Easter Seals Nova Scotia launches “March is Easter Seals Month”the first of our new annual fundraising and awareness campaigns across Nova Scotia called “March is Easter Seals Month.” Funds raised throughout this campaign that runs until Easter, will help Nova Scotians with physical disabilities in many essential ways.
The commencement of this year’s event marks an urgent call for public support for Easter Seals programs and services in 2010. Increased program demands are exceeding available funding. We need public support. We need your help.
How can you help? Easter Seals Nova Scotia needs to be proactive and fill this gap between meeting our communities’ needs and having the means to do so, by demonstrating to Nova Scotians that this must be a shared responsibility.
There are many ways to get involved and to give:
Easter Seals’ Paper Egg campaign:March 8 to April 4th Purchase an “egg” for $2 at participating stores across Nova Scotia: Lawtons, TB!S, Price Chopper, Money Mart, The UPS Store, Sylvan Learning Centres, New Leaf Cafes, Sobeys and Walmart (starting March 25). Paper Eggs will also be sold in the Mic Mac Mall at Bentley Leather, Bombay Company, Frame It, Gap, and Orange Julius.
Easter Seals’ Spring Mail Campaign Donations can be directed through the mail in response to the Easter Seals’ spring-time mail campaign.
Easter Seals Nova Scotia onlineDonations can be made online at www.easterseals.ns.ca.
Easter Seals Nova Scotia’s upcoming eventsIndividuals, families & teams can register for exciting community events to raise money for Easter Seals. Visit www.easterseals.ns.ca for information about upcoming summer and fall events: Zip Zone (Rappelling off the Macdonald Bridge), Drop Zone (Rappelling off 1801 Hollis Street CREIT Building), and the Adventure Challenge (a Geo-Cache race!)
Why give to Easter Seals Nova Scotia? Easter Seals Nova Scotia is a provincial charity where all money raised through fundraising events in the province stays in Nova Scotia directly helping individuals and families in need. Easter Seals Nova Scotia works in collaboration with the government of Nova Scotia to ensure that no family gets left behind regardless of annual income.
Donations made to Easter Seals Nova Scotia help families and individuals with physical disabilities afford wheelchairs and other assistive equipment; attend accessible summer camps and recreation programs; and participate in adult day programs, work training and community employment.
Easter Seals Nova Scotia is a registered provincial charity. Charitable tax receipts are issued where applicable.
The Halifax Executives Association, an historic Halifax club of business owners and executives, presented Easter Seals Nova Scotia with a donation of $2100 at their recent Valentines Dinner & Dance. Easter Seals provides programs for Nova Scotia children and adults with physical disabilities. Pictured are HXA President Mike Hatter and Easter Seals President Tom Merriam.
New Leaf Café opens at Parkstone Enhanced Care (156 Parkland Dr in Halifax), operated by Shannex Inc. On Tuesday December 15, 2009 Joyce Ballem, member of the Resident’s Council at Parkstone cut the ribbon officially opening this New Leaf Café – the fourth community café operated by New Leaf Enterprises – the job skills & adult training center program of Easter Seals Nova Scotia.
“New Leaf Cafés give our clients the opportunity to be independent, to learn something new every day, and be contributing and valued members of our community. We are excited to be opening at Parkstone Enhanced Care and look forward to fostering new relationships and learning from one another.” says Veronica Dale, Manager of New Leaf Enterprises. As Joyce puts it, this initiative is about “community helping community.”
The Resident’s Council at Parkstone was instrumental in seeing a New Leaf Café in their residence. Shannex invited the Resident’s Council to select a retail venue of their choice. Ballem said the reason they chose New Leaf Café was because of a very positive experience she has at New Leaf Café at the Rehabilitation Hospital on Summer St and because she figured staff and residents both would appreciate a café venue.
“Everybody wanted it, everybody supported it. We went to all (194) residents to see what everyone wanted, and they all wanted a New Leaf Café. We wanted it for our staff too, they are part of our family.” – Joyce Ballem
Easter Seals DROP ZONE hit Halifax September 18, 2009 on a beautiful sunny day – with a little wind! 70 excited (and nervous!) participants rappelled 23 stories at 1801 Hollis St!
Congratulation to all the superheros who conquered their own fears to make their leap into action!! In total these individuals raised $120 000 for Easter Seals Nova Scotia!
In Photo: Barry Saunders, Mike Crosby,
Samantha Budd, Tom Merriam
A special thank you to Mike Crosby who raised the most for Easter Seals Nova Scotia this year – at $15, 000!! He is the winner of West Jet’s 2 tickets to anywhere West Jet flies – Prize and the Veloteq Scooter supplied by Green P.
Raffle winner Michael Edwards takes home his own Veloteq Scooter!
Many thanks to our sponsors, volunteers, and especially to our RAT crew for your expertise and calming reassurance to our superheros!
