The Canadian Sunshine Kids Foundation

Sunshine Kids is a non-profit foundation dedicated to children with Cancer. Founded originally in 1982 byAmerican cancer worker Rhoda Tomasco,who after working with the children, had a dream that there had to be something for them beyond the Hospital environment & so Sunshine Kids was born. Rhoda was present as Sunshine Kids celebrated its 25th Anniversary in the States in 2007Adopted by Prudential Real Estate in the U.S. in 1991 as their Charity of choice, Prudential affiliates in Canada were successful in getting Sunshine Kids registered as a Canadian Charity in 2004.Canadian Kids had been going on the 'trips' arranged by the American Sunshine Kids for many years. Four Canadian Hospitals are actively participating in the program.,they are IWK Healthcare in Halifax.