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Family and community help five children who have lost both parents

Five children from Sudbury are living with their aunt in Webbwood after the death of their mother due to complications from pneumonia in early January.

That loss comes after the children lost their father to a heart attack in December 2020.

Two of the kids — Skye Kenny, 15, and her sister Maddison, 13 — both attended St. Charles College an two of their teachers decided to create a Go Fund Me page.

The fund is intended to help their aunt, Amy Kennedy, with costs associated with taking in the two girls and their three siblings: six-year-old twins Wyatt and Chase, and Gage, age 11.

So far the page has raised more than $8,000, but that’s not the only support they have received from the community.

“I would also like to thank Home Hardware in Espanola,” says Kennedy. “They donated a lot of lumber and drywall and doors so we could make bedrooms. The Lion’s Club in Espanola, they donated $1,000 in Giant Tiger gift cards.”

https://www.gofundme.com/f/after-losing-both-parents-kenny-kids-need-help?

Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russellhttp://myespanolanow.com
Rosalind is Vista Radio's CJJM 99.3 FM - CJJM - Espanola's long-time Morning Announcer and Regional News Anchor/Journalist covering the districts of Sudbury, Algoma and Manitoulin. With a career in multi-media spanning the last 45 years, she has expertise in radio, television, newspaper and magazine writing. A long-time volunteer, she is the Inaugural 2025 Senior of the Year Award representing the Town of Espanola and represented women empowerment as the national 2024 Ms. Elite Regional Canada titleholder. A mother of five, and grandmother of two says simply, "I am the Queen of my Universe, and my children/grandchildren are my Crowning Jewels." Volunteering, pageants, reading and writing are her passions. If you have a story to share, email Roz at: [email protected] or call 1705-869-NEWS (6397).

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