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tributions can be seen in Derec. He has always been a talented young man who has found his way through Easterseals. At the groundbreaking for Healthier Tomorrow in September, he sang the Star Spangled Banner before the ceremony.
When being asked to drop the puck for the Wolves game, Derec looked absolutely at ease in between Wolves player Paul Thompson and Luke Johnson of the Rockford IceHogs. In these moments, Davis knows exactly what Easterseals has made pos- sible.
“It’s given me so much peace of mind,” she elates. “When I put him on that bus, I don’t have to worry that he’s not being attended to and being strapped to a chair like what used to hap- pen in public school. I have seen the changes, not only in his learning, but in his personality. He has really been able to flour- ish.” d
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