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 LISTON FAMILY!

Greysen Liston aka PAPA G, is one of the more memorable campers you will meet at Sun Escape. He’s story is also the most unique. Shadow Jumpers & the Liston family have been on a multi year journey in getting a proper diagnosis for Greysen and his severe photosensitivity. Having to be nearly completely covered up for substantial parts of the day, tests continue to comeback negative even though collective spirits remain high. “Sun Escape has been such a highlight for our family for the past 2 years. It truly is the most peace we feel all year,” Greysen’s mom wrote. “It has helped to normalize many of our struggles, and it has been amazing to have the opportunity for Greysen to connect with peers and adults who genuinely understand what he lives everyday. There definitely is not enough space here to express how much it has meant to us to have our Shadow Jumper family.”

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.

kristinaliston@hotmail.com

Your Family’s Basic Info & Their Color Grouping

Photosensitive Condition: Undiagnosed

Primary Camper: Greysen Liston (9)

Additional Family members: Kristina Liston & Donald “Travis” Liston

Home State: Pennsylvania

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:

  • Marianna Donaghy

  • Kristen Wheeden

  • Brady Wheeden

We cannot wait to see you soon!