Thanks to the Avril Lavigne Foundation!
by Jim
Great news from Easter Seals Capper Foundation! Earlier this year, Easter Seals affiliates from across the U.S. and Canada were invited to apply for an Avril Lavigne Rockstar Club at Easter Seals grant from the Avril Lavigne Foundation, and we just found out that Easter Seals Capper Foundation received one of the grants!
Avril Lavigne, a young, talented artist, actively demonstrates her passion about sharing a message of inclusion — that kids and young people with autism and other disabilities want to laugh, have fun with their friends, and just fit in — like all of us! We’ll use the grant for our ARTSTAR Camp — many families seek specialized programs like our camp for children with disabilities and their siblings or friends. Some children with autism and other disabilities require round-the-clock supervision. Our camp provides a fun morning of learning and creating for these young Rock Stars, and it also provides a brief respite for their parents.
The grants’ initiative evolved from the collaboration between Easter Seals and The Avril Lavigne Foundation originally announced in September 2010 to identify and support recreational programs for kids with disabilities and their families and communities. Thirty affiliates applied for grants to fund a program, and we are truly honored to be one of the four chosen to embody the Avril Lavigne Foundation’s R.O.C.K.S. mission: Respect, Opportunity, Choices, Knowledge, and Strength.
It’s just so exciting that Easter Seals Capper Foundation is one of the national affiliates selected to partner with Avril Lavigne, her foundation and Easter Seals — it speaks highly of our organization, Topeka, and the northeast Kansas community.
October 3rd, 2022 at 10:23 pm
AVRIL is from NAPANEE ONTARIO.
So is TODD COLLARD.
Todd is an excellent soccer player and has run a 5KM race in the low 20 minute range at 205 pounds!!
MY PR is only 22:58 but I did that at 230 pounds+!