SunriseWALKS for Children with Cancer Sunrise Day Camp
Pearl River Annual Walk on Sunday, June 8
Let’s make every step count!
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You know I have a soft spot for charities, especially those that have to do with, well pretty much everyone. Here is a fantastic one right in our backyard!
Starting at 10:00am on Sunday, June 8th, Sunrise Day Camp – Pearl River, will host their second annual fundraising walk-a-thon, SunriseWALKS, to help children with cancer and their siblings attend summer day camp free of charge. This is a fun-noncompetitive event is located at the Henry Kaufmann campground in Pearl River, NY, just minutes from the Tappan Zee Bridge The two courses, 1 and 5k, end at a finish line complete with music, games, refreshments and fun for the whole family. There are so many ways to get involved – walk, run, be a virtual walker, sponsor a participant or even volunteer at the event. Advance registration is on-line at www.sunrise-walks.org or just come by at 8:30am the day of the event when registration begins. The team mascot of the Rockland Boulders, Boulder Bird, will be on hand to greet everyone and the national anthem will be performed by local teen sensation, Tyler Miller. “Everyone who participates in SunriseWALKS helps support the camp in a big way.” Said Sandy Haft, Director of Sunrise Day Camp – Pearl River. “This allows us to continue to create a place where lives are changed for the better for children struggling with cancer.”
This will be the second summer for Sunrise Day Camp – Pearl River, a special place where children enjoy the healing power a fun summer camp experience. Every day camper families deal with the tremendous financial and emotional burdens of medical costs related to cancer treatments and hospitalizations. In order not add to that burden, Sunrise is offered completely free of charge. It is only through the generosity of others, and events like SunriseWALKS, that we can make certain no child is turned away. “Sunrise Day Camp is a place where children enjoy just being kids and can forget about their illness. It also provides a respite for parents and allows them to create some normality in their lives.” Commented Sandy Haft, Director, Sunrise Day Camp – Pearl River.
Sunrise Day Camps are the only full summer dedicated day camps in the nation for children with cancer, ages 3 ½ – 16 and their siblings. Located on 95 beautiful wooded acres in the Henry Kaufman Campgrounds in Pearl River, NY, Sunrise Day Camp – Pearl River, is a member of the Sunrise Day Camps Association. The camp serves children from Manhattan, the Bronx, Westchester, Rockland and Orange Counties, Southern Connecticut, and Northern New Jersey.
For more information about SunriseWALKS and to register, go to www.sunrise-walks.org or contact Alison Rubin at arubin@rosenthaljcc.org, 914-741-0333 x 23. Every dollar raised through this walk will ensure that those who desperately need a summer filled with fun, joy and laughter will get to have one! Let’s make every step count!
