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A world of Pos-Abilities

Fundraiser for Langley Pos-Abilities Society will be held on April 14 at the Artful Dodger pub
2007-04-04 John Gordon
Zosia Ettenberg

Thanks to the help of Langley Pos-Abilities Society, a legally blind man was able to help his eight-year-old with his reading homework for the first time.

Recently, the Society was able to give the man a magnifier machine that enlarges everything onto a screen.

The pair sat at the desk and the man was easily able to follow along with the homework, said Zosia Ettenberg, founder of Langley Pos-Abilities Society.

His wife wrote to Ettenberg, thanking the society, saying it has changed his way of life, and he is now starting to read again, enhancing the letters on the screen.

“Without our fundraising activities, this wouldn’t be possible,” said Ettenberg.

To that end, the society is holding its first pub night on Sunday, April 14 at the Artful Dodger at 200 Street and 24 Avenue.

For $25, you get a buffet dinner and a drink. Doors open at 5 p.m. and buffet dinner is at 6:30 p.m.

There will be door prizes, raffles and a silent and live auction.

Langley Pos-Abilities Society was established to help residents of Langley with disabilities who do not qualify for government or private assistance or those who are unaware of the programs offered. It is our goal to help to educate and act as a bridge to these programs as well as providing assistive devices so people with disabilities can live better lives.

Ettenberg, who is a post-polio survivor, uses a motorized wheelchair herself and her society helps to find scooters and wheelchairs for people as well.

Tickets are available at 604-961-0117 or go to www.langley.pos-abilities.org.



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