What is Easterseals? Easterseals provides services to help children and adults with disabilities and/or special needs as well as support to their families. We've been helping families for nearly 100 years. Today, Easterseals assists more than one million individuals and their families annually at more than 550 Easterseals service sites across the country. Each center …
Meet the Easterseals #OurCommonThreads Artists!
This year, we dedicate our 30th annual tribute to Our Common Threads - the values that have woven our community together throughout 2020. At Easterseals, Our Common Threads are family, joy, love, friendship and growth. To help us share these threads with the community, we relied on the help of several Easterseals Ambassadors, who in …
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A Back to School Surprise
When our 28 students at the Easterseals Learning Academy returned to school for the first time since March, they were greeted with a wonderful surprise. Their outside patio had been transformed into a bright, colorful Sensory Garden! This active, outdoor space, made possible by a small grant from PNC, was designed to create a multi-sensory …
Passage to India: A Cultural Feast at Home
Passage to India is an annual celebration benefitting Easterseals, typically held at the Peoria Civic Center that is widely recognized as a premier cultural event in Central Illinois. This year, due to the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing guidelines, we pivoted to a virtual event, titling this year's celebration "A Cultural Feast At Home". This …
Cuz I Can!
Sometimes it just takes one person to inspire you to chase your dreams. That was the case for Jill Maglio-Ryan. Born in Sheffield, IL, Jill was a hairdresser who owned and operated a salon out of her home. When she became pregnant and gave birth to her daughter, Meghann (or Meghann Marie as her mom …
Why I Give: A conversation with Tim Erickson of CORE Construction
Tim Erickson, President of CORE Construction, and Becky Dluski, CORE's Office Manager, delivering hand sanitizer and antibacterials wipes to Easterseals CORE Construction. has been a long supporter of Easterseals Central Illinois, with an incredible 25 years of giving. Recently, President Tim Erickson saw a great need and acted swiftly and selflessly to fill it. CORE …
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Meet Brevyn! Virtual Easterseals Fashion Show
Life is a party - Dress like it! That is the theme for this year’s Easterseals Ladies Auxiliary Fashion Show! An event which started in 1955 as a small fashion show with just over 100 people in attendance, has grown into a fundraiser that raised $40,000 last year to benefit the children of Easterseals Central …
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Easterseals Central Illinois Response to local news story on bullying and Autism
Earlier this month, a teenager with an autism was attacked by peers in her hometown. As we strive to create a world where every child is 100% Included and 100% Empowered, we released the following statement in order to provide support for Makenna and education for our community. The vision of Easterseals Central Illinois is …
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Go Team Alex
At Easterseals, we have the privilege of meeting amazing families in our community. We are also incredibly fortunate to have friends and families who use their time, energy and resources to fundraise for our organization. Rock the Farm is an annual concert that Team Alex organizes, with proceeds from the event benefitting Easterseals. Typically held …
10 Things I Learned About Telehealth
By Megan Pedigo, Director of Marketing, Easterseals Central Illinois My name is Megan Pedigo. I am the mom of energetic, 5-year-old twins, and the Director of Marketing for Easterseals Central Illinois. Since starting at Easterseals a few years ago, I have been able to use my experiences as a parent to put myself in the …
Meet Ben! A Better Hearing & Speech Month Spotlight.
May is Better Hearing & Speech Month. Each year, this month provides an opportunity to raise awareness about communication disorders, and the life-changing therapy services that people can receive. Easterseals Central Illinois pediatric speech therapists use a variety of techniques to teach essential skills needed to be confident and successful communicators. Speech-language treatment plans and …
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