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Have A Cup Of Joe With Joe: Local “Stars” Put On Their Dancing Shoes For February Easter Seals Fundraiser
By Joe McParland
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As Easter Seals Ontario (which began here in Windsor in 1922; refer to the website: EasterSeals.org) concludes its yearlong diamond anniversary, it now looks forward to its next 100 years in building on its vision “to enable all children, youth and young adults with physical disabilities to reach their full potential, make the absolute most of their abilities and live their lives to the fullest.”
The Windsor-Essex chapter of Easter Seals under the direction of Starr Meloche, Community Engagement Officer, is excited to present Dancing With Windsor Easter Seals Stars, on February 10, 2023, at the rustic Water’s Edge Event Centre (2879 Riverside Drive East, Windsor; WatersEdgeEventCentre.ca).
As Meloche points out: “This event has successfully taken place across 16 regions in Ontario for many years and we are so excited to bring Dancing With Easter Seals Stars to Windsor for the first time to conclude our centennial celebrations!”
As to the historic venue — the Water’s Edge Event Centre, it was built in 1907 as a Roman Catholic Church. Through the years it was known as Our Lady of the Lake, Our Lady of the Rosary and Holy Rosary.
In 2008 it was decommissioned as a church by the Diocese of London and later bought for $1 by local businessperson, Larry Horwitz, who created a centre where patrons step out of the ordinary into a unique historic space.
From elegant weddings to corporate gatherings, social events to non-profit galas, it is one of Windsor’s premier event centres.
With the Easter Seals event, the evening will have a 1920s feel to it — the days of Prohibition with its illegal alcohol smuggling, flappers and speak-easies and, of course, the raucous and glamorous “Roaring Twenties.”
Meloche encourages guests “to dress in the attire of 1920s’ fashion if they wish — although this is optional.”
Tickets are $125 each or $1,000 for a corporate table of eight.
They can be purchased on the website: EasterSealsDancing.org/windsor.
Other Ontario Easter Seals chapters also presenting Dancing With Easter Seals Stars, this February, are: Aurora/Newmarket, Barrie, Brampton, Guelph, Hamilton, Niagara, Sudbury, and Waterloo.
They all advertise their ticket prices between $150 to $165 per person.
Meloche says Windsor ticket prices are the lowest in the province “in an effort to make this inaugural Dancing With Windsor Easter Seals Stars a huge success, and to help reward the local community for their ongoing, generous support of Easter Seals each year.”
The Easter Seals dancing event has taken place in other regions for many years and now comes to Windsor for the first time in 2023. Shown is a snapshot of the 2018 Dancing With Barrie Easter Seals Stars. Photo courtesy of Easter Seals Ontario.
