Camp Stories

The Camp community is filled with inspiring stories and heartwarming tales from their experiences with The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. Pull up a chair and settle in to discover "a different kind of healing"® in action.

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Trailblazers: Why I Run for Camp

Affectionately named FUNraisers, hundreds of people lace up every year to run with purpose. Hear what motivates them!

A young child wearing a life jacket smiles while playing in a pool with an adult. Other people sit nearby watching. The scene is bright and cheerful.

This is Us Time | Healing Feeling

When Ethan was diagnosed with FOP—an ultra-rare bone disease affecting roughly one in two million people—his family couldn’t picture what camp, or even a normal…

Young girl wearing a yellow life jacket and colorful lei, smiling and reaching out with her arm while enjoying a boat ride outdoors.

Nine Fish and Countless Friendships | Healing Feeling

When Teddie arrived at Hole in the Wall, she was nervous and a little shy. But something magical happened at Camp. Watch as Teddie’s parents…

A group of smiling children and adults hold a colorful sign that reads, We ♥ Camp. Welcome. The fun starts here! Have fun at camp! They stand in front of a bus, excited to start their camp adventure.

HOP On The Go: Camp Day Send Offs

Campers at Boston Children’s Hospital received Camp Day send-offs before boarding the bus to Hole in the Wall  Not every child who comes to The Hole…

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Siblings Need Camp Too

My family’s Camp journey started with my brother Danny’s diagnosis: Osteosarcoma of the distal femur. As a 10-year-old, I would chew these words until it became rote…

A young girl playfully offers a flower to an older man wearing a purple staff shirt by a lakeside dock on a sunny day.

Pardner Profile: Kevin Adams

Kevin has volunteered at Camp in just about every way possible, including the summer program  In 2008, Kevin Adams had what one might call an…

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Connection for the “Hole” Family

It truly takes a village to make one inspiring camper family’s story possible  Camper mom Cindy’s story begins in 2002, when she decided it was…

A man in a leather jacket stands on a wooden balcony, smiling, with one hand on the railing and a large banner displayed behind him. A microphone is attached to the railing in front of him.

Reflecting on Paul’s Impact to Celebrate His 100th Birthday

“I wanted, I think, to acknowledge luck; the chance of it, the benevolence of it in my life, and the brutality of it in the…

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