Chief Deputy Marc Mashaw and Sheriff Jay Russell presented Leslie Vowles, representing HATS (Horse Assisted Therapy Services of North LA) a donation in the amount of $3000.00.
The donation comes from the proceeds of the annual OPSO Bass Tournament on the Ouachita held last Saturday, June 24th.
HATS mission is to provide therapeutic horsemanship instruction to people who are “differently abled” and their families through equine assisted activities. Each year, proceeds from the tournament are donated to HATS. “We hope everyone enjoyed the tournament. We extend our thanks to the teams that participated and especially thank the sponsors that help us with it each year. The proceeds go to a very worthy cause” – Sheriff Jay Russell. For more information about HATS, including ways you can help if you are interested, visit their website www.horseassistedtherapy.org/
