Your Volunteer Role and housing information

Welcome to your Volunteer assignment page! Here you’ll find all the details that will help you feel right at home for the weekend, including your volunteer assignment, your housing assignment, and a heads up to the people you can expect to be there with you during the weekend.

Each of these selections was thoughtfully arranged in hopes of creating a fun, supportive, and connected experience for you, our families and everyone.

You have been selected as a FAMILY PAL!

Family Pals are paired with a family and serve as their guide throughout the weekend. That means welcoming your family to camp, escorting them throughout their camp experience and enjoying the joys of camp with all members of the family. Your role is very important because as the initial face of Sun Escape and the family’s constant representation, you have a major part in the feel of camp and the community that is established. In short, laugh, play and care for your campers

Your assigned family for the weekend is THE DEAGON MURPHY FAMILY!

The Murphy Family and their EPP son Declan are excited to be headed to camp for their first time. “It would be so special for Declan to have something that is just for him,” wrote his mother. “I think he would benefit greatly by seeing that he is not the only one that is going through life with this condition. Vacations have been extremely difficult for our family and I think this would be a perfect opportunity! His brothers are very good about supporting his needs and I think it would be awesome for them to see him in his element with others and deepen their understanding of what others are going through. We want to help and support our Declan as much as we can and would love to gain more knowledge about his condition and mingle with others who are battling this as well.”

We encourage our volunteers to reach out to their assigned family via email prior to the start of camp to introduce themselves. The family’s email is below. We have also shared with the family your primary email should they wish to get in contact with you proactively. While highly encouraged on both ends, it is not required to reach out.

Mele_melissa@yahoo.com

Your Family’s Basic Info & Their Color Grouping

Photosensitive Condition: Erythropoietic Protoporphyria

Primary Camper: Declan Murphy (9)

Additional Family members: Melissa Murphy, Bill Murphy, Liam Murphy, Shane Murphy

Home State: New Jersey

At Sun Escape, each family is assigned a color group to help guide the flow of the weekend. While many activities are enjoyed together, this color determines the schedule your family will follow for certain program areas. Their cabin will match their assigned color, making it easy to stay connected with your group throughout the weekend.

Your family’s assigned color group is RED

The Families in The RED Group Will Be

  • The Campbell Family - EPP (Victor Mejias)

  • The Declan Murphy Family - EPP (Brady Wheeden)

  • The MacGregor Family - EPP (Shawn Willis)

  • The Stuhlsatz Family - EPP (Candace Colbert)

  • The Sullivan Family - EPP (Matthew Sims)

  • The Liston Family - UNDIAGNOSED (Ollie Donaghy)

  • The Waldrop Family - EPP (Jim Bowie)

  • The Vierin Family - EPP (Raaj Kapoor)

Your Volunteer Housing Assignment

Volunteers and support staff will not be located on cabin row; instead, they will be organized together in communal housing close to the Super Dome. Resembling a college dorm, most units accommodate 4 to 5 guests, featuring two private bedrooms, a common area, and a shared bathroom.

If you've indicated that you're traveling with a partner or family member, we will ensure that you are placed in the same room. You have been assigned to room M5 in our Medical Housing Wing, which also includes:

  • Kristen Wheeden

  • Ollie Donaghy

  • Marianna Donaghy

We cannot wait to see you soon!