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Tropical Smoothie Cafe to Donate $1 Million to a Casco Camp

Tropical Smoothie Cafe to Donate $1 Million to a Casco Camp

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A Maine camp will receive a donation for more than $1 million on Monday.

The money from restaurant chain Tropical Smoothie Cafe is going to Camp Sunshine in Casco.

The camp said the donation will be used to offer a free year-round retreat on Sebago Lake for children with life-threatening illnesses. The Tropical Smoothie Cafe Sports Center will also be opened.

The Portland Press Herald reports the donation of $1,011,000 is the most money the camp has ever received from a single donor.

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