Gazette: Spring 2014 4/1/2014 View PDF

GAZette
Spring 2014
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
The CampOut Van, which hit the road this fall, has been bringing the magic of Camp right to our campers since September!
Bringing Camp to the Community with CampOut
Faster than a New York City taxi.
More enjoyable than a dino nugget.
Able to leap tall speed bumps in a
single bound. Look, out on the road!
It’s a truck…it’s a van…it’s CampOut!
This past September, The Hole in
the Wall Gang Camp hit the road with
a new program providing campers,
families and caregivers something they
can never get enough of…more Camp!
CampOut, a mobile Camp experience,
brings all sorts of fun activities right
to camper hometowns via home visits
and community events. A tricked-out
Camp van, resplendent with scenes
from Camp, is available to accompany
our CampOut specialists, but certainly
isn’t necessary for Campy fun to be had,
and visits are frequently arranged
without it.
“When the Hospital Outreach
Program began taking the fun and
friendship of Hole in the Wall into
clinical settings 12 years ago, we
learned that the magic of Camp was
portable,” said Sarah Eio Smithson,
director of outreach programs at
Camp. “Now, we are excited to offer
families a brand new program with its
own dedicated staff who are bringing
‘a different kind of healing’ to camper
communities and homes.”
Most recently, CampOut brought
Camp fun to Manchester, Conn., where
crafts were the order of the day. After
a delicious lunch of camper-created
pepperoni pizza, bins and bins of
Camp-style activities were brought
inside. Then, two very excited
girls had some very big decisions
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With crafts completed and materials
provided for future projects, it was
time to relax around a living room
campfire, roast s’mores and share in a
Cabin Chat before the van left to head
back to Camp.
Sound fun? Camper families can
schedule a home visit with or without
the van by emailing the CampOut team
at [email protected] or
giving them a shout at (860) 429-3444.
And the CampOut specialists don’t
just make home visits. CampOut hosts
fun-filled events open to all current
and recent campers and their families
throughout the Northeast. The family
friendly happenings, which do require
a parent or guardian to accompany
campers, provide a wonderful
opportunity for local Camp families
to meet, mingle and bond with each
other. With career days, potterypainting parties and more, there’s an
event to suit everyone!
Keep an eye on the roads for a van
covered in Camp scenes and a driver
sporting a clown nose, and give us
a wave. Bonus points if you can spot
Kong! You can find out where we’ll be at
www.holeinthewallgang.org/campout.
In This Issue
What’s New at Camp. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
CEO Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Creative Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Our 2013 Volunteers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Our 2013 Team Members. . . . . . . . 3
Hospital Outreach on the Go . . . . 5
Family Flats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Sheriff’s Spotlight
Our corporate partners. . . . . . . . . 5
Our Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Team Hole in the Wall Update. . . . 6
Pardner Profile
Remarkable Camp staff & friends. . . 7
Saddle Up for Camp
Highlighting community support. . 7
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What’s New
at Camp
Raise high the pirate flag! Those of
you who visited Camp over the past year
may have noticed that our beloved tree
house was closed, its signature flag of
rebelliousness lowered. With the safety
of our campers always at the forefront
of everything we do, the time had
come to shore up the supports and the
accessibility ramp. Today, the updates
are complete, and the tree house will
once again welcome campers with the
Jolly Roger waving in the summer wind.
Speaking of renovations, camper
cabins are also being refreshed.
Starting with the Yellow Unit,
which will be renovated before the
summer season, the cabins will have
updated bathrooms and increased
energy efficiency, among other
enhancements. Both campers and
counselors will appreciate the benefits,
which include an additional camper
shower and more closet space for
counselors. Heating and cooling units
in the sleeping quarters will make the
cabins even more comfortable and
usable into the chillier days of late fall
and early spring.
There have been some significant
changes in our New Haven office as
well. As our organization continues to
grow, we moved upstairs to a more
spacious location on the 11th floor.
The amazing new office feels an
awful lot like “Camp,” complete with
a beautiful mural by Sherry “Momma”
Tally and Amber Alexander!
This year also marked a change
in how we annually celebrate our
amazing founder, Paul Newman,
as we took our Founder’s Day
celebration online. Camp friends
and family shared stories at
www.holeinthewallgang.org/
newmanandthegang, and posted
their favorite stories about Paul and
Camp to Facebook and Twitter. The
celebration will continue year round,
so check out the site and share your
stories with #newmanandthegang.
And last, but certainly not least,
we’d like to welcome Dr. Gary Kupfer
to our Board of Directors. After four
years volunteering during the summer
program and serving on Camp’s
Medical Committee, Dr. Kupfer joins
the board as Chairman of the Medical
Committee. He brings 30 years of
experience combining cancer research
with pediatric oncology, and currently
runs the pediatric cancer program at
Yale. He’ll continue volunteering at the
OK Corral this summer, so stop by and
give him a shout.
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By Luciano Duffy, 12, Grade 6, 1/3/13
My pain is prickly like a cactus
On a hot day.
I feel it morning, noon, and night.
My body shudders
Like a bedbug at night.
I am angry
Like a hungry bear.
I would like to bite into bravery.
I feel hardened like a bunch of people
Stepping on sidewalk pavement.
I want to speak to God in heaven,
To know more about the afterlife.
I want to give love and care to my family.
I want to transform my pain into a meal
And I eat it.
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Long time Camp volunteers Sherry “Momma” Tally and Amber Alexander created this beautiful
mural, which graces the entrance of the relocated New Haven Office.
From the CEO
“Never stop climbing.”
These are the inspirational
words shared by former camper
Ross Gipson at our Bandits in
the Big Apple 25th Anniversary
Celebration last fall to describe a
lasting lesson that he learned at
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.
It was advice his counselors gave
him back in the 1990s when, as a
camper, he made his way to the top
of the climbing tower. It is also an
enduring lesson that still motivates
him all these years later and has
taken him to exciting new heights –
and even law school.
Ross’ words resonate with me
even now. As we prepare for our
27th summer, all of us at Hole in
the Wall look forward to an exciting
future where Camp continues to
expand its programming to serve
more brave children and provide
deeper levels of service to our
current families. I, for one, am
looking forward to the climb and all
the wonderful friendships that will
be made along the way.
As you read the stories in this
issue, you will learn about the
expansion of our Hospital Outreach
Program into Philadelphia,
experience one of the very first
CampOut home visits and read
about a new staff member who is a
familiar face returning to The Hole in
the Wall Gang Camp family
I want to thank our extraordinary
Camp community for helping us reach
such exciting heights and allowing us
to embrace all the possibilities that
the future holds. Together, we can
continue to fill this Hole in the Wall
with fun, friendship and joy for many
more years to come.
Top photo: Jimmy and a camper clown
around at the New York Circus.
Above photo: Ross gives his now legendary
speech at the Bandits in the Big Apple 25th
Anniversary Celebration.
Thanks to Our 2013 Volunteers!
We celebrate the hundreds of volunteers who helped to make 2013 an exceptional year for Camp and our campers.
And a special THANK YOU to all of our Camp parents!
