August 14, 2009
Dear Danielle (and the entire Staff of Sunshine Kids Camp),
This letter is being written to express the wonderful experience that both my children and we, as parents, had with your summer camp. This is, by far, the best camp we have ever attended.
Each morning all three of my children looked forward to getting up and out as quickly as possible to experience the new adventures that were scheduled for that day. Being bored was never discussed. There was such a wide variety of activities that were offered. With the schedules changing weekly it gave them something to look forward to each Monday morning as they checked the board to see what was in store for their week.
The peace of mind as a parent that all three children were having the time of their lives, meeting new friends, experienceing new activities, and were safe and nurtured was a great comfort.
Your Directors, Counselors, Staff, etc. are extremely caring towards the children and always had time to speak to a parent when necessary. I always felt welcome by everyone when I came to pick up or just to watch what was going on.
L., my oldest child, enjoyed receiving her service hours for assisting the Counselors and Directors with different activities. The Zip Line was great fun for her. K., my middle child, really loved the skate park but did not spend all his time there. He wanted to try new things and gain the entire camp experience. He also really enjoyed the Zip Line each week. A., my youngest, really loved her couselors and the life guards. Horseback riding was the highlight of her summer.
I have to give everyone at the camp the highest praise with how emergency situations were handled. The day there were tornado warnings in Central Carroll County I arrived to pick up. It was quickly stated we were under the tornado warnings and no children were able to walk to the front until it had expired. I was able to go back to the building where the children were watching movies and still having great fun. The control everyone had with this situation was outstanding. (By the way, this tornado went through our front yard. It was a real threat.)
We all look forward to another great camp year in the summer of 2010.
Best regards,
Laura Manspeaker
(An
expert opinion: a 7-year-old's testimonial!)
If you want to have some fun this summer, come to Sunshine Kids
Camp! Every day, you will do about four or five physical activities,
not counting walking to all of them. By the end of the summer, you
will be in very good shape.
There is at least one activity to please everyone. Some of the
activities are BMX, rock wall, swimming in the giant pool, jousting
(not with real horses), dodge ball, kick ball, rollerblading, scootering,
Moon Bounce, and paint ball. My favorite is BMX.
But if that isn’t a good enough reason for you, how about
the Snack Shack? They sell lots of candy and soda there. They also
sell snowballs and soft pretzels. Just ask your counselor if you can
go to Snack Shack and they might let you, or they might not.
Another cool activity is the cook out every Friday. You can have
a hot dog or a hamburger. They have lots of food to go with it, like
Chips Ahoy or potato chips. Fridays are fun at camp because they are
really relaxed. On Fridays, you also get to watch special presentations
at the stage, like dancers, a magician, or a scientist with science
experiments.
Probably the best reason of all to come to camp is that, if you
don’t go, you’ll have a very boring summer and no fun.
So if you want to join the fun this summer, come to Sunshine Kids
Camp!
August 14, 2009
Dear Danielle,
A special Thank You needs to be passed along to Ms. April.
A., my youngest child and in the Kindergarten group, has separation anxiety when I drop off in the morning. She took a real special liking to Ms. April. Every morning when we arrived at 8:00 she looked forward to "hanging out" with Ms. April at the Jumbo, until they broke into their groups. No tears, no clinging. She was happy to be at camp all day.
Ms. April always acknowledged and showed A. she was excited to see her each morning. This made A. feel important. Ms. April seemed to understand my situation. This made life a lot easier for me as I headed to work. I knew A. was happy and wanted to be at Sunshine Kids Camp.
Thank you again for a wonderful experience!
Laura Manspeaker
August 26, 2005
Sunshine Kids Club
Danielle Fleegle
175 Klee Mill Road
Sykesville, MD 21784
Dear Danielle:
I wanted to take the opportunity to personally thank you for a wonderful
and rewarding summer experience for my son, Josh Squires. The camp
truly exceeded all of our expectations! You and your Staff have completely
gone out of your way to make sure that everything was perfect! The
structure and organization of Sunshine Kids Club is second to none.
I also want to commend the Sunshine Kids Club Directors, Counselors
and Staff on their professionalism and sincere caring for our children.
The interaction and positive words of encouragement has made this
summer a very memorable experience. Josh is already looking forward
to attending camp again next summer.
I want to pass along a great big "thank you" to Chaz
Smith. During this summer, Chaz has proven to be very versatile...Director,
Van Driver, Babysitter, and last but not least, Guardian Angel! Chaz
is dependable and reliable, proving to be a positive role model for
our children. I can't say enough great things about him!
