Shadow Jumpers and the United Porphyrias Association are pleased to provide each Sun Escape volunteer with $500 - $600 in reasonable travel reimbursement grants

“Reasonable Travel Expenses” is defined by the ordinary and necessary transportation, lodging, meals, taxis and ride shares related to your round-trip experience.

All volunteers will be reimbursed up to $500 for their total expenses. If volunteers are traveling from the west coast, that reimbursement total goes up to $600

CLICK HERE to view our complete travel information via downloadable PDF. Please make sure to read our entire document as our guidelines have changed from last year.

Reimbursement Procedure

Volunteers will be provided with an online form Monday after camp has concluded where they can upload all their related travel expenses.

Volunteers will have two weeks from that date to submit their expenses. Reimbursement for those expenses will be done electronically by Sun Escape in one total payment 7-14 days after receiving a family’s completed submission.

Volunteers will be asked to provide their username and information to Venmo, Zelle, PayPal or Cash App accounts for reimbursement.

Sun Escape will not send physical check or money orders and volunteers are encouraged to create an account via one of the applications listed above prior to the start camp if they don’t have one.

Airfare expenses must be submitted as a PDF (preferably of the email confirmation at the time of booking). Screenshots or broad confirmations will not be accepted, considered incomplete and you will be asked to resubmit.

The no Stress Travel Promise

Shadow Jumpers and the UPA want the Sun Escape experience to be an incredible one. iI some aspects of our travel guidelines put an unnecessary burden on you, one that could hinder you from coming to Sun Escape entirely, please reach out to us immediately.

While we can’t guarantee every request, we will do everything in our power to grant exceptions to our policy or provide early pre camp reimbursement for out-of-pocket airfare. We will work with you every step of the way

Pre Camp Hotel Accomodations

Volunteers will be required to arrive to Victory Junction promptly at 2:00pm Thursday of camp. For certain individuals, it may be easier to fly or drive to the Greensboro North Carolina area the night before.

In the event you need to arrive early, a hotel room at the Greensboro-High Point Marriott Hotel will be booked and provided for you (no out of pocket cost). Volunteers are responsible for their own incidentals. Please let a team member know if you will need a hotel ASAP after confirming your travel plans.

Getting to and from Victory Junction

Volunteers will be responsible to get themselves to Victory Junction.

Volunteers who fly and arrive to the Greensboro area are encouraged to meet at the Greensboro Marriott Airport Hotel at 1:00pm on Thursday.

From there we will car pool and ride share together to Victory Junction. The Marriott Hotel is Less than 5 minutes from Greensboro Airport and a Marriott Shuttle runs 24/7 to and from the airport.

A bus will be provided to Sun Escape Families and Volunteers who are flying out of the Greensboro Airport Sunday May 4th after camp has concluded.

That bus will depart from Victory Junction at approximately noon. There will only be one bus and the ride is one way.