Volunteer
Physicians
Steve Angelo, MD
Jennifer Bellini, MD
Anju Chawla, MD
Jodie Chen, MD
Nick Evageliou, MD
Eileen Gillan, MD
Matt Heeney, MD
Jerry Hememway, MD
Mike Isakoff, MD
Chris Justinich, MD
Patricia Kavanaugh, MD
Nicole Kucine, MD
Gary Kupfer, MD
Katy Lilly, MD
Kerry Moss, MD
Dave Nelson, MD
Andrea Orsey, MD
Wilbur Pan, MD
Farzana Pashankar, MD
Howard Pearson, MD
Jennifer Schwab, MD
Lorna Seybolt, MD
Kelly Wade, MD
Dan Weiser, MD
Fellows,
Residents,
Medical Students
Kelli Collins, MD
Loretta Li, MD
Leanna May, MD
Molly Naples
Kevin Schwartz, MD
Stephanie Skuby, MD
Mike Siebrect
Volunteer Nurses
Diane Amantea, LPN
Donna Angelo, RN
Margaret Ballard, RN
Pat Bragdon, LPN
Valerie BurgosKneeland, RN
Julie Burns, APRN
Kathy Burns, RN
Patti Carlton, APRN
Alison Clenenning, RN
Ashley Courtney, RN
Tad Dorry, RN
Christine Eaccarino,APRN
Amy Hagstrom, RN
Jaime Hensel, RN
Beth Iovinelli, RN
Blanca Jackson, RN
Bev Ketchen, APRN
Eileen Kolakoski, RN
Melanie Kushner, APRN
Maureen Licursi, APRN
Jo-Ann Main, RN
Kristen Masterson, RN
Pat McLarney, RN
Rosemarie Miller, RN
Ashlee Moskwa, RN
Yazmin Noel, RN
Karen Palotti, RN
Mary Parker
Marie Parks, APRN
Sue Pillet, APRN
Patty Poisson, RN
Adrienne Prandi, RN
Sally Pratt, RN
Thomas Rudisill, RN
Cassie Ryan, APRN
Kate Saylor, APRN
Wendy Thornley, RN
Carly Venditto, RN
Susan Wagner, RN
Gina Wetzel, RN
MaryAnne WilliamsPitman, APRN
Darlah Woodsley, RN
Noell Woolrich, RN
Justine Zoeller, RN
Other Medical
Professionals
Richard Bragdon, RPH
Office and
Work Project
Volunteers
Accenture
Art Adams
Dawn Adams
Aetna
Bank of America
Jill Baral
Mark Baral
Barclay
Pattie Basile
Vinnie Basile
Bradley Univ
Joe Buchanan
Michelle Buchanan
Bernadette Casson
Norm Connaughton
Terri Connaughton
Greg Cooney
John Coperine
Tee Coperine
Jay Corinha
Karen Corinha
Covidien
CT Return Peace Corp
Anna Cyr
Mike Cyr
Daversa Partners
Dee David
Skip David
Diane Demetriades
Doris DeWees
RoJeanne Doege
Patti Donaldson
Sue Dunn
Kim Gentile
Pete Gentile
Green Farms Academy
Becky Grillo
Kara Grillo
Hasbro
Hitachi Capital
Michael Horton
Debbie Howland
Dennis Jackson
Jet Blue
Debbie Johnson
Joan Johnson
Ken Foods
Laurie Kenney
Dawnette Lawson Pink
Marcy LeBlanc
LEGO
Liberty Mutual
Joan Lipson
Paula Mandel
Susan McCall
Sharon McHugh
Monsignor Haddad
School
Lori Moran
Nestlé Water
Jim O’Connor
Janine Oliva
Bill Pardi
Pat Pardi
Pepperidge Farm
Pfizer
Ed Pontbriant
Jean Pontbriant
Francine Rainey
Shalane Regan
Rebecca Robbins
O’Loughlin
Nancy Rodriguez
Royal Bank of Scotland
Jon San
Carole-Lynn Saros
Greg Saros
Al Shaul
Kim Shaul
Debbie Sherman
Nancy Soneson
Stop & Shop
Bill Taft
Cindy Taft
Jared Taft
Denise Taylor
Kenroy Taylor
Laura Taylor
George Temidis
Leeza Temidis
Wayne Thorpe
Travelers
Unesco-international
volun.
Unilever
Webster Bank
Event Volunteers
Chris Allen
Nikole Allen
Brenda Annunziata
Kim Austin
Kelly Baker
David Barrow
John Bartok
Jamison Benvenuto
Andrea Borella
Bill Bradford
Eileen Brown
Christine Clifford
Robert Criner
Joyce Cullen
Josh Cyr
Pam De Angelo
Fabiola DeArmas
Barrie Deschaine
Carl Deschaine
John DiLeo
Kate Dombrowski
Ravi Durvasula
Lisa Fenton
Tom Ferdman
Meaghan Finn
Erica Fray
Ryan Gagne
Denise Gardiner
Kathleen Gebhart
Michelle Genuario
Bethany Gibbons
Wayne Gronlund
Michelle Guennero
Jeff Guilbeault
John Haigis
Hallmark Institute of
Photography
Erin Harmon
Richard Haus
Joanne Heckman
Cedar Hewes
Bailey Horton
Kathy-Ann Hutchinson
Gary Iannicelli
Brian Kemble
Michael Kesten
Ellen Kliavkoff
Diane Kosarko
Joel Kowaleski
Julie Kowaleski
Amy Kuehner
Jackie Lamando
Gail Lane
Bryan Ledoux
Jessie Ledoux
Darlene Lieff
Ilya Lipsman
Barbra Logiudice
Mike Logiudice
Rosemarie Mahan
Renee Mahler
Peter Matos
Sally McAllister
Helen McCarthy
Chris Merisotis
Grace Mininni
Andy Morse
Brenda Morse
Dawn Nelson
Christy O’Brien
Joe O’Brien
Laura O’Brien
Tim O’Brien
Ryan Oronato
Pete O’Rourke
Julio Ortiz
Michael Padulsky
Jim Parsons
Kim Parsons
Liz Parsons
Stephani Parsons
Ruchi Patel
Simone Porter
Aileen Postlethwaite
Scott Price
Liz Punsalan
Ray Reniere
Robert Benson
Photography
Amy Rucki
Jim Sheehan
John Shields
Steve Sidoruk
Rachel Smiley
Kendall Smith
Becky Snow
Margot Soule
Kendrick Steer
T. Charles Erickson
Photography
Brittany Taylor
Mike Tillotson
Natalie Vetro
Christina Vidaic
Sarah Voccola
Mayada Wadsworth
Mary Lee Walsh
Jeff Weeks
Ashley Wilson-Judge
Katie Witteck
Tom Wood
Mayumi Yamashita
Jeff Zeitlin
Mikayla Zeitlin
Program
Volunteers
Gail Erdos
The Frogmen
Damaris Hall
Melvin Hall
Cliff Quinn
Peggy Tryon
Ann Williams
Tim Williams
Cabins and
Weekend
Program
Volunteers
Gabrielle Abbott
Ruth Abelmann
Lisa Acomb
Jane Adams
Kevin Adams
Sean Adams
Leigh Adel-Arnold
