Make-A-Wish® grants a wish, on average, every 34 minutes to a child with a life-threatening medical condition. Wishes come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. Some are heartfelt or jaw-dropping – others funny or tear-jerkers. On Sunday, August 20th, a special heartfelt wish was granted to our very own Aleks G. The complexity of […]
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Meet Cosette “Coco” LaRose, an occupational therapist who this month will be celebrating her fourth year working at Sunshine! Prior to joining our staff Coco worked at Danbury Hospital in a pediatric outpatient program. Occupational Therapists help individuals improve their ability to perform tasks in their daily living and working environments. Coco’s daily routine consists
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We hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Independence Day! We had a great time here at Sunshine with festive decorations throughout our home. We turned the whole place red, white and blue! And, the children all wore red, white and blue leis, as well as fun hair decorations, hats and sunglasses. We enjoyed “patriotic tic- tac-toe,”
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A special recognition goes out to Barbara Schnapp, RN for her twenty seven years of service here at Sunshine. It goes without saying that all of Barbara’s passion, dedication, hard work, love and care will be missed by both the children and the staff. She provided the highest quality and compassionate nursing care, without exception.
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A group of talented 5th graders and their instructors from the Ossining Union Free School District visited Sunshine on a beautiful day, filling the air with joyous live music. Alana Honore conducted the orchestra while Dong Cornellus led the jazz band and Michelle Ehrenreich led the chorus in their melodies. Everyone enjoyed the energy, spirit
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In celebration of Memorial Day — we did a poll of what is the staffs favorite Memorial Day color — blue or red. The children set up a booth in the lobby and asked staff to vote for the favorite color by placing a square in the red or blue bucket. To thank the staff for their time
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Registration is OPEN with limited space for our FREE American Heart Association “Family & Friends CPR” course scheduled for Wednesday, May 17 from 5-7pm that features lifesaving skills taught in a dynamic group environment by using the AHA’s research-proven practice-while-watching technique to provide students with the most hands-on CPR practice time possible. Our “Family &
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Julianna (“Jules”) began her volunteer service at Sunshine in August of 2014 while in her junior year at Yonkers High School. During her tenure, Jules has supported many departments but her favorite is working with the babies in the Cuddles Club. Jules has rocked, consoled and comforted many babies, providing support to the nursing staff
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Sunshine’s educational programs have been again selected as a grant-funded site for a special artsHorizons™ program. artsHorizons™ mission “brings the power, the joy and positive influence of the arts into the lives of young people by making music, visual art, dance, drama, new media and creative writing an integral part of learning”. Sunshine is fortunate
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The Miracle League of Westchester founded in 2005 by Mr. Stephen Madey is the first baseball program in the region that has created a specialized baseball program specifically designed for people of all ages with disabilities. The Miracle League’s mission is to provide the opportunity for person’s with disabilities to experience the joy and benefits
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