300 bags of recyclables, a horse and a determined 14-year-old

Hannah James, 14, of Temecula raises money to go to Youth Nationals Arabian Horse Show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, by collecting bags of recyclables. Valley News/Courtesy photo
Temecula resident Hannah James, 14, has collected over 300 bags of recycling from members around the community, in hopes of bringing her horse to Youth Nationals Arabian Horse Show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in July 2021.“Youth Nationals is every year in Oklahoma City,” Heather James, Hannah’s mother, said. “She is just kind of getting to the level of riding that is required to be able to ride on a level like that, but it’s really expensive.”The family discussed the idea of recycling to raise funds, since a girl a few years back had been able to make a good amount of money off it.“We just kind of started reaching out to friends and family for putting bins on the property that we’re collecting here at the ranch,” Heather James said. She posted the announcement
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