Shannon Ahern
Ottavia Albertini
Brandon Alexander
Daniel Allen
Josh Allen
Marshall Allan
Rebecca Allen
Dick Anderson
Johanna Anderson
Linda Anderson
Chad Angeli
Hilary Armstrong
Joe Armstrong
Meg Atkin
Kiley Atkins
Caitlin Axtmayer
Emily Babcock
John Bailin
Melissa Baldino
Bryan Ballard
Matthew Ballard
Aaron Baral
Stacy Baral
Jacqueline Baril
Durante Barringer
Emily Bart
Alec Bartimer
Larry Bartimer
Michael Bartimer
Lucy Bartlett
Margaret Barusch
Jane Bassewitz
Julia Bassewitz
Sheri Bassewitz
Christopher Bayly
Mac Bayly
Maggie Beatson
Kyle Beatty
Jake Becker
Lynn Belkin
Julia Ben-Asher
Olivia Benson
Wendy Benson
Zoe Benson
Matthew Berlin
Mike Berlin
PJ Best
Ben Beutel-Gunn
Chris Billings
Derek Billings
Scott Billings
MaryKate Bisaillon
Elise Bitterman
Ellen Bobrow
Brion Bonkowski
Lauri Boscarino
Hannah Boudreau
Nathaniel Breslin
Brady Brickner-Wood
Clark Briffel
Kayla Briggs
Kim Bright
Chelsea Bristol
Michael Brogan
Fred Brooke
Cat Brousseau
Nicholas Brow
Colleen Brown
Shasta Broyles
Sally Brzozowski
David Buck
Heather Buck
Michael Cafarelli
Sean Cahill
Amy Calvanese
Jimmy Canton
Nancy Caperino
Daniel Capobianco
Kate Carpenter
Dylan Cavaliere
Cory Cerritelli
Jill Champagne
Craig Chassen
Austin Christie
Jenny Christopherson
Giovanni Cinamella
Allie Cipolla
Emma Clark
Yanira Claudio
Steve Clendenning
Marshall Cohen
Allie CokerSchwimmer
Emmanuel CokerSchwimmer
Nicole Collette
Martin Collins
Jessica Comras
Tegan Condon
Amie Conner
Kelsey Conroy
Brad Cook
Jane Couperus
Aaron Cruz
Kate Cullen
Miranda Cullen
Char Curry
Marissa Cutting
Amy Czarnowski
Michael Czerwinski
Lee Davis
Lindsay Davis
Martha Davis
Matthew DeCamara
Sean Delaney
Carrie DeLeon
Teresa Derr
Brandon Devlin
Kelsey Dewey
Zita DeZagon
Jillian Diauto
Lauren Dickens
Haley DiDomizio
Chantal Diedrich
Michelle Dinkes
Rose DiSanto
Laura Dobbs
Kwaku Domfe
Lauren Donnellan
Shannon Donnellan
David Donnelly
Kristin Drouin
Catharine Duane
Brian Duggan
Tim Duggan
Rebecca Dulit
Danielle Dumaine
Abigail Dunbar
Abigail Dunlap
Neal Edelson
Raphe Elkind
Emily Elliott
Erin Emerson
Cindy Enriquez
Kathryn Esposito
Phil Esposito
Holly Everett
Morgan Fagant
Justin Farrands
Peter Farrington
Cheryl Faucher
Alessia Federici
Jeffrey Fein
Andrew Fezza
Dann Fink
Adam Fishman
Colleen Foster
Barry Fowler
Kelly Foy
Goetti Francois
Rubanza Frank
Daryl Fraser
Craig Friedland
Mitchell Friedman
Jamie Fuller
Annie Gaburo
Ted Galo
Megan Ganzenmuller
Amanda Garbatini
Denise Garner
Ralph Gates
Christian Gauthier
Amanda Geduld
Elizabeth Gephart
Pooh Gephart
Hilary Gerson
Abby Gerts
Janet Giangiulio
Steven Giangiulio
Kaitlyn Gibson
Monica Gibson
Ann Gillard
Bruce Ginsberg
Sara Giolo
Jordan Glick
Samuel Glickman
Linda Godby
Pierluigi Goisis
Clio Goldsmith
Howard Goldstein
Neva Goldstein
Rebecca Goldstein
Maria Gomez
Mary-Kay Grealish
Sabrina Greaves
Judy Gregory
Danielle Grosh
Dave Gruendel
Jimmy Guity
Dylan Haas
Eric Haglund
Alison Haigis
Benjamin Hall
Colleen Hanly
Tiara Hansen
Paul Harrison
Cassie Hartley
Roxanne Hassett
Lee Haugen
Michael Haydu
Lisa Hellen
Harriet Hendel
Chelsea Heneghan
Deborah Heneghan
Lulu Higgins
Andrew Hirschberg
Carly Hirschberg
Danny Hirschberg
Susan Hoffman
Brittany Horton
Dawn Horton
Kyle Horton
Jeffrey Huber
Michael Hund
Michael Inwald
Nikita Iyer
Emily Janice
Thomas Jedrzynski
Mark Jenkins
Angela Jervey
Richard Jervey
Deidra Jones
Michael Jones
Christine Jorgensen
Mark Jourdian
Nicole Jubelirer
Kristin Juhasz
Brigitte Jung
Denise Justinich
John Justinich
Nancy Kail
Chuck Kain
Gayla Kain
Sarah Kaiser
John Kaplan
Kristiann Kassay
Daniel Kayne
Maria Kayne
Richard Kayne
Andrea Keefe
Sean Keegan
Ashley Kelley
Elise Kelley
Katelyn Kelley
Samantha Kent
Scott Kimmel
Alan Kinsella
Diane Knetzger
Kate Knetzger
Ann Kollegger
Sven Kortum
Ben Kovachy
Matt Krubski
Tom Kulesza
Nora Kulkarni
Kailee Kunst
Noa Kupfer
Sarah Laaff
Audrey LaBolle
Matthew LaBolle
Aimee LaFrance
Bridgette Lamando
Catherine Lamb
Lauren Lambert
Nicole Lamontagne
Taylor Langford
Patricia Lanigan
John Lavelle
Sarah Lawlor
Hannah Leo
Belinda Lerner
Andrea Lerude
Jen Leslie
Jay Levine
Kristal Lewis
Kevin Li
Chris Liguore
Arielle Linsky
Jack Litterst
Anne Livingstone
Timothy Lobdell
Jordan Loeb
Louis-David Lord
Nicole Lowe
Gianna Luchetti
Collin Lynch
Catherine MacLean
David MacNiven
Kevin Magee
Robyn Magee
Ryan Magee
Cynthia Maloney
Jennifer Maranzano
Christina Marchitto
Liz Marconi
Greg Marcy
Antonina Marino
Jacqueline Martin
Craig Mathieson
Clare Matschullat
Taylor Matulis
Lucy Mazur-Warren
Peter McBride
Kathleen McDonough
Benton McGivern
Alexandria McGowan
Caitlin McGrath
Erinn McGrath
Claire McGuire
Merrell McGuire
Kate McKee
Marisa McKently
Ben McMaster
Kim McMenamin
