🐴If you know SCR & SCRAF, chances are you know Crystal.

She is one of those people who just keeps going. Horses need something? She handles it. Someone needs help? She's there. There is work to be done at the ranch? Somehow, Crystal keeps things moving.

But right now, there's one problem. Crystal can't get moving!

SCRAF is located on a beautiful, but VERY hilly, horse property. After breaking her leg several years ago, & having surgery several times in hopes of walking the distances and hills between the barns and arenas, the truth is, it simply isn't an option for Crystal.

That's where our golf carts come in. Or at least, they're supposed to.

Right now, all three of SCRAF's golf carts are out of commission.

Crystal has been patiently waiting for months for one of them to come back from the repair shop. She hasn't complained. She hasn't asked anyone to make a fuss. She has simply kept waiting for the call saying: "It's ready to be picked up!"

The call finally came. Except that wasn't what they said. Instead they called with terrible news saying "It needs a whole new engine". (This was the one we thought needed the least amount of repair). Crystal has been feeling so "stuck" not being able to get around on the property to keep things in order and when the neighbor's property caught fire a few weeks ago she tried to ride her mobility scooter (which isn't meant for ranch terrain) up to the back side of the property to watch for embers but that was too much for her lil scooter (now it needs to go into the shop now too).

So, because Crystal's birthday is August 28, we decided there couldn't be a better time for the SCRAF family to do something about the part that WE can help fix.

She wasn't going to ask. So we're asking for her.

We're launching Get Crystal Rolling Again!, a birthday fundraiser to restore reliable transportation at SCRAF.

Our goal is to raise $10,000 toward repairing, restoring and, where necessary, replacing SCRAF's 3 golf carts, her mobility scooter and if we find that we have additional funds they will go into some much needed tractor repairs too.

Crystal's personal mobility cart isn't designed for rugged ranch terrain. The uneven ground is beating it up, it struggles with the hills, and it simply isn't a long-term solution for getting around a working horse property.

Reliable ranch transportation means Crystal can get to the arenas, check on horses, move between areas of the property, find the water leak that is somewhere on the property, carry supplies and continue doing the work she has quietly done for SCRAF for years.

And while Crystal is the inspiration behind this birthday mission, getting SCRAF's wheels turning again will benefit the entire organization.

Here's our birthday wish:

Let's see how much we can accomplish before August 28.

Every $10, $25, $50 or $100 donation moves that little golf cart a little farther up the hill.

And if enough of us push together?

We can get that cart over the top.

Crystal is the one that oversees it all & it's driving her crazy that she has had such limited mobility but the ranch needs her to get rolling again. She & Ron love to share the Ranch with so many people and horses in need (this summer's connectmed camps really do show the beautiful things the ranch is able to share - see link below)

https://www.facebook.com/connectmedinternational/posts/pfbid02EEUKcKKbus5CvgCdKzCvdacZPX9r9ft8nD1RGH83x7PMAYbB3kgSZQLZwC4mBqexl

For her birthday, let's return the favor.

Help us Get Crystal Rolling Again! 💚

www.scraf.org

A Birthday Mission to Get SCRAF’s Wheels Turning Again

SCRAF's Golf Cart Fundraiser