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Easter Seals Ontario Telethon: One Afternoon to make a Difference For Ontario’s Kids With Physical Disabilities

Kids grow-up fast. For parents of kids with physical disabilities, however, a child's growth-spurt can mean replacing costly equipment needed for their mobility and independence. Carter Keith is nearly 6-years-old, and has already outgrown three wheelchairs. Easter Seals Ontario was there to help by providing financial assistance for the essential, but costly, mobility equipment that Carter needed but that the family was finding difficult to afford.

Easter Seals Anticipates Strong Results for 10th Annual Easter Seals™ Paper Egg Campaign

TORONTO, ON (March 8, 2010) - Easter SealsTM launches its milestone 10th annual Paper Egg Campaign, running March 8th to April 4th. Shoppers at participating retailers are encouraged to purchase a colourful paper egg to be posted on store walls in support of Easter Seals programs and services.

Laura Secord

From February 22 to March 5, 2010 a portion of the proceeds of all Laura Secord Easter Cream Eggs will go towards Easter Seals. All funds raised in English Canada will support active living programs and Easter Seals camp experiences for children with disabilities.

Rogers and Sports Celebrities Succeed in Raising Funds to Help Easter Seals Kids

Fifty-nine years ago, one magical night turned into a time-honoured tradition that's now known as the Rogers Conn Smythe Sports Celebrities Dinner & Auction in support of Easter Seals Ontario. And, last night's celebrity dinner and auction proved that the magic is not gone. The event raised $325,000.00 for Ontario's children and youth with physical disabilities.

Woodeden Gets Multi-Sport Centre

Infrastructure Canada and the Government of Ontario award grant of $2.6 million for Camp Woodeden

Government of Canada Tables Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that the Government of Canada today tabled in the House of Commons the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Tabling a treaty, such as the Convention, allows Parliament to review and discuss it before the government ratifies it.

Easter Seals Joins the United Nations to Observe the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

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Recession Does Not Stop Money Mart Customers Raise $356K for Easter Seals

Despite the recession, Money Mart staff and customers across Canada opened up their hearts and wallets, raising $356,000 for Easter Seals programs and services this year to date. Money was raised through two in-store fundraisers, which were part of the Easter Seals Paper Egg campaign in Ontario and the national Money Mart Easter Seals 24 Hour Relay.

LUCA “LAZYLEGZ” PATUELLI AND HIS ILL-ABILITIES BREAK-DANCING CREW

From Halifax, Nova Scotia

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The Paper Egg Campaign

05 March 2010

A $2 paper egg doesn’t seem much in the greater scheme of things. Multiply it by hundreds and thousands and that egg translates into transformational opportunities for hundreds of kids with disabilities.

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