We are busy planning for our 11th season here on the Cape! Applications for both staff and families will be available soon. Applications can be found on our website - www.dreamdayoncapecod.org - under 'Camp Nan-Ke-Rafe'.
Stay tuned!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
2009 Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer opportunities
1. Fund raising – get involved in one of our special events committees: Golf, Bass and Blue Fish Tournament, Nun Run 5K
2.One day events – Sunshine Sundays – spring and fall dates
3.Camp: Meal Support – help prepare a meal or two a week during our 6-week summer camp, Arts/crafts, General Milieu Support, Bus driver, Special programming
4.Camp Nan-Ke-Rafe Property Support: Spring Clean up – painting, raking, maintenance, cleaning, Landscaping, Trail maintenance, Fall Close down – painting, maintenance, cleaning, closing up cabins, Playground improvements
5. Adopt-A-Cabin
1. Fund raising – get involved in one of our special events committees: Golf, Bass and Blue Fish Tournament, Nun Run 5K
2.One day events – Sunshine Sundays – spring and fall dates
3.Camp: Meal Support – help prepare a meal or two a week during our 6-week summer camp, Arts/crafts, General Milieu Support, Bus driver, Special programming
4.Camp Nan-Ke-Rafe Property Support: Spring Clean up – painting, raking, maintenance, cleaning, Landscaping, Trail maintenance, Fall Close down – painting, maintenance, cleaning, closing up cabins, Playground improvements
5. Adopt-A-Cabin
Dream Day Wish List
Our Dream Day 2009 Wish List:
Beach wheelchair
Shop vacuum
Office supplies
Printer paper
Light bulbs – preferably energy efficient
Trash bags – heavy duty
Paper products
Toilet paper
Paper towels
Cups/plates
napkins
Serve ware platters
Cleaning products- all purpose spray
Water bottles
DVD player
Movie screen/projector
Karaoke machine
Ping pong table
Computer
Computer printer
Arts/crafts supplies
t-shirts for tie-dye – all sizes
dye [all colors]
rubber bands
Plastic shower curtain liners
Fishing rods – child and adult sizes
Life jackets – all sizes
Shrubs/plantings – for shady environment
Bug spray
First Aid Supplies
Sunscreen
Flashlights
Batteries
Volleyball net
Badminton net
For more information contact Dream Day at 774 994 7346
Beach wheelchair
Shop vacuum
Office supplies
Printer paper
Light bulbs – preferably energy efficient
Trash bags – heavy duty
Paper products
Toilet paper
Paper towels
Cups/plates
napkins
Serve ware platters
Cleaning products- all purpose spray
Water bottles
DVD player
Movie screen/projector
Karaoke machine
Ping pong table
Computer
Computer printer
Arts/crafts supplies
t-shirts for tie-dye – all sizes
dye [all colors]
rubber bands
Plastic shower curtain liners
Fishing rods – child and adult sizes
Life jackets – all sizes
Shrubs/plantings – for shady environment
Bug spray
First Aid Supplies
Sunscreen
Flashlights
Batteries
Volleyball net
Badminton net
For more information contact Dream Day at 774 994 7346
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Dream comes true for Dream Day Sun Jan 04, 2009
Rich Eldred - Cape Codder Newspaper
BREWSTER -
Dream Day on Cape Cod is now the owner of 14 acres in Brewster, thanks to a donation from Cape Cod Camp Corporation.
“It’s important because we can make the long term investments we hoped we could in actual capital projects,” explained Dream Day’s executive director Kathleen Giorgio. “We’re thrilled to say to the wonderful families we serve, we’re here for you for the long haul.”
CCCC runs the 4-H Camp Farley in Mashpee and also has owned Camp Nan-Ke-Rafe behind Nickerson State Park on the shores of Rafe Pond since 1993. The Camp Fire girls built the camp in 1971 and eventually transferred the property to the corporation.
Dream Day on Cape Cod was founded in 1993 as well. It provides a haven for children and families with life threatening illnesses, giving them a respite from the grind of dealing with the disease.
“Our mission is to bring a ray of sunshine into the lives of families,” Giorgio said. “The prime way we do that is at Camp Nan-Ke-Rafe for six weeks in the summer. They spend so much time at doctors’ offices and hospitals this is an opportunity for families to get away and create long-lasting family memories.”
