STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella spoke Thursday afternoon in the gymnasium of Staten Island Academy to mark the end of this year’s run of Sunrise Day Camp.

The Lucille & Jay Chazanoff Sunrise Day Camp, operated by the Staten Island Jewish Community Center, serves children with cancer, and their siblings.

Its mission is to offer a safe environment for campers to enjoy fun summer activities that they might not otherwise get to experience. Activities range from arts and crafts to sports and swimming.

“This gives the families an opportunity to know their children are in a safe place, having a fabulous day,” said Jay Chazanoff, vice chairperson on the board of the Jewish Community Center. “Sometimes things that they haven’t done together, as simple as going

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