Equine Rescue Gets Surprise Makeover
by: Pat Raia
October 23 2009,
Article # 15148
A New Hampshire equine rescue got an unexpected makeover earlier this month thanks to a local filmmaker and a more than 100 construction-savvy volunteers.
The volunteers arrived unannounced at the Equine Protection of North America (EPONA) rescue in Epping, N.H., on Oct. 13. They spent nearly two weeks making $30,000 in improvements to the rescue's facilities.
"They replaced the barn's roof, installed water and electric lines in the paddock areas mended fences. We could never have made these improvements without this help," said EPONA Executive Director Beverly Hanson.
Writer and filmmaker Jill Sullivan Gruetner organized the makeover without Hanson's knowledge after discovering some of the rescue's 10-year-old facilities were in disrepair.
Gruetner hopes to use film footage from the event to create a reality television series that will bring similar help to rescues throughout New England and nationwide.
