Buy a Brick. Rock the Walk!

Construction of our brand new handicap accessible playground at New Horizons Academy is right around the corner. We plan on breaking ground on the project as soon as school lets out this spring. Now you can participate in a very unique way. One of the playground’s features will be a beautiful, brick paver walkway surrounding the playground with picnic tables and benches for families to enjoy.

Purchase your own “brick” and help lead the way! Your message etched into your own brick space will leave a legacy that you or your family can visit for years to come!

For a tax-deductible donation, we will personalize your limited edition section of the walkway. This program offers you the chance to honor family, friends, mentors, sports teams, clubs, organizations or businesses by purchasing a personalized brick paver. The options may be endless, but the bricks are not. Reserve yours today.

“Buy a Brick” Donor Levels

$50.00 – 4″ x 8″ engraved brick space with 1-3 lines of text.
$75.00 – 8″ x 8″ engraved brick space with 1-6 lines of text.
$100.00 – 12″ x 12″ engraved brick space with 1-8 lines of text.

Inscriptions will be UPPERCASE lettering and will be centered on the brick. You can have up to 20 characters per line engraved, including spaces, periods, commas, quotations, etc.

You can also customize your brick with decorative clip art and logo graphics for only $15.00 more. We can also engrave your own clip art or logo for the same price. Simply upload a black & white high resolution logo where specified when you place your order.

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You may suggest placement of the graphics on our order sheet under the comments section. Sometimes however it is not possible to accommodate the suggested placement in the layout. In these cases the final design will be left up to our engravers.

Make a lasting memory while supporting the playground project and investing in student’s lives, one step at a time. Help support the students at New Horizons Academy and countless families from across Northwest Ohio that will benefit from this inclusive, handicap accessible playground.

If you would like additional information or need help placing your order, please call or email Matt Rychener at 419-335-7272 ext. 1001.

Why Essential Oils are Essential (Part 2)

What are Pure, Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils? As we mentioned in last month’s newsletter, essential oils are the volatile liquids that are distilled from plants (including their respective parts such as seeds, bark, leaves, stems, roots, flowers, fruit, etc.). One of the factors that determines the purity and therapeutic value of an oil is its chemical constituents.

These constituents can be affected by a vast number of variables including: the part(s) of the plant from which the oil was produced, soil condition, fertilizer (organic or chemical), geographical region, climate, altitude, harvest season and methods, and distillation process.

As we begin to understand the power of essential oils in the realm of personal, holistic health care, we recognize the absolute necessity for obtaining the purest therapeutic-grade essential oils possible. Chemists can replicate some of the known individual constituents, but they have yet to successfully recreate complete essential oils in the laboratory.

What Benefits do Pure, Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils Provide? Essential oils embody the regenerating, oxygenating and immune-system strengthening properties of plants. Essential oils are so small in molecular size that they can quickly penetrate the skin. They are lipid-soluble and are capable of penetrating cell walls, even if they have hardened because of oxygen deficiency. In fact, essential oils can affect every cell of the body within 20 minutes and then be metabolized like other nutrients.

Essential oils contain oxygen molecules that help to transport nutrients to the starving human cells. Because a nutritional deficiency is an oxygen deficiency, disease begins when the cells lack the oxygen for proper nutrient assimilation. By providing the needed oxygen, essential oils also work to stimulate the immune system. They can play a vital role in supporting, affecting, and maintaining overall wellness.

Essential oils are aromatic. When diffused, they provide air purification by:

Removing metallic particles and toxins from the air;
Increasing atmospheric oxygen;
Increasing ozone and negative ions in the area, which inhibits bacterial growth;
Destroying odors from mold, cigarettes and animals; and
Filling the air with a fresh, aromatic scent.

Essential oils have a biochemical frequency that is several times greater than the frequency of herbs, food and even the human body. Clinical research has shown that essential oils can quickly raise the frequency of the human body, restoring it to its normal, healthy level. Be sure to check back next quarter as we discuss frequency and how it pertains to essential oils.

Want More Information? If you would like more information on the science behind essential oils, the many different ways they can benefit, or would like information on where to purchase essential oils please don’t hesitate to contact Val at 419.335.7272 or via email at [email protected].

We are holding an introductory class to essential oils called “Living with Essential Oils” this coming Saturday, January 24th. Click on the button below for more detailed information on the class an instructions on how to register.

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What a Difference HBOT has Made!

