Imus Ranch
The Imus Ranch was a working cattle ranch of nearly 4,000 acres (16 km²) located in Ribera, New Mexico, 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Santa Fe. It was founded in 1999 by long-time radio personality Don Imus and his wife, Deirdre, as a charitable organization that seeks to ensure the continuity of the lives of children who are afflicted with cancer or serious blood diseases. The charity’s goal is to provide children ages 10–17 with an experience of living life on a functioning cattle ranch free of charge, to build up the child's self-confidence and sense of accomplishment, in the company of similar children facing serious illness. More recently, it has also opened to siblings of SIDS victims. It is incorporated in New York State and registered as a non-profit organization under subsection 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. It closed following the 2014 season and was offered for sale for $32 million in October 2014.
A portion of the historic Santa Fe Trail passes through the ranch.
The ranch consists of a village of eight buildings constructed to emulate an Old West town, including a general store, a "marshal's office", and a "saloon" (actually an infirmary where the young guests receive their medications at the saloon's "bar"). The main ranch house is a 14,000 sq ft (1,300 m2) adobe hacienda with Native American rugs and rustic chandeliers in the great room. It has five bedrooms for the ten children who attend each week in the summer, a library, and a dining hall serving only vegetarian meals. The design was largely under the direction of Deirdre Imus at a cost of construction placed at more than $25 million.
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