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Taylor Shellfish gets international
sustainability award in Hong Kong
By NATALIE JOHNSON
natalie@masoncounty.com
This month, Taylor Shellfish was recog-
nized on an international stage for its work
to create a sustainable future for shellfish.
At the 10th International Seafood Sum-
mit in Hong Kong, Taylor was presented
with a 2012 Seafood Champion Award from
SeaWeb, an international, non-profit orga-
nization dedicated to ocean conservation.
"We have a whole public affairs team at
Taylor Shellfish that's out doing outreach
and education ...who are doing this day in
and day out and it's really rewarding to
be recognized internationally for those ef-
forts," Taylor spokesman Bill Dewey said.
"It is a big deal - you don't like to blow your
own horn, but it's nice."
The awards, given annually, recognize
companies that have worked to improve
practices and awareness of sustainable
seafood.
Bill Taylor, president of Taylor Shell-
fish, and Marco Pinchot, sustainability
manager of Taylor Shellfish, accepted the
award.
"This year's Seafood Champion Award
winners represent a truly diverse and in-
ternational group of leaders signaling the
tremendous growth in the sustainable sea-
food movement over the past few years,"
said Dawn M. Martin, president of,SeaWeb
in a statement. "Each one of these cham-
pions has a unique and important story to
tell of how they came to embracing sustain-
ability as an essential component of their
strategy and business plans."
The award recognizes Taylor for its gen-
eral commitment to water quality in Puget
Sound, rather than individual programs,
Dewey said.
"We are honored to be named a Seafood
Champion and acknowledged by SeaWeb
for our efforts toward a sustainable future
for seafood," Taylor said in a statement.
"We have worked hard on efforts to clean
up Puget Sound and ensure that our shelh
fish are farmed in a sustainable way that
is in harmony with the environment. As we
look toward the next 100 years of sustain-
ably farming the tidelands, we will contin-
ue our family commitment to Puget Sound,
to our employees and to our community."
Taylor has won a number of awards
throughout the years for efforts to preserve
the environment in the Puget Sound, from
organizations such as the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
and the National Aquaculture Association.
"Seafood Champions represent leaders
in the seafood community who are going
above and beyond the call of duty to ensure
a sustainable future for fisheries," Martin
said. "These champions demonstrate true
dedication and are evidence that sustain-
ability is not only possible, it is inevitable
because once people begin to understand
what is at stake, there is no going back."
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Workshops offer financial skills
By GORDON WEEKS
gorcbm@masor~count.y.com
Last year, Cindy Edwards
and her 6-year-old daugh-
ter had just moved from the
Mason County Shelter into a
Mountain View area apart-
ment when shelter officials
told her about free financial
fitness workshops sponsored
by United Way of Mason
County and the Asset Build-
ing Coalition.
From the classes, Edwards
learned declaring bankrupt-
cy was not the right path to
fixing her money woes. In-
stead, she faced her bills,
learned how to budget and
to better manage her check-
ing accounts. Her credit will
be pristine by January, Ed-
wards said.
The classes "helped get us
on our feet and clean up our
credit," Edwards said. The
free childcare was an added
bonus, she said.
A new session of free fi-
nancial fitness workshops are
presented from 5:30-7 p.m.
Mondays Oct. 8-29 at the
Shelton branch of the Tim-
berland Regional Library,
710 Alder St.. Shelton. Space
is limited. To register, call
429-4999.
The topics of the four class-
es are "practical shopping
tips and money saving" on
Oct. 8, "preventing identity
theft" on Oct. 15, "budgeting"
on Oct. 22. and "banks and
-credits" on Oct. 29. Snacks
and childcare are provided at
the sessions.
Upon completion of all
four classes, each participant
will receive a $25 beginning
balance in a savings account
at Our Community Credit
Union.
United Way of Mason
County offered its first finan-
cial fitness workshop in 2010,
and the sessions have aver-
aged about 10 to 12 people.
said Patti Sells, asset build-
ing coordinator for United
Way of Mason County.
The workshops are de-
signed for low-income resi-
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dents, and many of the stu-
dents are directed toward
the classes by such local
service providers as the Ma-
son County Shelter, the state
Department of Social and
Health Services, Worksource,
and Habitat for Humanity of
Mason County.
"Our ideal student is
someone who wants to bet-
ter themselves," said Allison
Maluchnik, an AmeriCorps
volunteer for United Way of
Mason County.
The first class focuses on
practical shopping tips and
money-saving deals. It will
be taught by Karna Peck,
a longtime advocate for the
homeless in Mason County.
"That class is very interest-
mg, in that these people have
lived on so little money, they
come in with a lot of ideas to
share," Maluchnik said.
The Oct. 15 workshop on
identity theft is a fitting topic
because many low-income
residents are vulnerable to
being scammed by relatives,
friends and roommates,
Maluchnik said. The class is
conducted by Gary Fleming
of the Crime Victim Assis-
tance Network.
Older people are vulner-
able to identity theft if they
check their account balances
infrequently, Maluchnik
said. If they don't catch an il-
legal withdrawal of their as-
sets after 60 days, banks and
credit unions might not com-
pensate them for the loss, she
said.
Seniors are also particu-
larly susceptible to financial
scams on the Internet, Sells
said.
The Oct. 29 workshop on
banks and credit unions is
presented by Michelle Corral
of Heritage Bank.
The final class might con-
vince some students to give
banks and credit unions an-
other try, Sells said. With at
least a savings account, they
won't have to rely on check-
cashing businesses and may
eventually qualify for a loan,
she said.
At the first session, stu-
dents will get a free copy of
their credit score. At the fi-
nal session, bank and credit
union employees will review
the scores with students, and
teach them how to challenge
any details that are incor-
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Maluchnik recently con-
tacted half of the graduates
from last year's workshops to
follow up on their progress.
She found all the students
who had been living at the
shelter are now in transition-
al or permanent housing.
"That felt very triumphant
that they are doing so well,"
she said.
The classes are funded by
the Mason County Housing
Coalition and the U.S. De-
partment of Commerce.