Camp Rising Sun (Connecticut)
Camp Rising Sun in Colebrook, Connecticut, is a non-profit overnight camp for children with cancer that is held for one week during the summer and one weekend in the winter.
The camp, which is staffed by volunteer counselors,[1] does not charge campers to attend. It is staffed by a volunteer medical staff, including Dr. Joe McNamara, a pediatric oncologist and an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at the Yale University School of Medicine.[2]
History
[edit]Camp Rising Sun was founded in 1983[3] in Hebron, Connecticut. As participation grew, it moved to a larger site at Camp Jewell YMCA in Colebrook, Connecticut. There are now more than 100 campers that attend the camp each summer.
Funding
[edit]Camp Rising Sun is funded through public and private donations. Volunteers hold an annual summer benefit at the Owenego Inn in Branford, Connecticut, to aid in fund raising.
References
[edit]- ^ Official Website, "Camp Rising Sun Official Webpage", 2010
- ^ "New Haven Register, "Conn.'s Camp Rising Sun Inspires Kids Touched By Cancer", 2010". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
- ^ "Huntington Herald, "Camp Rising Sun Helps Children With Cancer", 2011". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
External links
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