Below is a sample of some of the awards Camp Sunshine, its leadership, and volunteers have received over the years.
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November 2019
New England Patriots present Difference Maker of the Week Award to Camp Sunshine Board Member, Michael Wisecup
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
Camp Sunshine places first in the nonprofit category in the 2019 Eagle Choice Awards
November 2018
Cumberland County recognizes Camp Sunshine as a "Spirit of America" Award Winner for commendable community service
September 2018
Camp Sunshine receives 4-star rating (the highest possible rating) from Charity Navigator for the fifth consecutive year
August 2018
Camp Sunshine places first in the nonprofit category in the 2018 Eagle Choice Awards
July 2018
Camp Sunshine wins first place for the State of Maine in the Boston Red Sox Foundation's IMPACT Awards
April 2018
Camp Sunshine volunteer, Sharon Dube named exemplary honoree at Maine’s 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award under the Governor’s Awards for Service and Volunteerism
November 2017
Camp Sunshine Board Member Dan Shaw receives a 2017 Leaders and Luminaries Award
October 2017
September 2017
August 2017
Camp Sunshine places first in the nonprofit category in the 2017 Eagle Choice Awards
July 2017
GreatNonprofits names Camp Sunshine a 2017 Top-Rated Organization
June 2017
Camp Sunshine recognized at the One Hundred - an awareness and fundraising initiative created and supported by Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
April 2017
Volunteer, Sara Brown named exemplary honoree at Maine’s 2017 Volunteer of the Year Award under the Governor’s Awards for Service and Volunteerism
November 2016
August 2016
July 2016
Founder Anna Gould is recognized as one of “50 Mainers Charting the State’s Future” by Maine Magazine
June 2016
Camp Sunshine Board of Directors and Tropical Smoothie Café CEO Michael Rotondo was presented with Camp Sunshine’s “Ray of Light” Award
May 2016
Founder Anna Gould receives a Doctor of Humane Letters from St. Joseph’s College, Standish, Maine
April 2016
Psychosocial Director Nancy Cincotta MSW, MPhil received the Lifetime Contribution Award from APOSW (The Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers)
October 2015
Volunteer Shirley Davis Wins 6 Who Care Award
August 2015
Camp Sunshine Receives Eagle Choice Award in the Non-Profit Category
November 2014
June 2014
Volunteer Dot Gonyea Awarded Myra Kraft Community MVP Award by Robert Kraft and the New England Patriots
October 2013
Camp Sunshine Once Again Ranked Top-Rated Nonprofit by GreatNonprofits
October 2013
Camp Sunshine Volunteer Nancy Hibbard Honored with the WCSH 6 Who Care Volunteer Award
August 2013
Camp Sunshine Ranked Among Top 10% in the Nation for Sound Fiscal Management and Transparency by Charity Navigator
December 2012
Camp Sunshine Named One of Best Reviewed Nonprofits in the U.S. by Two National Charity Evaluation Organizations
October 2012
Camp Sunshine Volunteer Ron Eby honored with the WCSH 6 Who Care Mary Rines Thompson Award
September 2012
Camp Sunshine Supporter Ron Eby One of Four National Finalists for The NASCAR Foundation’s Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award
November 2011
Camp Sunshine Receives Top Scores from American Camp Association in Tri Annual Accreditation Review
October 2011
Camp Sunshine Volunteer Vernon Watters Honored with the WCSH 6 Who Care Volunteer Award
September 2011
Camp Sunshine Receives Highest Rank Among Maine Charities for Financial Oversight and Transparency from Nation’s Largest Charity Evaluator
July 2011
Camp Sunshine’s Campus Director Michael Katz is Recognized by the Maine Youth Camping Foundation With Their Dedication to Camping Award, Honoring His More Than 25 Years of Service to Camp Sunshine and the Camp Community
June 2011
Camp Sunshine Volunteer Joseph Cerato Receives Myra Kraft New England Patriots Community MVP Award
October 2010
Camp Sunshine Volunteer Ruth Shadbolt Honored with the WCSH 6 Who Care Volunteer Award
October 2009
Camp Sunshine Founding Volunteer Dot Gonyea Honored with the WCSH 6 Who Care Volunteer Award
June 2009
Camp Sunshine Honors Founder Anna M. Gould with Lifetime Achievement Award
April 2009
Camp Sunshine, and Longtime Board Member and Volunteer Joseph Pappalardo, are Honored with Governor’s Exemplary Service Awards
November 2008
As Part of its Tri-Annual Ongoing Review Process, American Camp Association Renews Camp Sunshine’s Accreditation, Again Awarding Highest Score
September 2008
Camp Sunshine Awarded Charity Navigator’s Top Rating for Sound Fiscal Management for 5th Consecutive Year
September 2007
Camp Sunshine’s Sand Castle World’s Tallest According to Guinness
September 2007
Camp Sunshine Awarded Charity Navigator’s Top Rating for Sound Fiscal Management for 4th Consecutive Year
August 2007
Camp Sunshine Named Agency of Distinction by WCSH 6, United Way of Greater Portland, and TD Bank
October 2006
Guinness World Records Confirms Camp Sunshine’s World Record for the Most Lit Jack-O-Lanterns in One Place at One Time
June 2006
Camp Sunshine’s Medical Director, Andrew Eichenfield, Named One of New York’s Best Doctors
May 2006
Charity Navigator, America’s Premier Charity Evaluator, Announces that Camp Sunshine has Earned its Coveted 4-Star Rating for the Third Consecutive Year
November 2005
As Part of its Tri-Annual Ongoing Review Process, American Camp Association Renews Camp Sunshine’s Accreditation, Again Awarding Highest Score
October 2005
Camp Sunshine Volunteer Jean Sequeira honored with the WCSH 6 Who Care Volunteer Award
June 2004
Yankee Magazine Honors Founder Anna Gould with its Community Partners Barnraiser Award
June 2004
Camp Sunshine Honors Founder Larry Gould with First Annual Lifetime Achievement Award
May 2004
E-Town Radio Presents Camp Sunshine Founders Anna Gould and Larry Gould with E-Chievement Award
March 2004
Maine Recreation and Park Association Recognizes Camp Sunshine - Facilities of Merit Award
February 2004
New England Division ACA Board of Directors Elects Camp Sunshine’s Campus Director Michael Katz as At-Large Board Member
February 2004
Camp Sunshine Receives ACA Honor The Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence
October 2003
Camp Sunshine Volunteer Greg Bove honored with the WCSH 6 Who Care Mary Rines Thompson Award
March 2003
Windham Rotary Honors Camp Sunshine's Director of Special Events Michael Smith with the Paul Harris Fellow Award
November 2002
Camp Sunshine Receives American Camp Association Accreditation
June 2002
Toastmasters International Honors Camp Sunshine Founder Anna Gould with its Communication and Leadership Award
October 1999
Maine Governor Angus King Presents Longtime Camp Sunshine Volunteer and Board Member Joe Pappalardo with The Governor’s Service Award for Excellence in Volunteer Administration – In Grateful Recognition of Outstanding Accomplishments & Service to the People of Maine
March 1996
Longtime Camp Sunshine Volunteer and Board Member Joe Pappalardo Wins Prestigious Jefferson Award – Represents State of Maine in Washington, D.C.
February 1996
Adam Walsh Children’s Fund Honors Camp Sunshine Founder Dr. Lawrence Gould with Prestigious Rainbow Award