Easter Seals launch modern angel program

WINDSOR-ESSEX — Easter Seals Ontario (Windsor-Essex) has launched its modernized Angel Contributor program in support of its 38th Annual Telethon, presented by The Toldo Foundation.

The Telethon will air on CTV Windsor over two days — Saturday, October 31 and Saturday, November 7, from 3:00-6:00 p.m.

The Angel Contributor program, supported and presented by The Solcz Family Foundation, provides a unique opportunity for individuals in the community to ‘Become an Angel’ for a donation of $150, in support of kids with physical disabilities in need of essential mobility and accessibility equipment.

“Utilizing a mix of traditional and online media, we’re exploring new ways to engage donors at the grassroots level,” says Jeremy Renaud, Development Officer, Easter Seals Ontario Windsor-Essex. “To date, nearly two dozen realtors throughout the communities of Windsor and Essex County have stepped on board to help build a foundation for making this year’s program a success.”

For a contribution of $150, donors to the Angel Contributor program will receive name or company recognition on the telethon’s ‘Angel Board’, name or company online recognition through social media groups, and a charitable tax receipt for their gift.

“We are extremely grateful for support from The Solcz Family Foundation that has already been directed to our Equipment Funding program,” says Renaud. “Our goal is to raise an additional $5,000 from this program in 2020.”

Anyone interested in becoming a donor can contact Renaud via email to jrenaud@easterseals.org.

Easter Seals Ontario has been a champion of children and youth with physical disabilities from all ethnic and religious backgrounds within the communities of Windsor-Essex and across the province for the past 98 years. Its roots emerged from Rotary locally who spearheaded the founding organization, The Ontario Society for Crippled Children (November 28, 1922).