It’s hard to believe that this year marks the eighteenth Courage Bowl. Eighteen years ago, I was stopped at a red light when I heard a women yell at her children in the car. When I looked over to them, they were throwing a nerf football to each other and in that moment is when I realized that this sport is so engrained in our culture that almost every child dreams of making that final touchdown. But the children I just left at Camp Good Days couldn’t dream of that. While others at their school had a very real possibility of playing on a team in their future, our campers would be unlikely to have that opportunity due to their treatment.

During this time, I was a football coach at St. John Fisher College and at our next coaches meeting I proposed to Coach Vosburgh naming our annual game with U of R the “Courage Bowl” and give some campers the opportunity to serve as honorary coaches on a college level team. The Fisher coaches agreed but told me that I had to sell it to the U of R. I met with their staff, and they loved the idea. At that moment, the Courage Bowl was born. That first Courage Bowl drew in the largest crowd that they had seen thus far, even larger than what there would be for the Bills night practice.

But because U of R wasn’t a part of the Empire 8 conference, they didn’t have to play us each year. I heard that SUNY Brockport would be interested in becoming a part of the Courage Bowl, so eventually they became our standing opponent for the game. SUNY Brockport continues to make a great partner for this game as they have an expansive Athletic facility as well as also being a member of the Empire 8 conference. We soon decided to alternate each year which campus hosted the game as well as the luncheon to kick off Courage Bowl week.

We had Courage Bowl XVIII as well as the luncheon last week and it was amazing to see the honorary coaches with their team and truly being embraced into a college level football or cheer program. 

I was devastated that for the first time in eighteen years I was unable to attend the Courage Bowl game. But from what I heard and the pictures I saw, it turned out to be a great event for our campers. The good lord gave us a perfect night with the moon shining over the field. Our honorary coaches and cheerleaders had the time of their lives being a part of a college team and the players and cheerleaders did a fantastic job at welcoming them. Because I was not able to be at the game, Wendy stepped in for me at half-time to present the Courage Awards. This year we awarded two individuals the Father Joe Lanzalaco Courage Award, which is given to someone who displays courage, strength and determination and is a role model for our children at Camp Good Days. This year Sister Francella Quinn and Dr. Richard Constantino were the recipients of this award. Sister Francella Quinn has been a dedicated volunteer of Camp Good Days for over 30 years and leads a service at the beginning of each camping session. Dr. Constantino is a medical leader in the Rochester community and has been a dedicated member of our community since he started his residency at Rochester General Hospital. Both individuals have displayed courage like I have not seen and live their lives in service of others. While I was sad to not be able to hand the awards to them myself, I could not think of two more deserving individuals.

The game ended with a score of 35-18 with SUNY Brockport once again claiming the Courage Bowl trophy. Both teams did a great job and played the game with honor and respect which is all you can ask from an athlete. I am already looking forward to next year!

Thank you to our many volunteers who helped us during the game, St. John Fisher and SUNY Brockport for their commitment to the Courage Bowl, our sponsors including County Executive Adam Bello, and everyone who participated in Courage Bowl XVIII. Thank you for helping us create good days and special times for our campers once again!

When you have been the leader of an organization for more than 40 years, the story of life is that the people that were with you in the beginning are nearing the end of their story and as life goes, I was so sad to receive the call last week that Francis Russo had passed away.

I first met Fran in the mid-1960s when we both were working for the City of Rochester Bureau of Parks and Recreation. We hit it off immediately because we were the same age and had a similar experience growing up. We both had hard-working parents, we both lost our Moms when they were much too young, and both of our Dads were quite the characters. We both loved sports and were both just getting started in our careers.

We became very good friends - Fran was always someone I could talk to. As we each moved on from Parks and Recreation, we stayed close and when Teddi got sick, Fran was right there for me. I have never had the patience for numbers, and it was Fran that introduced me to Ray Cordello who worked in the Finance Department for the County of Monroe. I needed Ray’s expertise to start Camp Good Days. People need to have faith in the charity they’re supporting financially and have confidence in knowing their hard-earned dollars are going exactly where they want them to go. Fran and Ray helped me to achieve the 501(c)3 status we needed and made sure that everything was documented and done correctly to go through the Annual Independent Audit that is required of 501(c)3 charitable organizations. Fran, along with Ray, helped us to start and build the Florida Office. He was someone who was the epitome of loyal, trustful, transparent and of the utmost integrity.

