We are so grateful to all the snowmobile clubs across BC who organize Snowarama events benefiting Easter Seals BC/Yukon each year.
Hunter's Range Snowmobile Club @SledHuntersRange organized an awesome Bingo Rally & Family Day last week with a kids snowmobile track and toboggan hill, BBQ, prizes, Bingo Rally and more! The group raised just over $1500 for Easter Seals BC/Yukon!
Thank you so much to everyone involved for your continued support each year.
@bcsnowmobilefederation
Check out the amazing time our friend, Brad, had at the HSBC Canada Sevens in early March!
Our friends at Grosvenor reached out to give away weekend tickets to the rugby tournament and Brad was our lucky draw winner. He enthusiastically attended the weekend and thoroughly enjoyed himself. Thanks Grosvenor and to Brad for sharing these great shots!
Are you looking for a way to challenge yourself this year? Become a charity runner and run for Easter Seals when you sign up for the Oak Bay Half Marathon happening in Victoria on May 28.
It’s an amazing day with great views and lots of fun. And it becomes even more meaningful when you choose Easter Seals as your charity of choice. Register at: https://oakbayhalf.com/
Don't miss out on a single heart-dropping, thrilling moment as Drop Zone 2023 approaches! Enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rappel down the side of a building and raise funds for Easter Seals lifechanging programs.
Sign up individually or challenge a team of friends, colleagues or family to join you for Easter Seals Drop Zone 2023 happening in Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Victoria and Kelowna this September!
Become a superhero today at www.dropzonebc.ca
Summer Camp is just around the corner and we're still looking for some specialized camp roles including nurses and lifeguards.
Do you have a special skill to bring to camp? Know someone who does? We would love to hear from you!!
To apply today visit: https://www.eastersealsbcy.ca/camp-staff
It's time for another year of our #UnstoppABLE Paper Egg Campaign across BC!
Starting this Monday, March 13th, you can purchase a colourful Paper Egg at the checkout counter of participating stores, which they will then display in their windows to create a powerful display of support for children and adults with disabilities. Thank you provincial partners Booster Juice and Smitty’s for helping us raise funds to better the lives of persons with disabilities!
If your business would like to get involved and support Easter Seals by selling Paper Eggs this year, there's still time to join in. Email jthomas@eastersealsbcy.ca for details.
More info on Paper Egg at the link in bio
We are always so grateful for our friends at @C21Kelowna. Realtor Terri-Ann Novelo, a realtor for Century 21 Kelowna, and her assistant Kristine Drain organized and hosted a January Crib Tournament with over 60 participants all raising money for Easter Seals.
The event raised $13,500 for Easter Seals BC/Yukon half of which came from an anonymous donor! Thank you to all participants, donors, Terri-Ann and Kristine Drain.
Happy Friendship Friday! Meet Carly, she's a long time Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan camper. In fact she's been coming to camp for close to 30 years!
Carly shares "I LOVE going to Easter Seal Summer Camp. This year I'm going to Camp Shawnigan! I have been going to these camps since I was 6 years old. It makes me so happy to see everyone, to meet new people and of course to go on the Big Swing !!!"
We're lucky to call Carly a long-time friend of Easter Seals and look forward to many more summers!!
It's time for another year of our #UnstoppABLE Paper Egg Campaign across BC!
Starting this Monday, March 13th, you can purchase a colourful Paper Egg at the checkout counter of participating stores, which they will then display in their windows to create a powerful display of support for children and adults with disabilities. Thank you provincial partners Booster Juice and Smitty’s for helping us raise funds to better the lives of persons with disabilities!
If your business would like to get involved and support Easter Seals by selling Paper Eggs this year, there's still time to join in. Email jthomas@eastersealsbcy.ca for details.
More info on Paper Egg at the link in bio
On this #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate the incredible women we have known over the last 75 years.
From campers, guests, volunteers and donors we have met some of the most unstoppable, amazing women out there and we are so grateful to have YOU in our community.
Going to camp for the first time can be really overwhelming, add to that the unique needs each of our campers have and it can be extra hard.
This is why we offer our free New Camper Weekend at the beginning of summer for any youth (6-18) who has registered for a week of overnight summer camp for the first time. It's the perfect way to make sure camp is right for you and your camper. Learn more at the link in our bio.
Calling all BC/Yukon Teachers and Students Grade 6-12!! Our National AccessAbility Week Flag Design Contest is back for another great year with many great prizes to be won!
We invite youth in Grades 6 – 12 across B.C. and Yukon to design a colourful flag around the theme making B.C./Yukon a better place to live through an AccessAble society.
Get all the details at the link in our bio
Did you know we hosted 22,963 guests at Easter Seals House last year?
Easter Seals House offers a home away from home for families and individuals to stay when traveling to Vancouver for medical treatment and appointments. Suites are also available for respite to parents and families needing a place to stay to relax and recharge.
Learn more at https://www.eastersealsbcy.ca/easter-seals-house/
Registration is open for summer programming! 🔆 Dates are filling up quickly for all three camp locations so make sure to save your spot.
Our website has the most up to date information on which camps are full and those that still have availability. We can't wait to see you!
For information and registration visit the link in our profile.
Our very own Lisa Beck, President & CEO, took to the stage today at the Rick Hansen #APN2023 Conference. As part of an expert panel she wowed the room with the history and impact of Easter Seals in B.C., and spoke about the power Easter Seals Camps have on children and adults with disabilities and the new Camp Shawnigan project. Stay tuned for more on that . ❤️ Together, we are building a Canada which is more accessible for all.
Easter Seals would like to offer our deepest condolences to the friends and family of Robert "Bob" Ayotte today as we celebrate his life.
A devoted Lion and past Board Member, Bob was a huge supporter of Easter Seals Camps and was a 2021 Easter Seals National Volunteer Award Recipient. For Bob's history with Easter Seals read more: https://loom.ly/oNrNROc
More on Bob: https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/okanaganvalley/name/robert-ayotte-obituary?pid=203529742
Easter Seals is happy to be a Community Sponsor of the Rick Hansen Foundation's Accessibility Professional Network (APN) Conference today.
And we're excited to have our very own Easter Seals President and CEO, Lisa Beck, speaking at the Inclusive Play and Outdoor Accessibility session tomorrow, March 2, at 11am.
The #APN2023 theme is "Building Together" and we're happy to be building connections with incredible charities to build a more accessible future for people of all abilities, together.
Join Easter Seals this summer for a super fun, highly rewarding job at camp!
Apply to be a counsellor or programmer and you'll be welcomed at camp into our inclusive and respectful culture. Experience the magic that makes our camps so special and meet lifelong friends along the way.
To apply today visit: https://www.eastersealsbcy.ca/camp-staff/
Happy Friendship Friday! Meet Taiha, she's been attending Camp Shawnigan since since she was a teenager and loves joining adult camp these days.
Taiha says "I love camp because I get to interact with other campers with disabilities like me and I am so excited cause I get to come to camp again."
See you in just a few months Taiha!
At Easter Seals we wear pink.
We wear pink year round because pink is simply a great colour. 🎀
We wear pink because at Easter Seals we are safe and loved for who we are.
We wear pink because inclusion and acceptance is what we're all about.
We wear pink today #PinkShirtDay because Easter Seals stands proud in our anti-bullying stance and will always fight to make the world as accepting and safe as Easter Seals.
If you or someone you know is being bullied or needs to talk you can find resources at the link in our bio.
