Raise the Roof

This fundraiser is organized by Equi-librium, Inc..

Tax deductible

Help keep our horses safe, dry, and warm this winter!

Equi-librium is a non-profit therapeutic horsemanship center in Nazareth, PA, offering healing through horses in a tranquil and enjoyable farm setting to more than 120 people of all ages with physical, developmental, and mental health challenges. It is the only center of its kind in the Lehigh Valley and Pocono region, offering therapeutic riding, driving, groundwork, education, and vocational training from credentialed, professional staff and premier accredited by the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) International. We are helped by a dedicated and invaluable group of volunteers, and our equine staff includes 15 specially trained therapy horses.

We are grateful to inhabit a beautiful 18-acre farm that houses many structures with a lot of history! One is our 1850 red barn, perhaps the most prominent building on the property. This barn is home to seven horses, our therapeutic driving carts and wagons, and our hay loft. Unfortunately, an old, leaky roof threatens the protection and well-being of everything inside it. In addition to installing new gutters, it is vital to replace the roof before winter. Old shingles and rotted plywood will be removed, and the barn will receive a new metal roof to better withstand the elements. Due to the increasing deterioration of the existing roof, we are up against the clock to re-roof before the threat of snow exacerbates the existing issues.

As a non-profit organization, funds for large capital projects such as this are limited. Private donations, grants, special events, and program revenue fund program operations and the daily care and keeping of our horses. Thankfully, we have received a pledge from a generous donor to match all money fundraised for the new roof up to $10,000. The total cost of the roof replacement is $23,318; any donations raised will help us to offset that cost, and with the 1:1 match from our donor, every gift received will make double the impact.

Equi-librium will continue this fundraiser through Giving Tuesday on November 29th. Throughout the month, we will post pictures and updates from the special horses who will benefit from a warm, dry home! Thank you so much for your help!