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		1	2 Sunshine 2U at Scottish Rite 10:00 AM-2:00 PM 10/02/2019 Morgan Games, Crafts and Camp Activities brought to the inpatient and outpatient areas of the AFLAC Unit at the Scottish Rite campus.	3	4	5
6	7	8	9 Sunshine 2U in Savannah 9:00 AM-1:00 PM 10/09/2019 Games, crafts and camp activities brought to the inpatient and outpatient oncology areas of Memorial Health in Savannah.	10	11 Fall Family Camp Weekend All day 10/11/2019-10/13/2019 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA Every fall and spring, Camp Sunshine brings families of children with cancer together for weekend retreats. In the woods and away from treatment centers, families have the opportunity to relax and have fun, share stories with other families and gain support form each other. For more information, contact Astin at astin@mycampsunshine.com or 404-325-7979.	12 Fall Family Camp Weekend All day 10/12/2019-10/14/2019 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA Every fall and spring, Camp Sunshine brings families of children with cancer together for weekend retreats. In the woods and away from treatment centers, families have the opportunity to relax and have fun, share stories with other families and gain support form each other. For more information, contact Astin at astin@mycampsunshine.com or 404-325-7979.
13 Fall Family Camp Weekend All day 10/13/2019-10/15/2019 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA Every fall and spring, Camp Sunshine brings families of children with cancer together for weekend retreats. In the woods and away from treatment centers, families have the opportunity to relax and have fun, share stories with other families and gain support form each other. For more information, contact Astin at astin@mycampsunshine.com or 404-325-7979.	14 Fall Family Camp Weekend All day 10/14/2019-10/15/2019 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA Every fall and spring, Camp Sunshine brings families of children with cancer together for weekend retreats. In the woods and away from treatment centers, families have the opportunity to relax and have fun, share stories with other families and gain support form each other. For more information, contact Astin at astin@mycampsunshine.com or 404-325-7979.	15 Fall Family Camp Weekend All day 10/15/2019-10/15/2019 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA Every fall and spring, Camp Sunshine brings families of children with cancer together for weekend retreats. In the woods and away from treatment centers, families have the opportunity to relax and have fun, share stories with other families and gain support form each other. For more information, contact Astin at astin@mycampsunshine.com or 404-325-7979.	16	17	18 Remember The Sunshine Weekend All day 10/18/2019-10/20/2019 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA Remember the Sunshine Family Camp is a program for families who have lost a child to cancer. Families have the opportunity to participate in camp activities and spend time together. Remember the Sunshine is held at Camp Twin Lakes – Rutledge. Please contact Tenise at 404-325-7979 or at tenise@mycampsunshine.com	19 Remember The Sunshine Weekend All day 10/19/2019-10/21/2019 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA Remember the Sunshine Family Camp is a program for families who have lost a child to cancer. Families have the opportunity to participate in camp activities and spend time together. Remember the Sunshine is held at Camp Twin Lakes – Rutledge. Please contact Tenise at 404-325-7979 or at tenise@mycampsunshine.com
20 Remember The Sunshine Weekend All day 10/20/2019-10/22/2019 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA Remember the Sunshine Family Camp is a program for families who have lost a child to cancer. Families have the opportunity to participate in camp activities and spend time together. Remember the Sunshine is held at Camp Twin Lakes – Rutledge. Please contact Tenise at 404-325-7979 or at tenise@mycampsunshine.com Fall Festival 2:00 PM-5:00 PM 10/20/2019 1850 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA, USA 1850 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA, USA Come join us for an afternoon of fun! We will have lots of arts and crafts, games and prizes, face painting, moon walk, cookie decorating, s’mores and much more! Don’t forget to wear your costume!! WHERE: Camp Sunshine House 1850 Clairmont Road Decatur, GA 30033 RSVP: Ann at 404-325-7979 or ann@mycampsunshine.com. Please indicate names of everyone attending.	21 Remember The Sunshine Weekend All day 10/21/2019-10/22/2019 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA Remember the Sunshine Family Camp is a program for families who have lost a child to cancer. Families have the opportunity to participate in camp activities and spend time together. Remember the Sunshine is held at Camp Twin Lakes – Rutledge. Please contact Tenise at 404-325-7979 or at tenise@mycampsunshine.com	22 Remember The Sunshine Weekend All day 10/22/2019-10/22/2019 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA 1391 Keencheefoonee Road, Rutledge, GA, USA Remember the Sunshine Family Camp is a program for families who have lost a child to cancer. Families have the opportunity to participate in camp activities and spend time together. Remember the Sunshine is held at Camp Twin Lakes – Rutledge. Please contact Tenise at 404-325-7979 or at tenise@mycampsunshine.com	23	24	25	26
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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.

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