My Nonprofit Reviews
maria18
Review for Camp Sunshine, Inc., Decatur, GA, USA
At 16, my son's growing pains/ball injury turned into a Ewings Sarcoma (bone cancer) diagnosis. I can not begin to tell you in words the devastation of this news. So our journey begin and within 2 weeks we learned about Camp Sunshine from perky "Terri", an employee. Camp Sunshine truly did provide us a place where people understood this journey. They gave us rest and opportunities for support with other parents and children who were traveling the same road. My son could be with chidlren that understood what it was like to be crazy about handwashing because his immune system was low, or how it felt to be tired and throwing up from the chemo. There was no judgement....Camp sunshine was a rest stop along the way. One day my son was invited to go to Washington DC with Camp Sunshine..I was worried because his immune system was so low and H1NI information was flooding the media. I figured if I asked enough people someone would confirm that he didn't need to go. Well after asking about 18 people (from doctors, social workers, friends, nurses) and they all confirmed...Camp Sunshine is so together they will watch over him like I do..I let him go. They had a nurse on the trip and plenty of volunteers and Tyler had an amazing time even though he was in a wheel chair. I look back on that trip and see that some of the children on that trip last year have since passed away due to cancer. I have many other stories where Camp Sunshine staff came to the hospital to spread sunshine...they are just an amazing organization ... I am so thankful for Camp Sunshine...
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
being involved as a parent with a child with cancer. I see they are on the front lines of the battle making a difference. They are not an organization that just looks good on paper...the organization makes the difference in peoples lives!
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
not make any..... the organization is well run from the board to the programs and services offered to families. This agency and is committed to really making a difference in the lives of children with cancer
What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
They are conistent with their programs and they make a difference in the lives of children with cancer.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
professional and caring !
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
offer even more programs to make the journey of childhood cancer not so horrible...
Ways to make it better...
Camp Sunshine had even more funds to make people aware of childhood cancer and what they are doing to make it better.
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
People still do not understand how many children are impacted by childhood cancer!
One thing I'd also say is that...
Camp Sunshine truly brings sunshine to a very dark time for many families
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every month
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
