3-YEAR-OLD BOY TO SHOW LOCAL ELKS WHY THEY DONATE.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - Lancaster Elks Lodge members will get a visit Saturday from a 3-year-old Palm Desert boy who is among thousands of youngsters benefiting from an Elks program. The lodge raised $24,000 last year for the program, sponsored by Elks in Hawaii as well as California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , that provides preschool vision screening, physical therapy, speech-language therapy and other services for children. It also provides financial aid for vision care for children and scholarship aid for students with disabilities. Andy Enroth, 3, of Palm Desert is the 2002-03 theme child for the California-Hawaii Elks project. His parents, Lorana and Doug Enroth, and his grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl will accompany him on the Lancaster visit, the first of its kind in the California-Hawaii Elks Association's Inland District. Andy's birth was four months premature, and he weighed only 1 pound, 4 ounces. He has spent five months in hospitals and endured 10 surgeries. He has major vision impairment Impairment 1. A reduction in a company's stated capital. 2. The total capital that is less than the par value of the company's capital stock. Notes: 1. This is usually reduced because of poorly estimated losses or gains. 2. , asthma, seizures In counterdrug operations, includes drugs and conveyances seized by law enforcement authorities and drug-related assets (monetary instruments, etc.) confiscated based on evidence that they have been derived from or used in illegal narcotics activities. , mild cerebral palsy cerebral palsy (sərē`brəl pôl`zē), disability caused by brain damage before or during birth or in the first years, resulting in a loss of voluntary muscular control and coordination. and mental retardation mental retardation, below average level of intellectual functioning, usually defined by an IQ of below 70 to 75, combined with limitations in the skills necessary for daily living. , and he must be fed through a stomach tube. After he went blind, his family found a surgeon in Detroit who reattached his retinas, giving the family hope that he eventually will be able to see again. Currently he can see only light - enough to walk around. The Enroths heard about the Elks program after learning that their medical insurance would not pay for special glasses that cost $500 a pair. Elizabeth Holzhauser, pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. vision screener for the Elks program, helped the Enroths get their child what he needs. Andy now receives physical and occupational therapy through California Children's Services, is scheduled to receive speech-language therapy services through the county schools system and participates in a home program for visually impaired children. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Andy Enroth, 3, among beneficiaries of an Elks project, will visit the local lodge Saturday. |
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