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  • Two men with disabilities are well dressed in a room of many people. They are smiling at the camera.

    Annual Celebration

    The Easterseals Annual Celebration is one of the year's most vital fundraisers.
    Oct. 28-29, 2024
    Wilmington, DE
  • Small child walks hand in hand with other walkers on a paved path. They are wearing bright pink and dark blue shirts

    Walk With Me Salisbury

    Runners and Walkers of all ages and abilities are invited to participate and support life-changing solutions for people with disabilities in our community.
    Sep. 27-28, 2024
    Salisbury, MD
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    Caregiver Conference

    Easterseals hosts the only conference in Delaware focused on family caregivers.
    Aug. 27-28, 2024
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  • A group of people stand around a table displaying assistive swimming technology.

    South Jersey Robotics Donates Adaptive Pool Equipment to Easterseals

    Recently, Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore received a donation of “Swim Fins” designed by the “LUNATECS,” a team of students from the South Jersey Robotics' Adaptive Device Program. These adaptive tools attach to swimmers' arms to help propel campers with limited mobility so they can enjoy the pool at Easterseals Camp Fairlee.
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    Easterseals Introduces Walk With Me Delmarva Ambassador

    Easterseals Delaware & Maryland's Eastern Shore is delighted to announce that Steve "Stevie" Tull, of Seaford, DE, will serve as this year's ambassador for their annual "Walk With Me & 5K Run Delmarva" event. It will be held at 3:30 pm on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at Baywood Greens, 32267 Clubhouse Way, Long Neck, DE.
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    Easterseals Introduces 2025 Volleyball Challenge Ambassador

    When two-year-old Penelope “Penny” Pratz, of Wilmington, DE, started receiving Easterseals Children’s Therapy services, she was unable to stand on her own or walk. Her parents, Alexandra and Scott, were worried she may never walk, but they put their trust in Easterseals, and that made all the difference.
  • Young adult male with Down syndrome wearing a hat and several special Olympic medals standing next to he support specialist who is female with short black hair

    Easterseals Introduces 2024 Volleyball Challenge Ambassador

    Brian Perry, of Frederica, DE, is a world traveler, recently returning from Germany where he competed in the Special Olympics World Games as a swimming champion representing the United States. Meanwhile at home, his team at the café at Delaware State University, where he has worked for the last ten years through Easterseals’ Supported Employment program, was cheering him on.
  • An older couple sits on a couch and looks at the camera

    Easterseals Celebrates Family Caregivers All Year Long

    In an instant, Mike and Virginia Minor’s lives changed forever. One minute they were enjoying time with family and, in what felt like the next minute, Virginia was in the hospital. She had experienced a stroke and then cardiac arrest. Gone was their old lifestyle. Mike was suddenly thrust into the role of caregiving, which can be very overwhelming and lonely. Thankfully, he found a group of people walking the same path with an Easterseals Caregiver Support group.
  • A child in feeding therapy being encouraged by therapist

    Easterseals Celebrates National Speech-Language-Hearing Month

    Most parents would agree that toddlers can be picky eaters. However, there is a difference between a selective eater and an outright aversion to eating. That was the case for two-year-old Isiro and his parents Xyare and Jordin Patrick. If it did not pass Isiro’s “smell, feel, and look” test, he would not even try it. This was a job for Easterseals Children’s Therapy Services.
  • Two elderly people stand in a garden smiling at the camera

    Easterseals Celebrates Caregiver Month

    Jack Witzman knew something was not right when he and his wife, Jackie, were driving home from the store one day and, suddenly, Jackie did not know where she was going. Jackie was later diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, confirming his suspicion.
  • Woman with a disability is smiling and embracing her mother in a hallway.

    Easterseals Support Groups Help Caregivers Keep Their Laughter

    Eleven years ago, K'June and Brian Evans' daughter, ArielI Green, had an asthma attack and was without oxygen for 25 minutes. They were afraid, but K'June knew ArielI would come through. And she did! The incident permanently changed their lives, however, and they transitioned from being just her parents to Ariell's full-time caregivers.