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NEWS BBIEFS :: : i! iil : " Thursday, Aug. 29, 20i9 ( Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page A-11 Car club breaks record at stuffed animal drive / Shelton's Yesteryear Car Club com- pleted its most successful teddy bear drive for Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics, and on Aug. 21 de- livered stuffed animals to the hospital. TbJs year's donation was 411 stuffed teryear Car Club member Gene Bush, .chair of the teddy bear drive commit- tee, in a news release. "Shelton has a strong sense of community, even if it doesn't Seem that way, and it's always there. There is no better cause than helping children, especially in their time of need. It helps the Children; it helps the parents staY calm in a tough situation: It's win-win-win." The stuffed animals will be used to comfort children in the hospital's arna'e ranov rtonnrfrnont- siblings a "We distribute them everywhere,'! she said in a news release, "They are a wonderful gift to the kids and they really help to brighten their day and make them smile through a tough time. We are very grateful." Yesteryear Car Club has donated stuffed animals to Mason General Hospital for 17 years, =Volunteers sought four months as needed, according t a Mason Conservation District news release. "The work group is a necessary and mandated part of(the Voluntary Stewardship Program), and its role is crucial to the county's overall success in the program," the release states. The Voluntary S ewardship Pro- gram was enacted under the Growth Management Act of 2011. According to the Mason Conservation District, the prngram i,~ "an Mternative to tradi- n v u ;,Iv wm ,e~u --;n animals -- including more than 40 children born in the birth center and "" r :,: : tionat top-down regulations for the pro. were donated on the day of -- and children who come see doctors at c!in- The Mason Conservation District $473 in cash, which car club members ics, including Oakland Bay Pediatrics seeks individuals for its Mason County used to purchase an additional 118 and Olympic Physicians. Voluntary StewardshiP Program work bears. Nicole Eddins, Mason General group. Most of the stuffed animals came Hospital senior director of diagnostics The work group will conduct out- from community member donations and therapeutics, said she keeps sev- tection of critical areas on agricultural land." To participate in the w0rkgroup, or for more information, go to masoncd. 0rg/vs. or contact Barbara Adkins, pro- reach to the agriculture community, gram manager, at 360-427-9436, ext. during the past two months made at eral stuffed animals in her office and monitor best management practices 104, or badkins asoncd.org. Shelton Les Schwab Tire Center. brings them out whenever she hears a and manage the program's budget "I stitteafftget over iti"saidYes, child:cry in hehospitaL The groupwittmeet every three or : "Compiled byAdamRudniek For Dad's cremation and funeral costs. Please donate by going to McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home 7 18 W. Railroad Ave. Shelton or W elcom, e Michelle Hamilton, DO MGH Shelton Family Medicine New ovide r s Iris Malit, MD AmieMower, DO MGH Oakland Bay MGH Olympic Pediatrics Physicians The Journal Office will be.CLOSED on Monday, September 2"dn observance of Labor Day. Honoring the people who get the job done. Ali Rh( MD MGH Oakland M~ Ankle and DPM 4~