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Jim ‘Jimbo’ Zarifis: I Live Life (ILL) Inspirational Documentary

This inspirational documentary was done in 2013 on Jim ‘Jimbo’ Zarifis, the founder of the I Live Life (ILL) brand and cancer survivor by a video production group for a class project at Southern Connecticut State University. The project was designed to find someone who the project members felt really encompassed all of what SCSU […]

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About Camp Rising Sun

Learn why they call Camp Rising Sun the best place on earth. Camp Rising Sun welcomes any child ages 5-17 who has faced a diagnosis of cancer to a week of fun and friendship.  Campers can be in treatment, in remission, or anywhere in between.  CRS is held in the beautiful hills of Colebrook, Connecticut

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You Never Know Where You Will Meet A Hero

Picture of Matty Garcia and Jim Zarifis for the blog post "You Never Know Where You Will Meet A Hero"

Matty Garcia is the man and is a great example of how “You Never Know Where You Will Meet A Hero”. I had the privilege of meeting Matty at Camp Rising Sun in 2014. He was assigned to my cabin for the summers of 2014 and 2015 at CRS. Being a counselor at CRS, I had

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For the kids! Camp Rising Sun 2015

I have just finished my third year as a volunteer camp counselor at CRS and let me tell you, it is impossible to express the positive impact and the great feelings you leave with when working with such a camp.  Camp Rising Sun exists to provide a safe, nurturing environment for kids who have faced

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