Lani McNeill
Kathy Meisler
Nikki Messenger
Andrew Miller
Beth Miller
Olivia Miller
Alexandra Milmoe
Chris Milmoe
Corny Milmoe
Jackie Miranda
Amy Monastero
Chris Moore
Juan Morales
Maria Morales
Laura Morali
Chris Moran
Robert Moran
Michael Morrill
Patrick Morton
Ben Moskoff
Laura Moynihan
Douglas Mund
Deirdre Murphy
Timothy Murphy
Joseph Myer
Regina Myers
Trent Myers
Lee Ann Myers
Santosh Nandabalan
Debra Nanus
Mary Nerbonne
Heather Neuwirth
Gregory Newstadt
Lisa Nickerson Bucklin
Jes Niemiec
Bobby Nims
Gary Norris
Michael Norris
Matthew Nussbaum
Mike Nussbaum
Susan Nussbaum
James O’Connor
Holly O’Donnell
Michelle O’Donnell
Ami Ohe
Austin O’Keane
Kelly O’Leary
Catherine Olsen
David Olson
Colin O’Neill
Ryan Onorato
Mark Oristano
Brian O’Rourke
Colin Orsini
Erin Pallotti
Christie Parmelee
Melanie Pascal
Rashmi Pashankar
Rebecca Patenaude
Christopher Pates
Sarah Peacock
Elke Perez
Nancy Persoons
Sandi Petrulis
Molly Phelps
Ali Phillips
Thomas Phillips
David Pigden
Melissa Pigden
Garrett Place
Colin Plant
Otis Poisson
Chris Pontbriant
Emma Posner
Greg Price
Daniel Prior
Kemar Prussien
Kingdar Prussien
Kathryn Quinn
Jennifer Raney
Thea Rasini
Michelle Reicher
Brett Reinke
Tiffany Reites
Kevin Rice
Dennis Rinaldi
Stephanie Robbins
Alex Robertson
Sile Robinson
Sally Roden
Mara Rodriguez
Tiffany Roiseland
Judy Rokeach
Donna Romano
Nicole Romano
Kaylani Rosado
Marisa Rothbard
Michelle Rozek
Mark Rozelle
Lynne Rozsa
Colleen Ryan
Elizabeth Sahner
Adam Sandve
Melissa Santiago
Kelly Schulte
Dana Schultz
Rona Schwartz
Sofia Schwarz
Alexis Seder
Nicole Seidel
Anneliese Seitz-Mund
Kyle Selnau
Jo Senecal
Dan Shapiro
Matthew Shapiro
Patsy Shawver
Raymond Shedd
Joann Sheehan
Cheryl Shull
Micaela Shutt
James Sibelle
Denise Siebert
Julia Siegel
Quadhera Simmons
Alethea Skefos
Stephen Slowinski
Kyle Smith
Gayle Smotherman
Emily Stanley
Christopher Stavrakos
Michael Stavrakos
Beth Stefanik
Paul Stefanik
Brandi Stenglein
Iesha Stroud
Jim Sullivan
Marie Sullivan
Derek Surdez
Maxwell Svec
Nancy Sybert
David Tate
Lindsay Temple
Ryan Thompson
Patrick Tishion
Jason Torba
Maria Torraco
Michael Tyler
Halley Urich
Sara Vagie
Kumar Vasudevan
Zachary Verzillo
Eileen Victory
Victor Villagomez
Lisa Vita
Mark Wade
Tony Wallach
Laura Walsh
John Waselik
Whitney Washburn
Eliana Wasser
Nanci Weinberger
Julie Wenger
Nancy Wentworth
Judy West
Melissa Whalen
Leilani White
Tyler Willis
Hope Winkler
Jenna Wisch
Amy Woodruff
Greg Yeager
Stefanie Zaino
Daniel Zheng
Alexander Zhu
Janice Zink
Hannah Zoeller
Mary Ann Zoeller
Nicholas DeFeo
Robin Delaney
Douglas DeLapp
Lindsey DeLeo
Tara DeLeo
Nancy DeLong
Briana DeLuca
Erica DeLuca
Christopher DeMaria
Theresa Demers
Kari Dennis
Jessica Deoliveira
Charlotte Dequeker
Patricia Deraleau
Christina Derevjanik
Kristen DeRosier
Patrick DeRosier
jakob derwitsch
Deneen DeSanctis
Joseph DeSantis
Vicki DeSantis
Barrie Deschaine
Carl Deschaine
Alice Desrosiers
Ann Destito
Bob Deutsch
Laura Deutsch
Rachel Devereaux
Bonnie Dewan
Christine DeWick
Deja Diapella
Ann Dias
Arthur Dias
Daniel Dias
Kelley Dias
Nicksa Diaz
Andrew Dickinson
Lisa Dickinson
John DiIorio
Walker Dimmig
David Dimond
Jason Dina
Kelly DiNoia
Rob Dioro
Maria DiPilato
Jeff DiStasio
Laurie DiStasio
James Dixon
Nga Do
Jim Dobbin
Josh Doblinger
Nina Dodge
RoJeanne Doege
Karen Doherty
Shari Doherty
Terry Doherty, M.D.
Donna Dombrowski
Claudia Domingues
Amy Donle
Laura Donner
Bob Donovan
Lorraine Donovan
Gaullens Dorleus
Louella Dougherty
Ken Dowling
Angelica Downing
Candace Downing
Michael Downing
Jennifer Doyle
Barbara Doyne
Rachel Drake
Peter Drakopoulos
Michael Driscoll
Chris Drury
Heather Drury
Ryan Drury
Royden DSouza
Bernard Dubb
Rick Dubiel
Cathy Dudeff
Jeff Dudek
Bill (Billy) Dudjoc
Megan Duffy
Tammy Duffy
Alison Dugas
Carolyn Dugas
Kathy Duggan
Janice Dumond
Charles Dunklee III
Colleen Dunn
Mark Dunton
Andrea Dupont
Carl Dupont
Mary Dupont
Edward Durette
JoAnne Durette
Anishka Durvasula
Padma Durvasula
Rohun Durvasula
Mark Dutka
Paul Eaton
Kathleen Eaton-Robb
Patrick Eaton-Robb
Alec Eckel
Donna Eddy
Casey Edgar
Bruce Edgerton
Eric Edgerton
Janet Edgerton
Gabrielle Edmond
Brett Edwards
Britt Ehlers
Megan Ehlers
Michelle Eichelsdorfer
Isabel Ellery
Lisa Ellor
Musa Elsir
Kelly Emanuel
Charles Emby
Martin Emerson
Donna Enders
Robin Erickson
John Erwin
Edward Esborn
Igor Espittia
Drew Estabrook
Chace Estes
Bob Esteves
Al Etre
Julie Evans
David Faber
Howard Faigel
Jonah Faigel
Kristen Fairey
Matthew Falber
Jack Faski
Lori Faski
Jamie Fass
Jim Faucher
Shirley Faucher
Quiannah Fawcett
Thanks to Our 2013 Team Members
Our thanks go out to our amazing Team members who helped make 2013 a successful year for Team Hole in the Wall.
