May 16, 2005- The Kings' Mike Bibby gives local girl his shoes, offer for camp
By SUSANA CAREY WEY, Staff writer
When Mike Bibby of the Sacramento Kings received an e-mail regarding the plight of Carly Cain, 11, a local girl who loves to play basketball, his heart was touched.
He called Carly, who suffers from osteo-sarcoma, and told her that he was sending her his basketball shoes. Bibby has invited her to attend his basketball camp in Arizona as his guest.
"I had to wait to hear back from Mike, and he confirmed with me, yes, that he did ... he gave some shoes and offered Carly to come to his camp," said Troy Hansen of the Sacramento Kings.
With some 500 meals served and over $10,000 raised, the Livestrong Carly spaghetti feed fund-raiser for Carly Cain a week ago Saturday night at Town Hall in Placerville was nothing short of a miracle, according to Amy Salton.
It was Salton's idea to do the fund-raiser.
Carly, bedecked in a beret, helped to serve, and later assisted with a raffle. She glowed and smiled with special light in her eyes. A fall on the playground at Sierra Elementary School led to a swollen knee that allowed Carly's cancer to be found before metastasizing.
Salton said that treatments were spaced to allow Carly to attend the fund-raiser.
Dylan Salton, 10, of Placerville, a fifth-grader in Joan Day's class at Sierra Elementary School, wanted to help his friend.
With the help of his stepfather Blaine Schultz, his mother and countless school friends, Dylan carried the ball much further than anyone could have imagined.
"We've never held a fund-raiser before. Dylan was so busy that he never could eat ... in fact, none of us ate. Blaine had to go to the store for more spaghetti sauce; we couldn't believe the lines of people," Salton said.
Schultz said that the community was incredibly generous in its response to the fund-raiser. Donations from merchants were phenomenal, making the raffle and auction a huge success. When he went to Albertson's on Missouri Flat Road to ask for more supplies, they were able to donate more noodles. Since the store could do no more, a manager there purchased the sauce as a donation.
Not only was money raised to help Carly and her family at this time of need, other blessings occurred as the result of an article in the Mountain Democrat last Wednesday and the work of many friends..
When someone read that Carly needed a laptop computer, they gave her a laptop. Now Carly can e-mail her messages of hope no matter where she is.
Previously the family, including Carly's dad, Jeff Cain, mom Lori Cain, brother Austin, 9, and twin sister Brooke, had only trucks for transportation. It was difficult for Carly to get in and out of the tall trucks.
Carlos Hidalgo, owner of Folsom Lake Dodge (where Schultz works), donated a used vehicle. Now when Lori Cain takes Carly for treatments, they glide in and out of a 1994 Mitsubishi Gallant.
"It looks brand-new," said Salton.
A car wash for the Livestrong Carly fund held May 14 at the New Man's Karate parking lot at 4568 Missouri Flat Road in Placerville was also a success.
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By SUSANA CAREY WEY, Staff writer
He called Carly, who suffers from osteo-sarcoma, and told her that he was sending her his basketball shoes. Bibby has invited her to attend his basketball camp in Arizona as his guest.
"I had to wait to hear back from Mike, and he confirmed with me, yes, that he did ... he gave some shoes and offered Carly to come to his camp," said Troy Hansen of the Sacramento Kings.
With some 500 meals served and over $10,000 raised, the Livestrong Carly spaghetti feed fund-raiser for Carly Cain a week ago Saturday night at Town Hall in Placerville was nothing short of a miracle, according to Amy Salton.
It was Salton's idea to do the fund-raiser.
Carly, bedecked in a beret, helped to serve, and later assisted with a raffle. She glowed and smiled with special light in her eyes. A fall on the playground at Sierra Elementary School led to a swollen knee that allowed Carly's cancer to be found before metastasizing.
Salton said that treatments were spaced to allow Carly to attend the fund-raiser.
Dylan Salton, 10, of Placerville, a fifth-grader in Joan Day's class at Sierra Elementary School, wanted to help his friend.
With the help of his stepfather Blaine Schultz, his mother and countless school friends, Dylan carried the ball much further than anyone could have imagined.
"We've never held a fund-raiser before. Dylan was so busy that he never could eat ... in fact, none of us ate. Blaine had to go to the store for more spaghetti sauce; we couldn't believe the lines of people," Salton said.
Schultz said that the community was incredibly generous in its response to the fund-raiser. Donations from merchants were phenomenal, making the raffle and auction a huge success. When he went to Albertson's on Missouri Flat Road to ask for more supplies, they were able to donate more noodles. Since the store could do no more, a manager there purchased the sauce as a donation.
Not only was money raised to help Carly and her family at this time of need, other blessings occurred as the result of an article in the Mountain Democrat last Wednesday and the work of many friends..
When someone read that Carly needed a laptop computer, they gave her a laptop. Now Carly can e-mail her messages of hope no matter where she is.
Previously the family, including Carly's dad, Jeff Cain, mom Lori Cain, brother Austin, 9, and twin sister Brooke, had only trucks for transportation. It was difficult for Carly to get in and out of the tall trucks.
Carlos Hidalgo, owner of Folsom Lake Dodge (where Schultz works), donated a used vehicle. Now when Lori Cain takes Carly for treatments, they glide in and out of a 1994 Mitsubishi Gallant.
"It looks brand-new," said Salton.
A car wash for the Livestrong Carly fund held May 14 at the New Man's Karate parking lot at 4568 Missouri Flat Road in Placerville was also a success.
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