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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood School District reported winter break Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases during the December Recess.
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Owen was diagnosed at birth with quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy. He was also diagnosed with Cortical Visual Impairment just before his first birthday, and with Intractable Epilepsy at the age of three. Despite these challenges Owen (6 years old) is generally happy and full of life and energy. He is curious about the world around him and makes every attempt to participate fully in any task presented to him. He loves to be active and spend time with his parents, twin brother, Liam, and little brother, Quinn.
The “Gear Up for Owen” walk raised money to help the Betrus family fund an adaptive ramp for their minivan.
They have created a GoFundMe page for Owen at www.gofundme.com/gearup4owen Please visit the site to learn more about how you can help support our efforts. We also invite you to join the the GW staff and the Betrus family as we walk through town to help bring awareness to the different challenges Owen faces. We will be gathering at the GW Field at 3:15.
Student were also encouraged to join in as long as they filled out the proper paperwork before hand . If you couldn’t join in and were in town after school you were encouraged to give Owen a high five!
Friends in the Business Concert Benefit for Friends of Music
