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 dirt road passes under a rustic archway reading HOLE IN THE WALL GANG, with the word GENESIS overlaid in large white letters. Trees and blue sky are visible in the background.

Genesis

Genesis, which was first produced in 1999, tells the ‘hole’ story of The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp’s creation. Founder Paul Newman, architects, construction…

A young boy sits in a chair while an adult in a Fun Day 2012 shirt and gloves prepares medical supplies in a brightly colored room.

Meet Zak | Healing Feeling

Zak is a little camper with a big personality and his friendship with a counselor who shares his diagnosis of hemophilia helped him discover the…

A woman in a red bandana and camp T-shirt smiles outdoors beside a display board featuring photos of camp activities and a sign that reads Be a Band..

Meet Tamara | Healing Feeling

Tamara attended The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp during its very first summer in 1988. In May 2013, she returned to Camp for the…

Four children walk on a gravel path outdoors; one uses crutches. Trees and a building with a porch are in the background. The children appear to be talking and smiling together.

Meet Rondell, Kai & Family | Healing Feeling

Rondell and Kai first met as campers at The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. Things came full circle when their sons became campers, too.…

A person plays a brass instrument while sitting on a wooden platform elevated among autumn trees with orange and red leaves.

Meet Liam | Healing Feeling

For Liam and his mom, Camp is so much more than a summertime escape from serious illness. Watch how joining other families at Camp provides…

A large group of people, including children and adults, gather in a circle indoors, clapping and interacting in a lively, communal atmosphere. Sunlight streams through the windows in the background.

Meet Adam and Stacy | Healing Feeling

At Hole in the Wall, Adam and Stacy were inspired by shared experiences with their fellow campers. As Camp alumni, they went on to do…

A person wearing a light green top and a cap sits outside near a wooden structure, with green trees in the background.

Meet Marissa and Mark | Healing Feeling

For Marissa and Mark, Hole in the Wall is a special hideout where campers feel safe to express themselves freely and honsetly among peers who…

Two people wearing helmets and harnesses stand in a wooded area. The person in front, with blue face paint and gloves, is smiling and holding onto a rope, appearing ready to zipline.

Meet Aleks | Healing Feeling

Despite losing a leg to cancer, camper Aleks managed to climb a rock wall and into Bridget Moynahan’s heart by showing the irrepressible power of…

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