An Evening to Remember
Celebrating 20 Years of Faith, Hope & Healing
October 3, 2026
YOU DID IT!
$24,960 RAISED!
Thanks to the incredible generosity of our riders and their families, donors, volunteers, and friends, Light Up the Farm 2026 was an amazing success!
Every dollar helps Rising Hope Farms continue providing life-changing therapeutic riding at no cost to our riders, while supporting horse care, specialized equipment, and the ongoing needs of the farm.
20 YEARS WORTH CELEBRATING
Rain couldn’t dampen the celebration! Current and former riders, families, volunteers, friends, and supporters came together for an evening of food, music, games, fellowship, and memories as we celebrated 20 years of Rising Hope Farms.
So many memories. So many smiles.
Relive the celebration and see more moments from our 20th Anniversary and Light Up the Farm.
20 YEARS OF FAITH, HOPE & HEALING
Take a look back at two decades of riders, horses, volunteers, special events, and unforgettable moments that have made Rising Hope Farms what it is today.
Make sure you turn the sound up!
THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY
A celebration like this takes a community.
We are incredibly grateful to the local businesses, organizations, and individuals who helped make our 20th Anniversary Celebration and Light Up the Farm such a special evening. Their generosity provided food, refreshments, supplies, financial support, music, and more — and even the rain couldn’t stop the celebration!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
Living Water Lemonade
Donated delicious lemonade for our riders and guests.
Simply Sweet Treats
Provided wonderful cake pops for everyone to enjoy.
Bakers Mountain Bakery
Donated fabulous chocolate chip cookies.
YumYum Cafe
Shared some of their specialty seasonal cookies.
The Catawba Creamery, LLC
Provided ice cream already scooped into individual cups — a thoughtful touch that made it especially easy for our riders to enjoy.
Tastebuds Popcorn Hickory
Generously provided enough popcorn for hundreds of individual bags.
Bennett Funeral Service
Made a financial contribution and loaned us a banner and a much-needed tent.
Thrivent Financial
Supported the celebration through two Thrivent Action Team seed-money grants that helped us purchase needed event supplies.
Shellem Cline
Special thanks to No. 1 recording artist Shellem Cline for braving the rain and filling our celebration with wonderful Christian inspirational music
Sandy and Dale Sherrill
Arranging for and delivering all the tables and chairs.
20 YEARS — AND THE STORY CONTINUES
For 20 years, Rising Hope Farms has been a place of Faith, Hope & Healing.
What began with a vision has grown, by God’s grace, into a community of riders, families, volunteers, donors, horses, and friends. For 20 years, God has blessed Rising Hope Farms with the people, horses, resources, and opportunities needed to serve the special needs community through Faith, Hope & Healing.
We are grateful to everyone who has been part of this journey, and above all, we give God the glory for all He has done.
Thank you for being part of our first 20 years.
We look forward with faith and hope to all that God has planned for the years ahead.