SeriousFun Children's Network
The Hole In The Wall camps are a worldwide affiliation of over a dozen recreational facilities for seriously ill children.[1][2]
They are modeled after the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in the U.S. state of Connecticut, founded by Paul Newman and A. E. Hotchner in 1988.
The camps serve children seriously ill children, including those with HIV, Sickle-cell disease, cancer, and other serious illnesses. The camp is free to campers.[1]
As of June 2008, nearly 130,000 children from 40 countries have been served by the camps.[2]
Member camps
List of member camps is from The Hole in the Wall camp list page.[3]
North America
- Camp Boggy Creek[1], Eustis, Florida
- Double "H" Ranch[2], Lake Luzerne, New York
- The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp[3], New Haven, Connecticut
- The Painted Turtle[4], Lake Hughes, California
- Victory Junction Gang Camp[5], Randleman, North Carolina
Europe
- Barretstown[6], Ballymore Eustace, Ireland
- L’Envol[7], Echouboulains, France
- Over the Wall[8], Alton, Hampshire, England
- Dynamo Camp[9], Pistoia, Italy
- Bátor Tábor, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 57, Hungary
Middle East
Africa
- The African Initiative[11]
Planned growth
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In 2008 and 2009, camps will open in Colorado[4] and Ohio.[5]
References
- ^ a b home page, Hole in the Wall Camps, retrieved 2008-06-15
- ^ a b Camp says it's unaffected by health of founder, Paul Newman, Newsday.com, retrieved 2008-06-15
- ^ camp list page, The Hole in the Wall web site, retrieved 2008-06-15
- ^ about the camp, OK Corral Camp, retrieved 2008-06-15
- ^ main web page, Flying Horses Farms, retrieved 2008-06-15
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