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Your Gift Changes Lives Thank You!

Mental-health boosting dreams: a launching pad for brighter, more hopeful futures Imagine a child watching as their friends play without them. Now imagine that same child missing school to be driven to and from medical appointment after medical appointment. Sounds scary and lonely, doesn’t it? This is a glimpse of what life looks like for a Sunshine child who has to deal with tough medical conditions, isolation, and loneliness. At Sunshine, we bring joy and hope to young people living with severe physical disabilities by providing mental-health boosting dream experiences. Our work is unique, as we do not provide a last wish, but an opportunity to ignite positivity and confidence, helping them break barriers and write a brighter future story for themselves. Sunshine Dream Program 2021 Sunshine has two dream programs that help change the lives of kids and youth: Sunshine Dreams, a customized experience for youth ages 7-17, and Sunshine DreamLift, a one-day adventure to a Disney theme park for a plane full of kids. While the world works on resolving the pandemic, Sunshine continues to work closely with dreamers on pandemic-safe programming that provides a future-boosting opportunity for them. Some of the categories that inspire their dreams include: • Tech Gear: Entertain, connect with peers, and inspire a future career. • Connection: Improve morale, companionship, and support. • Outdoor Adventure: Fun and discovery outdoors with friends and family. • Creativity & Style: Turn passions into career opportunities. Help improve mood, provide tactile stimulation, and support friendships. • Fitness and Fun Movement: Get moving, have fun, be part of a team, and compete with peers.

Why Sunshine? Why now? Even prior to the pandemic, the youth we serve were at a 51% greater risk for developing mental health conditions. Contributing to this risk are limitations in being able to en- gage in activities that support their development, months of COVID-levels of isolation, and being unable to see loved ones when they want. Add in financial stress, anxieties, and now their mental well-being is at further risk. For many of the kids we serve, a Sunshine Dream experience can be the only hopeful thing they have and plays an essential role in their health management. For the foreseeable future, Sunshine will be focusing on delivering dreams that do not involve travel as many of our dreamers are immunocompromised. This creates opportunity to expand our programming to meet the needs of the approximately 60,000 kids living with severe physical disabilities in Canada who qualify. Your Gift Changes a Life Forever Abeer, age 15 Scott, age 20 Payton, age 12 Windsor, ON Hammonds Plains, NS Lower Sackville, NS Dream: Relaxing Bedroom Dream: “Scott’s Cave” Dream: The Ultimate Teen Abeer now has a space Scott’s Cave is filled with his Get-away Room Makeover where she can get away favourite things: trains and Payton loves being a teen from her busy family, hang games. The local train club but gets frustrated when out with her friends, and helped with his dream and her sisters are able to do relax. She was most excited has inducted Scott as an things she can’t. She is for her comfy bed. honourary member, making thankful for her own space new friends for life! to relax and recharge.

Thank You! You help change lives by believing in the power of dreams. Your gift helps provide mental- health boosting futures by fulfilling dreams for kids living with severe physical disabilities. Our alumni often share their life-changing stories and how they’ve gained confidence, resilience, and a positive outlook though their dream experience, which continues to help them through life’s challenges. Thank you! Ways you can make an even BIGGER difference Take action with these other ways to give strategically to Sunshine. You have the power to make a child’s dream come true. Monthly Giving Make a lasting impact by giving monthly. These special donors ensure that each and every Sunshine child receives their dream. Plus, you manage your budget by choosing an affordable amount to give each month. Sunshine benefits because we can budget better and plan for long-term impact, and worry less about fundraising so we can focus on our goal to fulfill over 40 dreams in 2021. You can make these dreams come true today by joining our Sunshine monthly giving program. Employee Matching Does your company offer matching opportunities? By making use of a corporate gift matching program offered by your place of work, your gift to Sunshine can be doubled or even tripled! Stay Connected I hope you stay connected with us. Here are two ways you can keep in touch! • Sign up for our e-newsletter • Follow us on social media (links below) Plus, I’d love to know what inspired your gift! Please email and connect with me, Brittany Kosir, at [email protected] sunshine.ca Charitable Registration #12995 4822 RR0001