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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Easter Seals P.E.I. ambassador will kick off the organization’s school tour on April 20. The tour will visit all 59 schools in the province’s Public Schools Branch and French language school board, April 20-27. This year’s tour ambassador is 10-year-old Vaeda Matheson, … Continued

In case you missed it last Thursday, here’s the video of our amazing tag-team of Vaeda and Janice, who joined @cbcpei Meteorologist Jay Scotland to talk about the Tim Hortons Easters Seals Ambassador’s School Tour starting this Wednesday. Their segment starts at the 42:00 minute mark. https://bit.ly/37l2oyd Read the Facebook post here.

Vaeda’s made great friends with CBC Prince Edward Island’s Jay Scotland and Louise Martin – CBC over the last 2 years! In case you missed last night’s coverage about the wrap-up of the Tim Hortons 2022 Easter Seals PEI Ambassador’s School Tour, here’s a link. Story at the 15:35 and appearance w Jay at the … Continued

After spending last Monday on the Easter Seals Ambassador’s Tour bus with us, the Hon. Natalie Jameson invited Vaeda to attend a sitting of the Legislature as her guest in the gallery. More details on the Facebook post here.

“We’re offering different cookie packages this year,” said Joanne Bernard, president and CEO of Easter Seals Nova Scotia. The non-profit organization provides individualized solutions to support inclusion and empower persons with disabilities. This year, Easter Seals’ New Leaf program is preparing three sweet treats to choose from — all of which are baked and prepared by clients with disabilities. … Continued

HALIFAX–EASTER SEALS HAS BEEN HELPING CANADIANS WITH DISABILITIES FOR EXACTLY 100 YEARS. BUT THE ORGANIZATION’S WORK IS FAR FROM OVER. On March 24, the not-for-profit’s Nova Scotia chapter held a 400-person gala to mark its birthday (Easter Seals began operating in this province 91 years ago). It is fitting that Easter Seals marked its history … Continued

Victoria Canoe and Kayak Club is celebrating four decades of fundraising for kids with a total of $400,000 raised over the years. For 40 years the club has been raising money to help send children with disabilities to the Lion’s Easter Seals Camp in Shawnigan for a full week. Since 1982, club members have paddled … Continued

While there’s no roasting of marshmallows at a virtual summer camp, the online version of the Easter Seals camp program is still a welcome lifeline for happy campers and their parents and caregivers. The summer camp for Vancouver Island youth with cognitive and/or physical disabilities has traditionally been a week of activities and sleepovers at … Continued

Tawnya Jones loves to paint and it’s one of her many hobbies. “I like to sing and read and swim,” Tawnya says. But for people with disabilities like Tawyna, the COVID-19 pandemic has been especially isolating and finding ways to stay connected has been a big challenge. “It’s been really hard because her program didn’t … Continued

“Every time I visit camp during the summer, it’s incredible the amount of joy, and just pure happiness, and laughter. The atmosphere at camp is so energetic and infectious it’s an incredible experience it’s so hard to describe. To be there on site in the summer, it’s just magical” These words come from Easter Seals … Continued