WHERE You’ll BE Staying , whose your family pal and more!
Welcome to your Hynes Family assignment page! Here you’ll find all the details that will help you feel right at home for the weekend, including your Family Pal (your dedicated chaperone), your cabin assignment, the family you’ll be sharing your space with, and your color group.
Each of these selections was thoughtfully arranged in hopes of creating a fun, supportive, and connected experience for your family!
Your Family Pal for Sun Escape 2026 is CORTNEY TABAKELIS
Cortney has constantly tried to push her limits in life despite her EPP. When asked what volunteering at Sun Escape means to her Cortney, a returning volunteer the past two years, wrote “I love helping give these kids a chance to experience camp with other people who have similar sun problems. I wish I had something like this growing up. I cannot wait to meet my assigned family and have the best weekend.”
Contacting Cortney
We encourage our families to reach out to their assigned volunteer via email prior to the start of camp to introduce themselves and get familiar prior to the start of Sun Escape. Cortney’s email is below. We have also shared with Cortney your family’s primary email address on file should she wish to also introduce herself or get in contact with you for anything Sun Escape related (ex: checking in with you about your expected arrival time)
lifelivedfearless@gmail.com
Your Cabin & Color Grouping Information
At Sun Escape, each family is assigned a color group to help guide the flow of the weekend. While many activities are enjoyed together, your color determines the schedule your family will follow for certain program areas. Your cabin will match your assigned color, making it easy to stay connected with your group throughout the weekend.
Your assigned color group is YELLOW
The Families in Your Yellow Group Will Be
The Lazarus Family - EPP (South Carolina)
The Bovet Family - SOLAR URTICARIA (New York)
The Delorme Family - EPP (California)
The Komon Family - EPP (New York)
The Ouimet Family - EPP (Canada)
The Hynes Family - EPP (New Jersey)
The Wilt-Helmick Family - EPP (West Virginia)
The Mitchell Family - EPP (California)
You will be staying in our Pocono Cabin with the Ouimet Family
We are extremely excited for you to meet this Canadian family of four who is making the trip to the states with their EPP daughter, Agathe. The family has joined late in the pre camp process after we had an initial family drop out but the Ouimet family shared that “it means the world to us that our daughter will finally get to meet other kids with EPP just like her. She really feels alone having this condition. We never had the chance to meet other people with this condition yet. You have no idea how excited we are to meet you!”
As a reminder, each family will have their own private side of the cabin which includes a bedroom and bathroom. Both families will share a common area. Should your family wish to connect with the Ouimet Family prior to Sun Escape, you can reach out to the family via their email address below. They have your email as well. While encouraged, connecting is not required.
We cannot wait to see your family soon!
