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"We Our Readers" Fre e FRIDAY DELIVERY THIS EDITION, JANUARY 31, 2014 Due to inclement weather, our print facility in Georgia was unable to print this week's Thursday edition until Friday, January 31, 2014. We apologize for the inconvenience. 704-484-1047 Our 31st Year • Issue No. 5 • January 30, 2014 TEDDY BEAR'S BEACH RUN SUPPORT NORTH SHELBY SCHOOL'S SENIOR BEACH TRIP BBQ DINNER January 31, 2014 4:00 pm til 7:30 pm at North Shelby School 1205 Northside Dr., Shelby 1/2 Chicken With Baked Beans, Slaw, Roll And Dessert $10.00 Plate Chicken Prepared By Doug Fortenberry Eat In, Take Out Or Drive Thru For Advanced Tickets Contact Carol Goforth 704-487-9941 Please Drive Safely! KiD NeeDz CD RELEASE PARTY What is "Kid Needz"? Since age 3, Tanner Denton suffered with a disease called Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis or FSGS. This hereditary disease causes scarring of the kidneys and even leads to kidney failure. Tanner's crucial need for a kidney inspired a movement to bring community awareness to his situation and raise funds to help offset the medical expenses, hence "Kid Needz" was born. Earlier this year, SongHarper. com held a songwriting contest to collect material for an album for Tanner. 6 lucky winners had their songs recorded and produced: Caleb Lail, Sandy Carlton, Billy Hall, John Glover, Chris Beach, and Jonathan Robinson. As a result of the contest, some established songwriters submitted their music for the CD, including Al Dunkleman and Chris Ferree of Shelby, NC. News of the contest even got to songwriters as far as Texas (David Tribble) and Michigan (Steve Hodnett). A few months Tanner Denton into the project, the thought occurred that Tanner might have something to contribute to this CD. Support for Tanner quickly Dec. 8, 2003-Dec. 18, 2013 grew in the community. Thoughts and prayers spread like wildfire. Children were encouraged to draw their own version of the CD cover for the "Kid Needz" project. One lucky winner, Cate Oliver, was selected to have her artwork featured on the CD label. All other artwork received that night is included in a collage on the back of the CD cover. In January, SongHarper.com held a CD release party for Kid Needz at Open Mic Night at Newt's restaurant of Shelby. The event was a time of healing and fellowship with Tanner's friends and family. Do kids know something we don't know? They perceive things so differently than adults. Maybe passing away from this earth is such a great thing, that we should all expect it with open hearts and smiles. The reason I work around kids is because there is a true 'magic' about them. That is, an innocent wisdom that can be studied and emulated. Tanner Denton was a truly unique child with a calm intellegence about him. Only those who met him know exactly what I mean, but believe me: He had IT. Tanner's Family – (L-R) Father, Travis He sings the first song on a CD that was created to be a fundraiser of which he could go out and participate. God had other plans for this little boy. The words to his song are touching now deeper than ever. When I asked Tanner when he recorded the vocal track for his song, "What are you going to do when you get your new kidney? I mean what are you going to be when you grow up, Tanner?" He replied with his quaint voice, "I'm going to be a children's nephrologist." He wished to grow up and be the same kind of doctor that was helping him! "There always hopes and dreams but everything else seems like it has to be real like a giant wheel you just can't stop from turning" "Life is like a Ferris wheel, it just goes round and round" "Every dream in the world for every little boy and girl is to have the things that they deserve and to have the power to say..." "Life is like a Ferris wheel it just goes round and round" –Tanner Denton holding Tanner's sister, Emma and his Mother, Melanie. L-R: Carol Goforth, Carl Fortenberry a/ka Teddy Bear and Kevin Roberts make preparations. THINK GREEN! Please Recycle This Paper! Songwriter from the KiD NeeDz CD, Sandy Carlton, filled the air with music. Win FREE tickets just for liking Shelby Info Radio on Facebook! The newly remodeled Newt's was packed on Thursday night Open Mic Night as Tanner's friends rushed to buy their CDs. "Kid Needz CD's can be purchased at Newt's Modern Burger Joint in Shelby, NC for a minimum donation of $10. We hope to raise enough money to help with Tanner's medical bills. The night of the CD release we raised over $1100 in CD sales and donations. We need to raise about $5000 more to meet our goal of helping with just ONE medical bill that was over $6250. Please show that you care by donating more. Hurry because copies are LIMITED. You can learn more about Kid Needz at www. 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