Sign Up Soon for Rally New England 2013!
Join in on the fun of Rally North America in 2013 for great road rally! We are no longer accepting registrations for our 2013 event but you can sign up for our "STAND BY" list and should a team drop out you may be the next team inline to secure your spot on what is sure to be a trek of monumental proportions! Gear heads, car lovers, and casual enthusiasts alike will spark their inner adventurer with lots of new challenges, scenic routes, and of course plenty of friendly competition... with lots of evening socializing!
Don't miss out - The next team we call COULD BE YOU!
To make a donation to Camp Sunshine in your name and the name of one of our teams click HERE
Sponsorship
Sponsors are needed and all we require is a direct donation of $500 or greater to our chosen beneficiary in your companies name & Rally North America. Our 2012 Rally received big time exposure for our Sponsors while they helped out with a great charity and 2012 is shaping up to be an even bigger year for our Marque Rally. Please contact us for details on how to become a sponsor of this event.
About Camp Sunshine:
SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES & THEIR FAMILIES
Camp Sunshine supports children with life threatening illnesses and their families. The camp has the distinction of being the only program in the nation whose mission is to address the impact of a life threatening illness on every member of the immediate family—the ill child, the parents, and the siblings. Since its inception, Camp Sunshine has provided a haven for over 30,000 individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Families with a child diagnosed with diseases such as cancer, kidney disease, lupus, solid organ transplants, and other life threatening illnesses attend one of the week-long camps. Our focus is on alleviating the strain that a life threatening illness takes not only on the sick child but also on other family members. Families have an opportunity to rebuild their relationships together and meet other families facing similar challenges.
Free quality services are provided at the camp including accommodations and meals, onsite medical services, counseling services, and recreational facilities. While the camp is in session, each family stays in their own family suite. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served each day.
Volunteers, except for those who live nearby, also stay on the property. Camp Sunshine is staffed almost entirely by volunteers, many of whom return year after year. The volunteers reflect the diversity of the families and help with recreational leadership, childcare, food service and whatever else needs to be done.
Another distinctive component of the program is the medical facilities and professional staff that are available to address the taxing physical needs of children with intrusive diseases. A physician is located at the camp for the entire session so that families can be secure in the knowledge that the camp offers 24-hour onsite medical support. In addition, a hospital with full-time emergency room physicians and pediatricians is only 25 minutes from the camp.
Recreational hours allow children to relax and enjoy the simple pleasures of childhood while their parents find quiet moments to walk by the lake and reaffirm their support for one another. In addition, games and events are designed to foster family involvement, encouraging families to laugh and play as a unit. This approach builds a new foundation the family can take with them when the camp is over to unite them during the darker times they will face.
Each family is sponsored by an individual, civic group, corporation, or foundation, which enables a family to spend a week at Camp Sunshine free of charge. The sponsorship for one family to participate in the week-long program is $2,000. The Family Sponsorship Program provides a way for donors to sponsor a family or families from their geographic area.
A retreat for children with life threatening illnesses and their families. The Camp Sunshine Program is FREE.
Counseling
Sessions and workshops are tailored for the needs of the families. These sessions may be the first opportunity the family members have had to share their fears and frustrations with others, who can genuinely identify with the same experiences. The sessions provide a forum where family members can learn from each other and identify more effective means for dealing with the special issues that challenge their families daily.
To make a donation to Camp Sunshine in Your Name and one of our Rally teams just click HERE
