Annie Gill, who is the barn coordinator at Normantown Equestrian Center, was recently honored as the Park District's HEART Champion for February. HEART stands for Help, Empathize, Acknowledge, Respect and Thank. Annie was nominated for staying late to get the horses warm water in the freezing cold. Annie is relatively new to the Park District, having worked at NTEC for only 8 months. Her favorite part of the job thus far is learning all of the horses' different personalities and teaching participants about each unique horse. Her favorite memory is seeing the new kittens, Pepper and Carrot, explore the barn and horses. Congratulations Annie!