TACO

TACO

About Me

Orange, VA
The Therapeutic Adventure Camp of Orange, also known as TACO, is located in Orange Virginia. It is a 4-H sponsored event run by a committee of volunteers. The program serves special needs youth ages 9-19 that are Orange County residents. The campers participate in activities such as horseback riding, arts and crafts, and horse education. TACO offers a week long summer camp and Spring and Fall camp days.

Friday, July 29, 2022

Friday Camp

Our week camp to a close all too quickly! On Friday we had our Annual Horse Show and Pizza Party, in addition to our newly added awards ceremony and ice cream party! 

While some campers rode, others worked in Arts and Crafts on Puffy Noodles and Butterfly Suncatchers. 
















Unfortunately, due to canceling camp on Wednesday due to the storms, Ashley Jacobs with the Orange Healthy Community Action Team wasn't able to join us on Wednesday as planned but, she sent some plants, dirt and containers for the campers to plant their plants on Friday! 














We loved having all of our parents out for the horse show and I know the campers loved showing off everything they learned! 














A huge thank you to The Shifflett Family and RL Shifflett Tree Service for providing our pizza and ice cream sundae bar!  






Our Awards Ceremony deserves its own post.... it will be coming soon! 

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Thursday Camp

Unfortunately due to the severe storms that came through our area on Tuesday evening we had to cancel camp on Wednesday due to storm damage and power outages. 

A huge thank you to Jim McDonough's family and staff, Dominion Energy and Gibson's Rental for getting us back up and running for camp on Thursday!  

Everyone showed up on Thursday ready to go! 




In crafts, campers continued to work on their Ocean Diorama and made finger print mats for our 2022 Donors. 











A Little Magic- Miniature Horse Therapy Team, came to visit camp on Thursday. During station 3 campers got to decorate the ponies, throw horseshoes, and learn about grooming and leading. 














In the ring, campers worked hard to brush up on their riding skills! With the horse show only one day away, we had a LOT of work to do! The campers loved learning to trot, have egg and spoon races, and practice putting a stick in the bucket! 

















For entertainment, we got to watch the mini ponies perform tricks... including shooting a basketball! 







Thursday's snack and cool pops were provided by Christ Anglican Church.


We had a great visit from Orange County Public School's Superintendent Dr. Hornick, Director of Special Education, Susan Aylor, and Director of Elementary Education,  Judy Anderson.   





Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Tuesday

It was a HOT one but we had a great time!


In arts and crafts campers started building their ocean animal diorama, wrote thank you notes and painted bird houses. 


In the ring we met our horses (and had a few very happy campers that got to ride their horse from last year!) We spent some time stretching, picking stuffed animals off of the wall and getting to know our horses, sidewalks and leaders. 


In Station 3, we played with an Ocean Sensory Table, bubbles and some recreation games. 
Today for entertainment, we got to paint a horse!! We played with the prize wheel from
Orange Healthy Community Action Team. 


Our horses enjoyed treats from Orange Madison Co-Op, while campers enjoyed treats from Orange Baptist Church. 


Due to some technical difficulties, I am not able to upload today's photos! We will get them uploaded as soon as possible.