Wachusett Mountain Polar Dip

Date: January 23, 2010, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Wachusett Mountain, Princeton, MA
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Registration for the Polar Dip starts at 1:00 p.m. with the Plunge at 2:00 p.m.

Camp Sunshine is pleased to announce the 2010 Wachusett Mountain Polar Dip. We believe that together we can send many more children with life-threatening illnesses and their families to our one-of-a-kind retreat in Maine.

With the strength of an event such as the Wachusett Mountain Polar Dip and the resources of Camp Sunshine, it is our goal to raise in excess of $15,000 in 2010. That is enough to send 10 families from Massachusetts to Camp Sunshine.

Why a Massachusetts based event for a camp in Maine?

Since the start of Camp Sunshine in 1984, we have provided a haven for more than 30,000 family members from 47 states and 17 countries. Approximately 25% of these families come from Massachusetts. In fact, in 2008 alone, 139 Massachusetts families have participated in our program. Sadly, even with multiple sessions being added annually at Camp Sunshine, there are still many more children from Massachusetts being newly diagnosed each year.

Our program continues to be recommended by the following Massachusetts treatment centers: Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston University Medical Center, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Floating Hospital for Children at New England Medical Center, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Baystate Medical Center Children’s Hospital, and Umass Memorial Medical Center.