50 People for 50 Years: Jeanne Rogalin, Volunteer & Board Member
Jeanne Rogalin began volunteering with Mane Stream in 2014. Volunteering with Mane Stream has been so personally rewarding that Jeanne decided to join Mane Stream’s Board of Directors! The horses, clients, staff, and instructors have always made Jeanne feel helpful, appreciated, and grateful for so many things in life.
Some of Jeanne’s favorite memories are helping with the Annual Horse Shows. She remembers, “Each year my husband and I set up a photo booth and take pictures of the riders on their horses with their ribbons, and print out a 4 x 6 photo while they’re waiting. The smiles and expressions on their faces when they see themselves in the picture is priceless. We look forward to doing this every year.” But the photo booth isn’t just for the Horse Show, Jeanne and Roger have also set it up at the Holiday Open House so they could capture all the shenanigans that happen when you mix humans and horses hopped up on lots of sugar and holiday spirit. That’s what Mane Stream fun is all about.
Have we mentioned Jeanne’s love of the Fjords?! She’s been known to take photoshoots with them for her business cards for her company Midtown Direct Properties, which services Summit and surrounding areas.
We would be remiss if we didn’t also mention that Jeanne is an integral part of our fundraising events. In addition to becoming a sponsor for all of our events, she also spends many hours canvassing for prime silent auction items. And though she is extremely busy with her real estate business, she still finds time to volunteer for our adaptive riding program. When her schedule doesn’t allow her time to sign up for a weekly spot, she will often answer the plea and fill a sub spot because she knows skilled leaders are always in short supply.
And let us not forget Jeanne’s persistent support of Shoes for Shoes which raises funds to cover our farrier bills. Her promotional videos on social media help widen her circle of shoe donors resulting in what seems like monthly deliveries of bags of shoes that people have dropped off on her porch. Without her persistence Mane Stream would never reach our 2,500 pairs of shoes goal!
When asked about her vision for Mane Stream in the future, Jeanne responded “I hope to someday have plenty of indoor ring space as well as turnout to accommodate more horses and expanded programs.” Jeanne continues to volunteer in other capacities including sitting on numerous event committees.
Thank you, Jeanne for EVERYTHING you do in support of the Mane Stream mission!
