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.

A young boy with face paint smiles at the camera while holding a fishing rod on a dock. An older boy fishes beside him. Trees and a lake are in the background. Its a bright, sunny day.

Senior Reflections

I’m Zak, and I was born with severe hemophilia A. I have spent all my life learning to combat the possibility of bleeding internally into…

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CampOut Connections

For Kyleigh and her family, CampOut provides year-round connections to Camp and a boost during difficult times. Watch how CampOut events and home visits bring…

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Meet Dmitri and Lila | Healing Feeling

At Hole in the Wall, siblings Dmitri and Lila found a shared experience in song. Watch how creating music together brought them closer and helped…

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Lucky Me

“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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Stone Soup

Remember the story of stone soup, when people were tricked into bringing veggies and spices and dumping them into a big pot with a stone…

Four smiling people wearing green shirts and race gear pose closely together at an outdoor running event. One person is wearing a medal and race bib number 313. The background is slightly blurred.

Meet Emily | Healing Feeling

As a Hole in the Wall camper turned counselor, the Ragnar Relay Cape Cod was a way for Emily to give back to a place…

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Meet Justin | Healing Feeling

At the Hero’s Journey® program, Justin stepped out of his comfort zone to find his truest self. Discover how the magic of Hole in the…

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Hospital Outreach Program Promotional Video

Through one-on-one interactions and group activities, HOP brings Camp’s unique summer programming and spirit to hospitals and clinics with activities specifically adapted for use in…

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