40th Annual Easter Seals Telethon raises more than $200K
The 40th Annual Easter Seals Telethon kicked off Saturday morning in Windsor.
The program, which helps raise funds to purchase wheelchairs and other items for youth across the country, was televised live on CTVNewsWindsor.ca from the St. Clair College main campus.
Following the six hour-long telethon, which kicked off at 10:00 a.m., Easter Seals Windsor-Essex raised a total of $218,657.
CTV News Windsor's Bob Bellacicco helps host the 2022 Easter Seals Windsor-Essex Telethon on Nov. 5, 2022. (File)
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Easter Seals, which was founded in Windsor In November 1922.
"We do have some fun donation ideas. We have a $55 wheelchair pledge which you donate $5. We then take all those donations, add them up and we sort of build a wheelchair the day of the telethon. And since this is the 100th anniversary, we're asking for a hundred dollars for a hundred years - a dollar a year,” said Easter Seals Chair Michael Kelly.
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