Begum Abadin
Alex Abelin
Chaleen Abely
Callie Acker
Danielle Ackley
Jeremy Adams
Joan Adams
Daniel Agar
Judy Ahearn
Tim Ahearn
Jennifer Ahern
Tim Ahern
Donna Aiudi
Jeffrey Robert Akin
Greg Alaimo
Alyssa Alamed
Kyle Alamed
Diego Alanis
Gaetano Albani
Liam Alberti
Tyler Albright
Andrew Alden
Nancy Alden
Robert Alden
Sara Alden
Steve Alden
Venera Alexandrova
Michael Alfano
Tony Alfano
John Alfone
Maryellen Allegretti
Vincent Allehaut
Justin Allen
Michelle Allen
Jacobo Almuina
Elissa Alster
Paul Altmeyer
Martim Amaral Neto
Abby Amato
Dija Amer
Nicole Amodei
James Anderson
Peter Anderson
Suzan Anderson
Tim Anderson
Tom Andrix
Brenda Annunziata
Carol Ansel
Evan Apinis
Robin Apinis
Ronald Apinis
Caren Appleby
William Appleby
Katherine Armstrong
Pamela Armstrong
Robert Armstrong
Greg Arnold
Nathaniel Aronson
Scott Aronson
Michael Arroyo
Hina Asghar
Zackery Asken
Kelly Atzbach
Owen Atzbach
Nicholas Aubin
Savanna Aubin
Christopher Aucella
Robert Auer
Dierdre Austin
Emily Austin
Patricia Axtmayer
Jose Azcona
Lena Bachar
Lisa Bachiochi
Harold “Chet” Bacon
Mary Bacon
Craig Baker
Grace Baker
Iain Baker
Rick Baker
Beverly Bakes
Bozena Balanceau
Dave Balanceau
Karen Balik
Richard Balik
Dave Ballingall
Robert Banas
Adam Bandelli
Amy Baral
Jill Baral
Elisa Barone
Jim Barra
Mark Barrett
Lily Bartel
Katherine Bartlett
Alison BartlettO’Donald
Jodie Bartnicki
John Bartok
Dan Barufaldi
Jordan Basilicato
Lisa Basilla
Andy Baskin
Susan Bassick
Sheryl Bates
Michael Battey
Ernie Bauer
Eric Baum
Frank Baxter
Deborah Bayazit
Ryan Beach
Clive Bealing
Dana Bean
Garth Bean
Kenneth Beatty
Paul Beatty
Jon Beaty
Theodore Bell
Jen Belodeau
Larry Belodeau
Nora Belodeau
Katie Belusa
Lenny Bender
Pamela Benepe
Andria Benjamin
Nick Benner
John Bennett
Michele Benoit-Koski
Leo Bento
Caroline Bentz
Olivia Berard
Zachary Berard
Katie Berlandi
Terry Bernard
Noah Bernstein
Shirley Bernstein
Paul Biagioni
Dean Bickford
Greg Biggs
Dean Birdsall
Andrea Birmingham
Theresa Birmingham
Alyssa Bishop
Darcey Blair
David Blanchard
Michael Blanchard
Tyler Blanchard
Meg Blaney
Danny Blanusa
Jerry Blanusa
Timothy Blanusa
Jeff Blinderman
Josh Blinderman
Ross Blinderman
Michael Blitz
Lula Mae Blocton
Eric Blum
Melinda Blum
Tom Blum
Rebecca Boas
John Bogaert
W. Frank Bohlen
Ann Boland
Tia Bonacore
Caroline Bonebrake
Emily Bonebrake
Sarah Bonebrake
Dana Borgman
Kristin Borowski
Jim Boudreau
Kristen Boudreau
Todd Boule
Maddie Bourque
Ben Bousquet
Steven Boyd
Kathryn Boylan
Tizauni Boyles
Kesi Brathwaite
Michael Brennan
Tim Brennan
Lauren Brill
Noiel Brill
Marc Brinker
Sue Brinker
Jodi Britts
Scott Broder
John Broderick
Marissa Brodie
Dana Brome
Kyra Brook
James Brooke
Jim Brooks
John Brooks
Robert Brooks
Cristina Brose
Katherine Brower
Adrian Brown
Debra Brown
Eric Brown
Kimberly Brungardt
Zara Brunner
Stacy Brusa
Keif Bryant
Susannah Bryne
Denise Bucci
Scott Bucci
Kenneth Buch
Jaden Buchetto
Anne Budding
Gregory Buhay
Kim Bulkeley
Maureen Bulkeley
Thomas Buono
Ellie Burger
Robert Burger
Eddie Burke
Kevin Burke
Stephen Burke
Bob Burley
Kent Burnham
Jeremy Burr
Christi Burton
Paul Bushey
Lori Buskey
George Bussmann
John Byram
Cris Cadiz
Julie Calarco
Priscilla Cale
Dennis Cambria
Joseph Campanale
Ashley Campbell
Bruce Campbell
Cecilia Campbell
Elizabeth Campbell
James Campbell
Jeffrey Campbell
Marcia Campbell
MIssy Campbell
Mitchell Campbell
Kimberly Canfield
Albert Cantito
Christian Cardenas
Johnathan Cardenas
Nuno Cardoso
Christopher Cardot
Robert Cardwell
Daniel Caridi
Dave Carlson
Lucy Carlson
Peg Carlson
Pete Carlson
Jacqueline Carmona
James Carpenter
Michael Carreiro
Rick Carrier
Emily Carten Lynch
Rodrigo Carvalho
Bernardo Casano
Candice Casano
Linda Casasanta
Linda Cassidy
Larisa Cassie
Robert Cassie
Marcelo Castro
Jenna Cataldi
Jill Cataldi
Edina Cavalli
Anne-Marie Caye
Roche
Eric Centola
Daniel Cereja
Jennifer Cerrato
Michael Cerrato
Rich Cersosimo
Lawralee Chadbourne
Julie Chamberland
David Channell
Chris Chapman
Jim Chapman
Karen Chapman
Aidan Charles
Sara Charlup
Valerie Charpentier
Tiffany Charrette
Katie Chase
Helen Chavey
Mark Chavey
Caroline Chesson
Michael Chesson
Rebecca Chesson
Robert Chesson
Zachary Chesson
Deirdre Childs
Harrison Chipkin
Laurie Chipperfield
Jenny Cho
Ronney Chong
Patti Christiana
Jen Christie
Curt Christoffersen
Judy Christoffersen
Jae Chu
Joe Cinquino
Jason Cirino
John Cizik
Jason Clang
Brian Clark
Cynthia Clark
David Clark
Mark Clarke
Ron Clarke
Susan Clarke
Tracey Clarke
Beth Clay
Kevin Cleary
Julie Cochran
Sue J Cohen
Steven Cohn
Tracey Cole
Jennifer Colella
Jim Colella
Lisa Colella
Suzanne Colligan
Andy Collins
Charles Collison
Nancy Colombo
Andrew Concatelli
Carrie Concatelli
Monica Concha
Troy Conger
Hunter Conklin
Doug Connelly J.R.
Doug Connelly Sr
Kellyann Conners
Brian Conrad
Claire Conroy
Mark Consoli
Michael Constantino
Beth Contini
Michelle Cook
Tim Cook
Tom Cook
Elizabeth Cooper
Thomas Coperine
Bryan Coppes
Brian Coppola
John Cordeiro
Teresa Cordeiro
Elizabeth Corey
Alan Cormier
Alana Cormier
Cathy Cormier
Dave Cormier
Greta Mae Cormier
Kettie Rose Cormier
Rochelle Cormier
Trey Cormier
Gail Cornell
Melissa Cornell
Matthew Coronella
Kim Costa
John Costello
Emily Cotto
Stephanie Cotto
Kathleen Coullard
Stephanie Coulombe
Aurora Courcy
Andrew Cournoyer
Shannon Cousino
David Cowan
James Coyle
Christina Crain
Terence Crean
Pamela Credit
scott credit
Frances Cremona
Alisa Cretella
Alan Critchell
Jose Cruz
Frank Cummiskey
Mike Cunningham
Edward Curello
Kelly Curland
Rachel Dabek
Anthony Daccache
Armand Daccache
Joseph Daccache
Muriel Daccache
Nada Daccache
Peter DaDalt
Dom DaFonte
Rylie Dagnall
Sasha Dagnall
