This election-season news just in: Casey Rohrer has more than 2,900 votes, and his total is climbing.
Casey, an 8-year-old Hermosa Valley School student with cerebral palsy, is in a contest to win a trip to the Morgan’s Wonderland park and secure as much as $1,600 in educational equipment for his school, through the networking resource weareteachers.com.
The contest is for online votes, and people who want to support Casey can go here.
“Casey’s mom, dad, younger brother and extended family are incredibly supportive of his participation in the many different activities children living without disabilities do every day,” said Valley School’s Jeannine Madden in her nomination papers for Casey.
“They work tirelessly to involve him in activities with his peers including playing on a baseball team, attending summer camps, birthday parties, and many day and weekend trips where he can experience the world,” Madden wrote.
“Casey and his family are proof that just because a child has a disability, even one that precludes him from communicating on his own and moving about on his own, they can still experience all that life has to offer. This continual and positive exposure will help Casey find his place in the world.”
Casey is a second grader at Valley, and he uses a Tobii C12 communication device to access his academic subjects on pages, take spelling tests, “read aloud,” and take part in classroom discussions.
Voting will end Wednesday, Oct. 20, and then a winner will be selected from among the 10 top vote getters.
“Please share with your friends, family and coworkers,” Madden urged. “It would mean so much to Casey and his family for your vote. Thank you.” ER
