Sunrise On Wheels - Play Games with Children with Cancer - In Hospital

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Sunrise on Wheels is a truly heartwarming and exciting year-round project to have come out of our Sunrise Day Camp summer program, bringing the day camp experience right into the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology department of Maimonides Medical Center. The program is held on Tuesdays from 10:00 AM -2:00 PM.

Throughout the year, so many of our Sunrise campers spend countless hours sitting in the waiting rooms of their outpatient clinics, or even longer days and weeks as an inpatient, anticipating lab work, checkups, chemotherapy and medical treatment. This experience can be long, monotonous, and even frightening; a powerful counterpoint to the laughter and joy of a Sunrise program. .

Sunrise on Wheels’ trained volunteers and staff are now rolling our magical camp trunk filled with toys, puzzles, games, arts and crafts, and special surprises into inpatient and outpatient units. We bring to these children classic games such as Uno, Spot It and Let's Go Fishing. As the children dig deeper into the magical trunk, they find board games such as Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders, Head Banz, Othello, Connect 4 and Trouble. Reach into the trunk even further, and arts and crafts supplies like coloring books, stickers, Rainbow Loom, duct tape, markers, and paints will burst through to the surface. There are quiet games for individual children and daily group activities so everyone can play together. Sunrise on Wheels also offers an extra special themed art project each week for the children, coinciding with holidays and special events. Our magical trunk is constantly changing, and our children and families continue to be surprised at every new Sunrise on Wheels session.

If you would like to learn more about Sunrise on Wheels, please contact:

David Lutzker, Director of Sunrise Experience

dlutzker@sijcc.com

718-475-5119