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SUNSHINE FOUNDATION
HELD SPECTACULAR 35TH ANNIVERSARY
Foundation celebrated
35 years of Special Dreams at St. Christopher’s Hospital for
Children
Wednesday November 16. 2011 11:00 a.m.- 3601 A Street
Philadelphia,
PA 19134.
Hospital Atrium on the Lower Level-
The Sunshine Foundation celebrated 35 years of making Dreams
Come True for chronically ill, seriously ill, physically
challenged and abused children with a big party at St.
Christopher’s Hospital for Children “where it all began.”
Since it was founded the Sunshine Foundation
has granted more than 36,000 dreams to children suffering from
illness or abuse.
More than 150 past dream recipients, families and hospital staff
were present to witness:
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Two Dream Come True Presentations made on site to
Philadelphia area children, Ines, age 4 and Bethany, age 7
from past dream recipients, Hannah, 5 and Kevin, 7.
Ines suffers from Cerebral Palsy and Bethany from Tuberous
Sclerosis and Mental Retardation. Each child was presented
with a festive white box filled with toys, balloons and
their “dream package” to visit
Orlando
and the Theme Parks. Both little girls will be traveling to Florida in April
2012. Bethany
was jumping on stage.
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Recognition of 5 other children
throughout the US
who received dreams in conjunction with the 35th
Anniversary.
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A statement from Linda Kichula, mother of Bobby,
the first Sunshine Foundation recipient who received his
dream in 1976 at the age of 5.
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Kathy Davis Studios presented awards to
Montgomeryville
Cycle Center,
Leslie McGeogh Design, Chick-fil-A of Neshaminy
and St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.
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SUNSHINE FOUNDATION GRANTS DREAM GIFT TO
NELSON
Cypress, TX-
November 11, 2011–
Nelson Reales-Delgado is 5 years old and diagnosed with severe
autism.
In order to help Nelson better
progress in his development, mom contacted Sunshine Foundation
for assistance towards the purchase of an adaptive computer.
This week, Nelson’s dream come
true when the Sunshine Foundation provided the funds towards
this very special gift!
In the 1960’s, Philadelphia police
officer Bill Sample was assigned to a local children’s hospital.
He encountered critically ill
children and saw first hand how these children’s families were
burdened not only by mounting medical bills, but also by the
frustration of not being able to provide their child’s special
dream.
In 1976, Bill took out a personal
loan and with the help of others, started the Sunshine
Foundation and began making dreams come true for seriously ill,
physically challenged, abused and truly deserving children
nationwide.
Today, the Sunshine Foundation
utilizes $0.83 of every dollar to help a child’s dream come
true.
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SUNSHINE FOUNDATION GRANTS DREAM
TRIP TO MICHAEL
Madison
Heights, MI-
September 7,
2011 – 13 old Michael and his family are preparing for
a trip of a lifetime to the Sunshine Foundation’s Dream Village
in Davenport, FL!
The family will depart from their home in Madison Heights to
arrive in Florida for an exciting five day stay!
Because Michael suffers from Cerebral Palsy, taking a
family trip has been difficult due to the physical and financial
stress that comes along with an illness.
Looking for a way to bring happiness into their son’s
life that is so often filled with doctors and hospitals, the
family applied for a dream come true through the Sunshine
Foundation. The family
will receive round trip airline tickets, lodging, theme park
tickets, expense money, and a rental vehicle to use for the
duration of their stay.
Sunshine will host the family at the foundation’s Dream
Village, a 22-acre retreat created specifically for special
children that boasts nine uniquely themed cottages, a wheelchair
accessible pool, handicapped friendly playground, and even its
own citrus grove where families can pick oranges!
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A Dream Comes True: Trip to Orlando for 4 Year Old Girl with
Cerebral
Palsy
Hannah
Fox to visit the theme parks (Disney, Universal, Sea World) compliments
of Sunshine Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
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August 5, 2011 - Sunshine
Foundation President Kate Sample will be awarding 4 year old Hannah
Fox a Dream Come True – a trip to Orlando, Florida and the theme
parks for her and her parents. Dana and James Fox and her 6 brothers
and sisters. As a result of this “Dream Come True” Hannah will gain
some welcome relief from grueling medical treatments.
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A Dream Comes True: Trip to Orlando for 6 Year Old Boy with Acute
Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Kevin Cox to visit the theme parks (Disney, Universal, Sea World)
compliments of Sunshine Foundation
Melrose Park, IL - August 4, 2011 – Bringing
balloons and gifts, Ron Jedlinski, retired CEO, Roman, Inc. and
former board member of the Sunshine Foundation will be awarding 6
year old Kevin Cox a Dream Come True – a trip to Orlando, Florida
for him and his entire family. As a result of this “Dream Come True”
Kevin will gain some welcome relief from his grueling medical
treatments.
Read more...
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Fox Rothschild Platinum Sponsor at Sunshine
Foundation’s 9th Annual Walk for
Dreams
PHILADELPHIA,
PA – May 23, 2011 –
Fox Rothschild LLP has signed on as the platinum sponsor of the
Sunshine Foundation’s 9th Annual Walk for Dreams
event to be held on June 11 in Newton, PA.
The
annual Walk for Dreams helps support the Foundation’s mission of
fulfilling dreams for chronically or seriously ill, physically
challenged and abused children ages 3 to 18. This year’s walk
will help support the dreams of two children.
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The Corvette Club of Delaware
Valley Presents a $4,000 Check to The Sunshine Foundation
Feasterville, PA.
-January 2011 - The Corvette Club of Delaware Valley
(CCDV) through its Corvette Enthusiast Community Foundation
(CECF) presented Sunshine Foundation’s Founder Bill Sample and
President Kate Sample with a check in the amount of $4,000.
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