Todd Dalberg
Mary Daley
Susan Daley
Matthew Dallai
Emma Danaher
Laurie Danaher
Mark Danaher
Emily Daniels
Bryan Danna
Joanie Darling
Linda Darlington
Stephen Darrohn
Kristina Davenport
Jose Davila Jr
Elizabeth Davis
Emma Davis
Kimi Davis
Leah Davis
Robert Davis
Chris Day
David Day
Heather Day
Vanessa de Samame
James DeAntonis
Margaret DeBari
Michael Debari
Matt DeCamara
Evan DeCaprio
Judy Decker
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Katie Fawthrop
David Fazzina
Fran Fazzino
Rebecca Feder
Rebecca Feehan
Earl Feeney
Jeffrey Feinberg
Eliza Feldmeth
Helen Feldmeth
Josh Feldmeth
Katherine Feldmeth
Margaret Feldmeth
Evan Fell
Lisa Fenton
James Ferrara
Carolina Ferreira
Brian Ferrell
Jack Ferrell
Kerry Ferrell
David Ferrero
Connie Fertig
Mike Fertig
Michael Finn
Ed Finnegan
Kelly Finneran
Dennis Fiorillo
Charles Fisher
Christopher Fisher
Jonathan Fisher
Todd Fisher
Addie Fishstein
Marc Fishstein
William Fitzgerald
Eileen Fitzgibbons
F. X. Flaherty
Kevin Flanigan
Matt Fletcher
Alvin Flete
Jasmin Floyd
Robert Fogle
Harlan Ford
Christine Fornabaio
Matthew Fornabaio
Kelsey Fornsby
Leigh Forsstrom
Michael Fortier
Philip Frandina
Debra Fraser
Thomas Frazier
Eric Fredericksen
Richard Free
Charles Freedgood
Nanette Freedland
Sara Frick
Andrew Fried
Kenneth Frisman
Alfred Fritzsche
Elizabeth Fritzsche
Patricia Fritzsche
Pip Fritzsche
Sherry Fritzsche
Deirdre Froh
Jeff Frost
Kathy Fudali
Jessica Fuentes
Oscar Fuller
Karleen Fung
Kimberly Furano
Susan Furtado
Roslyn Fusaro
Christopher Futschik
Joe Futschik
Joseph Futschik
Michael Futschik
Michael Futschik
Matt Futterman
Victoria Gadbaw
Renee Gaffney
Cindy Galamgam
Kaitlyn Galdo
Sidney Gale
Bailey Gallagher
Kevin Gallagher
Alba Gallego
Jeff Gallo
Mary Ann Gallo
Allison Galloway
Jacqueline Galloway
Angela Galotti
Matt Gannon
Ricki Gardner
Richard Garland
Anthony Garrett
Jessica Gates
Madison Gaucher
Jean-Baptiste Gauthier
Corinne Gautieri
DeAnne Gauya
Ben Geballe
Josh Geballe
Wendy Gellert
Lauren Gemske
Alex Gennis
Corine Gentile
Emily Gershen
Jessica Gerum
Maya Gerum
Kate Gessner
Stephanie Giacco
Alie Giaime
Charles Giampietro
Chiara Giampietro
Matthew Giardina
Paul Gibb
Estelle Gibbons
Gerry Gibbons
Bret Gifford
Doreen Gifford
Maeve Gifford
Gina Giglio
Dan Gilbert
Donna Gilbert
Michelle Gilbert
Noah Gilbert
Olivia Gilbert
Jock Gilchrist
Mickey Gilliland
Riley Gilliland
Manny Gillis
Richard Gilman
William Glanville
Gretchen Glaub
Odessa Glaza
Billy Glynn
Melissa Goddard
Foster Goldberg
Lenny Goldberg
Thomas Goldstone
Alexi Goodman
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Jack Goodman
Jennifer Goodman
Jeremy Goodman
Bill Goodwin
Tommy Goscicki
David Gosselin
Laureen Gosselin
Deb Gould
Alan Gousie
Jack Grad
Shannon Grad
Barbara Gradley
Kim Graham
Mark Granquist
Karin Grant
Bob Graulich
Dominic Gray
Kimberly Grebla
Paul Greenhill
Isabel Greer
Joseph Gregoire
Alexa Gregory
Byron Grevious
Stephen Grevious
Laurel Griso
Larry Grogin
George Gross
Zack Gross
Alisia Gruendel
Elena Gruendel
Elizabeth Gruendel
Jon Guarino
Akshay Gupta
Christopher Haddad
Henry Haddad
John Haigis
Steve Haigler
Ashley Hall
Kristine Hall
Jen Hallowell
Brooklyn Hamblin
Cynthia Hamilton
Michael Hanley
John Hanly
Jennifer Hann
Dylan Hanniford
Jim Hannon
Steven Hansel
Robert Hansen
Samantha Hansen
Ashley Hanson
Allyssa Harland
Elizabeth Lizzie Harland
James Harland
Sean Harper
Shawn M. Harrington
John Harris
John Harris
Maureen Hart
Mike Hart
Teri Hartman
Daniel Hartstein
Sean Haskell
Philip Haslett
Carmen Hatchell
Paul Hatin
Rosemarie Hatin
Brian Haughn
Eric Haughn
Richard Haus
Chris Hayden
Michael Haydu
Gary Haynes
Gary Haynes
Nicole Hayward
Matthew Heard
Mitch Hecht
Mericos Hector
Kimberly Hedenberg
Deborah Heelan
Andy Heeps
Andy Heeps
Lee Heidemann
Daniel Helminski
Gary Helminski
Matt Helminski
Rusty Helton
John Hendershot
Lisa Henderson
James Hendricks
Lauren Hennen
Matthew Hennessy
Dave Henning
Emily Henning
Karen Henning
Loydon Henry-Phillip
Abdiel A Hernandez
Pamela M Hernandez
Richard Hernandez
Mark Herrlinger
Park Hersant
Kelly Hewes
Sarah Hicks
David Higgins
Jeff Higgins
John Higgins
Margaret Higgins
Audrey Hill
Caitlin Hill
Karen Hill
Timothy Hill
Sara Hilliard
Gerard Hoban
Thomas Hodgkin
Cheryl Hoey
Lyn Hogan
Robin Hogen
Carole Hohl
Hanna Holcomb
Matthew Holcomb
Andrew Holden
Mary Holden
Charles Hollis
Debbie Hollis
Tara Holm
Brook Holman
Brook Holman
Chris Holts
Tiffani Holts
Joe Honcz
Joe Honcz
Sebastian Hood
Lori Hopkins
Phil Hopkins
Fredrick Hornung
Eric Horton
Holly Horton
Melanie House
David Hoyle
David Hoyle
Kagee Hubbard
Stephen Hubbard
Aodhan Hubble
Madeline Hubble
Jerry Hudak
Sue Hudak
Adrienne Hudspeth
Sarah Hund
Patrick Husereau
Brian Hyla
Jennifer Hylton
Peter Hyman
Ben Iliff
Ceci Iliff
Dan Iliff
Eric Ingersoll
Michael Ingmanson
Valerie Insogna
Jasmine Islam
Sasha Israel
Cynthia Ittleman
Amanda Jacius
Sarah Jacius
Hugh Jackson
Jeremy Jackson
Kim Jackson
Patti Jackson
Angelina Jacobs
Barry Jacobs
Gary Jacques
Erik Jahne
Patrick James
Matrilla Jardiniano
Amin Javid
Carolyn Jeffries
Liz Jennerwin
Sue Jette
David Job
Christopher Johns
Kim Johns
Celeste Johnson
Christina Johnson
Kevin Johnson
Michael Johnson
Bradley Jones
Caitlin Jones
Dee Jones
Joan Jones
John Jordan
Peter Joseph
Swati Joshi
Andre Joyner
Joe Judge
Rosa Judge
Felicity Jujnovich
Michael Julian
Nancy Kagan
Dorian Kail
Richard Kalish
Robert Kalish
Cheryl Kamansky
Courtney Kamansky
Robin Kamansky
Caroline Kaminski
Colin Kane
Betsy Kania
Lizzi Kania
Jim Kanios
Mary Kantorowski
John Karasek
Dove Karn
Sandy Karosi
Brian Kaskel
Josephine Kasuto
Amanda Katz
Cindy Katzoff
Katelyn Kawejsza
