Pal-O-Mine Equestrian Awarded $7,500 Grant To Support Its Veterans And Their Families

Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, Inc. (www.pal-o-mine.org, Islandia, NY), a private, not for profit organization providing a comprehensive therapeutic equine program using horses to facilitate growth, learning and healing for children and adults with disabilities, announced that it is the recipient of a $7,500 grant from Suffolk County. The grant, which was awarded by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, will be used by Pal-O-Mine to help fund the organization’s programs for veterans and their families.

“Suffolk County’s generous grant to Pal-O-Mine comes at an especially critical time when more veterans are seeking programs to help them better understand their emotional and physical trauma,” said Pal-O-Mine CEO and Founder Lisa Gatti. “Clinical studies and human experience has demonstrated the special ability of horses to help people heal and grow. As a designated Eagala Military Services Provider, we are able to provide therapy sessions and wellness events to our military community with staff who are credentialed in this international model. 

Pal-O-Mine has programs for veterans who served in Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan, and in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, Operation Enduring Freedom, as well as active-duty service members.  These programs are also intended to help veterans’ family members.

Pictured here in front of Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip receiving Pal-O-Mine’s award is CEO Lisa Gatti (holding the grant check) with Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone to her right and other members of the Suffolk County government and community. 

About Pal-O-Mine

Founded in 1995 by Lisa Gatti, Pal-O-Mine is a private, not for profit organization providing a comprehensive therapeutic equine program using horses to facilitate growth, learning and healing for children and adults with disabilities, as well as those who have been abused or neglected, veterans and the economically compromised.  Pal-O-Mine offers a broad range of programs many of which involve the organization’s herd of therapy horses and livestock. Pal-O-Mine relies on grants and contributions from private citizens, foundations and businesses to help raise funds. For more information on Pal-O-Mine, visit:www.pal-o-mine.org or call: 631-348-1389.