Fran continued to stay involved over all these years. As you go through life, you develop two families - the one you’re born with and the one you choose along the way, comprised of those who become very special friends, like Fran.

Fran was so proud of his sons, Patrick and Joe. I used to go watch Patrick play in his football games and Fran was so excited when he got a full ride to play Division I Football at the University of Connecticut. And he was equally so proud of Joe who went on to be a successful businessman. Both his boys brought him so much joy!

On October 1st, we will begin the 44th year of Camp Good Days and Special Times. If Fran wasn’t there in the very beginning to help me, there wouldn’t be a Camp Good Days. It is because of Fran, and so many others like him, that we have been able to provide a camping experience and so much more for thousands of children and families from all over the world. Children and families dealing with cancer who wouldn’t otherwise have this opportunity. Fran helped to create a place of respite, fun, magic, and joy with the only others who can understand - those going through the same situation.

Fran was fun, joyous and a salt of the earth guy. He had faith in God, was an amazing person with a big heart and truly believed in helping those who are less fortunate. I have been blessed to have him as a friend and confidant.

Sometimes the extraordinary is done by the ordinary - Fran was one of those. He believed in what I wanted to create for my daughter, Teddi, and I will forever be grateful for his years of friendship and dedication. He was truly a wonderful friend, a great husband, father and a person who will be sorely missed.

Being down at our camping facility on Keuka Lake this past week has reminded me of how special our mission at Camp Good Days is. I stayed with my wife, Wendy, at our cabin for the week of Teddi’s Team Camp, which serves children ages 8-12 who have been diagnosed with cancer. This camp holds a special place in my heart because this is the program that my daughter, Teddi, was able to attend for the first two years of Camp Good Days. After her passing, we named it “Teddi’s Team” in her memory.

When you see the Camp children with others like them and the love that is shown by our volunteers and staff, it reminds you of how special Camp Good Days is and the impact that it has on these campers’ lives. Even as I get older and am not able to do as much as I once did, there is no place that I would rather be than at Camp. As I sit on our deck and watch Camp unfold before me, I am amazed at what we have been able to create over the past 44 years. It makes me feel like a proud grandpa thinking of how I helped make these programs possible for our campers.

 I have been blessed, both in my professional life working in politics and government, having the opportunity to meet such influential people at the federal, state, and local levels of politics (for example, former President and First Lady Ronald and Nancy Reagan, the former Governor of New York Mario Cuomo, or former President Gerald Ford-- who was Teddi’s favorite president,) and also in my personal life. But even after meeting all those people, my heroes and the ones I admire the most are those who walk through the gates of Camp Good Days each and every summer: our campers. They have done nothing to deserve the cards that life has dealt them. No child should have to bear the burden of cancer, yet they stand tall and fight with a smile on their face. Every day there are families being told every parent’s worst nightmare -- that their child has cancer. In that moment, their lives and the lives of their family will change forever, as it did for my family and I. I have built Camp Good Days to ensure that no matter what these children are dealing with, there is always a place for them to come and have fun and be the kid that they were always meant to be. That is one of the reasons that I am so thankful we were able to return to some sense of normalcy this summer following the COVID pandemic.

While I was down at Camp during Teddi’s Team, I was struck by the words of a young boy named Vinny who was attending camp for the first time. He came up to Wendy while we were having lunch by the lake one afternoon and told her that he was having the best day of his life. How do you put a value on that? The same day we had a surprise visit from a former camper, Jessica, who has now become a long-term survivor. To see her back at Camp years later with a smile on her face brought me an unimaginable sense of happiness. When people ask me, “Why are you still working?” The answer is because of young people like Vinny and Jessica.

If you are looking to make a difference in the lives of our campers and have some extra change in your pocket or extra time on your hands, please consider donating or volunteering for Camp Good Days, because every child with cancer deserves good days and special times.

Sunday July 23^rd was a special day for me and the Camp Good Days family. On Sunday, we gathered at the Camp Good Days facility on Keuka Lake to dedicate our volunteer Ranger Station to two very special volunteer rangers, former Captain in the State Police Dave Stebbins and former RPD officer Dave MacFall. We were blessed with a beautiful day to hold this ceremony and to have the opportunity to share this special moment with campers and volunteers from our Doing a World of Good camp. Campers from Spain, Tampa, Germany, Czech Republic, and of course New York made up our D.A.W.G. program this year and I was happy to be able to share precious memories about these two volunteer Rangers with them.