I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis about seven years ago, and it has admittedly been a huge struggle. As God would have it, we learned about Sara’s Garden and were told that they could help ease some of the symptoms I had been suffering from (dizziness, fatigue, headaches, numbness and intolerance to heat were the worst). After much prayer and research, my husband and I agreed to give it a try. What a difference it has made! The worst of my symptoms either eased dramatically or disappeared completely… and several of my smaller symptoms have improved as well! The staff at Sara’s Garden is wonderful and the results are amazing. I am forever grateful to all of you!

Introductory Class to Essential Oils

Living with Essential Oils

Are you new to essential oils and curious to know more about how you can use them to increase your family’s health and well-being, naturally?

On Saturday, January 24, Sara’s Garden will be hosting a FREE introductory class on essential oils. This free educational class will address the myriad uses of essential oils for better living. You will learn what they are, why they work, how to use them, and different ways they can help.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, January 21 to secure your seat in this valuable class. If you had already RSVP’d for the class that had been cancelled you do not need to RSVP again for this date.

If you can no longer attend, please let us know so we can remove your name from the list of attendees.

Event Date:	Saturday, January 24, 2015
Time:	8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Cost:	Absolutely FREE!
Location:	The Hope Center at Sara’s Garden
	North East Entrance
	220 Lawrence Ave., Wauseon, OH 43567
Deadline to RSVP:	Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Course Overview
The following is a list of topics that we plan on covering in this class:

Introduction to Aromatherapy/Essential Oils
Essential Oil Safety
Essential Oil Constituents
How Essential Oils are Made
History of Essential Oils
Everyday Uses for Essential Oils
Aromatherapy First Aid
Relaxing with Essential Oils
Disinfecting with Essential Oils
Essential Oil Cleaning Products

Please contact Val at 419.335.7272 to RSVP for this class in person.

2014 Casino Night Gala Photos

Thank you so much to everyone who came out and attended or volunteered at the first annual Casino Night Gala to benefit Sara’s Garden! All proceeds from this event were donated to benefit Sara’s Garden’s handicap accessible playground project!

We can’t begin to express our thanks adequately enough to the team at Don’s Automotive Group for their generosity in hosting this event for us. We are so thankful for the hard work and sacrifice that they have provided and consider ourselves blessed to have such an amazing partner working with us to provide much needed facilities to the children and families we serve. What an absolutely amazing evening! We can’t wait for next year.

Below are photos from the event. Click on a thumbnail to see a larger version of the photo. All photos have a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels. To obtain full-size high resolution versions of the images (5472 × 3648 pixels) that can be enlarged and printed, see instructions below.

Volunteers: We are so grateful for your willing participation and involvement in supporting this event. Thank you so much for all of your time and hard work!

Attendees: Thank you for taking time out of your weekend to spend it with us at Casino Night. We hope you all enjoyed the event and look forward to seeing you again next year.

Partners: Thank you so much for your partnership and financial support of this event. Because of your support we were able to provide fantastic prizes and giveaways.

Gold Table Sponsors

Silver Prize Sponsors

Schuette Construction
Snider Playgrounds

Bronze Meal Sponsor

Henry County Bank

Additional Thanks To:

We are so grateful for everyone that took part in our Casino Night Gala and are so proud to be a part of such caring and supportive communities.

We are Forever Grateful

My mother is a victim of two strokes. After her first stroke, in 2007, she made great strides to regain independence and was able to drive again. However, the effects of her second stroke in 2009, were much worse. Her abilities to walk and speak greatly decreased, and while able to do most daily living skills on her own, those tasks became much harder. Because she had so much difficulty doing these things, her motivation to improve was extremely low.

She began treatment at Sara’s Garden in March 2014. I was with her for the month and attended each of her Conductive Education sessions. My mom and I agree that the staff was tremendous. They are kind and caring and showed that each day we were with them. If my mom was struggling with an exercise, They were very understanding and would adapt it, so that it was still challenging, but gave my mom a chance to complete it and feel a sense of pride and accomplishment. They were able to motivate my mom in ways that we weren’t able to after her second stroke, to get the most out of the class.

Before the treatment at Sara’s Garden, my mom had very little use of her right arm and hand. This was a main point of focus in the Conductive Education sessions. One of the most memorable moments from the sessions was when my mom raised a wooden rod above her head, using both hands, something that was unthinkable before she worked with them. I filmed this and sent it to my family; my aunt said she was crying in the middle of a store as she watched it!

