Why I Joined the Team
Here is my justification for my crazy decision to complete a marathon. I could only sign up if the event wasn’t about me, but instead about taking an experience requiring a huge amount of mental, physical, and emotional stamina and turning it into something beyond ‘just Amy.’ Team Hole in the Wall, and the wonderful camps they sponsor, resonated with me, and I am happy to contribute to them. I know that in training I will be tired, frustrated, and scared of not being strong enough to finish what I started. I will keep moving, though, because I chose to support camps which bring renewed health, laughter, and glowing memories to children who fight through their own marathons every day, without the luxury of quitting.
As a member of Team Hole in the Wall, I am using my participation in the Camp Challenge program as a way to raise funds for and bring awareness to Hole in the Wall Camps. Please help me reach (or even exceed!) my goal by clicking on my Support button. With your generosity, we can all share in the joy of knowing that we are helping to create memories that will last a lifetime.
Every summer at Hole in the Wall Camps, hundreds of children become athletes and actors, painters and poets, swimmers and singers, clowns and canoe paddlers, naturalists, equestrians, and hot air balloonists. It is amazing what these campers accomplish in one week; just as amazing are the obstacles they overcome on a daily basis, for these children suffer from serious illnesses such as cancer, sickle cell anemia, HIV/AIDS, and hemophilia. Camp helps keep them going – throughout the many challenges of serious illness.
Since 1988, Hole in the Wall Camps have served more than
135,000 campers* with more than
150 specific medical conditions from all
50 states and
39 countries,
free of charge. Hole in the Wall Camps were the dream of actor Paul Newman, who started the first camp in Connecticut.
Learn more about the camps.
*includes campers served through Hospital Outreach Program.
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