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WHAT WE DO
In 1988, Paul Newman opened The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Connecticut so that children coping with serious illnesses could have a special hideout where they could simply be kids. The Camp, which served 288 campers its first year, is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2012-13 with 20,000 children and family members now experiencing “a different kind of healing” annually. Each year, 2,500 are served onsite and 19,000 visits by the Hospital Outreach Program bring the fun and friendship of Camp into more than 20 sites throughout the Northeast – all free of charge. Learn More

  




HEALING FEELING
Meet Marissa and Mark.
For Marissa and Mark, Hole in the Wall is a special hideout where campers feel safe to express themselves freely and honestly among peers who truly understand them. Watch how this community defined by acceptance provides "a different kind of healing" that is life changing and enduring in the fourth installment of the Camp's 25th Anniversary "Healing Feeling" series.
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WHAT'S NEW
Board Member Lissy Newman reveals a secret about Camp's Founder!

Camp is featured on CBS Sunday Morning!

In 30 seconds, learn how you can help the magic of Hole in the Wall come to life.

 

Share our new PSA and help spread the "healingFEELING" of The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp during our 25th summer.

 

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A message from Jimmy Canton about the Boston Marathon


Have you seen our latest video about the Camp's
Hospital Outreach Program?

 

Calendar of Events

Ride Inspired at AngelRide - May 25-26, 2013

AngelRide Sunday Start
Ride inspired for Connecticut's premier pan-state charity ride, which takes place annually over Memorial Day weekend to benefit Camp's Hospital Outreach Program. Cyclists may choose the 50-mile one-day ride or the two-day 140-mile ride across Connecticut with the benefit of spending the night at Camp.Visit www.angelride.org to sign up or volunteer!

12th Annual Polo for Children Benefit - June 9, 2013

Polo for Children is a family-friendly event at the Greenwich Polo Club. Join us for a fun-filled and inspiring day under the Camp tents at the Polo grounds! Guests will enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a luncheon, and silent and live auctions. Children in attendance will enjoy an all-day picnic party featuring a variety of activities, including arts and crafts, a photo booth, ping pong, and more! The afternoon concludes with a high-goal polo match.

Bandits in the Big Apple 25th Anniversary Celebration -
September 30, 2013

Our fall Gala is moving from Ashford, Connecticut to New York City this year! Our Bandits in the Big Apple 25th Anniversary Celebration will take place at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street in New York City. The celebration will include retrospectives and performances featuring celebrity friends and The Hole in the Wall Gang Campers. A pre-performance cocktail reception and a post-performance dinner buffet reception with live music will bookend this momentous evening.

Be a Campfire Partner - Join Our Monthly Giving Program


Did you know that in a year's time a donation of $10 per month to The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp provides art supplies for hospital visits with 25 campers? We invite you to join the group of donors who support our campers all year through our Campfire Partners monthly giving program. A monthly gift of as little as $10 provides big benefits to Camp.
 

The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp is an independent 501(c)(3) charitable organization with camping facility in Ashford, CT and development offices in New Haven, CT. Established in 1988, it is the first camp founded in Paul Newman's family of camps collectively know as SeriousFun Children's Network.

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