SuperBuzz At Easter Seals Drop Zone 2008
I’m scared of heights. Actually, on the radio this morning I said I’m ascared.
Yes, I’ve done a static line jump from a plane, but I did that once. Yes, I proposed to Jen at the top of the Eiffel Tower, but I had my eyes closed the entire elevator ride to the top.
So to swing a foot over the ledge of the AXA building’s 19th floor this morning was a bit of a big deal. But it’s for the kids.
The Easter Seals Drop Zone will be going all day with people dressed up as Superheroes and swinging over the edge and repelling down the side. I saw Batman, Wonder Woman, the Pink Power Ranger and assorted people with Lone Ranger masks on. Me, I dusted off the legendary SuperBuzz costume.
Yes, it’s all for the kids.
Easter Seals Canada, is dedicated to serving children, youth and adults with disabilities, striving to ensure that no one is left behind. More than 100,000 Canadians and their families annually access programs and services provided by Easter Seals organizations across Canada.
The most well known services are the Easter Seals camp programs. In 2008, 22 camps across Canada provided camp opportunities to more than 6,000 kids with disabilities. Since 1949, an estimated 160,000 children with disabilities have attended Easter Seals camps.
Other Easter Seal services include the provision of specialized mobility and access equipment to Canadians and their families including mobility aids, assistive technology, adaptive computers, augmentative communication devices and adaptations to homes and vehicles for wheelchair accessibility.
It would be great if you could drop a few coins in the 95Crave online donation box. My colleagues Sarah Bartok and Barbara Beam will be hitting the glass later in the day.
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Thanks buzz and great video. Its so rad to see footage of people getting out there and doing the dropzone. Its a wildly unique event and really gives participants the chance to break their comfort zone, the same rush every kid who attends an Easter Seals camp gets when for many its the first time away from their home, and their family experiencing cool, new life changing experiences.
Thanks for the support Buzz, your costume was phenomenal.