Our Ranger Station was built in 2015 thanks to the generosity of John and Evelyn Nobrega. This building represents safety and security on the Camp property. It will now serve as a place of remembrance of two very important rangers in the Camp Good Days family.

The dedication started with lunch on the waterfront area of Camp where camp staff, the families of the dedicatees, as well as various members of law enforcement gathered. Everyone was able to meet each other and share memories of times at Camp Good Days. It was followed by a short service at the Camp’s outdoor chapel led by Sister Fran Quinn. Everyone was then led to the volunteer Ranger Station for the dedication.  After the blessing was given by Sister Fran, Otto, a longtime volunteer Ranger and supporter of Camp Good Days, dedicated the Ranger Station to Dave Stebbins and Dave MacFall. A plaque was then hung to forever commemorate their legacies.

These two men came to Camp as strangers and left and lifelong friends. They both were exceptional law enforcement officers and even better humans that dedicated their lives to supporting and protecting others. They exemplified what it meant to be a volunteer Ranger at Camp Good Days. Every year, I make a promise to our Campers’ parents that we will send our Campers home in the same, if not better, shape as they came; I promise to keep them safe. I would not be able to keep that promise without our Rangers. They enable me and the Camp Good Days staff to keep this Camp open and our programs running, ensuring that our Campers are safe, which is our number one priority.

I am so pleased that we were able to dedicate this Ranger Station. I could not think of anyone more deserving than both Dave Stebbins and Dave MacFall. This sets in stone their memories and ensures that they both will forever be a part of Camp Good Days.

As July comes around the corner, we head into our 44^th summer of providing camping programs to children, families, and adults affected by cancer or sickle cell anemia. Moving into the camp season, we are adapting and adjusting to our new normal coming out of the COVID pandemic with a mix of anxiety and excitement. We have just completed our two weeks of staff training, wherein our summer staff went through lifeguard, CPR and First Aid training, practiced all kinds of camp songs, and prepared all different fun activities for this summer’s campers! Even though we have fewer summer staff than in previous years, after having met each of them, I am very confident that our campers are in good hands.

In addition to staff training, we also kicked off our first T.I.P.S. event of the year on Thursday, June 29^th at the Willie Walker Lightfoot Recreation Center on Flint Street. T.I.P.S. stands for Trust, Information, Programs, and Services and includes community agencies and law enforcement personnel working in selected neighborhoods to rebuild trust among residents and share information. We were apprehensive about hosting the event at first, due to the air quality, but after consulting with Rochester Public Safety and the University of Rochester we received the OK to continue with the event and provided masks to anyone who might need/want one. It was an especially successful event for me because we were able to provide members of the Rochester community with needed resources to create safter neighborhoods for our children to grow up in. It meant so much to me to see the Rochester community that I grew up in coming together for a greater purpose. We will continue the summer with two more of these events around Rochester. More information can be found on our social media accounts as well as our website.

Speaking of what is to come in the summer, we are all so excited for this year’s summer camping season to begin and for our campers to arrive! This time of year always brings me back to when I started Camp Good Days. While it is amazing that after 44 years, we have been able to expand and help so many different populations in more ways than camp, like our year-round programming, it is nice to come back to our roots each summer to provide residential camping programs for those that need a little more fun in their lives. July 7^th marks the beginning of the camping season with our Young Adult Retreat. As a brand-new program to Camp Good Days, we have partnered with 13thirty, and Roswell Park to provide a weekend retreat for adults ages 18-35 who have been diagnosed with cancer. We are very excited to have over 50 people attend this retreat. What a way to kick off the summer!

*We are always looking for a few good men and women to help us in providing good days and special times to those impacted by cancer or sickle cell anemia. If you or someone you know is interested in dedicating some of their time to Camp Good Days please visit our volunteer page for more information.

