Norwood Shaw's Honored for Raising Over $6K for MDA

Press release from the Muscular Dystrophy Association

The McGourty family, of Norwood, visited Shaw's Store Manager Tom Slyman and Customer Service Manager Kathy Hulme on April 5, to present a plaque to the Shaw's Norwood Staff for raising $6,479 dollars for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Norwood Shaw’s received the award for Top Fundraising Store out of the entire Shaw’s Company. Collectively, Shaw’s Raised over $317,000 to support services and research to find treatments and cures for Muscular Dystrophy.

Liam McGourty, age 4, is living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. He serves as a local MDA Goodwill ambassador along with his mother Kristen, and they thank sponsors such as Shaw's for raising funds for services and research that go to children and adults like Liam such as clinic visits, flu shots, repairs on medical equipment and summer camp for children ages 6-17 affected by MD. Liam is still too young for camp but looks forward to going in a few years.

The McGourty family is very involved in raising funds for DMD research through MDA and hosts a road race every September with Norwood Fire called "Miles for Liam." The event has raised over $12,000 in its two year tenure.