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Borough President Vito Fossella announced an allocation of $45,000 to the Lucille & Jay Chazanoff Sunrise Day Camp to fund transportation costs for the campers.
Sunrise Day Camp is the world’s first full-summer day camp for children with cancer and their siblings, provided completely free of charge. The camp, which is operated by the Joan & Alan Bernikow Jewish Community Center on the grounds of Staten Island Academy, serves over 200 children every year with activities that include sports, music, arts & crafts, swimming, and much more. It is specially equipped to support the children with their treatment and medical needs. “For the tenth year now, there has been a group of people, who through nothing but the grace of God, give kids with cancer and their siblings an opportunity to just be kids,” said Borough President Fossella during a press conference on the final day of camp yesterday. “We just came in from outside and they’re just having a ball. What we’ve done once again with joy in our hearts is provide funding for the siblings of the children with cancer to come and enjoy the festivities and the fun and to be supportive of their brother or sister. This brings so much joy to the children and their families. It’s just such a simple difference it makes in their lives.” Eleven of this summer’s counselors were once campers. “They’ve come back to give back and what a beautiful message that is of being here for the next generation,” said Borough President Fossella. Orit Lender, CEO of the Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC of Staten Island, extended her "heartfelt gratitude to the borough president because he has been a tremendous friend to the JCC and a tremendous friend to Sunrise." “As the borough president alluded to, we don’t know if this could be a child’s last summer, so every day counts, every minute counts," she said. "And it is our job to make sure that minute brings joy, smiles, laughter, and friendship to the children we serve and their families." Comments are closed.
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