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Special-needs Chicopee Woods student is grand marshal of character parade

Edwin Molina, 6, enjoys trek dressed as James the Red Engine

Edwin Molina, 6, makes his way down the hall dressed as James the Red Engine with his paraprofessional Haley Harrison during a Book Character Parade at Chicopee Woods Elementary School in Gainesville on Friday. Edwin is a student at the school who has cerebral palsy, but his teachers didn’t allow his wheelchair keep him from dressing up and being the main attraction in their Book Character Parade. - photo by Erin O. Smith

1031EDWIN 0001 — Edwin Molina, 6, makes his way down the hall dressed as James the Red Engine with his paraprofessional Haley Harrison during a Book Character Parade at Chicopee Woods Elementary School in Gainesville on Friday. Edwin is a student at the school who has cerebral palsy, but his teachers didn’t allow his wheelchair keep him from dressing up and being the main attraction in their Book Character Parade. - photo by Erin O. Smith

If you ask Edwin Molina the name of his favorite train, his face will light up in a smile. The 6-year-old Chicopee Woods student loves James the Red Engine, one of the Thomas the Tank Engine friends. Edwin loves all trains, school buses and cars.