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Donate Your Old Vehicle

Recycle your old car and make it live again! 1877 End of Life Vehicles is a green vehicle disposal service that will pick up your vehicle, recycle it in an eco-friendly process and you will receive a tax receipt from Easter Seals Nova Scotia for the amount we receive from the recycling company.

To arrange for pick up of your vehicle click on the icon below!

This service presently operates within a 100km radius of Halifax/Dartmouth and some parts of Cape Breton

Charity Car Banner 200 x 175

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31.05.2011 Featured, Latest News Comments Off

Easter Seals AGM & Membership Renewal

Easter Seals Nova Scotia’s 79th Annual General Meeting!

Date    Was held on June 29, 2011
Time     AGM 12:00pm-12:30pm Reception 12:30pm -1:30pm
Location    Museum of Natural History
Address    1747 Summer Street,  Halifax, NS B3H 3A6
(beside Wanderer’s Grounds, between Bell Rd & Sackville St)
Parking   located at the Museum entrance and in adjacent lots

Please renew your membership to Easter Seals Nova Scotia and Polio Nova Scotia by clicking here.

Easter Seals Membership in support of all the programs of Easter Seals Nova Scotia.  Entitles you to full membership benefits, including voting privileges at the  Easter Seals Nova Scotia AGM in June 2011.  Fee $10.00

Polio Nova Scotia Membership in support of Polio Nova Scotia program. Entitles you to full membership benefits, including voting privileges at the Polio Nova Scotia AGM. Fee $10.00

Special offer – Dual Membership. Provides both Easter Seals and Polio Nova Scotia Memberships. Entitles you to full membership benefits & voting privileges at both Annual General Meetings. Fee $15.00

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14.01.2011 Featured, Latest News No Comments

Open House – Intro to Sledge!

Open House – Introduction to Sledge Hockey for children with disabilities.

Was held on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
BMO Centre , 61 Gary Martin Drive in Hammonds Plains.

Come and watch and/or participate.  Able-bodied children are also invited.

For more information please contact (902) 453-6000 x226

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Volunteer Opportunity – Kinesiology students

New Leaf Enterprises, a program of Easter Seals Nova Scotia, is a work place training centre for adults with physical disabilities, offering catering services, four New Leaf Cafes in our community and business and mailing services.

We are interested in offering a volunteer opportunity to Kinesiology students who would like to come and work with our clients, either developing and implementing an exercise/stretching program, yoga or playing indoor sports games.

If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact us. (902) 453-6000 x220 or email stephanieg@easterseals.ns.ca

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08.11.2010 Featured No Comments

Camp Tidnish Revitalization!

Easter Seals Nova Scotia made a commitment to their campers and clients in October 2009 to raise $200,000 towards revitalizing Camp Tidnish to meet the growing needs of the campers.

 Due to the generous donations from the Corporations, Foundations, and Service Clubs listed below we have raised $93,200 and have made many necessary improvements at camp including: the re-painting of all cabins and main lodge, new mattresses, bedding and linens for all cabins, new flooring, new chairs, a couch, bean bag chairs and a big screen TV for the common areas, as well as an abundance of craft supplies, games and ipod docs.

Says a camper about this year’s improvements:  “I would like to thank all the individuals who came together and helped with all the improvements this summer. The Beehive had a lot more to offer this year, which was great, like bowling table, air hockey, beanbag chairs, furniture and the Wii.”

Easter Seals Nova Scotia will continue to fundraise and implement improvements at Camp Tidnish until Spring 2011 with the goals of replacing wooden ramps, windows, beds, and equipment for new program areas (including music & drama program and animal therapy program).

Thank you to our donors!
Truro Rotary Club ($20,000)
CIBC ($7,500)
CIBC Wood Gundy ($5,000)
Windsor Foundation ($20,000)
The Edwards Family Charitable Foundation ($7,000)
Halifax Rotary Club ($2,000)
North Sydney Rotary Club ($7,000)
Amherst Rotary Club ($20,000)
Other Service Clubs ($4,700)

About Camp Tidnish

Since 1958, Camp Tidnish has been providing Nova Scotians with disabilities a unique, fun, safe and rewarding camp experience. Each summer up to 300 campers stay at the fully accessible camp to enjoy a summer vacation filled with excitement, games, and laughter. Campers will often come home having learned new skills, developed greater self-confidence, made new friends, and achieved greater independence through their experiences at camp.

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02.11.2010 Latest News No Comments

Volunteers needed for Sledge Hockey program

Easter Seals Nova Scotia needs volunteers for an introductory program to sledge hockey for children and youth, with or without a disability, to be held at the new 4-plex Arena on the Hammonds Plains Road on Saturdays from 10:00am to 11:00am starting November 6th, 2010 and continuing through March 5th, 2011.  Volunteers will start at 9:30am and finish at 11:30am.

