Camp Sunshine

A RETREAT FOR CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES AND THEIR FAMILIES

News

In the News

Date Publication Article
October 2009 NECN "Camp Sunshine helps children, families battling cancer"
June 2009 Down East Magazine "Always Sunny"
July 6, 2002 New York Times "At Camp for Sept 11 Children, Grief Is Close"
July 6, 2002 Boston Globe "Hope Floats"

Press Releases

Date Topic
Dec 18, 2009

Outpouring of Support Helps Camp Sunshine Meet New Balance Foundation’s $250,000 Matching Challenge. Engraved brick fundraising effort continues this holiday season for non-profit serving sick children and their families

Dec 7, 2009

Camp Sunshine Receives $55,000 from Wal-Mart Foundation to Support Retreat for Sick Children and Their Families

Nov 19, 2009

Camp Sunshine Makes Progress, but Still Needs $50,000 in New Balance Foundation’s $250,000 Matching Challenge

Jul 23, 2009

Tropical Smoothie Café’s National Flip Flop Day Fundraiser Collects $275,000 in June for Children with Life-Threatening Illnesses

June 10, 2009

Camp Sunshine celebrates 25th Anniversary

February 2, 2009

Camp Sunshine Kicks Off 25th Anniversary with $250,000 Matching Challenge from the New Balance Foundation

September 10, 2008

Camp Sunshine Receives Charity Navigator’s 5th Straight Highest Rating for Sound Fiscal Management, Outperforming Most Charities in America

August 28, 2008

Camp Sunshine Awarded $35,000 Grant from Wal-Mart Foundation to Support More Families

September 27, 2007

Camp Sunshine Awarded Charity Navigator’s Top Rating for Sound Fiscal Management for 4th Consecutive Year

August 20, 2007

Camp Sunshine Named Agency of Distinction by WCSH 6, United Way of Greater Portland, and TD Banknorth

July 30, 2007

Kittery Trading Post Prize Giveaway to Benefit Camp Sunshine

July 30, 2007

Fundraiser for Camp Sunshine Includes a Million Grains of Sand

June 19, 2007

Saturday, October 20th – 4th Annual Boston Pumpkin Festival to Benefit Camp Sunshine has New Presenting Sponsor – Guinness Confirms Record Set at 2006 Event

June 19, 2007

Camp Sunshine Hosts First Program of Its Kind in the Nation

June 14, 2007

Saturday, June 30 Through Labor Day Weekend – The 2007 Guinness World’s Tallest Sand Castle Attempt for Charities in Maine

June 14, 2007

Camp Sunshine Receives Donation of Round-Trip Travel for a Family Each Month for a Year from JetBlue Airways

June 14, 2007

Sunday, August 5, 2007 Officially Build a Sand Castle Day in Maine

February 5, 2007

Camp Sunshine Receives $35,000 Raised from 12th Annual Moonlight Charity Challenge at Shawnee Peak

January 31, 2007

Camp Sunshine Announces 2007 Programs

January 31, 2007

El "Camp Sunshine" Anuncia Sus Programas de 2007

January 8, 2007

Shaw Brothers Construction Pledges $250,000 to Camp Sunshine to Help Expand Facilities and Program

Sept 20 , 2006

Life is good® and Camp Sunshine Partner with Newland® Communities To Expand Life is good Pumpkin Festivals

August 8, 2006

Hannaford Charitable Foundation Pledges $50,000 to Camp Sunshine

July 24, 2006

Hancock Lumber and Hancock Family Members Pledge $100,000 to Camp Sunshine

June 29, 2006 'Life is Good' for Camp Sunshine, Thanks to T-shirt Purchase by Harvard Pilgrim
June 19, 2006 Camp Sunshine’s Medical Director, Andrew Eichenfield, Named One of New York’s Best Doctors
June 9, 2006

TD Banknorth Commits $200,000 to Camp Sunshine to Help Expand Programs for Families of Sick Children

May 31, 2006 Charity Navigator, America’s premier charity evaluator, announces that Camp Sunshine has earned its coveted 4-star rating for the third consecutive year.
May 22, 2006 New Balance Foundation Commits $250,000 to Camp Sunshine to Help Expand Year-Round Programs
May 15, 2006 Camp Sunshine Announces Summer 2006 Program
May 3, 2006 Maine’s Camp Sunshine Brings Renowned Program to Arizona
May 2, 2006 Camp Sunshine Announces $14.5 Million Endowment Campaign
March 5, 2006 First Annual Indian Lake Polar Plunge
January, 2006 Camp Sunshine to Offer Three Winter Oncology Sessions in 2006
June 18, 2006

Maine Lions Clubs and the Lions Clubs International Foundation Help Light up Sick Kids’ Smiles Year-round with a Generator

Newsletters, Annual Reports and Brochures

Date Topic
Fall 2009 Newsletter
2009 25th Anniversary Magazine
2008 Annual Report
Fall 2008 Newsletter
2008 Momentum Endowment Newsletter
Spring 2008 Newsletter
2007 Annual Report
2005 Brochure
 
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