$550K in state funding going to Staten Island camp serving kids with cancer
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On Friday, State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton announced that $550,000 in state funding will support the Lucille & Jay Chazanoff Sunrise Day Camp–Staten Island, operated by the Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC of Staten Island.
“Sunrise gives so many children the opportunity to look forward to summer, to have fun with their siblings and friends, and to just feel like kids again — regardless of how sick they are,“ said Scarcella-Spanton, who represents the North Shore of Staten Island. ”As a mom, I can’t think of anything more important than making sure these children have the chance to experience summer camp in a place where they are understood, supported and surrounded by care."
Scarcella-Spanton was recently joined by JCC of Staten Island CEO Orit Lender, camp namesake Jay Chazanoff, Gail Castellano, Kim Avis, the DiMaggio and Collela families, and Sunrise Day Camp staff at a press conference held at the JCC of Staten Island.
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