Scottie Gaither passes on the baton

Posted by Barbara Gaither on October 29th, 2008

We returned on Sunday from an action packed five days in Orlando for the Easter Seals 2008 Convention. This trip was bittersweet for the Gaither family — it marked the time when Scottie passed the baton, so to speak, to the new child representative. Scottie and all of us have …Read More » »

Maurice reports in from Celebration of Giving

Posted by Maurice Snell on May 22nd, 2008

Every May Easter Seals honors its corporate partners at Celebration of Giving. This year when we gathered in Las Vegas we learned that Safeway led the way towards the Easter Seals corporate partners combining to give more than $21 million to Easter Seals. Even though it was a horse race, it was no competition against each other as …Read More » »

Increase autism awareness: Act for Autism

Posted by Beth Finke on April 2nd, 2008

Easter Seals is taking advantage of Autism Awareness Month to make sure people are aware that … autism is treatable. Seems like such a simple concept, doesn’t it? But it’s surprising how many people are, well … unaware.

It’s true: autism is treatable! Just ask my friend Barbara Gaither. You might recognize Barbara’s name — she’s posted a few blogs here …Read More » »

I was wowed

Posted by Beth Finke on March 7th, 2008

What a pleasure it is to introduce guest blogger Jeanne Sowa, Senior Vice President of Marketing & Corporate Relations, here at Easter Seals Headquarters.

I was wowed

By Jeanne Sowa

I just came back from the CENTURY 21 International Convention in Orlando. CENTURY 21 has displayed unwavering commitment and dedication to Easter Seals for nearly three decades. Throughout the years, the CENTURY 21 System’s …Read More » »

Scottie dresses fancy in Atlanta

Posted by Barbara Gaither on February 26th, 2008

Well, February 12 was a very exciting day for Scottie. The Easter Seals West Georgia affiliate (right here in our home town of Columbus) arranged for him to go to Atlanta, our state capital, that day. They said our Rep. Vance Smith (R.-Ga.) would be recognizing Scottie for being selected …Read More » »

A new year of hope for families with autism

Posted by Beth Finke on December 26th, 2007

As moderator of the Easter Seals and Autism blog, I like to recruit different members of the Easter Seals family to post here from time to time. Our blog is more interesting — and fun — when readers get to hear voices from all over the country… and all over the world!

One of the most powerful posts we published this …Read More » »

Scottie shines a spotlight on autism

Posted by Barbara Gaither on December 17th, 2007

A little bit of celebrity spotlight has been shining down on the Gaither household this month. Scottie has been interviewed by not one, not two but THREE local TV stations. and the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, our local newspaper did a story on Scottie, too.

Scottie was not sure about all the …Read More » »

Thankful … for autism

Posted by Beth Finke on November 22nd, 2007

I am delighted to introduce guest blogger Barbara Gaither, the proud mother of this year’s National Child Representative for Easter Seals. I met Barbara, her son Scottie and the rest of the wonderful Gaither family at the Easter Seals National convention last month.
– Beth Finke

Watch a video about Scottie and the Gaither family and see how you can give help and …Read More » »

Maurice Snell rocks on

Posted by Maurice Snell on October 29th, 2007

I wonder what lies ahead of me as I spend my days being back to the normal Maurice Edward Snell, without the perks of being the Easter Seals 2007 National Adult Representative kicking in. All I can say is — I really enjoyed this time of my life when I visited several interesting places and …Read More » »