The Rotary Club of Willits and the Seabiscuit Therapeutic Riding Center (STRC) are gearing up for their annual “Claws for a Cause” fundraiser to be held Saturday evening, August 31,2024, 5:30pm at the “Howard House” lawn on the historic Ridgewood Ranch, home of the famed racehorse, Seabiscuit, just south of Willits. Proceeds from this event will benefit STRC with 10% to the Rotary Club of Willits Scholarship Fund. STRC is a therapeutic horsemanship program dedicated to supporting individuals with disabilities through teaching the skill of horsemanship to help with daily life. We provide services to residents of Mendocino and Lake Counties ages 4 to 99.

Guests will enjoy this beautiful setting with an evening of fine dining and live music. The evening begins with live music by The Back Porch Trio while guests enjoy appetizers, socializing and viewing auction items. Dinner is being planned and prepared by Caroline Radice of Black Dog Farm and Catering to include Live Maine Lobster, prime rib and dessert from Kemmy’s Pies and Ridgewood Ranch.

We continue to work on facility improvements and growing our program while maintaining the quality and safety that we are known for. In order to maintain and grow in these ways, we hope to raise $100,000 and we hope we can count on you to help us reach this goal!

Claws for a Cause 2024, Saturday August 31

Join Rotary of Willits and Seabiscuit Therapeutic Riding Center for our annual Live Maine Lobster and prime rib dinner and live/silent auction with music by The Back Porch Trio.