Camp Sunshine announced last week that the New Balance Foundation has committed $250,000 to the non-profit organization to help expand its program assisting families of seriously ill children on a year-round basis.
Camp Sunshine’s board of directors embarked upon a $14.5 million endowment campaign recently to help continue to expand the program year-round. To kick-off the campaign, Camp Sunshine founders and the owners of Point Sebago Resort, Anna and Larry Gould, offered a challenge where they will match gifts of $250,000 and more, up to a total of $2 million. The commitment from the New Balance Foundation is in response to this challenge.
The grant will be used to sponsor families from the communities that the company serves throughout the U.S. Camp Sunshine, located in Maine’s Sebago Lake region, supports children with life- threatening illnesses and their families. The camp offers one of the only programs in the nation whose mission is to address the impact of a life-threatening illness on every member of the immediate family. While attending the various week-long camps, families are able to rebuild relationships together and meet other families facing similar challenges.
“This is a great beginning to our campaign, and the need is so great to make this into a full-fledged year-round program, even during the Maine winter,” said Matt Hoidal, Camp Sunshine’s executive director. “The New Balance Foundation has been a great partner over the years, providing financial contributions as well as volunteer hours. New Balance and the New Balance Foundation have helped us serve many families from their New England locations.”
For more information about Camp Sunshine’s programs and to learn more about volunteering or making a donation, visit the camp’s website at www.campsunshine.org, or call 655-3800.
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