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Who Can Attend

In order for a child to be eligible for the summer program, applicants must:

  • Have a qualifying medical diagnosis (see below)
  • Be between the ages of 7-15 years old (Participants aged 16-18 may be eligible for our AYA Programming)
  • Exhibits understanding and reasoning typical of a 6-year-old child
  • Live in the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic region (Campers from other locations are considered)
  • Provide a current Camp physical form, immunization records and application

Qualifying Medical Diagnosis

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  • Blood Disorders
    • Diamond Blackfan Anemia
    • Factor X Deficiency
    • Fanconi's Amenia
    • Hemophilia
    • Hemolytic Anemia
    • Hereditary Elliptocytosis (HE)
    • Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
    • Severe Aplastic Anemia
    • Sickle Cell Disease
    • Thalassemia
    • Thrombocytosis
    • Von Willebrand Disease (VWD)
  • Cancer
    • Ewing Sarcoma
    • Leukemia (AML, ALL)
    • Lymphoma
    • Myelofibrosis
    • Nephroblastoma
    • Neuroblastoma
    • Osteosarcoma
    • Rhabdomyosarcoma
    • Wilms Tumor
    • Other cancers
  • Immunologic Disorders
    • Common Variable Immune Deficiency (CVID)
    • Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EOE)
    • Histiocytosis
    • HIV/AIDS
    • Primary Immunodeficiency: Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
    • Primary Immunodeficiency: IgG Subclass Deficiency/Hypogammaglobinemia
    • Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
  • Metabolic/Mitochondrial Disorders
    • Glycogen Storage Disease
    • Mitochondrial Disease
    • Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency (OTC Deficiency)
    • Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    • Pyruvate Kinase Dificiency
    • Tyrosinemia
    • Very-long-chain acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (VLCAD)
  • Neurofibromatosis
    • NF 1
    • NF 2
    • Schwannomatosis
  • Solid Organ & Multivisceral Transplant: Campers must be at least 1-year post-transplant
    • Kidney Transplant
    • Liver Transplant
    • Multivisceral Transplantation (MVT)

Sibling Program Eligibility

The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp offers an opportunity for the siblings of diagnosed campers, aged 7 - 15, to apply for a session at Camp. This is available if the diagnosed camper is accepted into a summer session during the same year. Contact us if you have any questions.