The program is structured for those participants who would like to have fun on the ice while learning to use a sledge; a specialized sled designed for inclusive on-ice activities.  This pilot program is a partnership between Easter Seals Nova Scotia, IWK Recreation Therapy, Hockey Nova Scotia and HRM Recreation.

The role of the volunteer encompasses:

  • Assist children once they are on their sleds
  • Follow instructions from Assistants and Coordinators
  • Be able to ice skate and bring own skates to the sessions
  • Need to wear a CSA approved hockey helmet
  • Have completed the Child Abuse Registry, Criminal Records Check ($25 fee unless one has recently been done) and Volunteer Information Sheet

Individuals who have a background in therapeutic recreation, occupational therapy, kinesiology, sledge hockey experience or recreational program experience and would like to volunteer for this fun program are invited to call or email Stephanie at Easter Seals Nova Scotia 902-453-6000, x220 or stephanieg@easterseals.ns.ca.

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13.10.2010 Featured, Latest News No Comments

Adventure Challenge: High-Tech Race across HRM

There’s still time! Register online today www.easterseals.ns.ca or by calling 902-453-6000×228 to sign up your team for a geocache style race across the HRM on October 16  in support of Nova Scotians with physical disabilities. Follow clues and coordinates on your GPS to collect points. The team with the most points in the allotted time wins 4 tickets anywhere WestJet Flys. Teams fundraise $500 to compete! Individuals can enter up to the day of for $125 each. (You will be placed on a team).

When: October 16, 2010
Race starts at 10am and ends at 2pm. BBQ and Awards 2-3pm

Where: Start and Finish of race is at Easter Seals Nova Scotia’s office at 3670 Kempt Rd, Halifax, NS B3K 4X8; Race is across HRM.

Cost: $500 registration fee to enter per team of up to 4 people. Individuals can enter for a fee of $125 each and be assigned a team.  Register in advance and fundraise to meet the registration amount.

Description: High-tech treasure hunt with awesome prizes!
Participants will follow clues and coordinates to seek caches (treasures) hidden throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality. Each cache will have a point number assigned to it depending upon the level of difficulty. Teams won’t have time to visit all the caches, so they will have to be strategic!

Grand Prize
is 4 tickets anywhere WestJet flys awarded to the team collecting the most points within the allotted time.

Contact
Telephone: 902 453 6000 x228
Email: events@easterseals.ns.ca
Website: www.easterseals.ns.ca

About Easter Seals Nova Scotia:
• A leading non-profit health service organization for Nova Scotians with physical disabilities that has operated in Nova Scotia since 1931.
• All proceeds from this event funds programs for Nova Scotian children and adults with physical disabilities that include camp experiences, job skills training, and providing mobility and assistive equipment.
• Easter Seals Nova Scotia has been previously known as the Abilities Foundation of Nova Scotia.
• Easter Seals Nova Scotia does not hire outside fundraisers.

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27.09.2010 Featured, Latest News No Comments

Zip Zone: Rappel the Macdonald Bridge!

 

Participants in Easter Seals Nova Scotia’s ZIP ZONE are stepping out of their comfort zones – preparing to make the climb and RAPPEL the MACDONALD BRIDGE on **SUNDAY OCTOBER 3** (Rain Date in effect).

Each rappeller must raise a minimum of $3000 that directly fund Easter Seals Nova Scotia’s programs for children, youth and adults with physical disabilities including camp experiences, job skills training, and providing mobility equipment.

Join in and cheer on our superheros from the pedestrian sidewalk and parking area just south of the Dartmouth toll of the Macdonald Bridge on SUNDAY OCTOBER 3  from 9am to 4:30pm. Don’t forget to look up!

Click here to sponsor a rappeller in this event.

Click here for the full press release.

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Easter Seals DROP ZONE: Challenge Yourself & Change Lives

NOTE: New RAIN DATE!!! September 18th -  1801 Hollis St. Halifax.
23 storeys up!

Participants in Easter Seals’s Drop Zone are currently dusting off their superhero outfits in preparation for their rappel of 23 storeys down the side of 1801 Hollis St office tower.  Its 7th year in Halifax, the Easter Seals Drop Zone is an exciting fund raising event of Easter Seals Nova Scotia, in support of Nova Scotians with physical disbilities.

Participants challenge themselves to overcome their own fears and change the lives of Nova Scotians living with physical disabilities by raising at least $1,500 each.  Join in and cheer on these local heros at Hollis and Duke Streets on SATURDAY SEPT 18th from 9am to 2pm. Don’t forget to look up!

Click here to sponsor a rappeller in this event.

Click here for the full press release.

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28.06.2010 Latest News No Comments

Easter Seals Nova Scotia 2010 Annual Report

Announcing the publication of our 2010 Annual Report! Click here to download the report online.
Thank you to all those who support our efforts!

Annual Report 2010

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