Camp Sunshine

As a child battling cancer and facing the reality of my own mortality at a young age, I missed many opportunities my peers enjoyed. The experiences I did have, however, significantly shaped my perspective and allowed me to develop a level of focus and maturity beyond my years. Looking back, I can see that my health journey and recovery from…

Being a cancer survivor, I have experienced what most adults do not experience until late in life. I grew up knowing cancer clinic appointments meant a day full of eight tube blood draws and three-hour MRI’s. I was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma and a Chiari malformation when I was only two years old. My friends at camp were resilient, which was…

Dear Camp Sunshine Friends, In 1987, when Dorothy Jordan asked me to take the job as Executive Director of Camp Sunshine, I said I would do so for one year. I was a nurse, and I just knew I would return to a career in nursing. That was 36 years ago! It has been an incredible honor to lead this…

Since 1992, Camp Sunshine has been awarding scholarships to alumni attending a college, university, or technical school. This year, 35 very deserving students received a Camp Sunshine scholarship, raising our total number of scholarships awarded to 346 over the past 30 years. They come from hometowns throughout Georgia – and beyond. They will be attending 25 different colleges, universities, and…

I’m the type of person who believes in finishing everything I start. When I first started college back in 2018, I wasn’t sure if I was going to make it to the end of this new path I had started down. I had plans to stay in school until a better opportunity came my way, then drop out and chase…