Volunteers from the All-Volunteer Ocean City Cape Atlantic Chapter of the Sunshine Foundation will hold their 29th Annual Sunshine Golf Classic, sponsored by the Messner Foundation, on Monday, September 9th at the Greate Bay Country Club.
Money raised will answer the dreams of Leilani Castillo Guzman, and other children. Leilani, age 9, has been diagnosed with Turner syndrome, a lifelong condition which can cause a variety of medical and developmental problems. Leilani dreams of spending quality time with her brothers and family, while meeting her favorite characters at Disney World.
Film and picture crews are invited to attend the tournament’s Dream Come True Presentation starting at 5:45pm on Monday, September 9th located at 901 Mays Landing Rd, Somers Point, NJ 08244. (Dream Come True Presentation for Leilani and interview opportunities with Chapter President, Cathy DiMarco, and Sunshine Foundation president, Kate Sample).
The golf tournament was founded in 1995 by volunteers from the All-Volunteer Ocean City Cape Atlantic Chapter of the Sunshine Foundation. The tournament continues to be organized and run by local volunteers and has sent over 100 children and their families to Universal Studios, LEGOLAND Florida, Disney World, SeaWorld, and the Sunshine Foundation Dream Village in Central Florida over the years.
The annual golf tournament has also answered many Special Dreams: shopping sprees, computers and iPads, meeting celebrities, above ground swimming pools, family trips, cruises, adaptive tricycles and other special needs equipment. The goal for this tournament is to raise money to sponsor dreams for children served by the Sunshine Foundation. More event information available at https://sunshinefoundation.org/golf-classic-2024/
Sunshine Foundation answers the dreams of children, ages three through eighteen, who have severe or profound physical/developmental/intellectual challenges or trauma from physical/sexual abuse, and whose families have limited income. Children with lifelong conditions such as spina bifida, cerebral palsy, level 3 severe autism, Down syndrome, hydrocephalus, severe epilepsy, Sickle Cell Disease, blindness, deafness, and many others. These are children that may be turned away from other national wish-granting organizations that require a life-threatening or critical diagnosis.
Since 1976, Sunshine Foundation has spread Sunshine into the lives of more than 42,500 children. Proud to be the Top-Rated Wish-Granting Organization in America with a perfect 100% score on Charity Navigator and “A” Rated on CharityWatch! For more information or to refer a child for a dream, please visit www.sunshinefoundation.org.
