CHERRYVALE — Dozens of items are now being collected for a benefit auction on Saturday, Feb. 7 for Landon Windsor, the six-week-old infant son of Devin Windsor and Valerie Ross. The Windsor baby currently is at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Pa., where he is expected to undergo surgery this week for congenital hyperinsulinism — a pancreatic disorder in which too much insulin is secreted into the body.
Family members tell the Montgomery County Chronicle that Landon is scheduled for surgery on Friday, Jan. 30. Recovery time is expected to be between 10 and 14 days.
The benefit auction will be held at 1 p.m., at Cherryvale’s Logan Park Community Building, and organizers of the benefit auction say they are receiving numerous items, including a vacation trip to the Caribbean, to sell to the highest bidders. All proceeds from the auction will go to the Windsor family to defray medical and transportation costs.
Persons wishing to donate items to the auction are encouraged to give the items to Tina Cunningham before 5 p.m., Monday, Feb. 2. An advertisement in next week’s Montgomery County Chronicle will list the items to be sold in the auction. Cunningham can be contacted at (620) 891-0072.
The Windsor and Ross families have relatives across Montgomery, Chautauqua and Wilson counties. Maternal grandparents are Pam Graves and George Ross Jr., of Fredonia. Maternal great-grandparents are Marvin and Darlene Daniel of Caney and Wanda Ross of Seattle, Wash.
Paternal grandparents are Steve and Michele Housel of Cherryvale and Mark Windsor of Sedan. Paternal great-grandparents include Nancy and Roger Rockwell of Cedar Vale, Carolyn and Arthur Wonser of Henning, Tenn., and Ted and Sonja Housel of Cherryvale.
In other events benefitting the Windsor infant:
• On Saturday, Jan. 31, local photographer Lasha McPherson, owner of Portrait Designs by Lasha, will be hosting a portrait event called “Best Friends” to raise funds for Landon Windsor.
The portrait event will feature best friends. From children to adults, each session may include you and up to three friends, your furry friend or stuffed buddies. A $25 donation includes the mini portrait session and a gift print.
For more information and to reserve a session time, contact Lasha at (620) 336-4043. You may view her photography on her web site www.portraitdesignsbylasha.com.
• Community National Bank, which has 19 branches in southeast Kansas, has established a fund for the Windsor family. Persons can take donations to any Community National Bank location.
