Merv Griffin & Childhelp USA Host AQHA Ride

story by Tracy Wager - photo: Loren Anderson

This all-breed ride will be held in Wickenburg on October 13th. The cost will be $125.00 per person for the ride and all the trimmings and meals, $75.00 if you only wish to attend the steak fry. The proceeds from this event will go entirely to the two charities, 10% to the AQHA Foundation, and the remainder to Childhelp

Village in Wickenburg.

Saying it is the proudest moment of his life, entertainer/entrepreneur Merv

Griffin announces he is donating his Wickenburg Inn and Dude Ranch near

Phoenix to Childhelp USA The 192-acre, multi-million dollar property will

become a residential treatment center for abused children called Childhelp USA Merv Griffin Village of Arizona. Childhelp USA Co-founders Sara O'Meara (left) and Yvonne Fedderson (right) hold a Deed of Trust

The donation of Merv Griffin's Wickenburg Inn and Dude Ranch, located 70 miles northwest of Phoenix, Arizona, to Childhelp USA was announced by the entertainer/entrepreneur on Friday, October 20, 2000 at the 4th Annual Childhelp USA spirit of the Children black-tie gala at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in

Phoenix. The peace and beauty of its rural setting will help heal some of Arizona's most severely abused children when Childhelp USA Merv Griffin Village of

Arizona opens.

For information about the ride call J.J. Fletcher at (520) 684-0202.