Prepare for the Easter Seals Drop Zone to hit Halifax this Friday September 18. All day supporters of Easter Seals Nova Scotia will rappel 23 stories from 1801 Hollis St. (corner of Hollis and Duke). Come watch from the sidewalk, or view live streaming at www.thedropzone.com or www.easterseals.ca.
In this picture from left to right: Tom Merriam - President & CEO of Easter Seals Nova Scotia, Simone MacKenzie – Green P Energy Conserving products, John Moorehouse – CREIT, and Mike Crosby - winner of the first of two Veloteq Electric Scooters for fundraising well over $1,500 for the Halifax Drop Zone in support of Easter Seals Nova Scotia. To date Mike has raised over $12,000 for Easter Seals Nova Scotia!”
Stuart is unable to rappel on September 18 due to a family emergency. Check out his new book Extreme Vinyl Cafe and new CD Planet Boy
Stuart McLean of CBC radio’s The Vinyl Café will rappel for Easter Seals Nova Scotia’s DROP ZONE on September 18, 2009 in Halifax at 1801 Hollis St! Join us to mark this breath-taking fundraising event where 100% of money raised stays in our community, supporting programs and services for Nova Scotian’s with physical disabilities.
Stuart seems a little nervous at the idea of making this leap of action – but his flight is booked and he is gearing up…
Who knows.. maybe we’ll hear about it on the Vinyl Café (aired Sundays at 1pm Atlantic Time CBC Radio One)!”
The Bargain Shop in Barrington Passage made local news in the Shelbourne Coast Guard on September 1st, regarding their contribution to Easter Seals Nova Scotia’s Paper Egg Campaign! Congratulations to the top fundraising store!!”
Easter Seals Nova Scotia is a local charity whose programs and services enhance the health, mobility, and independence of Nova Scotians with physical disabilities.
During its 78 year history, the name of our organization has changed a number of times. Since 1985, Easter Seals Nova Scotia has also been known to many as the Abilities Foundation of Nova Scotia.
While this name has served our cause well, we have decided to relinquish this dual identity for the purpose of strengthening our message in the community. From now on, we will assume one public identity – Easter Seals Nova Scotia – a name with worldwide recognition and long history of supporting people with physical disabilities in our communities.
Our aim at Easter Seals Nova Scotia stays as it always has, to create high quality programs and services for Nova Scotians with physical disabilities in areas of
Active Living - Camp Tidnish and Take PART therapeutic recreation programs
Family and Community Support – New Leaf Enterprises, Community Outreach, Polio Support network, and resource sharing
Assistive Devices- Wheelchair Recycling Program and financial assistance for personal equipment.
Explore our new site for more information about these opportunities, our fundraising events, and ways that you can contribute.
The Drop Zone in Halifax is a unique and exhilarating event that allows your everyday mild-mannered citizen to become a Superhero for one day while raising funds in support of Easter Seals Nova Scotia.
On Friday September 18, 2009 superheroes from all over Nova Scotia will join together at 1801 Hollis & Duke to rappel 23 stories down the side of the building and help people with physical disabilities all across the province.
Brave souls from all over Nova Scotia who take on the exciting challenge to raise $1,500 in order to rappel, will become members of the elite superhero club. Membership in this club is reserved for our incredible Superheroes who have conquered their fears, stepped out of their comfort zones, pushed their limits and proven that they are capable of extraordinary and superhuman acts!
Space is limited so sign up to be a Superhero now! People will look up to you! Visit The Drop Zone website for more information.
Enjoy an evening to remember at the 2009 Easter Seals Gala Dinner and Auction on October 27, 2009 at the World Trade Center Ballroom in Halifax.
Highlights of the evening include cocktail hour entertainment by Geordie Brown, a delicious three-course dinner, and live and silent auctions. Exciting auction items are sure to please everyone on your holiday gift list
The Gala Dinner and Auction is one of the largest fundraising events for Easter Seals Nova Scotia. All donations support programs and services for Nova Scotians with physical disabilities.
Help support Easter Seals by purchasing corporate table, or by donating an auction item for the 2009 Gala Dinner and Auction.
A table for 10 $1,125.00
Individual seats $ 125.00
Donate auction items over $200
To find out more about the benefits of becoming a sponsor, please contact
Easter Seals Nova Scotia
(902) 453-6000
October 27, 2009
Watch for new updates to our events and activities.
Take PART (Physically Accessible Recreation Today) is the newest program that provides therapeutic recreation and sport opportunities for Nova Scotian children and youth between the ages of 8 and 18 years.Volunteers are a significant resource to the programs of the Abilities Foundation.The support received from community-minded individuals is invaluable to the operation of the Abilities Foundation, helping us to better meet an ever increasing demand for services. For details on the program, please visit Take PART Youth Program.
Nova Scotia Wheelchair Recycling Program
Abilities Foundation of Nova Scotia, in partnership with the Department of Community Services, has successfully completed three years of the development and implementation of two wheelchair funding demonstration projects, one serving qualifying children to age 18 and the second for qualifying
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