I founded Camp Good Days to provide children impacted by cancer with opportunities that they would not normally be able to experience, and for them to be able to re-claim the childhood that cancer had stolen. These opportunities that we provide for our campers not only create a lasting impact on their lives, but also leaves them with memories that they will cherish for a lifetime. In previous years, we granted “Teddi Wishes” in order to give Campers experiences and opportunities that they could otherwise only dream of; whether it was a trip to Disney or a new puppy, we were able to use the Teddi Wishes to make campers’ dreams come true. Our mission was never clearer than in those moments as we saw Camper faces light up with unwavering joy. I was reminded just how special that mission is on Monday, May 15th, when one of our Campers and his family were treated to a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Thanks to Oak Hill Country Club and the PGA, Camper, Jack Harrison, and his family were able to spend the first day of the tournament receiving the full VIP experience. As we sat outside the Oak Hill Clubhouse on the morning of the 15^th, we watched as the Harrison family arrived in a white stretch limo that looked as if it were straight out of a movie. The Harrisons were immediately greeted by Oak Hill and Camp Good Days staff, and after the welcoming committee introduced themselves and shared their plans for the day, everyone set out for a tour of the Clubhouse led by Assistant General Manager Cheol Kessler. Cheol was instrumental in making this entire experience possible! When we reached the member locker rooms, Jack stepped in to find that he and his brother, Eli, had their very own labeled lockers filled with all the PGA gear that they could ever want: hats, pants, polos, sneakers, and of course, socks to complete the look. After the boys were dressed to the nines, they continued a tour around the Clubhouse that ended at an outside patio, where they had the perfect view of the players practicing on the putting greens. While I stayed and watched from the patio, the Harrisons were led by Cheol to see the practice greens and driving range up-close. Once they came back from their tour, lunch was served. Jack and his family were treated to a lunch crafted by Oak Hill’s culinary team, which they enjoyed very much. The family then finished the day with a private putting and chipping lesson from Oak Hill’s PGA Director of Instruction, Jeff Urzetta, along with a tour of ESPN’s mobile media room and a visit to the PGA Shop. I returned home later that day to a note from the family thanking everyone and expressing how much fun they had; it meant so much to know that Camp Good Days could assist in providing this for one of our Campers.

All in all, we could not have asked for a more perfect day for Jack. The day was filled with so many smiles and tons of laughter, which is exactly what Camp Good Days strives to provide. At times, we are so consumed by all the evils of life that we quickly forget the miracles of love and generosity. The thoughtfulness and kindness of Cheol and the entire staff at Oak Hill gave an 11-year-old boy, who is fighting a brain tumor, incredible memories that will last a lifetime.

This day brought some light into my life, and I hope it can do the same for you, while also inspiring everyone to see the good that is happening within our own community each and every day.

 I cannot thank everyone who was involved enough for thinking of Camp Good Days during this incredibly busy season and for creating such a special experience for the Harrison family. We are all forever grateful!

Wayne R. Meisenzahl was a longtime leader in the Rochester community and a great supporter of Camp Good Days. Wayne found a calling in helping others in his community and through that passion he became a important member of the Camp Good Days family.

Wayne was an influential member of local politics around the same time that I was working for the state legislature. I knew of him due to working in similar fields, but we were not close at the time. One day when I was down at our Recreational Camping Facility on Keuka Lake that we had recently acquired, tending to some improvement projects, I received a call from Wayne. He explained to me that to celebrate the end of his treatment for cancer he and his wife took a trip to Orlando, Florida to visit Disney World. While visiting he realized what a special place it was for children and the positive impact that it could have on their lives, especially those that have been dealt with unfortunate circumstances. He told me that he would like to work with Camp Good Days to send children diagnosed with cancer to Disney World. I asked him how many kids he was considering trying to send on this trip, thinking he would say one, two, or three. Wayne stated that he wanted to send 25-30 children to Disney! While talking to him, I was astonished by his generosity and commitment to our Campers. I worked closely with Wayne to make sure that his dream came true. Soon enough, we were in Orlando with our Campers, showing them the magic of Disney World!

What Wayne didn’t know is that he would affect not only 25-30 children but hundreds in years to come. This became an annual trip for Camp Good Days Campers and to this day because of Wayne Meisenzahl, we have brought over 500 children to see the many wonders in Orlando, Florida!

I am so grateful to have so many amazing people, like Wayne, in my life. People who take action to help others without a second thought or asking for anything in return. He saw the magic of Disney and the idea of some children not being able to experience that was unthinkable to him. Throughout the years, Wayne stayed a part of each and every trip that we had taken, either by coming with us for a day when he was in Florida, or our campers sending him postcards about the highlights of their trip. Moments like those are what brought him the most happiness. He once told me that he never forgot the quote that I once told him, “The two most important days in our lives are the day we are born and day we figure out why.” Wayne figured out why and it was to bring joy to others, which he did in spades each day.

