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By NATALIE JOHNSON Last year, when the Shelton Burg- er King participated in the Muscular Dystrophy Association's Shamrocks against Dystrophy program, in which the store sells one-dollar paper sham- rocks, they raised $3,000 to send sev- eral kids with muscular diseases to summer camp. One of those kids is Kayleigh Lor- mor, a six-year-old kindergartener from Rochester, who has spinal mus- cular atrophy. The disease keeps her on a ventilator in a wheelchair, and is so severe, her doctors predicted that she wouldn't make it past her second birthday. But this August, Kayleigh is going to summer camp for the very first time. "I'm really excited," she said. Her mother, Cyndi Lormor, thinks that Kayleigh may be just a little ner- vous too, and is a little nervous herself, since it will be the first time Kayleigh has ever been away from her. Programs like MDA's Shamrocks help keep the Lormor family going, Cyndi Lormor said. The Shelton Burger King started this year's Shamrocks Against Dys- trophy program on February 15, said store manager Dena Faught. "Last year we raised about $3,000 for the MDA and we were really excit- ed about that," she said. "That was our goal, we were really excited to send some kids to camp. This year, Faught said the store's goal is to raise $4,000. "I think we're at approximately 100 to 130 a day so far," she said. For a girl who can't eat on her own, and needs the help of several adults to go down a playground slide once, going to camp is a huge accomplishment for Kayleigh, Cyndi Lormor said. "Anything that normal kids do takes her 10 times longer," she said. "I look at her life and I wonder "How does she do it?" Well for one thing she knows no different, but it's a matter of the way that we teach her that just because you're different doesn't mean you can't do something." She said that while her daughter goes to kindergarten twice a week, and is well above her peers in several subjects, she is starting to understand that she isn't capable of running and playing like most students do. "The one thing that's so amazing about summer camp is it's the one time of year that these kids are normal, they're not sitting on the side watch- ing all the other kids run, they're do- ing races in their wheel chairs," Cyndi Lormor said. "Everything is designed for the kids in their chairs." Cyndi and Dean Lormor credit the MDA for saving their daughter's life, and say they are grateful for the help of communities like Shelton, filled with people who will buy a shamrock for a little girl they may never meet. "We got involved with the MDA program when we got her diagnosis of SMA ... they gave us information on a drug trial program that they were involved in. Until tl~n, that was the only hope that we had," she said. "We don't have time as a family to go out and try to raise money ourselves, her care is 24/7." The Shelton Burger King will be selling shamrocks to raise money for kids like Kayleigh until March 17. Kayleigh Lormor, center, sitting with Dena Faught, left, manager of the Shelton Burger King, dad Dean, little brother Ryan and morn Cyndi, will be going to summer camp in August because of donations from Shelton residents. Ii Courtesy photo Officers and co-managers recently elected to Board of Directors. From left standing, Barbara Hinck, president, Mike Samuel and Steve Russell, co-managers and Billie How- ard, vice-president. Seated from left, Charlene Wilson, secretary and Susan Roettjer, treasurer. The Saint's Pantry is in its 30th year of operation. It began as an emergency food bank serving 30 to 50 families a week in 1982. St. Edward's Catholic Church and St. David's Episcopal Church in partnership, operated out of a closet at St. David's. Since that time, the pantry has grown, now serving 13,471 families in 2010. This represents 55,075 individu- als receiving 557,731 pounds of food. The food bank is operated by volunteers and several Shelton churches now support it. With the need for expanded service, space and food storage, the food bank, now located at 214 South Second Street in downtown Shelton found the need to restruc- ture its operation. Steve Helt, who has been the director for 12 years, is turning the pantry over to operation man- agers Mike Samuel and Steve Russell. Samuel and Russell will see to the day-to-day operation and Helt will serve in an advi- sory capacity for the interim. The nine-member board of directors oversees the operation of the pan- try. With the continued donations of food and money from local indi- viduals, churches, businesses and the ongoing support of Northwest Harvest and others, The Saint's Pantry will continue to serve the needy of the Shelton community. Habitat for Hum nity ives $5,600 grant Habitat for Humanity of Ma- son County received a $5,600 grant from the Marco J. Heidner Fund through the Communi- ty Foundation of South Puget Sound. The grant will provide funds to recruit, train and deploy the volunteers needed to meet the increased low-income hous- ing needs of the community. "One of our greatest chal- lenges is that we are volunteer limited," said Tammey New- ton, executive director. Habitat homes are built with volunteer construction crews from the ground up. Volunteers also over- see the "A Brush with Kindness" program, assist in running the Habitat stores, serve on com- mittees and give a helping hand at special events and at the of- rice. Last year, 107 volunteers donated 4,883 hours supporting their local community through Habitat for Humanity. Habitat notes that this year they need to increase their volunteer base significantly to keep pace with incoming requests. Recognizing volunteers for their many contributions is im- portant. "Happy volunteers who are having fun keep coming back," stated Michele Palomino, volunteer coordinator. "We are excited to be able to use a por- tion of the funds to recognize our wonderful volunteers for their hard work and dedication to our mission." 'Tqithout these hometown heroes, Habitat for Humanity would not be cost effective," New- ton went on to say. "If we had to budget for a construction crew, the homes would not be afford- able to our partner homeown- ers." In addition, the lower the costs, the greater the number of families Habitat can serve each year. The total cost for a Habitat Home is around $90,000, which includes land, infrastructure and completed construction. "Our volunteers not only cre- ate a positive impact with the families and homeowners they work with, but the community overall with improvements that are felt throughout the entire neighborhood," Newton said. "Simply put, none of this would be possible without the support of community partners like The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound and the Marco J. Heidner Fund. Whether you want to swing a hammer or paint, take in Store donations or help stuff envelopes, Habitat has many ways to volunteer. For more information on how you can volunteer or support Habitat for Humanity of Mason County call the office at 426-8134 in Shelton, 205-3250 in Belfair or visit the website at habitatmasonwa.org. i 1 ! I, I Mt. Olive ] DAVIp' CLlu cglNew Community Chu e o on ] Lutheran Church / A.rogr . r h f Uni I Missouri Synod | 324 W Cedar St., Shelton .~.. [ 206 East Wyandotte Avenue [ i~i Sunday Gatherings Sundav (Allare wdcome!) [ *ContemporaryService .......... 830 a.m | 8. 2---~ ~ WORSHIP SERVICIES [ Christian Education ................. 9:45 a.m ] 8:so and 10:30 7:30 & 10:30 a.m. atthe / Office phone: 426-8472 Union Fire Hall I Traditional Worship ............... 11:00 am. 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