2024 End of Year Director’s Message

(See below for a link to the 2024 Sunshine Group babysitters list!)

Hello Sunshine Families,

Thank you for another amazing summer! The Sunshine Group had so much fun during our 6 weeks together. We are so grateful that you are a part of our program. The summer would not be the same without your children! We have enjoyed seeing their smiles, cheering on their successes, watching them try new things, and seeing them make new friends. We are very proud of all that they have accomplished this summer!

As always, a highlight of the summer was the talent show. Thank you for showing up in record numbers to cheer on your child and their friends! We love showcasing our students’ many talents and giving them an opportunity to shine! And another thank you for your attendance and support at the end-of-year carnival, especially our volunteers who helped run the food stations and the dunk tank!

We are also very thankful for the Town of Medway’s support of our program through a budget increase that made a large impact on our program this summer. The increased budget has allowed us to include more children in our program, improve student-to-staff ratios, and has allowed us to recruit and hire experienced staff members with experience working with children with disabilities.

We’d also like to give a shout-out to our amazing sponsors! Charles River Bank supported our program by donating our t-shirts, and The Little Gym in Medway made a generous donation to our program as well! We are looking forward to collaborating with both businesses in the future. If you have any connections with other Medway businesses or organizations, please let us know! We are always looking to form new partnerships. Donations allow us to enrich our program, offer scholarships to families in need, and help us to afford special activities during the summer.

Lastly, The Sunshine Group wouldn’t be possible without our dedicated staff. They have worked hard this summer, and we are proud to share them with you in the off-season! If you are in need of childcare, many counselors are available to babysit throughout the school year. Please contact them with this 2024 Sunshine Group Babysitters List!

Thank you again for sharing your children with us this summer, and we hope to see you all again for Sunshine Summer 2025! Applications will be posted during February vacation. If you sign up for our blog, you will be notified by email when they are posted.
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Take Care,

The Sunshine Group

Sunshine Town!

During field, kids played mosquito tag, creature hunt, water spill and drip, drip, drop.

During crafts, kids made creations to hang in our art gallery. Choice was basketball, waterslide, and playground.

During pick a project, kids made instruments, fairy houses, soap boats and played with I-Spy bottles.

The last hour of our day was spent on the Sunshine Town! We had many stations for kids to enjoy. There was a doctor’s office, a grocery store, a tattoo parlor, a nail salon, an animal shelter, police and fire stations, a library, a music shop, a construction site, an airport, a clothing store, a pizza shop, a post office, a car wash, a fortune teller, and a bus that helped Sunshine residents get around! It was so fun to play all together as one group!

See you tomorrow. We are looking forward to the pool!

-The Sunshine Group