Another successful Snowarama for Easter Seals

Saturday, February 9 was a beautiful winter day in Grand Portage, with a sundog appearing in the bright blue sky over the Snowarama for Easter Seals Kids event. There were 160 snowmobilers registered for the day of riding that benefits the Easter Seals organization. 

This was the 16th year that the Grand Portage Lodge and Casino, Grand Portage Trail Riders and Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa joined forces with Easter Seals of Ontario to host Snowarama for Easter Seals Kids.
 
The event included trail rides, a bonfire and prizes, a delicious buffet dinner and live Saturday night entertainment, featuring Rage N Country.
 
To celebrate the 16th year at Grand Portage Lodge and Casino, the riders who collect pledges for Easter Seals will receive a chance to win  great Snowarama gifts, including a trip to Las Vegas. Riders received one chance to spin a big prize wheel for each $100 that they raise.
Little Emily Pike, this year’s Easter Seal Ambassador enjoyed a day of riding with her family and fulfilled her duty of drawing the prize tickets.

The top fundraisers were all from Thunder Bay – Wayne Muloin raised $7,660. Jeremy Moore raised $2,602 and Jennifer DeCorte raised $951. A total of $42, 000 was raised for Easter Seals in 2019, bringing the 16-year total to $493,698 for children and youth with physical disabilities. Funds raised at this event help provide financial assistance for children with physical disabilities for essential mobility and communication equipment and fully accessible summer camping opportunities.

 WTIP’s Rhonda Silence joined the fun on Saturday, talking to riders, organizers and of course, Easter Seal Ambassador Emily Pike. Here’s her report.