Dream Day was using a camp in Sandwich but switched to the Brewster locale in 1998.
“They have invested in physical improvements and become quite enamored of the facility,” said CCCC executive director Mike Campbell. “They approached us wanting to know if we could be persuaded to transfer the property and we decided it would be a good use for the campground because they have a wonderful mission.”
Dream Day had been leasing the camp for a nominal fee.
“It was tremendously generous of them,” Giorgio said of the donation. “This is the prize of a lot of people’s generosity and work.”
Children and families usually spend a week at the camp in one of the cabins. The camp is open through July and August but also ran a holiday weekend two weeks ago that was filled.
The 4-H camp had run a teen program at Camp Nan-Ke-Rafe before leasing it to Dream Day.
“They were looking for a place for respite camping and decided it would be a nice little spot,” Campbell said.
The youngsters and families can swim in the pond, hike Nickerson State Park or use the camp as a base for activities such as whale watches, fishing, going to the seashore, baseball games etc.
The campground is sufficiently specialized to handle the physical and medical condition of their tenants.
“It’s a cute little place,” said Campbell. “They’ve got a lodge, maybe eight cabins, at least one is used for offices. The rest are small little cabins that house individual families.”
Camp Farley also sold Dream Day 2.6 acres adjacent to the campground for the cost of $63,000, for which Dream Day received an anonymous donation of $62,000 to help cover that expense.
“We hope to continue serving the families we support and to welcome even more families,” said Giorgio. “We’ll update the buildings from a structural standpoint and update the grounds to be more accessible. It’s a special little parcel of land out there.”
BREWSTER -
Dream Day on Cape Cod is now the owner of 14 acres in Brewster, thanks to a donation from Cape Cod Camp Corporation.
“It’s important because we can make the long term investments we hoped we could in actual capital projects,” explained Dream Day’s executive director Kathleen Giorgio. “We’re thrilled to say to the wonderful families we serve, we’re here for you for the long haul.”
CCCC runs the 4-H Camp Farley in Mashpee and also has owned Camp Nan-Ke-Rafe behind Nickerson State Park on the shores of Rafe Pond since 1993. The Camp Fire girls built the camp in 1971 and eventually transferred the property to the corporation.
Dream Day on Cape Cod was founded in 1993 as well. It provides a haven for children and families with life threatening illnesses, giving them a respite from the grind of dealing with the disease.
“Our mission is to bring a ray of sunshine into the lives of families,” Giorgio said. “The prime way we do that is at Camp Nan-Ke-Rafe for six weeks in the summer. They spend so much time at doctors’ offices and hospitals this is an opportunity for families to get away and create long-lasting family memories.”
Dream Day was using a camp in Sandwich but switched to the Brewster locale in 1998.
“They have invested in physical improvements and become quite enamored of the facility,” said CCCC executive director Mike Campbell. “They approached us wanting to know if we could be persuaded to transfer the property and we decided it would be a good use for the campground because they have a wonderful mission.”
Dream Day had been leasing the camp for a nominal fee.
“It was tremendously generous of them,” Giorgio said of the donation. “This is the prize of a lot of people’s generosity and work.”
Children and families usually spend a week at the camp in one of the cabins. The camp is open through July and August but also ran a holiday weekend two weeks ago that was filled.
The 4-H camp had run a teen program at Camp Nan-Ke-Rafe before leasing it to Dream Day.
“They were looking for a place for respite camping and decided it would be a nice little spot,” Campbell said.
The youngsters and families can swim in the pond, hike Nickerson State Park or use the camp as a base for activities such as whale watches, fishing, going to the seashore, baseball games etc.
The campground is sufficiently specialized to handle the physical and medical condition of their tenants.
“It’s a cute little place,” said Campbell. “They’ve got a lodge, maybe eight cabins, at least one is used for offices. The rest are small little cabins that house individual families.”
Camp Farley also sold Dream Day 2.6 acres adjacent to the campground for the cost of $63,000, for which Dream Day received an anonymous donation of $62,000 to help cover that expense.
“We hope to continue serving the families we support and to welcome even more families,” said Giorgio. “We’ll update the buildings from a structural standpoint and update the grounds to be more accessible. It’s a special little parcel of land out there.”
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