Social Services advances The Shelby Project with gift
By Ken Luchterhand
Peggy Sanborn just wants to help other people who are going through life struggles. She’s developed a program, called The Shelby Project, to help drug users recover, to help parents of drug users, and to educate the public about the dangers of drug use.
To help her with that effort, Community Supportive Services of Ho-Chunk Social Services provided Sanborn with a Wifi-capable Toshiba laptop computer.
The surprise gift was presented to her on Friday, November 6, at the Social Services building in Black River Falls, by CSS Director Jean Ann Day and Program Manager Tena Quackenbush and Division Manager Kristi Green.
“I’ve been using my smart phone for all my work and it’s quite difficult,” Sanborn said. “This is the second phone I’ve had this year because I wore the other one out.”
Sanborn started the non-profit organization and named it after her late daughter Shelby, who died from an illegal drug overdose. Her intention is to prevent the use of drugs by children and to inform the public about the dangers.
She will use the laptop computer for connecting members of the group, plus reaching out to similar groups across the country, she said. Plus, she wants to develop literature and other materials for the group.
There are seven people in The Shelby Group with hopes to grow the membership. They meet monthly at different locations and have taken on the duties of cleaning a section of Highway 12 with the Adopt-A-Highway program.
Also, she eventually wants to be able to make the group meetings a place where drug addicts and users can come to talk and find resources as a support group.
The new laptop will help a great deal in advancing her goals with The Shelby Project and she is appreciative of the donation.
“It was a complete surprise,” she said. “Thank you so much for this wonderful gift.”
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