Niue Keane
Caleb Kearney
Janie Kearney
Patrick Kearney
Scott Kearney
Nandell Keene
Rob Keiser
Attila Keller
Bill Kelly
Brian Kelly
Harry Kelly
Tyyne Kelly
Brian Kendall
Nicole Kennelly
Timothy Kenney
Daniel Kent
Beth Kerr
Trice Kilroy
Katie Kilty
Paul Kilvington
Emily Kimball
Ed Kindelan
Cameron King
Chris King
Danielle King
David King
Stephen King
Sean Kinsman
Evan Kirk
Cari Kirla
Carlee Kirla
Lee Kirla
Zach Kirla
Erika Kirschner
Deborah Kitz
Allie Klein
Ellen Klein
Geoffery Klein
Jennifer Klein
Jordan Klein
Robin Kneblick
Maureen Knibloe
Trisha Knibloe
Connie Knowles
Keith Knowles
Nancy Kobrin
Rafal Koc
Danielle Koczarski
Anne Koeppel
Valerie Koif
Jon Kommel
Simon Konover
Karl Korn
Jordana Korner
Daisy Kosack
Georgia Koski
Jeffrey Kotecki
Annie Kozuch
Nadia Krill
Jane Krish
Linda Kronick Dmd
Dawn Kruger
Benjamin Krupienski
Jack Krupienski
James Krupienski
Nancy Krupienski
Laurie Kubic
Michael Kubic
Alan Kufeld
Victoria Kuhr
Maria Kustikova
Paul J Labieniec
Gabriela LaBrecque
Bill Lachapelle
Greg Lachut
Julia Lachut
Bryan Lackey
Judith Lackey
Sarah Lafayette
Ramona LaFrance
Erik Lahti
Katie Lamb
Dana Lambersky
Ann Lamberton
Preston Lamberton
Monica Lamontagne
Raymond Lamontagne
Randy Landau
Randy Landau
Alyssa Landry
Gail Lane
Michael Lane
Michelle Lane
Heidi Langan
Kathleen Langan
Kathleen Langevin
Matt Langevin
James Lanza
Chad Lanzo
Christine Larson
Matilde Larson
Nina Larson
Rubayet Lasker
Henry LaTorraca
Karen LaTorraca
Clifford Lattanzio
Peggy LaVin
Ryan Lawler
Linda Lawton
Michael Lawton
Shauna Lazarus
Victoria Leal-Bushey
John Leary
Alison LeBlanc
Jennifer Lechman
Kyle Lechman
Cindy Lee
Jason Lee
Siiri Lee
Vern Lee
Marc Lehman
Cindy Lehmann
Robert Lehmann
Jim Lehnhoff
Warren Leib
Jason Leiser
Jessica LeMoine
Bart Lenaerts
Brian Lenehan
Ed Lenehan
Karen Lenehan
Kristin Lenehan
Thomas Lenehan
Julianne Lengton
Margaret Leshen
Rhonda Levesque
Lloyd Levidow
David Levine
Jim Levine
Maria Levine
Nicole Levine
Harrison Lewis
Jonathan Lewis
Liz Lewis
Benjamin Lieberman
Brandon Lieff
Kyle Lieff
Warren Lieff
Jim Ligas
George Lillenstein
Jim Lilley
Min Lin
Steve Lindsey
Lesley Lipskin
Joe Lobdell
Carmel Lock
David LoGalbo
Natalie Logan
Karen Lometti
Paul Loomis Sr.
Joan Lourie
Aileen Lovejoy
Chris Loveless
B Scott Lovell
Debbie Lubinski
Paul Lubinski
Roger Luchnick
Carolyn Luck
Marie Luck
Jack Ludwig
Keith Luhmann
Michael Luna
John Lyman
Scott Lynch
Tamara Lynch
Brandon Lyons
Brandon Lyons
Rori Mackenzie
Ilene Mack-Zaghloul
Jack MacNiven
Marcia MacNiven
Brittney Macomber
Rita Macrae
Rich Madden
Emily Magee
Brad Magyar
Rosemarie Mahan
Nimesh Maharjan
Michael Mahler
Samson Mahler
David Main
Gregory Maine
Anthony Maiorana
Victoria Maiorana
Stephanie Makar
Ivelisse Maldonado
Sharon Malley Woodward
Jackie Mallon
Suellen Malloy
Jimmy Malthaner
JoeAnne Manberg
Herb Manell
Douglas Manfred
Ruyah Mansour
Nicole Marino
Valerie Marinucci
Debbie Markie
Natalie Mars
Jen Marshall
Emily Martinez
Michele Martinez
Jennifer Martley
Mary Marulli
Marta Marut
Monika Marut
Larry Marziale
Peter Mason
Mark Masopust
Jessica Massey
Travis Matheney
Andrew Matteson
Ben Mattheis
Catherine Mattheis
Sara Matty
Dave Maucere
Kirstin May
Brian Maynard
Vinny Mazzarella
Sheila McAleer
Stevens McAleer
Brian McAvoy
Catherine McAvoy
Donna McCarthy
John McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
LK McCarthy
Thomas McCarthy
Emily McCauley
Tim McCauley
Jen McCool
Stan McCormick
Denise McCort
Marian McCouch
Jessie McCoy
Beth McCrea
Kathryn McCullough
Brad McDonald
Kevin McDonald
Kyle McDonald
Dan McDonnell
Bill McEwen
Robert McGill
Evan McGloin
Karen McKelvey
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Heather McLaughlin
Lizzie McNeill
Peter McSherry
Judith Mead
Robert Mead
Kim Mead-Walters
James Megin
Tiffany Meier
Bob Meikle
Gur Melamede
Giuseppe Melaragno
Steve Mele
Liz Melikian
Caitlin Mendez
David Mendez
Joseph Mercado
Thomas Mercer
Annmarie Mercieri
Molly Merenda
Cameron Merritt
Christine Merritt
Christen Meyer
Blaise Meyers
Charleigh Meyers
Scheller Michael
Jaime Michalec
Tamara Michalec
Lori Michalek
David Michaud
Tia Michaud
Ryan Mickiewicz
Mike Middendorf
Walter Milestone
Beth Miller
Clinton Miller
Douglas Miller
Susan Miller
Rachel Minard
Donna Minotti
Bonnie Mishkin
Lauren Mishkin
Mitchell Mishkin
Margaret Mitchell
Amy Mitchell-Hartson
Ralph Mlady
Olga-Maria Moas
Waldemar Molas
Todd Moler
Jack Molloy
Tony Molloy
Carol Monat
Rebecca Mondo
Shelly Mondo
Carol Mondschein
Leslie Mongillo
Paul Montanari
Dean Montgomery
Mathew Montgomery
Rachel Montgomery
Tamara Montgomery
Ernestine Montilio
Armando Monton
Chris Montross
Eileen Montross
Jacob Montross
Manoj Moon
Chad Mooney
Chris Mooney
Joline Mooney
Adam Moore
Paige Moore
Rob Moore
Skip Moosher
JohnPaul Morales
Elijah Moretti
Tom Moretti
Heather Morgan
Victor Morganthaler
Jessica Morrow
Andrew Morse
Bill Moss
Rebecca Moss
Peter Motyl
Cameron Mughmaw
Shirley Mughmaw
Bill Mullee
Diane Mullee
Margaret Mullen
Megan Mulrooney
Retta Mulugetta
Gabriel Munoz
Doug Murphy
Tim Murphy
Tracey Murphy
Karen Murphy-Eckel
John Murray
Meagan Murray
Shari Murray
Hannah Murtaugh
Marco Muzio
Thomas Myers
Somnath Nag
David Nardone
Kimberly Nardone
Rebecca Nash
Anne Navin
Amy Neale
Darlene Nebinger
Tracy Neilan
Kandice Nelson
Michael Nelson
Paula Nelson
Shane Nelson
Shannon Nelson
Drew Nesbitt
Daniel Netkin-Collins
Nicole Netkin-Collins
Penny Newell
Jane Nichols
Maureen Nicholson
Robin Nickel
Diane Niemczyk
Jill Niemczyk
Ryan Nobile
Deborah Noonan
abraham norfleet
Tara Norman
Caroline Norton
Paul Norton
Alexander Nucci
Gregory Nucci
Howard Nunes
Susan Nunn
Peter Nye
Joseph Nye, Jr.
