This Sunday, Easter Seals Ontario will broadcast its annual telethon on EastlinkTV channel 10/HD 610.
Airing live from 2–7 p.m., the show will ask viewers to help reach a fundraising goal of $315,000 for Easter Seals Ontario.
The five-hour fundraiser will be hosted by local media celebrities and will feature interviews with Easter Seals families, VIP Challenge, corporate matches, volunteer phone panels, clips from Easter Seals camp and more. Individuals are encouraged to donate online before, during, or after the show at EasterSealsTelethon.org or by calling in to the show throughout the live broadcast.
“The Telethon offers us a chance to share inspiring stories of kids who persevere through incredible challenges each and every day,” said Joanne Bowers, Development Officer, Easter Seals Ontario.
“It also gives viewers and donors the chance to hear directly from kids and their families about how donations to Easter Seals make a real difference in their lives.”
Funds raised at the telethon help Easter Seals help provide funding for essential mobility equipment for children with physical disabilities as well as opportunities to attend a fully accessible summer camp, and more.
“We invite everyone to tune in to the telethon, make a donation and help Easter Seals kids get what they need to be unstoppABLE,” said Bowers.
Through the generous support of its donors and sponsors, Easter Seals Ontario provides kids with physical disabilities programs and services that enable them to focus on what they can do rather than on their limitations.
Easter Seals helps by providing financial assistance for mobility equipment and communication devices as well as summer camp opportunities at its two properties, Camp Merrywood and Camp Woodeden. For more information or to donate, visit EasterSealsTelethon.org.
"Easter Seals would like to thank its generous sponsors including EastlinkTV, Vale, KGHM, Bestech, Rotary Club of Sudbury, Northern Life, Sudbury.com and so many others."
