Sudbury Camps For Kids Affected By Cancer Gets $100,000
SUDBURY, MA — A Sudbury camp that serves childhood cancer patients and survivors has received a $100,000, four-year grant from the Cummings Foundation, one of just a few nonprofits in the state to get such a large award.
Camp Casco — "casco" is Spanish for hulk — will use the grant to fund spaces for 10 children between 7 and 17 to attend the camp's overnight program over the next four summers. The camp is preparing to host its summer programs for the first time in 2022 since before the coronavirus pandemic began.
“Not only does this gift fund 10 spaces at camp this year, it helps us to ensure they have a camp to return year after year, building that supportive community that helps kids facing tough situations thrive in the long-term," Camp Casco CEO and cofounder Erin Fletcher Stern said in a news release.
About 140 nonprofits in Massachusetts received Cummings Foundation grants this month as part of the Woburn-based foundation's $25 million grant program. The grants ranged from $100,000 to $500,000 each.
The foundation is the charitable arm of Cummings Properties, which operates commercial properties across the region — including the office building at 144 North Road in Sudbury.
Other local nonprofits that got awards this year include the Brazilian American Center in Framingham, Friends of the Sudbury Senior Citizens and the The MetroWest ESL Fund in Natick.
Source: Sudbury, MA Patch
