Easter Seals P.E.I. school tour beat last year's total by $13K, and it's not too late to give

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The 2025 Easter Seals Ambassador's School Tour has travel to an end, raising implicit $61,000 for the P.E.I. subdivision of the charity, which is $13,000 much than past year's fundraiser did.

Remi Dean, 8, visited 62 P.E.I. schools portion raising implicit $61,000 for Easter Seals P.E.I.

Ryan McKellop · CBC News

· Posted: May 11, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

Three women basal down a young miss arsenic they clasp a monolithic cheque of $61,125.11 towards the Easter Seals of P.E.I.

P.E.I.'s 2025 Easter Seal Ambassador's School Tour has travel to an end, raising implicit $61,000 for the charity, which is $13,000 much than past year's fundraiser did.

Eight-year-old Ellerslie Elementary School pupil Remi Dean, who has cerebral palsy, completed her province-wide circuit connected April 30 after visiting 62 schools, raising a full of $61,125.11 with astir $6,000 of that coming from her ain school.

Easter Seals enforcement manager Helen Chapman said successful a statement that the foundation is arrogant of Remi's work.

"Not lone did she summation consciousness astir surviving with a disability, she inspired each Islanders young and old."

The Easter Seals organization has been fundraising connected P.E.I. for children with disabilities since 1956. Two of its large fundraising activities are the Tim Hortons Ambassador's School Tour and the UNSTOPPABLE Campaign.

Some of the ways donated wealth is being spent:

A assistance to Parkdale Elementary School to get caller swings,
Money for Kids West Family Resource Centre to bargain much accessible playground equipment, and
Contributions to inclusive acquisition programs astatine Montague Regional High School and Westisle Composite High School.

Contributions are besides going to organizations specified as the Autism Society of P.E.I., ParaSport and Recreation P.E.I., and the Joyriders Therapeutic Riding Association.

P.E.I.’s Easter Seals ambassador is hitting the roadworthy to dispersed her connection astatine Island schools

Eight-year-old Remi Dean is P.E.I.'s 2025 Easter Seals ambassador, helping rise wealth and consciousness for radical surviving with disabilities. She started retired connected the yearly schoolhouse circuit with her motto successful mind: "Remember, you tin bash hard things." CBC's Tony Davis reports.

Remi's mother, Danielle Dean, is grateful to each those "amazing' radical who welcomed her girl during her tour.

"I'm truthful arrogant of her and I'm, like, truthful thankful to each the students, teachers, parents — everyone who helped invited her... It was conscionable astonishing to see," Dean said.

Remi volition proceed arsenic ambassador for the remainder of the year. Though her schoolhouse circuit has ended, donations tin beryllium fixed twelvemonth circular connected the Easter Seals website.

Remi's connection that she wanted to permission with Islanders arsenic she toured crossed the Island is this: "And ever remember that you tin bash hard things."