FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
SUFFOLK COUNTY MARATHON GRANT HELPS PAL-O-MINE’S VETERANS’ PROGRAMS
Islandia, NY — Pal-O-Mine Equestrian (www.pal-o-mine.org), a not-for-profit organization providing a comprehensive therapeutic equine program using horses to facilitate growth, learning and healing for children and adults with disabilities, veterans and others, announced that it is the recipient of an $8,000 grant from Suffolk County. The grant, which was awarded by Suffolk County Executive Edward Romaine, will be used by Pal-O-Mine to help fund the organization’s life-changing programs for veterans and their families. The grant comes from money raised in the 2024 Suffolk County Marathon.
“Suffolk County’s generous grant to Pal-O-Mine comes at an especially critical time when more veterans are seeking programs to help them better understand their emotional and physical trauma,” said Pal-O-Mine Founder and CEO Lisa Gatti. “Clinical studies and human experience have demonstrated the special ability of horses to help people heal and grow. As a designated Eagala Military Services Provider, we are able to provide therapy sessions and wellness events to our military community with staff who are credentialed in this international model.”
Pal-O-Mine has programs for veterans who served in Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan, in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom, and programs for active-duty service members. These programs are also designed to help veterans’ family members.
The 2025 Catholic Health Suffolk County Marathon is scheduled for Saturday, October 18th, and Sunday, October 19th, 2025. Proceeds from the race benefit veterans’ services and have raised more than $1,000,000 to date.
About Pal -O -Mine Equestrian:
Now celebrating its 30th year, Pal-O-Mine Equestrian began in 1995 as a therapeutic horseback riding program for individuals with disabilities and other vulnerable populations. Our mission is to provide a comprehensive therapeutic equine program to facilitate growth, learning and healing for children and adults with disabilities, survivors of trauma, veterans, first responders, individuals on the autism spectrum and many others. Each week, more than 400 students attend one of the many programs offered at the 13-acre Islandia, NY, campus, which is home to 25 specially trained horses and a therapeutic horticulture program that serves as a vocational internship site for people with disabilities. To learn more, visit www.pal-o-mine.org.
This story ran in The Islip Messenger on 9-4-25
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 29, 2025
Contact: Jenna Rugile
PR@pal-o-mine.org
631-839-1285
www.pal-o-mine.org
