(Radio Iowa) – An Easter weekend tradition in Iowa since the 1960s returns this year with the Pony Express Ride to benefit Camp Sunnyside, for children and adults with and without disabilities. Horseback riders from across the state will converge to help deliver donations to the Easter Seals camp in Des Moines. Lynn Bumsted, of Unionville, is president of the Pony Express Riders of Iowa. Bumsted says the riders will arrive at mid-afternoon Saturday for the ride to the camp.

Through the years, participants have ridden their horses despite the heat, the rain, or the snow. The annual Pony Express Dance will be held at the Lake Robbins Ballroom near Woodward on Saturday night with a breakfast to follow for the dancers. Bumstead says the riders always bring in generous donations for Camp Sunnyside.

Donations can be made to the Easter Seals of Iowa or the Pony Express Riders of Iowa.

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More information on the web at:

https://www.easterseals.com/ia/
https://ponyexpressridersofiowa.org/