Since 1987, Sunshine has been trusted by families and healthcare providers to make dreams come true for 7,000 kids across Canada. Sunshine Foundation is the only national Canadian charity to provide individual dreams to children with severe physical disabilities (such as spina bifida or cerebral palsy) as well as life-threatening illnesses. In fact, 80% of Sunshine Kids are challenged by a severe
physical disability. Sunshine is the legacy of a father’s love for his son. After losing his teenage son to muscular dystrophy, a London, Ontario police officer created Sunshine Foundation to brighten the lives of other children and families by fulfilling their most cherished dreams. Dreams come in all shapes and sizes - from meeting a sports hero to seeing a foreign country, or having a special gift like an adaptive bicycle. Sunshine was the first organization to bring DreamLifts to Canadian children. Sunshine’s one-day, whirlwind DreamLift adventures transport approximately 80 children by plane to an exciting destination such as a Disney theme park. Caring for children means caring for families. Sunshine’s goal is not to be the largest, but to be the best for the families that entrust us with the dreams of their children.
