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The Foundation
Mary Payton’s Miracle Foundation was formed in March of 2008 in honor of Mary Payton Vigil, a resident of Mandeville, Louisiana. Mary Payton is a beautiful four year old girl who was diagnosed at the end of January 2008 with Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (LINCL), also referred to as Batten Disease (www.bdsra.org).
Mary Payton’s Miracle Foundation was formed by a group of people local to the Mandeville-Covington area. Some of our children have been in class with Mary Payton, some have known Joe and/or Nikki since childhood, and some of us had never met them until the foundation was formed. All of us are working together for one common cause: Mary Payton’s chance for a miracle.
We have filed our Articles of Incorporation with the Sate of Louisiana and Mary Payton’s Miracle Foundation is compliant with the IRS rules and regulations of a 501c3 non-profit corporation. Federal Tax ID # 51-0672577. We have a mission statement, a vital mission, and the determination to accomplish our goals. We will help this child and others like her.
Our Mission
The mission of this foundation is to help provide funding for treatment to families whose lives have drastically been altered due to this devastating disease. We will provide support for research in order to one day find a cure for LINCL so that no child will have to bear this burden. Mary Payton and her family will not travel this road alone. We will be there with love, support and comfort and will do the same for other families in need. We will bring awareness of this disease through news media, word of mouth, email and whatever deemed necessary in order to increase funding for research and make it possible for a miracle to occur. We are determined and will not give up.
Officers
President
Michelle Boudreaux
michelle@marypaytonsmiracle.com
Co-Vice Presidents
Candice Faler
candice@marypaytonsmiracle.com
Kris Muntan
kris@marypaytonsmiracle.com
Secretary
Ragan Cantrelle
ragan@marypaytonsmiracle.com
Treasurer
Shannon Cantrelle
shannon@marypaytonsmiracle.com
Board Members
Blake Boudreaux
blake@marypaytonsmiracle.com
Chris Faler
chris@marypaytonsmiracle.com
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