Brooklyn Nets and Maimonides spread holiday cheer for children with cancer
It was a slam dunk for the Brooklyn Nets organization and its official hospital, Maimonides Medical Center. On December 19, the two organizations teamed up with Sunrise Day Camp, the only full summer day camp dedicated to children with cancer, to throw a Christmas party for the out-patients of the hospital. The celebration included food, music and gift-giving, as well as a visit from the Brooklyn Nets mascot, the BrooklyKnight.
“It’s a wonderful distraction for the kids that are here because they are not concentrating on needles or anything,” said CEO of Sunrise Day Camp, Arnie Preminger. “Rather, they’re thinking about what kind of fun they are going to have today. That’s what children should be doing.”
The day camp also created the Sunrise on Wheels program which includes a tie-dye colored truck that travels to seven area hospitals to provide sick children with games and activities.