children the gift of a better

tomorrow and the promise of successful futures. These are just a few of the faces of the lives you have changed.

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