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Inspirational Stories Archive
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Meet ten-year-old Meagan
Meagan is ten-years-old. She is a lively, talkative child, who sings in her school choir and is learning to play the piano. It was really important to her to become…
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Easter Seals Ontario Celebrates 90 Years
Easter Seals Ontario is proud to celebrate 90 years of helping children with physical disabilities. On November 28, 1922, representatives from 10 Rotary Clubs met in Windsor, Ontario to discuss the inadequate…
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Judy Brunton: Regal Gifts, Mabel’s Labels, Oliver’s Labels and Lovable Labels Fundraising
Judy Brunton, an Aurora mom, has been fundraising for Easter Seals Ontario since 2006. Throughout this time, she has been strongly involved in the Easter Seals annual 10k Run/5k Run…
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Communicating for Success at School
There are a number of strategies that can be used by parents to develop a positive relationship, improve communication and enhance co-operation between home and school. Parents can: 1. Build…
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Summer Play Boosts Learning
Summer weather is ideal for outdoor activities. There is an enormous range of potential health benefits associated with physical activity, many of which are particularly relevant for people with disabilities….
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8000 KM for Easter Seals
After 90 of trekking across our great nation, starting in Victoria, BC, and ending in St Johns, NL, brothers Joey and Ira Carson and best friend Max Tabord-Meehan have landed…
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A few words from our friends throughout Ontario
The folks at Buck Lake give generously to the Send a Kid to Camp Merrywood. What other reward could possibly match the smiles and laughter of these kids? – Crawford…
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Inspiration from an Easter Seals youth
Jordan Thompson-Bird is a high school student at St. Basil’s high school in Sault Ste Marie with cerebral palsy. He uses a computer communication device to speak and is currently promoting…
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Notes from an Easter Seals Parent
It is not unique for a parent to feel their life has changed the day their son or daughter is born. On June 24th of 1991, that was exactly the…
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Inspiration Found at a Cross-Country Competition
An email to Easter Seals Ontario from John Nelles of Windsor Ontario Can you help me find this young man? Three summers ago, I witnessed a young man who displayed…
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A Story from an Easter Seals Mom
Hello, I am writing to give you a little peek into my life as a mother with children with special needs. Both my sons were diagnosed with Morquio Syndrome: a…
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Chad Lees – My Camp Merrywood Experience
Hi, I’m Chad Lees; many of you know me as an Easter Seals Ambassador for Kingston and the Islands. I’m here to tell you about my first Camp Merrywood experience….