Francis Field Youth Foundation

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This Saturday the Equine Association and Youth Group of Francis Field is hosting a Fun Show beginning at 11:00 AM followed by an End of Season Get Together at 5:00 PM.

We will be doing a “trial run” of stalls this Saturday. PLEASE BRING A STALL GUARD with CLIPS. Stalls will be $15 for the day. (This is also a trial price. This price is not the set price for next year)
Please DO NOT tie to stalls.
No shavings are allowed in the stalls.

We will have hotdogs, chicken strips, chips, pop/water for sale between the fun show and bonfire

S’more’s bar will be $5 per person
Raffle tickets for baskets will be 3 for $5
We also need a few more volunteers!
Bring a chair for the bonfire
Hope to see everyone!

Save the date!!!!

The Will County Saddle 4-H Club did absolutely amazing at the Will County 4-H project fair. They qualified for state with their group International project about Italy. We also had a lot of Individual State Fair Delegates and Alternates. Chloe M. qualified for state with animal science and visual arts, Chloe H. qualified for Heritage Arts, Vivian qualified for animal science, Jasper qualified for animal science, Maddox was an alternate for animal science, Lily was an alternate for visual arts, Sophia received blue awards for her animal science and Easton received blue awards for his collections project. This group also took 4th place at the 4-H Ag Olympics at the fair. They dominated the relay race, ear of corn toss, and the hay bale stack. These kids worked so hard all year and it definitely showed.

“BUY A BRICK" Fundraiser
The Equine Association of Francis Field will be holding special horse show pricing from June 22 2024 until June 30 2024. Brittany Reardon will be at Legacy ranch open show on June 30 selling engraved bricks. If you place your personalized brick order during these dates or horse shows, you will receive the special pricing of $125 per brick!! Proceeds will go to help with renovations and updates needed at the field. Please contact Brittany or any other Equine Association board member with questions or to purchase a brick. THANKS EVERYONE!

We love seeing people enjoying the 18 acres of land we have at Francis Field! However, we need to remind our community that Francis Field is private property and for use only by those who have a payment contract with us. We, unfortunately, cannot be used for picnic lunches, as a dog park, for children to play or as a general meeting place.

Trespassing signs and security cameras have been posted at the property due to continued damage at the field, and violators will be reported to the Will County Sheriff’s Department for prosecution.

Please visit our website for information about legally renting the property.

We are thrilled to have spent so many years providing the children of New Lenox with a place for organized recreation, and we appreciate your help in ensuring we are able to continue doing that for many more years to come.

Baker Hill June 2024 A&A Equestrian Photography

Our Spring Tack Sale is this weekend!
There are still a few tables left. If you are interested please contact Lynn.

The Francis Field Equine Association hosted a spring clean up day at the field yesterday and the results are phenomenal!

None of this would have been possible without the help of so many volunteers.

Thank you to:

•Bakerhill Stables, Impulsion Equestrian Center and Will County Saddle Club for fixing and painting all jump poles and standards. They look brand new!

•Umbrella Property Services for bringing a crew and equipment out and Vogel Landscaping for their huge landscaping help. Thanks to Vicky Vogel for providing fuel for our volunteers and making delicious sloppy joes!

•FFYF board member and President of the FF Equine Association, Brittany’s parents, Ed and Michele, for helping all day. Ed ran his bobcat for repairs to the driveways and parking areas. And her father -in-law, Chuck, for also lending a helping hand.

•Lynn Richardson and Ashtyn and Millie Zigtema and to the Kaiser family for all of their help. Along with members of The Palos Hills Horseman’s Association, Will County Trail Riders, Equine Association of Francis Field and Francis Field Youth Foundation members who came out to help.

•Chad Barger (athletic director) and Jason Scalia (equipment manager) from NLYFA for helping out all day. Chad and Jason are also FFYF board members!

•The crew from CR ranch for helping all day

We would like to extend a special thank you to Roy Erikson Outdoor Maintenance for being a huge supporter of the Francis Field. Roy brought equipment and a crew out to do major landscaping and repairs. He also donated the use of two large dumpsters.

It would not have been such a productive day without each and every person that participated in cleaning up the field. We are grateful for all of the support.

Warmest thoughts to you and your family on this holiday. Happy Easter from the Francis Field Youth Foundation.

Last weekend was the first Equine Association of Francis Field Spring into Action Fundraising Event! A special thank you for all of the donations that were made and to the volunteers who made the day a success!

It’s almost here!!!

We are only 1 week away from the Equine Association of Francis Field’s first ever fundraiser!

The proceeds from the 2024 Spring into Action Event will be used for facility repairs and upgrades to the barn and arena. There will be over 30 raffle baskets, 8 vet services donated (lameness exams, X-rays, acupuncture/chiro sessions…) , 9 different trainers have also donated lessons and so much more!

Please contact Brittany Reardon (773-552-4691) for ticket purchases.
You can also buy tickets at the door.

Hope to see everyone there

Thank you to the NLYFA for choosing FFYF to host your 2nd annual Daddy/Daughter Dance
this past Saturday!

https://gofund.me/ed6d22fb

The barn at Francis Field is in need of your help!
Almost all of the posts need to be repaired before show season this year. The Equine Association of Francis Field is working hard to fundraise in order to save our barn for future generations. No donation is too small, every bit helps! The equine association has a sponsorship tier sheet for anything donated above $250

Fix up the barn and add stalls, organized by Tiana Maslan Hello! My name is Tiana and I am the vice president of the Equine Association of Francis f… Tiana Maslan needs your support for Fix up the barn and add stalls

Just wanted to make everyone aware that if you have seen these posts by Vintage on the Road, we do not currently have any of these dates booked by this vendor.