Newark #391 Gives Grant Money to Help Licking County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Pictured from l to r:

Mark Gilligan, PER; Helen Hall, Lecturing Knight/CP Chair; Becky Underhill, Loyal Knight, Ginger Rife, ER/CP Chair; Jackalyn Jones LCBDD Early Intervention Manager; Wendy Gorrell, LCBDD Interim Superintendent

On June 11, 2025, Newark Elks Lodge #391 in conjunction with the Ohio Elks Association/Cerebral Palsy Trust presented a check for $5,000 to the Licking County Board of Developmental Disabilities for their Early Intervention Program. The funding will be used to upgrade storage for the program’s loan closet items. For many years, the Early Intervention team has maintained a small supply of adaptive equipment that families can use and return for another family to use. Some if this equipment is extremely costly and since children grow so quickly, it makes sense for families to borrow when possible. Over the years, the need for storage has grown with increasing requests for equipment. The grant will help the Board store the adaptive equipment more efficiently and help children with CP learn and grow!