#UnstoppABLE Paper Egg Campaign
Each Spring, Canadians can show their support for Easter Seals by purchasing Easter Seals Paper Eggs at the cashier or customer service desk at participating stores and retail locations across Canada. Donations raised during this eggs-citing campaign help funds Easter Seals programs and services in support of Canadians living with disabilities across the country.
The Drop Zone Challenge
Look up, look way up! The Drop Zone is a series of knee-shaking, heart-racing, adrenaline-pumping events that is held in multiple cities across Canada each year. Participants sign-up and fundraise to become superheros for a day by rappelling off a towering high-rise building – all in support of Canadians living with disabilities.
Red Shirt Day & National AccessAbility Week
Red Shirt Day is an Easter Seals initiative to raise awareness and promote dialogue about accessibility and inclusion of people living with disabilities. Taking place on Wednesday during National AccessAbility Week each year, Canadians can show their support for people who are living with disabilities, accessibility and inclusion by wearing red on Red Shirt Day.
Heritage For All
Heritage for All is a research project aimed at eliminating physical barriers to Canada’s heritage buildings, as well as informing and advancing future national accessibility standards for federally-owned heritage buildings. Led by Human Space, with funding from Accessibility Standards Canada, and in partnership with Easter Seals Canada, the KITE Research Institute, The Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals, Canadian Disability Foundation, Phil Goldsmith Architect and National Trust for Canada.
The Reimagine Employability Campaign
Easter Seals’ Reimagine Employability Campaign aims to promote more inclusive and accessible hiring practices and workplaces – an issue that people with disabilities have long advocated for. The ability of many companies in pivoting to work-from-home set-ups as a response to COVID-19 shows that alternative work practices are possible.
INTERESTED IN ORGANIZING YOUR OWN FUNDRAISER FOR EASTER SEALS?
Whether it’s organizing a company wine and cheese, a games night at home, or inviting friends to pledge you for a run or knit-a-thon, there are many creative and fun ways that you can fundraise for Easter Seals. Contact us at partnerships@easterseals.ca with your ideas and plans!
PROVINCIAL EVENTS & CAMPAIGNS
EVENTS CALENDAR:
| Date | Events | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| January – March 2022 | Snowarama for Easter Seals Kids | Ontario |
| February 9 – 11, 2022 | 45th Annual Easter Seals Snowarama | Saskatchewan |
| March 21 – April 17, 2022 | #UnstoppABLE Paper Egg Campaign | Across Canada |
| March 24, 2022 | 100th Anniversary Gala | Halifax, NS |
| April (various dates), 2022 | Bunnyland at Mic Mac Mall | Halifax, NS |
| April 6, 2022 | The Rogers Conn Smythe Sports Celebrities Dinner and Auction | Toronto, ON |
| April 23, 2022 | Annual Ability Bowl | Saskatchewan |
| April 24, 2022 | Run for a Cause at the Times Colonist 10K | Victoria, BC |
| April 29, 2022 | Dance Day NL | Newfoundland |
| May 29, 2022 | Annual Upper Canada Run, Walk, Roll | Newmarket, ON |
| May 29, 2022 | Run for a Cause at the Oak Bay Half Marathon | Victoria, BC |
| June 1, 2022 | Red Shirt Day for Accessibility and Inclusion | Canada-wide |
| June 11, 2022 | Chrome & Coffee, Cards & Cocktails | Vancouver, BC |
| July 6, 2022 | Kevin Karius Golf Tournament | Edmonton, AB |
| July 11, 2022 | Annual Bushtukah Bring on the Bay Swim | Ottawa, ON |
| August 10, 2022 | Weatherford Canada Ltd. Disability Golf Classic | Newfoundland & Labrador |
| August 13, 2022 | Drop Zone – Halifax | Halifax, NS |
| August 23, 2022 | Drop Zone – Winnipeg | Winnipeg, MB |
| August 26, 2022 | JC Anderson Golf Memorial | Calgary, AB |
| August 27, 2022 | Drop Zone – Regina | Regina, SK |
| August 27, 2022 | Défi Vélo de Lanaudière | Québec |
| September 8, 2022 | Drop Zone – Vancouver | Vancouver, BC |
| September 13, 2022 | Drop Zone – Burnaby | Burnaby, BC |
| September 13, 2022 | Classique de golf Louis Coutu | Terrebonne, QC |
| September 16, 2022 | Drop Zone – Surrey | Surrey, BC |
| September 20, 2022 | Drop Zone – Kelowna | Kelowna, BC |
| Fall 2022 (TBC) | Run, Walk, Stroll & Roll | Newfoundland & Labrador |
| October 1, 2022 | Drop Zone – Toronto | Toronto, ON |
| October – December, 2022 | Celebrity Hockey Classics Series | Ontario |
| Dec 2022 (TBC) | Celebrate the Season Luncheon Concert | St. John’s, NL |
Check out the following pages for more events organized by Easter Seals provincial organizations:
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