Connecticut Polar Plunge

2008 Total Raised: $8,500!

February 2, 2008 at 1 p.m.
at Madison Surf Club, Madison, Connecticut

Camp Sunshine is pleased to have the opportunity to partner with the 2008 Connecticut Polar Plunge. We believe that together we can send many more children with life-threatening illnesses and their families from Connecticut to our one-of-a-kind retreat in Maine.

To date, the Connecticut Polar Plunge has raised almost $20,000 for Camp Sunshine! With the strength of an event such as the Connecticut Polar Plunge and the resources of Camp Sunshine, it is our goal to raise in excess of $15,000 in 2009. That is enough to send more than 10 Connecticut families to Camp Sunshine.

Why a Connecticut based event for a camp in Maine?

Since the start of Camp Sunshine in 1984, we have provided a haven for more than 24,000 family members from 46 states and 15 countries. More than 500 of these families have come from Connecticut. In fact, in 2007 alone, 50 Connecticut families applied to participate in our program. Sadly, even with multiple sessions being added annually at Camp Sunshine, there are still many more children from Connecticut being newly diagnosed each year.

Our program continues to be recommended by the following Connecticut treatment centers: Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital.