A New Book About Camp Sunshine

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  • Sunshine 2U at Egleston

    10:00 AM-2:00 PM
    09/04/2018

    Games, Crafts and Camp Activities brought to the inpatient and outpatient areas of the AFLAC Unit at the Egleston campus.

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  • Sunshine 2U in Savannah

    9:00 AM-1:00 PM
    09/05/2018

    Games, crafts and camp activities brought to the inpatient and outpatient oncology areas of Memorial Health in Savannah.

  • Sunshine 2U at Scottish Rite

    10:00 AM-2:00 PM
    09/05/2018

    Games, Crafts and Camp Activities brought to the inpatient and outpatient areas of the AFLAC Unit at Scottish Rite.

  • Sunshine 2U at Scottish Rite

    10:00 AM-2:00 PM
    09/05/2018
    Morgan

    Games, Crafts and Camp Activities brought to the inpatient and outpatient areas of the AFLAC Unit at the Scottish Rite campus.

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  • Apple Orchard

    11:00 AM-3:00 PM
    09/08/2018

    Preschool Apple Picking at Hillcrest Orchards in Ellijay, GA. Come and enjoy a hayride, a petting zoo and fresh apple cider. We will watch the pig races, have a family picnic, pick apples, visit the country store, and even milk a cow!
    WHO: All Children 6 and under who have or had cancer and their families.
    WHERE: Hillcrest Orchards, Ellijay GA
    RSVP: Ann at 404-325-7979 or ann@mycampsunshine.com by September 7th. Please indicate names of everyone attending. Immediate family members only!

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  • Spa Night

    6:00 PM-8:00 PM
    09/10/2018

    Come join us for an evening of relaxation. Dinner will be provided along with Facials, Manicures, and massage.

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  • NE Georgia Region Corn Maze at Uncle Shuck’s

    All day
    09/16/2018

    Camp Sunshine families living in the Northeast East Georgia region are invited to gather and connect at Uncle Shuck’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch in Dawsonville. Join us for festive family fall fun filled with a corn maze, wagon ride and time to meet with other Camp Sunshine families in your area.

    Please check back for more details closer to the date. For more information and to register contact Morgan at morgan@mycampsunshine.com or call 404-325-7979.

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It’s Like Heaven: Stories from Camp Sunshine edited by Dorothy H. Jordan

Published by UGA Press:  In 1982 Dorothy H. Jordan founded Camp Sunshine to provide children with cancer a safe, normal childhood experience, to show them that others share their challenges, and to help them find community and support. In 1983 approximately forty campers between the ages of seven and eighteen attended the first summer camp, held in the north Georgia mountains. Thirty-five years later, more than four hundred campers attended the 2018 summer camp, and several hundred more children and family members participated in more than 150 additional recreational, educational, and supportive Camp Sunshine programs held throughout the year in metro Atlanta, Savannah, and other areas of Georgia.

Today Camp Sunshine, a nonprofit organization, has hundreds of dedicated volunteers who help the leadership staff of the camp with its multiple year-round programs, as well as pediatric oncology nurses and other medical professionals who take care of the campers’ medical needs while they attend those programs.

It’s Like Heaven documents the story of the first thirty-five years of Camp Sunshine through the voices of campers, their nurses, counselors, and other volunteers. Each chapter is a former camper’s first-person story about childhood cancer and the Camp Sunshine journey, followed by reflections on the camper’s experience by the camper’s nurse or another member of the camp community, creating a unique narrative of each camper’s struggle and path toward healing. Every story includes photos of both the camper and the camper’s mentor as well as several photos that illustrate the connections, bonds, and strength of community created through Camp Sunshine.

 

“These powerful stories show us the resilience of the human spirit. Cancer touches all of our lives and the message of this book is universal. Camp Sunshine has created a little piece of heaven in Georgia for children and their families impacted by cancer, and everyone will find inspiration in these moving accounts about the healing power of community.” – PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER

All proceeds benefit Camp Sunshine.

Order your copy here:

UGAPress

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