<p align="right"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">May
3, 2002</font>
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<p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF" size="2">For
the love of children, of horses, of giving back…who
knows exactly what drives William Shatner year
after year to dedicate himself to such a big
event as the Hollywood
Charity Horse Show. What we do know is that
he is committed to making the show the best
it can be each and every year.</font>
<p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> While
the horse show runs from Thursday through Sunday,
the main activities occur on Saturday afternoon
and evening. Planning begins months beforehand...and
Bill is involved in every aspect. The pre-show
meetings are generally held in his office and
both he and his assistant, Robin, oversee EVERYTHING!
Bill is the driving force of the show, and his
energy and enthusiasm are contagious.</font>
<p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This
year, for the first time, Wells Fargo was the
title sponsor. The show was blessed once again
with good weather, although it didn't look very
promising on Friday when the predictions for
rain loomed in the forecast. The afternoon's
activities began around 2:15pm when around 2,000
kids representing LA's BEST arrived via bus.
They were given t-shirts, treated to lunch and
spent the afternoon enjoying a myriad of activities.</font>
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The kids had the opportunity to participate
in arts and crafts projects, get their face
painted, visit with animals in the petting zoo,
interact with policemen and firemen and watch
an Imperial Knights performance. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Clowns,
magicians and costumed talent including Star
Trek and Star Wars characters roved
the event site. There was even a Mugato! </font>
<p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Late
in the afternoon, the gates officially opened
and the silent auction started. At 5:30pm, the
kids joined the rest of the horse show attendees
in the covered arena for the opening ceremonies
which included a parade of equine units, costumed
talent and the cast of Passions
who come in support of the Ahead With Horses
children. </font>
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<p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Following
the singing of the National Anthem, Bill welcomed
everyone, thanked the sponsors and introduced
the Ahead with Horses demonstration. (See Bill's
Space this week for a video clip.) Then
the audience was treated to entertainment from
Tad Griffith and La Noria, courtesy of the Western
Heritage Autry Museum and Mundocharro.com. When
the performance concluded, reining competition
continued in the main arena.</font>
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<p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">The
Western dinner party was donated by Outback
Steakhouse. It started at 7:00pm. Entertainment
was provided by Speedtwin. Highlights of the
evening included a performance by the LA's BEST
Folklorico Dancers of Sierra Park Elementary
School. Late in the evening, Bill took to the
dance floor with other partygoers for a half
hour of line dancing. T</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">he
evening was rounded out by the conclusion of
the silent auction at 10:00pm. Items incuded
autographed photos, books, scripts, artwork,
jewelry, Western gear, and even Bil's wetsuit
from a whalehunters documentary he did a few
years ago. </font>
<p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Aa
lot of hard work went into this year's show
as both Bill and Liz mentioned in their columns
this week, but it was a labor of love because
of the much-needed funds that were raised for
Ahead With
Horses and LA's
BEST. Below, you can see the look of satisfaction
on Bill and Elizabeth's faces as they interacted
with the kids in the afternoon.</font>
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<p align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Contributed
by Sandy Moruzzi and Jane Singer</font>
<p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">P.S.
If you missed any of our past columns, you can
now find them online in the SFI
Archive.</font>
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<font color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">O</font><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">ur
first newsletter, The
Best of Times, is posted online. Each issue
features the latest news about Bill and his
activities, exclusive interviews, articles,
lots of candid photos, charity updates and much
more. The next one will be published in the
end of March.</font>
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We will post time sensitive information concerning
Bill's appearance schedule within Bill's online
calendar. It's updated regularly, so keep
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