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THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT! If you placed an order, look for an email from us on Wednesday with directions and a map for pickup on Friday 2/24/23.

We heard your requests – you didn’t want to miss out on a Bay Area favorite with the family – Crab Feed! You can enjoy our beloved winter event…we’ll put together your fresh Crab, Caesar salad, Semifreddi’s baguette, and dessert so all you do is swing by our center, grab your Feed Bags and head to your kitchen table, a picnic on the waterfront, or backyard firepit with friends!

Get your Crab fix and support Xenophon at the same time! Order now by 2/19/23!

Details:

Order by Sunday, Feb 19th

Pickup on Friday, Feb 24th at our facility, 60 Don Gabriel Way, Orinda between 2pm – 6pm

Additional bag of Crab – 2 fresh crabs cleaned, cracked and bagged separately

Clam Chowder – Back by popular demand! 1 quart of fresh-made “Boston” style Clam Chowder (32oz)

Orders $185 and over…we’ll add a Bottle of White Wine to complete your feast!

Thank you to our sponsors – Diablo Foods, Semifreddi’s and artisanal bakers!

Not a fan of crab, but I'd like to donate to your amazing programs!

November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

and as you gather with family and friends over this holiday season, we wanted to tell you about a resource to share.

A loved one and their care partner (spouse, adult child, sibling, friend) may be living with the challenges of memory loss, impacting their quality of life. If so, did you know that Xenophon, in partnership with Connected Horse, facilitates therapeutic equine-guided workshops focusing on memory loss and the underlying relationship challenges?
These workshops are based on a three year research study conducted at Stanford University and UC Davis, and are designed to reduce stress, improve sleep patterns, and enhance communication, all through interactions with our therapy horses. The four week workshops benefit both the person living with dementia and their primary care partner, while providing a new shared experience, a new opportunity for social connection.

 “I really can’t explain it, but [my relationship with my wife] has changed, I don’t know if she’s less anxious because I’m less stressed or if I have less stress because she’s less anxious. All I know is that since we worked with the horses, our relationship is much better.”  – Connie, CH Participant

• Horse experience is not a requirement
• Participants engage with our trained horses from the ground, no riding
• Participants must be ambulatory
• FREE to participate; however donations are gratefully accepted!

Please share this information as a family and contact us for additional details, to ask questions, or send a donation.

 “I really can’t explain it, but [my relationship with my wife] has changed, I don’t know if she’s less anxious because I’m less stressed or if I have less stress because she’s less anxious. All I know is that since we worked with the horses, our relationship is much better.” – CH Participant

“Working with horses has helped bring me an emotional awareness, which helps deal with stress and feelings of sadness.  I better understand nonverbal communication and find gratitude in my life. It’s also a shared experience that my mother and I can both fall back on when times are hard.” – CH Participant

Thank you for all your support for our first Fundraiser Gala in two years! It was a blockbuster, raising over $122,000, with the help of a huge cast of supporters – gala attendees, sponsors, volunteers, donors, streaming watchers, auction winners, families, staff, wineries, and our entire passionate community. Check out our heartfelt guest speakers and hear Kaleo’s true words – I Am Not A Disability, See Me For My Strengths!

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Join us for our 2022 Gala Fundraiser – Saturday, April 23rd!

Check the steps below to register for your bid number!

We get an opportunity to do something wonderful, put our week in perspective, be a part of a family, we give all our participants a welcoming, safe place to be themselves, we give them a team, a smile, we give them control that they don’t always have in other aspects of their lives …Thank You to our amazing Volunteers! We gathered together for the first time in 2 years to celebrate our amazing Volunteers and give a special send-off to our retiring Instructors…we tried to match their passion, humor, and energy! Thank you to Diablo Foods for a delicious lunch, Loard’s Ice Cream (Orinda) for a show-stopper dessert, and Janet for our Martinelli toasts!

Thank you to our Volunteers who bring “family” to Xen every week…welcoming our participants with a smile, enveloping them with a caring team and an attitude of “be who you are”. And we thank our families and participants for sharing their joy, and our equine partners who teach us how to bring unconditional love.

We Need All of You to Make it Work!

Fall Fundraiser Kickoff is Friday, October 8th at 4:00pm and concludes on Saturday, October 23rd

2021 Horse Show Week(s)