For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com DEDHAM, ME, February 24 – The Sunshine Lady Foundation is providing Camp CaPella with the means to purchase the property and facilities of the camp as part of a gift of up to $500,000 to enable and sustain independent operations of Camp CaPella for the next century and beyond. Camp CaPella provides handicapped-accessible lakefront camp experiences on Phillips Lake for children and adults with physical and developmental disabilities and their families. Camp CaPella will have an interest-free and payment-free mortgage on the property and facilities, and as Camp CaPella sustains its operations going forward, the mortgage will then be given by the Sunshine Lady Foundation to permanent ownership of and by Camp CaPella. As part of this gift, the Sunshine Lady Foundation, founded and directed by Doris Buffett, will provide up to $65,000 in matching funds for Camp CaPella to build endowment and capital funds as a safety net for costs and expenses, including camp scholarships. “Yes, this is a wonderful gift that will help us build a solid foundation for the long-term future,” notes Dana Mosher, executive director of Camp CaPella. “But it also means we must still raise money again this year for operating funds as none of these funds can be used for our current operating costs. In addition, we will need to raise money to match the foundation’s challenge grants. That will be a demanding goal in itself. This is a huge leap forward for Camp CaPella, yet it also provides the guidance for us to achieve a sustainable financial structure well into the future,” Mosher acknowledges. “But we certainly have our work cut out for us in fundraising for 2010.” Camp CaPella was launched in 1960 by United Cerebral Palsy of Maine, yet was closed for two years in 2006-7 due to budget issues. In the summer of 2008, Camp CaPella was reopened and now operates as an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. “This gift from the Sunshine Lady Foundation is great news for all of us,” ...