I am so thankful that Wayne called me that one-day years ago and that we were able to form such a special bond. He was a dear friend, and he certainly left his mark on me and on Camp Good Days. Heaven has gained another Camp Good Days angel and he will never be forgotten.

Throughout my years in public service and non-profit work I have met some truly incredible people, but few can measure up to Sharon Rivaldo. When I first met Sharon, I was working for the Speaker of the New York State Assembly. At the time I oversaw the local office in Rochester and Sharon was running for a State Assembly seat. I was immediately impressed by her commitment, dedication, and work ethic. Although she did not get the seat in the assembly, she went on to make a great impact in others’ lives through her volunteer work and career. Sharon retired as a Lieutenant from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and was heavily involved in many local organizations like Italeo, Camp Good Days as well as the Annunciation Church senior group.

Sharon and her husband Phil became great friends of mine and were instrumental in the success of Camp Good Days. In the first few years of Camp Good Days, everyone involved was a volunteer, as we had no paid employees. This meant that we were always looking for more help. We had some great volunteers who did everything from fundraising, organizing programing and even coming down to camp and working hands-on with the campers. As we were preparing for camp a younger male volunteer called me to let me know he was unable to attend due to a minor automobile accident. When Sharon heard of this issue she suggested that I write a letter to Xerox, Phil’s place of employment, to ask if he would be able to take the time to volunteer that summer. They allowed the time off and Phil came to volunteer at camp that summer. Because of his passion for fishing his main responsibility for the summer was to teach the campers how to fish. With many of our campers spending so much of their time in bed or at a hospital, few of them had ever had the opportunity to fish on a lake before, and they loved it! The campers soon nicknamed his Captain Phil as he will forever be called at camp.

While Phil was off reeling in fish with the campers, Sharon helped wherever she could, whether that was serving the campers lunch in our dining hall or in the arts & crafts cabin. And as Camp Good Days grew Sharon and Phil remained, helping in any way they could. They were both always looking for ways to help in our community and were always there for me when I needed them. They both became vital members of the Camp Good Days family, and I am not sure that I would have been able to build such a successful organization at the time without them.

Over the past three years life has been difficult for Sharon and Phil. But even then, she was always just a call away, ready to help in any way she could. All the time I knew her, if she knew that anyone was struggling, she would step right in to help, you never even needed to ask. Both her and Phil were always there for those that needed it. Sharon was truly a beautiful person inside and out. Her passing will leave an impossible void in not only our organization here at Camp Good Days but also in the community. I will be forever grateful for having Sharon Rivaldo in my life. 

I had the honor of attending calling hours on Sunday with my wife, Wendy, for a man who dedicated his life to serving others, especially the youth in our community, and someone who I always admired. Ed Nietopski, a beloved, friend, coach, mentor, father, and athlete sadly passed away last week at the age of 95 years old. Ed was a successful pro baseball player for various minor leagues, including our own Rochester Red Wings for almost ten years. After he retired from baseball he reached to his calling, working with our youth as a coach. He coached at the high school level for 47 years at Catholic schools in our community like Cardinal Mooney and Bishop Kearney. Ed built a distinguished career where he received many awards and honors including becoming a member of the Section Five and National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He became not only a very successful coach to his team but a teacher, someone for his players to look up to and learn from. Even when he retired, he found time to volunteer for organizations like Holy Childhood and Camp Good Days. For a number of summers Ed would come out to our recreational facility on Keuka Lake to help our young campers bake cookies.

This community will certainly miss Ed Nietopski. The good lord blessed him with a long life, beautiful marriage of 72 years to his wife Betty and seven children, one of which has been a longtime friend of my wife. Both were great female athletes and I remember Teresa and Wendy always fighting like sisters and Wendy saying “your dad likes me best”, that I will never forget. He was a rare breed in which service to young people was first and foremost in their lives. I and the children at Camp Good Days will miss him but I know he is in heaven doing what he does best, teaching and coaching.

February 27^th is a day of love, remembrance, and courage, for Camp Good Days. 41 years ago, today, Teddi Mervis, daughter of Gary Mervis, gained her angel wings. Teddi fought a grueling battle with cancer and fought it with strength beyond her years. With over 4 decades since her passing Teddi’s memory still impacts children and families all over the world. Because of Teddi, Gary Mervis founded Camp Good Days, an organization that since her passing has helped and supported more than 50,000 children that are dealing with similar battles that Teddi herself faced.