My mom also improved in speaking, reading, and walking. She uses the skills she learned in Conductive Educations class every day and is so grateful to Sara’s Garden for their guidance, patience and care throughout the sessions. My family is forever thankful to the staff of Sara’s Garden for helping her gain independence and helping her see that she is able to do things that she thought were impossible before.

CE from Sara’s Garden has Been Instrumental

Our daughter suffers from Acute Disseminated Encephala Myelitis (ADEM). It was suggested that she take advantage of the Conductive Education services offered at Sara’s Garden to improve her quality of life.

She began receiving services from Sara’s Garden in June 2014 – setting goals, improving strength and balance, working on small motor skills, cognitive thinking and retraining her brain. Since starting Conductive Education, her stamina has improved. She struggles less to stand up and her positive attitude has returned. Many of the improvements we see are small things that most people who know her would not even notice… but they are huge to her. She is able to care for her own personal needs (bathing, restroom needs and dressing). She gets in and out of the car without help. Her reasoning has improved and her handwriting is getting better all the time.

Conductive Education from Sara’s Garden has been instrumental in all of these areas. Their knowledge and use of Conductive Education far exceeds any of the physical therapy that she has received over the past 25 years. The staff at Sara’s Garden is positive, compassionate and encouraging. They work well with her and keep us apprised of what we can do to help her at home so we are benefiting from their knowledge and expertise, as well.

The ultimate goal that our daughter has set for herself is to walk on her own. Even though she has worked to achieve this goal for many years through other conventional physical therapy it never really seemed that it was possible. With Conductive Education from Sara’s Garden it seems not only possible, but achievable. With the help of God she will walk on her own again.

White to Gray: The Hyperbaric Way

The nursery is decorated. The tiny clothes are washed and folded. The hospital bag is packed. Becoming a parent is simultaneously one of the most beautiful and scariest moments that we may encounter in our lives. Many parents understand the joys of having a child as something they wouldn’t trade for all the riches in the world.

Denny and Charli were eager to begin the next chapter of their lives with their new son. From the moment they received the news that they were expecting, they couldn’t wait to hold their new bundle of joy. They were thrilled when Kye was born on January 23, 2014, a beautiful, healthy baby boy. Unfortunately, that joy soon turned to terror when, shortly after his birth, Kye began to exhibit signs of seizures.

Doctors used a cooling blanket on Kye in hopes of decreasing the amount of cerebral edema, or swelling, around his brain. This cold blanket reduced Kye’s core temperature from 98 degrees to 91 degrees over a period of 72 hours, triggering a protective hypothermia in hopes of preventing further brain damage.

During this time, Kye continued to suffer additional seizures and stopped breathing numerous times. Once the cooling process was complete, Kye’s body was warmed back to normal temperature. Doctors then performed an MRI and an EEG to get a better picture of what was going on inside his little head. After reviewing Kye’s first MRI, Denny and Charli were given the terrifying news that virtually his entire brain was damaged and consisted only of white brain matter. Doctors could find no evidence of any gray brain matter.

The primary function of gray matter is to carry sensory information that comes from grey matter cells and sensory organs. This information is then passed to the areas of the brain that process sensory information. Intelligence and skill are often attributed to this brain matter, largely because it covers so much of the brain. Unlike white matter, gray matter is crucial in the development of muscle control, cognition (such as how things are seen and heard or the formation of memories) as well as speech and emotions. The fact that Kye’s brain did not possess any gray matter did not bode well for any potential development.

When Kye was released from the hospital, he was placed on two seizure medications as he continued to experience subclinical seizures every day. His parents were given a very uncertain and disheartening prognosis for what Kye’s future and quality of life was going to be.

From the moment they heard the news of his first MRI, Denny and Charli both agreed that they would do anything in their power to provide their son with the best possible outcome and chance for a bright future. They began to research Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and learned of its successes in treating children with traumatic brain injuries who suffer from seizures. Unfortunately, they were warned against doing HBOT treatments with Kye and told that it was a complete waste of time.

When Kye first arrived at Sara’s Garden for treatments, he had not yet achieved any of his development milestones. He wasn’t looking around or tracking movement. He wasn’t making facial expressions or clasping his hands around objects. All indications were that Kye wasn’t responding to outside stimuli and was neurologically blind.

