Camp Sunshine
An unforgettable and amazing day! The older one gets the more difficult it is to receive the perfect birthday gift. This past Wednesday was my Hebrew birthday and thanks to Susan Bolch & Carl Bolch, I received the gift of a lifetime. Together with my son, Mendel, I had the privilege to spend the day at Camp Sunshine in Georgia. Camp Sunshine caters to children with cancer giving them a chance to enjoy some incredible activities in an amazing and uplifting atmosphere. It was amazing to be a living witness to the generosity and kindness of Carl and Susan Bolch and Camp Sunshine. Sometimes we feel like we touch Godliness. The experience today at Camp Sunshine felt just like that.
I want to share this one story which I have been thinking about since we were there. As we were walking around on a tour, a young beautiful girl came over and greeted us. She was as happy as can be and said to us loudly and joyfully, "I just went rock climbing, I just went rock climbing!” They have these amazing activities, so I was happy but wasn’t sure what the major announcement really was. Then Mo, who is the camp” GUY” (he has been there since the camp was founded and he knows all the kids by name and they poke each other for fun sarcastically) said to Masey, "Why don’t you show them" I was thinking, "Show them what?" And she picked up her leg which was a prosthetic leg, and she was just ecstatic running around the camp sharing how proud she was. The amazing thing was, at this camp it was children just being happy. Camp Sunshine, Carl and Susan — what you are doing for these children is giving them their dignity, sharing with them how the world loves them, and knowing from my dear brother how much he suffered and how much pain there is going through treatment there is no greater Mitzvah and calling than seeing these children happy. I am a Camp Sunshine!!! Let's bring sunshine to all around us.
I am sure that my brother is smiling down at me now, knowing that I'm once again spending time with these precious boys and girls as well as bringing along my son along to pass on the torch of selfless giving.