On Friday, February 17 at 8:00 PM, hundreds of students, faculty, and community members gathered in the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Athletic Center at St. John Fisher University to raise money for Camp Good Days by dancing the night away at the 41^st Annual Teddi Dance for Love. 

 To think that we as a society have whittled down the gift of life to mean so little that we quickly take it away with the pull of a trigger over meaningless disputes. The need for love and prayer has never been greater. In 2023 we need to reinvest in our humanity and change the way we handle conflict and respect. Maybe this should be a goal for all of us in this new year; to restore respect for human life.

The last couple of months has been extraordinarily hard on not only me but our Camp Good Days family as we have lost friends, campers, and beloved volunteers. Between Christmas and New Year’s, we had to say goodbye to our 6½-year-old English Bulldog, Invictus. Invictus, or “Vic” as we called him, joined our family when he was just a puppy after we returned from a trip to Florida.

Tilahun “T” Gushish was a beloved member of the Camp Good Days family and a very special person to me. I first met T several years ago when a friend of mine, Dr. David Korones, asked me about our international campers’ program. He asked me if we would accept children from Ethiopia that were struggling with cancer. Dr. Korones had a patient that he was treating at Golisano children’s hospital that he helped bring over from Ethiopia. We had hosted children from all over the world but never had the opportunity presented itself to host a child from Ethiopia. I was very excited to be able to expand the program to more children. We knew we were blessed when T arrived that summer to attend Camp Good Days International Camp. Tilahun’s love of life and hope were contagious. He could truly light up any room that he entered. I marveled at the fact that such a young boy that had already survived poverty, homelessness, and now struggling with cancer was so strong and joyful.

With this year coming to a close I have been reflecting on the past year and the blessings that I have been gifted; something that I think we should all do more. All too often we let our hardships in life outshine our blessings. When in life more often than not our blessings exceed any hardships, we face. When we look at it we all have so much to be thankful for. I have been taking some time to reflect on all the wonderful people the good Lord has put into my life to build and keep Teddi’s dream alive. I have met such remarkable people every step of the way that were able to step up, share their skills, and fill every need within Camp Good Days.

November is a month dedicated to gratitude, family, and giving thanks. Obviously, I have plenty to be thankful for this year, including all of you. The Camp Good Days community has been so kind and thoughtful during this difficult time of recovery and healing. I, for one, am still getting used to not running around from meeting to meeting every day. However, I’m enjoying spending more time reflecting on this past year, my life, and all that Camp Good Days has done for so many families, including my own.  

Sometimes, I feel like the luckiest person in the world. Why you may ask? For the last 43 years, I come into my office and I’m excited to continue changing the lives of children affected by cancer and sickle cell anemia. No two days are ever the same–one day, I could be hearing updates about how one camper is in remission, while the next day, I’m sitting on the sidelines of the Courage Bowl, watching our honorary coaches and cheerleaders in awe as they experience their first collegiate football game. After this year’s game, it became quite clear to me just how lucky I am to have started something so special, so close to my heart. I think Teddi would be proud of what Camp Good Days has become.

I am so happy to report that just recently, I have been discharged from my at-home care, and I am finally starting to get back into the swing of things. I'm still doing out-patient PT twice a week, so we're not completely out of the woods yet, but I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have reached out to Wendy and I. The notes, thoughts, prayers, check-ins...they all meant so much and have certainly played a huge role in the process of getting me to where I am today. It's been a long couple of months, but I'm making improvements and am grateful for each day that I'm here, doing what I love. 

As many of you know, since March of this year I have spent the majority of my time and efforts dealing with an enlarged prostate and all that goes along with that and I wanted to give you all a quick update. Dr. Louis Eichel, Chief of the Division of Urology at Rochester General Hospital will be performing the necessary surgery this
coming Monday, June 28, 2021.

During this time of uncertainty, we don’t know what the future might bring. We have a dream of normalcy that might never come to fruition. At Camp Good Days, we have been using the phrase that one of my staff members created, “Cancer doesn’t stop during a pandemic and neither do we.” At Camp Good Days, we are committed to helping the children and families in our community who need us the most. This time has been very busy despite changing schedules and working with 50% of the staff in the office at any given time, but I am blessed with a dedicated staff who have never been more challenged than they were during these past few months.