Flying Horse\u00a0Farms<\/a>, the Morrow County camp that provides memorable, inclusive experiences for kids facing health challenges. Now, campers will have more freedom to play and be kids, whether it be\u00a0ziplining across the property or taking part in the other challenges the course provides.\u00a0<\/p>\n\u201cWhat today means, besides it being the National Day of Joy, is that is what Flying Horse Farms is about \u2013 hope, joy and a sense of belonging,\u201d Dunn said. \u201cWhat the ropes course means is that every kid that is able to come here is going to say, \u2018I belong here.\u2019 There isn\u2019t an adaptation or an exception that\u2019s made for them. It\u2019s just the way we do it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Founded in 2010, Flying Horse Farms\u00a0provides medically safe camp experiences for kids with serious illnesses to find hope, joy, and belonging at no cost. From an archery range to a wood shop to\u00a0an outdoor amphitheater to a pool and boat dock, Flying Horse Farms\u00a0provides endless opportunities for\u00a0the campers\u00a0to\u00a0embrace new experiences and make friends.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The\u00a0reimagined\u00a0ropes course\u00a0and zipline\u00a0that debuted in June\u00a0creates accessible adventure experiences that allow campers \u2013 regardless of their diagnosis\u00a0\u2013\u00a0to\u00a0participate\u00a0in one of camp\u2019s most empowering activities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Designed around the camp\u2019s \u201cchallenge by choice\u201d model, the course encourages campers to build confidence,\u00a0resilience\u00a0and self-belief at their own pace. Featuring four accessible elements and built for greater efficiency and scalability, the space expands camper\u00a0participation while creating a lasting impact for years to come.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Blue Jackets Foundation has supported Flying Horse Farms since its\u00a0inception, including the installation of a Stinger-branded sports court that allows children to\u00a0play and\u00a0serves\u00a0as the home of an annual\u00a0CBJ\u00a0street hockey clinic. The Blue Jackets Foundation provided a $200,000 grant\u00a0in\u00a0the 2025-26 grant cycle to help make the adaptive ropes course the latest way to bring joy to the campers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be here today to actually hear the campers\u2019 stories and be able to walk the course is really exciting,\u201d said Tara Battatio, executive director of the CBJ Foundation. \u201cThese kids and families are facing some pretty serious diagnoses. To be able to bring some joy into their lives and make spaces available to them that are adaptive and inclusive is really important to the Blue Jackets. It\u2019s really important to show up for them, to say, \u2018You can, you will, and we\u2019re here to support you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On the National Day of Joy, you\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0find someone without a smile on their face at Flying Horse Farms…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":627955,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5108],"tags":[3644,5180,897,230,5179,5,4],"class_list":["post-627954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-columbus-blue-jackets","tag-blue-jackets","tag-bluejackets","tag-columbus","tag-columbus-blue-jackets","tag-columbusbluejackets","tag-hockey","tag-nhl"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116959405892271601","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/627955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=627954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=627954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}