COLUMBUS, Ohio
– (April 16, 2008) – A camp for children with
serious illnesses and their families will soon be realized because of a little
legwork – literally.
COLUMBUS, Ohio
– (April 16, 2008) – A camp for children with
serious illnesses and their families will soon be realized because of a little
legwork – literally.
Flying Horse Farms Founder Jenni Belford (43209) and Capital Campaign Director Cara Cloyd (43220) are running in the 112th Boston Marathon April 21 to raise money to provide the gift of camp to kids who otherwise could not experience it.
“Our 20-mile training runs are nothing compared to what these kids endure every minute, each day of their lives,” Belford said. “Every step is worth it for them and for our sponsors who are supporting us.”
Opening Fall 2009 in Mount Gilead, Ohio, Flying Horse Farms will offer year-round programming for more than 2,500 children annually who are diagnosed with arthritis, asthma, cancer, gastrointestinal disorders, heart disease, hemophilia, sickle cell disease and other serious illnesses. Camps will also be available for siblings and families.
“These camps change lives,” Cloyd said. “For the better and truly forever.”
Belford and Cloyd will run as members of Team Hole in the Wall – a web-based approach to generating funds in support of the mission of Hole in the Wall Camps, the world’s largest family of camps for children with serious illnesses. Supporters are given the necessary online tools to fundraise for any or all of the member Hole in the Wall Camps. As a Provisional Member of Hole in the Wall Camps, Flying Horse Farms can receive funds through the Team Hole in the Wall program.
Flying Horse Farms aspires to be a Full Member of the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps and is following a set of guidelines designed to assure each member-camp provides the highest level of safety and programming for the children. Camps are also designed to assure that each member-camp has financial support. Hole in the Wall camps is assisting Flying Horse Farms in meeting the necessary requirements.
Belford and Cloyd have raised more than $14,000 toward the $20 million project. All donations will be matched by the Belford family. The Belfords are donating the land, $3.5 million and their time and efforts to make this camp a reality.
To learn more about how to volunteer, sponsor
or join the team in its efforts, please visit
www.teamholeinthewall.org.
Flying Horse Farms is a provisional member of Hole in the Wall Camps, the world’s largest family of camps for children with life-threatening conditions. Located on nearly 200 acres in Mount Gilead, Ohio, it will be the first Hole in the Wall Camp in the Midwest. Actor and humanitarian Paul Newman founded the original Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in 1988.
For more information about Flying Horse Farms, please visit www.flyinghorsefarms.org
Paul Newman founded the first Hole in the Wall camp in Ashford, Connecticut, in 1988 as a place where seriously ill children could “Kick back, relax, raise a little hell and just be kids.” Nearly 114,000 children have attended camps free of charge thanks to the charitable donations from thousands of individuals, corporations and foundations.
For more information about Hole in the Wall Camps, please visit www.holeinthewallcamps.org