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Sunshine Foundation, Mercer County Chapter (CRF ID #797)

ADDRESS
PO Box 55130
Trenton, NJ 08638

PHONE
800-767-1976

FAX
215-396-4774

EMAIL
mercer@sunshinefoundation.org

URL
http://www.sunshinefoundation.org

ADMINISTRATOR
Cathy DiCostanzo, Volunteer President

HOURS
MON-FRI: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM - part-time office; hours vary; leave message.

DESCRIPTION
The local fund-raising chapter of a national organization that works to fulfill the wishes of chronically or terminally ill children, many of whom suffer from kidney disease, leukemia, or cancer. It raises funds to send children ages 3 - 18 and their families on vacations together to their own "Dream Village" in Florida, and to Disneyworld (on advice of the children's doctors) and arranges other events, such as meetings with celebrities, to make sick or dying children happy. Dreams are arranged by headquarters in Pennsylvania.

SERVICES
Recreation and vacations - Seriously and terminally ill children and their families

PROGRAMS
Dreamlifts: A local program which charters airplanes to take groups of seriously ill, physically challenged and abused children to Disneyworld for the day.

SPECIAL EVENTS
listed on website

FOUNDED
1976

SUBJECT
CHILDREN AND YOUTH
FUNDING AND GRANTS
SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

DATE MODIFIED
10-20-06