Camper's Page
"Being a camper at Camp Sunshine is the best! It is just as fun as my birthday or even Christmas!!" This is the thought of many campers who attend Camp Sunshine. All year long, the campers anticipate the time together with their "special friend". Each camper, age 12-50, is paired with a volunteer counselor for 4 days/3nights. The camper gets the individual attention he/she desires and an opportunity to participate in many activities not offered in their regular setting. Whether it is singing by the microphone during meal times, acting out a story, joining in the Olympic games, constructing a craft, or taking center stage at the talent show, everyone gets a chance to be in the spotlight at Camp Sunshine. Cost is $275.00. Registration fills up quickly so register early!!!
The Basics:
- 4 day/3 night residential camp on the shores of Lake Michigan
- Campers, aged 12-50, are paired 1 on 1 with a personal counselor
- Opportunities to participate in summer camp activities not available in normal settings
- Total cost only $275
2012 Camper Application FormsThe Camp Sunshine Camper Application forms are now available! Please choose one of the two links below. The first link is to a PDF version of the form that you may print and mail to Camp Sunshine. Mailing details are included in the form. The other link is to an online version that you may complete and submit electronically. Clicking on the link will take you to a new page that contains the form. Please choose one of these application methods and submit your app soon! We look forward to spending the week with you!
The downloadable forms are Adobe PDF forms. If you do not have Adobe Reader you can install it here for free. Adobe Reader Download The online forms will be electronically submitted to Camp Sunshine for processing. Day in the Life of a CamperLaura's journal entry:My second day of camp was today. It was fun. My special friend is Marla. She's fun. We had sausage for breakfast. Marla helps me. I love Doc's stories because he knows me. Doc talked about Moses in Egypt and about the Indians' long walk away from their home village. It was a sad story, but God went with them. I love Mark too, and I sang up front with him in the band. He said I was going to be a famous singer. I'm going to sing with him for the talent show. Maybe the Tree Song, if nobody else wants that one. At arts and crafts, I made a lantern, a picture frame and a puzzle with my picture on it. It was very pretty. One of the pieces got lost and Marla found a new one for me. We took a rest time after lunch, but I wasn't sleepy. Marla said I could draw or make my puzzle go together. I wore my new camp shirt today, and put on my swimming suit for the beach this afternoon, under my shirt. We had to see some dancers doing African dances at the big top. It was a nice day. One of the dancers asked me to help, so I did. Lots of us helped out. It was OK and fun. We went swimming in Lake Michigan this afternoon. It was windy, but fun. I didn't want to get my hair wet. Marla said I didn't have to. She didn't get her hair wet either. We left the beach early to take a shower at the bath house and get ready for dinner. I got dressed again. We had a carnival and I got some cotton candy. Yum! I did ring toss and a relay. There was a clown with white make up and colors. She was funny and made balloons. She gave me a dog balloon. Doc talked after that. He told a story about helping others far away from home. That's what I'm going to do tomorrow. Tomorrow is the talent show. I'm nervous to sing, but Mark said I'd be good at it tomorrow. There are a lot of campers and counselors here. Some of them are my new friends. Some of them are just my old friends. I like Marla. She goes to Grand Valley and is going to teach kids. She's my special friend forever. Marla helped me before bedtime tonight. She said I was her new friend. She wrote this journal while I just talked, right now. Marla and me are laughing right now. She's writing this down. I hope I don't have any bad dreams, and have angels around my bed-like the song. I wonder what will happen tomorrow. Good night. |
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