Early on in Kye’s treatments, his parents and family began noticing changes taking place. He was becoming aware of things going on around him. He began responding to touch and tracking movement. His motor functions improved as well as he began crossing midline and reaching for and grasping his bottle. One particular evening, Charli received a telephone call. When she went to answer her cell phone she noticed that the glow of the screen had caught Kye’s attention and he began following the movement of the phone. She was so excited as Kye had never before done anything like this.

Kye is now hitting all of his development milestones. According to Kye’s parents, his Occupational and Physical Therapists have been nothing but thrilled with the progress he has made. Miraculously, Kye’s last EEG came back completely normal! In fact, tests now show that his brain does indeed consist of gray brain matter everywhere it is supposed to be. Seeing Kye make such amazing progress has been very exciting to Denny and Charli. They are so thankful that Kye’s development is turning out much differently than what they were originally told.

Kye is actually progressing so well now that doctors have a hard time distinguishing the difference between Kye and a “typical” baby. Denny and Charli believe they owe so much of Kye’s progress to the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy treatments that Kye received at Sara’s Garden.

For Denny and Charli, it’s been a long year filled with uncertainty and apprehension. Thanks to Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy at Sara’s Garden, Denny and Charli no longer fear what Kye’s quality of life will be and have renewed dreams for his future. No matter what you’ve been told, there is hope… for this and many other conditions. HBOT is treatment without drugs… without surgery… without pain.

2014 JenAbby Memorial Run

Calling all runners and walkers! It’s time to lace up! On Saturday, November 15, 2014 the 2nd Annual JenAbby Memorial Run will be held in Wauseon, OH at North Clinton Mennonite Church. We’re excited to announce that Sara’s Garden has been chosen as one of the charities that will received a portion of the proceeds from this year’s event.

Event Date:	Saturday, November 15, 2014
Event Location:	North Clinton Mennonite Church
	831 West Linfoot Street, Wauseon, Ohio 43567

Two weeks before Christmas in 2010, Doug Yoder, his wife (Jennifer), and their 10 year old daughter (Abigail) were involved in a car accident while on their way to do Christmas shopping in Toledo. The accident claimed the lives of Jennifer and Abigail. Soon after the accident, Doug’s pastor expressed a desire to run a marathon with Doug, much like the marathon of grief experienced with loosing these loved ones. The first JenAbby Memorial Run took place in November of 2013 and included a full marathon. Doug and his pastor ran this marathon together. The JenAbby Memorial Run is is an even to commemorate the lives of Jen and Abby, whose birthdays are on November 16 and November 14. It is also a chance for people to encourage one another to press on for the ultimate prize, eternal life with God, the creator of the heavens and earth.

Register for Event

Race Day Registration

6:30 AM – North Clinton Mennonite Church, 831 W Linfoot St., Wauseon, Ohio 43567

Half Marathon

Starts at 8:00 AM
13.1 Miles – Last transport leaves at 7:30 AM
$30.00 registration (through 10/1 at 11:59 PM EDT – only 6 days left)
$35.00 late registration (10/1 at 11:59 PM EDT through 10/27 at 11:59 PM EDT)

10K Event

Starts at 9:00 AM
6.2 Miles
$20.00 registration (through 10/1 at 11:59 PM EDT – only 6 days left)
$25.00 late registration (10/1 at 11:59 PM EDT through 10/27 at 11:59 PM EDT)

5K Event

Starts at 9:00 AM
3.1 Miles
$20.00 registration (through 10/1 at 11:59 PM EDT – only 6 days left)
$25.00 late registration (10/1 at 11:59 PM EDT through 10/27 at 11:59 PM EDT)

Course Information

The half-marathon is a point to point course (with transportation to the start).
All other races start and finish at North Clinton Mennonite Church.
Flat and fast courses using both roads and the paved portions of the Wabash Cannonball Trail in Wauseon.
All courses are accurately measured with mile markers and aid stations on the courses.

Awards/Age Groups/Prizes

Overall male / female, overall master (40+) male / female
Ten Year Age group awards overall age group 14 & under, 15-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65+
Minimum age in the Half-Marathon is 15.
Finishers award to all participants

Shirts, Refreshments, and Other Information

All pre-registered participants will receive a shirt. Race day shirts will be limited.
Food, fruit, and sport drink will be available at the finish.
Early Packet pickup on Friday, November 14 at the church from 6 PM to 8 PM along with a pasta dinner (free will donation)

Volunteers are needed to help make the event a success. We are in need of volunteers to help with water stations, route support, finish line, registration, and transporters. If you are interested in volunteering contact Michelle Haase at [email protected].

