<p>Has anyone heard of this camp? I came across a commercial for it on a DVD movie, although I cannot remember the name of the film at this moment. It sounds like a pretty good place for kids and a great place to donate your time. Does anyone know of any other camps like it off the top of their heads?</p>
<p>It’s in CT, at least Newman lived in Westport, CT and I thought his camp was nearby. I think the camp was for special kids, like those who had a major illness, like cancer, right?</p>
<p>This is a group of camps started by Paul Newman and his group.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.holeinthewallcamps.org/Page.aspx?pid=389[/url]”>http://www.holeinthewallcamps.org/Page.aspx?pid=389</a></p>
<p>There is a new camp being developed in Carnation, WA on the site of a beautiful farm there. Paul Newman visited there a couple years ago.</p>
<p>There are many camps for special needs kids and kids with specific illnesses or issues.</p>
<p>The company Newman’s Own, which Paul Newman started and which makes/sells salad dressing, some beverages, popcorn, and such, gives all its profits to the Hole in the Wall camps. I’ve never heard a bad thing about them. Newman was a very cool dude, who also did a lot for the town of Westport – donating land to be kept undeveloped and such. His wife, Joanne Woodward, continues his good deeds around town.</p>
<p>There’s a similar camp in our area, for children with serious illnesses and other challenges (survivors of abuse, children of murdered parents, kids in foster care, etc.): Camp Good Days and Special Times [Camp</a> Good Days - Home](<a href=“http://www.campgooddays.org/]Camp”>http://www.campgooddays.org/) . My d has volunteered there and loved the experience - I highly recommend it to New Yorker hs students looking for summer volunteer opportunities.</p>
<p>I think it is at the camp in carnation, but an organization that I raise money and occasionally volunteer for, CCFA, hosts summer camps for kids there. I tried to get my kids to do it, cause they have actual camp counselor experience , although their plates are already so full , plus since it was a two week committment they weren’t really interested.
But it does sound like a lot of fun, and since many of the other volunteers are more often in their 20’s, they could probably use a few of us with “mom” experience.</p>
<p>My daughter has two college friends who have worked at these camps. One girl worked at Victory Junction in North Carolina last summer (btwn junior and senior yr) and another girl worked at the one in New York for the last two summers (beginning sophomore year). I think both worked as volunteers though I do know that they have some paid positions. Both girls found it a very positive experience and highly recommend working at these camps. Depending on where you live, it’s a chance for college aged kids to see a different part of the country and help kids at the same time.</p>
<p>Interesting. As a kid with a severe physical disability, I attended many summer camps (though no HITW camps), some specifically for kids with disabilities, others not (the later took some hoop-jumping). The best model, for me as a kid (though looking back, it may be non-inclusive), was a camp that was strictly limited to kids with physical, chronic health, and sensory disabilities and some (even minimal) self-care skills. </p>
<p>My favorite part of camp (other than my friends and learning ASL)? As odd as it sounds, not always being the last in line when we walked somewhere.</p>