Our experience has been such a positive one, that we have enrolled
Josh in Sunshine Kids Club before and after school program for the
2005 — 2006 school year. With the high caliber of individuals
that you have employed, I know that I have made the right decision.
Thanks again!
Sincerely,
Wendy Squires
3208 Hooper Road
New Windsor, MD
August 8, 2005
Sunshine Kids Club Camp
Re: Nicholas F. Dull
Dear Danielle,
I wanted to express my gratitude towards the time, energy and patience
that you and your staff have demonstrated towards my son, Nicholas
through out this past summer. Everyone has been so wonderful and Nicholas
has made so many buddies. He comes home smiling everyday :o) From
what I have heard, Chas has really stood out and stepped up to the
plate being the one to help Nicholas out on occasions when he was
in need of some "down time" or feeling some higher levels
of frustration and/or anxiety. Chas has been his "rock"
so many times and I appreciate the trust and comfort that Nicholas
has found with him. I can not thank him enough. He truly has a gift
and talent with the kids and you are fortunate to have someone like
him on your team. But I do not want to leave out all of the others
that have also played a big part in Nicholas's success this summer
such as Corey, Courtney, Mike and Robbie and please forgive me if
I have left anyone out. You have many talented counselors and support
staff.
What you and your staff actually have done is to allow a child
who has some unfortunate emotion/learning challenges in his life,
to have a great time, to be a kid just like everyone else, to smile,
laugh and have wonderful memories of the summer. Your camp has allowed
him to feel as if he is just like everyone else and has provided confidence
and learning experiences that are extremely valuable. Most standard
camps and centers would not allow nor provide such an opportunity
to a child with such challenges. I cannot thank you all enough. Overall,
I would hope that Nicholas did extremely well this summer and in comparison
to last year.
I hope the remainder of your summer is a safe and happy one.
Sincerely,
August 8, 2005
Sunshine Camp
Re: Nicholas Dull – last day is today, August 8th
Dear Chas (please forgive me if I have misspelled your name),
I wanted to thank you sincerely for all that you have done for
Nicholas this past summer. You have had such a wonderful impact on
my son and have helped him through many difficult situations. Your
patience and how you interact with these kids is amazing and your
passion for helping them to make good choices and to be successful
shines through even more.
Nicholas, despite his emotional and learning challenges, has
been able to interact with all kids, laugh, smile and have fun thanks
to you and the staff at Sunshine. I cannot thank you enough as he
will cherish these memories always. I have also sent a letter to Danielle
expressing similar gratitude to all but I know you have played a special
role here which deserves a special thank you!
You have and will continue to have a positive impact on my son
even beyond summer camp.
cc: Danielle Fleagle
April 6, 2006
To: Sunshine Kids Club Camp
Sykesville, Maryland
Dear Ms. Danielle Fleegle,
Our son has attended Sunshine Kids Club Camp for approximately
seven years and it has been a wonderful experience for him over all
of those years. He absolutely loves the camp and the staff and is
enthusiastic to return each summer. For the last several years, he
has served in the role of Support Staff for the camp, which has permitted
him to earn approximately 580 hours of community service time. These
community service hours count towards the high school graduation community
service requirements. Participating in the role of Support Staff has
been wonderful for our son in that he has matured and has learned
responsibility outside the home. Recently, Joe was awarded a black
belt in Ninjitsu (Karate), and he currently helps to train younger
students at his marital arts academy. I feel that working as a Support
Staffer at the camp has helped him to relate well to younger children.
While being a Support Staffer at the camp, he remains active
all day participating in camp activities and assisting the camp counselors
in their duties of directing activities such as swimming, sports and
arts/crafts. In addition, the camp counselors have served as excellent
role models for our son and the other children at Sunshine. Another
wonderful thing about Sunshine, is that the majority of the camp counselors
return year after year; therefore the children do not have to go through
a yearly adjustment to new counselors, as is true of most camps. In
addition, Sunshine Kids Club’s counselors and other staff are
trained in education in college and/or are actually employed in local
school systems as teachers or aids.
I highly recommend Sunshine Kids Club Camp to all families who
are looking for a fun and safe place for their children to be during
the summer and if they desire to see their children grow in terms
of responsibility, I recommend that they work in the role of Support
Staff for the camp. Now that our son is older, he would like to have
a summer job and would like more than anything to work as a Counselor
in Training at Sunshine Kids Club Camp. I think that those years of
service as a Support Staffer will be helpful in enabling him to qualify
for the job that he would love to hold.
Sincerely,
The Hodge Family
