I always think of it. Heart-wrenching to be sure and worse is that you know it is coming.
They do have a $1.00 raffle for a free pony. I explained it in one of the posts. They draw the raffle ticket, on the night of the swim. The pony that is the first baby to the beach from the swim is King Neptune or Queen Neptune. That is the winning pony! Free!
Also, there is the Feather Fund which sponsors a pony for a deserving person/family. The whole thing is a very touching story of a woman that was directed by God.
I buy extra raffle tickets and gift them to kids (I ask the parent first) It is a really cheap $1.00 way to bring a smile and a little hope to any young persons heart. None of my gifts won, but, some day... :)
There is great community spirit there!
Hi, El! I Hope you are having a great night! Writing my MarketFriday post. :) Le sigh... I put it out around 12:01 so the other side of the world can see it in their morning.