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John and Susan Bohill, Dave and myself went to Camp Sunshine this morning in Casco, Maine to deliver the money we raised at the benefit show a few weeks back at the Bohill’s Black Bear Cafe. After handing over the loot — all $1200 — were treated to an eye-openeing tour by Events Coordinator Ashley Riley. I knew they provided summer fun, joy and respite to kids with life-threatening ailments and their families, but I didn’t realize how beautiful the campus was on the shores of Sebago Lake.

In addition to the things you expect to find at a summer camp, they had 18 holes of mini golf, a full disc golf course, a herd of yurts, indoor and age-appropriate game rooms and homemade quilts on every bed. Around-the-clock medical support  is provided in their own clinic. There’s also psychosocial and bereavement programs. The staff and volunteers do it all year round, for kids from all over the country and around the world. And everyone comes for free.

Our little check is just a drop in the big bucket they need to fill to keep Camp Sunshine going and growing, but we are humbled and proud to lend even a small hand to support such a squidtastic organization. Learn more about them, and where to mail your own check by going to: www.campsunshine.org.

- TROY.

What: Pizza buffet and Squid Jiggers concert at The Black Bear Cafe to benefit Camp Sunshine

Where: 215 Roosevelt Trail (Route 302), Naples, ME 04055

When: November 19, 2010, doors open at 6:30 p.m., concert at 8 p.m.

How much: $20 in advance or at the door

Tickets: At the Black Bear Cafe, or buy with a credit card at 1-866-655-7171

Camp Sunshine – www.campsunshine.org

Nestled alongside the shores of beautiful Sebago Lake, Camp Sunshine provides respite, support, joy and hope to children with life-threatening illnesses and their immediate families through various stages of a child’s illness. The year-round program is free of charge to all families, and includes 24-hour onsite medical and psychosocial support. Bereavement groups are also offered for families who have lost a child to an illness. In 2010, nearly 800 families from across the nation and around the world attended Camp Sunshine.

Black Bear Cafe – www.theblackbearcafe.com

The BBC is an authentic Irish pub in the heart of the Lakes Region. Created in the spirit of country pubs in southern Ireland, the Irish owner, John Bohill, formerly of County Waterford, Ireland, assures the tradition and ambiance of a true “public house” is presented to each and every guest that visits. All staff have been trained to pour a perfect pint, and while they are devoted to traditional Irish Fare, they also embrace good food including steaks, salads, seafood, burgers and seriously good pizza — using the best ingredients, with great pride. The goal is to create an exceptional experience every time you visit in an environment that is fun, friendly and exuberant; in Ireland this is called “craic.”