Expand the sections below to learn more about the Project Sunshine College Chapter.
By maintaining active status as a chapter, you have access to:
- Chapter Leader and Teleplay Trainings
- Chapter Technology Applications: Microsoft 365 Office, Salesforce, Zoom
- Access to a network of over 100 College Chapters across the country
- Sending Sunshine Materials
- T-shirts, Promotional and Marketing Items
A group's constitution defines the group's fundamental principles, purposes, and structure; by-laws outline specific rules of procedure by which a group is governed. The process of writing a constitution and by-laws clarifies the group's purpose and structure and provides a cornerstone for an efficient organization.
By-laws template may be used by the college chapter of Project Sunshine. The by-laws are intended to inform the membership and any others of the rules and procedures by which this chapter operates and are binding upon all members and officers.
A constitution may or may not be required by your college or university. Please note that your chapter constitution must meet the minimum requirements of the national constitution and can have no conflicts with the national constitution.
Project Sunshine is a global network of volunteers that provide play and activities to help children cope while facing medical challenges. Project Sunshine supports the work of child life specialists and other medical professionals in their work of providing psychological, social and emotional support to pediatric patients and families. We design and facilitate developmentally appropriate and adaptive programming in a range of settings within the hospital and outpatient medical facilities. Visit our Medical Facility Partnerships page to learn more.
To start a new Project Sunshine chapter, review the information below regarding the six phases of chapter development. The estimated time for a chapter to initiate is about 1 – 3 months, dependent upon various factors such as application submission, training completion, etc. If you are interested in establishing a new Project Sunshine College Chapter, please review the documents below:
• College Chapter Leader Application [PDF]
To learn more, you can email us at college@projectsunshine.org.
You can continue to support us by starting a fundraising campaign.
FAQs - Prospective College Chapter Leaders
Check here to see if there is an active college chapter at your school. If not, contact us to request a college chapter leader application to start the process. Establishing or Reinstating a college chapter requires a chapter leader and Co-chapter leader to share the responsibilities of running a chapter.
The application process typically can take between 1-3 months due to the high volume of interest we receive from individuals who wish to start a chapter at their school.
Chapter Leaders are required to serve one academic year and may serve longer.
Project Sunshine provides ongoing Professional Development to all Chapter Leaders and Co-Chapter Leaders during the duration of their undergraduate or graduate studies. We require Chapter Leaders and Co-Chapter Leaders to complete trainings such as New Volunteer; TelePlay and In-Hospital safety, etc. Project Sunshine provides and will teach all college chapters how to use technology applications such as Microsoft Office 365, Salesforce, and Zoom.
- Chapter Support and Trainings
- Technology Applications: Microsoft Office 365, Salesforce, Zoom
- College Chapter Resources
- T-Shirts, Promotional and Marketing Items
- Access to a Network of over 100 College Chapters across the country
College chapters are allowed to fundraise to cover expenses in accordance with their school policies and procedures. Chapters also have access to available resources from their school.
Project Sunshine will conduct outreach and develop partnerships with medical facilities across the country. College Chapters are partnered with a medical facility in their home state and introduced to a facility point of contact. If you have a contact at a medical facility you want to partner with please document their information in your application.
Don’t hesitate to contact us with any other questions.
FAQs - Greek & Student Organizations
Fundraising for Project Sunshine is a great way to support our causes and initiatives domestically and internationally. In addition, to assembling sending sunshine activity kits for our hospital partners. contact us for further details.
Yes, there are 3 ways to participate in a TelePlay session. First, check here to see if there is an active college chapter at your school and submit a college volunteer application. Second, check here to see if there is an active community chapter in your home state and submit a community volunteer application. Third, if there is not an active college chapter at your school and you want to collaborate with a chapter at a neighboring school contact us.