BC Easter Seals Campers Shine in 2010 Paralympics Torch Relay

Vancouver, BC - Easter Seals BC / The BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities is excited that past and present BC Easter Seals Campers were Torchbearers in 2010 Paralympics Torch Relay in Vancouver.

Paul Gauthier, past Easter Seals ‘Timmy’, Easter Seals Camper and gold medalist Paralympian was given the honour of being the first Paralympic Torchbearer to run the first leg of the 24 Hour Paralympics Torch Relay in downtown Vancouver. Paul was not the only Easter Seals Camper to participate in the 24 Hour Torch Relay. Continue Reading

Easter Seals NL Presents its new eco-friendly Husky Energy Easter Seals House 

St. John’s, NL - Easter Seals Newfoundland & Labrador is very happy and proud to offer its client an amazing new building!

Set in a quiet wooded section of Pippy Park in St John’s, Husky Energy Easter Seals House (HEESH) is a leading-edge facility in terms of its ‘green’ features as well as its accessibility. Heated and cooled by a geothermal system and constructed using recycled, sustainable or very low maintenance and replacement materials, HEESH leaves an impressively low carbon footprint for both construction and operations. Continue Reading

Making Memories at Camp Easter Seal

Saskatoon, SK - On the shore of Little Manitou Lake, Saskatchewan lies Camp Easter Seal, a remarkable place full of smiles and laughter; a place where memories are made. The difference between this camp and others is that the campers who attend have disabilities.

Campers can enjoy picnic lunches, pontoon boat rides, swimming, pool-side barbecues, arts and crafts, horseback riding, and sports. All of these activities can be modified to accommodate varying abilities.  Continue Reading

Medicine Hat Community Foundation Partners with Easter Seals Alberta to Help a Resident in Need

Because of the generous support from the Medicine Hat Community Foundation (MHCF), Easter Seals Alberta was able to provide Curtis, a resident of Medicine Hat, with a hospital bed he so desperately needed. Continue Reading 

Three Star Printing Delivers on Paper Eggs

While the results of the ninth annual Easter Seals Paper Egg campaign are not quite in, Sal Calderone can testify that the campaign did well.

Calderone is the proprietor of Three Star Printing, which has printed the Paper Egg materials since the campaign’s inception in 2001. Every year during the four weeks leading to Easter, participating retailers such as The Bargain! Shop, Lawtons Drugs, Sobeys Ontario and Price Chopper sell colourful Paper Eggs in support of Easter Seals programs and services. Continue Reading

Seeking Adventurers and Thrill Seekers

Easter Seals is actively recruiting for the Money Mart Easter Seals 24 Hour Relay. To find out more and register, please visit one of the participating cities:

Victoria, Vancouver, Kelowna

Edmonton, Toronto, Halifax

Challenge yourself and change lives! Be one of thousands of Canadians who rappelled down the side of a high rise building in support of Easter Seals. Easter Seals Drop Zone is taking place across Canada, including Charlottetown and Ottawa. To learn more and to register, visit www.thedropzone.ca           

2010 Easter Seals Ambassadors

The provincial 2010 Easter Seals Ambassadors have been named. To learn learn more about them and their Easter Seals duties, click here.