Why Essential Oils are Essential

What Are Essential Oils?
Essential oils are the subtle, aromatic and volatile liquids extracted from the flowers, seeds, leaves, stems, bark and roots of herbs, bushes, shrubs, and trees, through distillation. They are the oldest form of remedies and cosmetics known to man. At one time they were considered more valuable than gold. There are 188 references to oils in the Bible. Science is only now beginning to investigate the incredible healing properties of essential oils.

The Properties of Essential Oils
The effectiveness of essential oils cannot be fully understood without some discussion of frequency. Frequency is the measurable rate of electrical energy flow that is constant between any two points. Everything has frequency. In his book The Body Electric, Dr. Robert O. Becker establishes that the human body has an electrical frequency and that much about a person’s health can be determined by the person’s frequency.

In 1992, Bruce Tainio of Tainio Technology, an independent division of Eastern State University in Cheney, Washington, built the first frequency monitor in the world. Tainio determined that the average frequency of the human body during the daytime is 62 to 68 MHz. (A healthy body frequency is (62 – 72 MHz.) When the frequency drops, the immune system is compromised. If the frequency drops to 58 MHz, cold and flu symptoms appear. At 55 MHz, diseases like Candida take hold; at 52 MHz, Epstein-Barr and at 42 MHz, Cancer.

According to Dr. Royal R. Rife, every disease has a frequency. He found that certain frequencies can prevent the development of disease and that others would destroy disease. Substances with higher frequency will destroy diseases of lower frequency. The study of frequencies raises an important question about the frequencies of the substances we eat, breathe, and absorb. Many pollutants lower healthy frequency. Processed/canned food has a frequency of ZERO!! The frequency of fresh produce is only 15 MHz, dry herbs from 12 to 22 MHz and fresh herbs from 20 to 27 MHz. Pure essential oils have a very high frequency. Essential oils start at 52 MHz and go as high as 320 MHz, which is the frequency if rose oil.

Benefits of Essential Oils
Essential oils detoxify the body. They strengthen the immune system attacking only the harmful bacteria, allowing our body’s friendly flora to flourish. Essential oils are multi-dimensional, filled with homeostatic intelligence to restore the body to a state of healthy balance.

Essential oil molecules send information to cells and cleanse receptor sites so that they bring your body back to natural function. Oils are balancing to the body. Oils address the causes of disease at a cellular level by deleting misinformation and reprogramming correct information so that cells function properly and in harmony with one another. Because essential oils properly applied always work toward the restoration of proper bodily function, they do not cause undesirable side effects. They are feeding the body with truth.

Like HBOT, Essential Oils Cross the Blood Brain Barrier
Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function as well as survive.

The blood brain barrier is much like a filter. Molecules that are too large cannot pass through it. Its purpose it to protect the brain from invaders and harm. Because of its limiting permeability, it also limits entry to potentially helpful agents such as antibiotics, etc.

Oxygen in the presence of pressure (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy) is not selective; it does not discriminate. It goes everywhere and anywhere in the body and to every cell for healing. Under pressure, oxygen has the unique ability to cross the blood brain barrier even in the absence of appropriate red blood cells (hemogloblin). It is not reliant upon red blood cells for delivery, which may be inefficient and insufficient. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy reduces swelling and helps maintain the integrity of the blood brain barrier. Because the pressure in HBOT shrinks the oxygen to the point of dissolving into the blood, oxygen has the ability to pass through it.

Essential oils are much the same. Molecularly they are small and composed of mixtures of  dozens, even hundreds, of constituents all of which are primarily composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Due to their molecular size, many essential oils are allowed passage across the blood brain barrier.

Although most of the components of essential oils have the power to heal, it is often the lightest chemicals that are able to penetrate first to the cells. Some, like the monoterpenols, carry oxygen, while others such as phenols help improve the functioning of the cells by removing wastes. The monoterpenol essential oils combined with Hyperbaric Oxygen work in a synergistic (the creation of a whole that is greater than the simple sum of its parts) manner to produce increased outcomes.

Want More Information?
If you would like more information on the science behind essential oils, the many different ways they can benefit, or would like information on where to purchase essential oils please don’t hesitate to contact Val at 419.335.7272 or via email at [email protected].