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For Immediate Release
January 8, 2007

Contact:
Matthew M. Hoidal, Esq., Camp Sunshine
(207) 655-3800

Dan Shaw, Shaw Brothers
(207) 839-2552

Web Site: http://www.CampSunshine.org

Shaw Brothers Construction Pledges $250,000 to Camp Sunshine to Help Expand Facilities and Program

Camp Sunshine in Casco one of the only camps in U.S. that serves entire family of seriously ill children

Casco, Maine – Camp Sunshine announced today that Dan and Jon Shaw, owners of Shaw Brothers Construction, have committed $250,000 to the non-profit organization towards its endowment and capital campaign, launched recently to raise funds to expand and enhance its program assisting families of seriously ill children on a year-round basis. Specifically, the gift will be used towards the construction of a 6,000-square-foot-addition onto the camp’s family activity center.

“Shaw Brothers Construction is pleased to lend its support to Camp Sunshine,” said Dan Shaw, Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Shaw Brothers, and a Board member of Camp Sunshine. “We hope that our contribution ensures that many more families will benefit from the invaluable programs and beautiful facilities offered at Camp Sunshine.”

Camp Sunshine, located in Maine’s Sebago Lake region, provides a camp vacation at no charge to children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. The camp offers one of the only programs in the nation whose mission is to address the impact of a life-threatening illness on every member of the immediate family. While attending the various week-long camps, families are able to rebuild relationships together and meet other families facing similar challenges.

Camp Sunshine has attracted families from 44 states and 15 countries over the years, and provided a camp experience for more than 20,500 family members.

Camp Sunshine’s Board of Directors in 2006 embarked upon a $14.5 million endowment and capital campaign to help continue to expand the program year-round. To kick-off the campaign, Camp Sunshine founders and the owners of Point Sebago Resort, Anna and Larry Gould, offered a challenge where they will match gifts of $250,000 and more, up to a total of $2 million. The commitment from Shaw Brothers Construction is in response to this challenge.

Combined with other commitments received to date, the donation from Shaw Brothers Construction brings the total raised by Camp Sunshine to $6 million. Other contributors include the New Balance Foundation, the TD Banknorth Charitable Foundation, the Hancock Lumber family, and the Hannaford Charitable Foundation.

“We’re honored to receive a generous contribution from Dan and Jon Shaw and Shaw Brothers Construction, a company with a great Maine history, and a history of supporting Camp Sunshine dating back several years,” said Matthew M. Hoidal, Executive Director of Camp Sunshine. “Shaw Brothers Construction has been a great partner over the years, providing financial contributions, in-kind support, and numerous volunteer hours. Thanks to its past support, Shaw Brothers Construction has helped us serve many families from Maine. Their support today will help us expand this important program and enhance our facilities, bringing more comfort to families throughout Maine, New England and the U.S.”

Before this gift, Shaw Brothers Construction had given more than $70,000 to Camp Sunshine since 2001, in addition to in-kind support valued in excess of $50,000.

Founded in 1984, Camp Sunshine was the first and remains one of the only
camps in the nation whose sole focus is on serving the entire family, and not just the sick child. The program is free of charge to all families, and includes 24-hour onsite medical and psychosocial support. Bereavement groups also are offered for families who have lost a child to an illness.

For more information about Camp Sunshine’s programs and to learn more about
volunteering or making a donation, visit the camp’s website at www.campsunshine.org, or call (207) 655-3800.

Shaw Brothers Construction, Inc. is a bonded site/utility construction company founded in 1977 by Jon and Dan Shaw. Located in Gorham, Maine, Shaw Brothers has grown into one of Southern Maine's largest commercial site work contractors with more than 150 employees and hundreds of pieces of equipment.

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