Hawaii Helps Disabilities

My name is Kimberly Kealohapau`ole Selden founder and Chairwoman of Hawaii Helps Disabilities, Inc I am in the photo on the right being interviewed by Channel 9 news.  I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in October 1996. In 2004 I realized that I was having vision problems and my MS was advancing when my husband Stewart I moved to Hawaii.  This was a huge wake up call for us, it really put me into a tremendous state of depression but I knew that I could not stay depressed forever.

In 2007 I became inspired by an article in a National MS Society magazine to build a Walk MS Team.  Driven by my competitive spirit, I contacted the Hawaii Office of the National MS Society to register for the Walk in 2007.  With the belief that everyone has the potential to be Mighty by remaining strong through tough times, finding the right name for the team was easy for me.  Mighty Selden abbreviated is MS and Team MS is part of a growing movement to free the world of MS.

Team Mighty Selden saw remarkable growth in both member participation and fundraising in the last two years. Factors contributing to the success of the Team include the tremendous community support we have received and with our Team’s drive; continuous support from the our church and their family and friends; utilizing the National MS Society’s website tools; invitations to join our Team, and adding a “personal touch” to everything that I do. Team Mighty Selden was distinctively noticed at the Honolulu Walk MS as a sea of red by the t-shirts each member wore.

Team Mighty Selden has participated in the Honolulu Walk MS fundraising event for two years, has 123 walkers, raised over $10,883.00 and is the largest team in the state of Hawaii for 2008.

I continued to carry on this drive to help people with Multiple Sclerosis, so much so,  that my husband Stewart and I felt that we needed to develop an organization to do just that.  Hawaii Helps Multiple Sclerosis was birthed on May 12th 2008.  I have a huge vision to see HHMS become a non profit organization, an amazing charity, to raise money through fund raising so that media can be purchased to educate on the devastations of Multiple Sclerosis.  On December 19th 2008 the new founded board of directors and I changed the name to Hawaii Helps Disabilities so that we can offer help to all those who are afflicted with some sort disability.

Stewart and I believe strongly that this dream will succeed.  We work closely with other organizations to ask for their help and advise on all the steps that is needed to allow HHD to become a great non profit charity, "showing the world that we need to treat people with disabilities as just people, where we don't see their disability, we just see the person".

Stewart and I are MS Activists and active supporter's of the National MS Society in the State of Hawaii.

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