Carol O’Brien
Ellen O’Brien
Sean O’Brien
Jerid OConnell
Jerid OConnell
John OConnell
Krista O’Connell
Laura O’Connell
Kathy O’Connell-Blanck
Carolyn O’Connor
Kate O’Connor
A.J. O’Donald
Bill O’Donnell
Laura O’Donnell
Shannon O’Donnell
Sara Oetker
Amanda O’Hara
Paul Ohearn
Kevin Olean
Robert O’Leary
Rebecca Oloughlin
Catie Olsen
Elias Olsen
Ellie Olsen
Erick Olsen
Olivia Olsen
Tina Olsen
Susan Olson
Susan O’Neill
Janel Opeka
Silvia Orama
Ben O’Regan
Simon O’Regan
Ashley Ortiz
Julio Ortiz
John Orzech
Kenny Osborn
Susan Ostermeier
Matthew Ostrowski
Rick O’Toole
Sarah Ott
Lee Ouellette
Sandy Ouellette
Sandy Oxx
Malika Oyo
Odiya Oyo
Mary P.
Bruna Paca
Alexandra Paciotti
Matt Pagano
Kaitlin Page
Stacey Pagington
Terese Palange-DeLuca
Nick Panayotopoulos
Julia Paolino
Kenneth Paonessa
Christian Pappanicholas
Sophie Paquet
Ashley Paradis
Janice Paradis
David Parella
Mallory Park
Julian Parra
Maria Parra
Elizabeth Parra-Gruendel
Brandon Parris
Elizabeth Parry
Cheryl Parsons
Elizabeth Parsons
Hope Parsons
Kelly Parsons
Stephanie Parsons
Kathleen Paseltiner
Angela Pastore
John Pastore
Tom Patavino
Bill Patsiga
Christine Patsiga
Christopher Patsiga
Fran Patsiga
Cedric Patterson
Jeffrey Paul
Harvey Payton
Jep Peacock
Joanne Peacock
Natalia Pedroza
Andrew Peisch
Tina Pelissier
Peggy Pellett
Nancy Pennington
Aidan Pepin
Ty Pepin
Dawn Pepin Haigler
Jane Percy
Joseph Pereira
Rafael Pereira
Clelia Perez
Sivakumar Periasamy
Breck Perkins
Greg Perl
Kelly Perrotta
Peter Perrotta
Ardice Perry
John Perry
Mia Perry
Michael Persico
Beth Peto
Paul Petsching
Michael Pezza
Michael Pfarr
Dennis Pham
Mary Philipp
Tam Philippi
Jim Phillips
Lisa Phillips
Patty Phillips
Tom Phillips
Patricia Pickford
Kim Pierwola
Joeseph Pikula
Kristen Pikula
Lindsey Pileika
Isabella Pilkey
Blerina Pina
Martha Pinckney
Kayla Pinilla
Barry Pinkowitz
Greta Piper
Maryann Piro
Anthony Piscionere
Cheryl Pitzen
Maureen Pivarnik
Grant Place
Jay Plumeri
Danielle Pocock
Jean Pogwizd
Lou Poirier
Don Poitras
Julia Poli
Frank P. Polito
David Pontin
Barbara Poole
David Poore
Lukas Poore
Robert Popham
Amy Porter
Karen Porter
Pamela Porter
Christopher Poss
Olivia Post
Steven Post
Judy Postemsky
Bryan Poston
Cheryl Powelzyk
Allison Powers
Adrienne Pratt
Jason Presnell
Sterling Price
Tremayne Prince
David Protheroe
William Purcell
Charlotte Purvis
Isabella Puzzo
Anthony Quatroche
Brittany Quigg
Margaret Quijano
Louise Quintiliani
Andrew Quinto
Talya Rabina
Natalie Radford
Daniel Radowicz
Amanda Raedel
Andrea Rafael
Valerie Raggio
Thomas Rainey
Marc Ramia
Anabela Ramos
Sharena Ramos
Shirley Ramos
Jonathan Ramsay
Christopher Ranciato
Romaine Randall
Dina Rapuano
Alex Rasmus
Frankie Rasmus
Heather Rasmussen
David Reed
Deborah Reed
George Reed
Jennifer Reihl
Justin Reihl
Donna Reinman
David Restivo
Primo Reverea
Jahmal Reyes
Kevin Reynolds
Julia Rhubin
Louis Riccelli
Bill Richters
Lenny Rigione
Sally Rigione
Vaughn Rigione
Robert Ringering
Mandy Risley
Sam Rival
Maria Rizzuti
Pamela Robbins
Robert Robichaud
Kate Robins
Michelle Robinson
Susan Robison
Anne Rochette
Jon Rochlis
Katie Roden
Alyssa Rodriguez
Eduardo Rodriguez
Merlyn Rodriguez
Migda Rodriguez
Maryanne Roegiers
Elizabeth Rofrano
Karen Rogers
Lisa Rogers
Sabria Roggendorf
Amelia Rogoff
Nicole Rolnick
Gretchen Romenesko
Madelyn Romero
Rich Ronay
Robert Rood
Katie Rooney
Chris Roper
Lauren Roper
Rebecca Roper
Sydney Roper
Alberto Rosado
Anthony Rosario
Allison Rosen
David Rosen
Debbie Rosen
Jothy Rosenberg
Ann Louise Rosensohn
Joseph Rosenwasser
Carolyn Rosiene
Joel Rosiene
Kiana Ross
Robert Rossetti
Keara Rossi
Teresa Rossi
Amanda Rossolimo
Jeff Routledge
Sergio Rovner
Nikki Rowell
Clare Rowland
Hannah Ruble
Maria Rucci
Mark Ruggiero
Natasha Russo
Yole Anna Russo
Mary Rustico
Tony Ryan
Ashley Sabo
Matt Sabolesky
Jameson Sackett
Madelyn Sackett
Kathryn Sadowski
Haley Sahm
Sherrie Saint-Amant
Brian Saitta
Clare Salamida
John Salerno
John Salerno Jr.
Gaby Salsgiver
Jerry Salsgiver
Valerie Salsgiver
Jeannine Salveson
Daniel Sambuchi
Jonathon Sambuchi
Cindy Sanders
Eric Sanders
Nekei Sandy-Afful
Cayla Sanetrik
Charles Santarpia
Crystie Sauer
Kaila Sauer
Rebecca Sauer
Kristen Savoie
Travis Sawyer
Joanne Scannell
John Scannell
James Scarles
Brianna Schaar
Cindy Schaller
Rick Schaller
Debby Schapp
Lisa Schejola Akin
Mike Scheller
Mike Scheller Jr.
Carly Schiano
Colleen Schilly
Kathleen Schilly
Michael Schilly
Sarah Schlagel
Laura Schmitt
Kirsten Schnappauf
Steven Schoenfeld
Swift Middle School
Lynne Schulthess
Marilyn Schulz
Robert Schuster
Beth Schwab
Ethan Schwab
Gerrit Schwab
Karolyn Schwab
Michael Schwab
Fred Schwab Jr
Noah Schwaeber
Andrew Schwartz
Linda Schwartz
Gina Scigliano
Jack Scott
Mark Scozzafava
Steven Seager
Julia Segersten
Phyli Seldin
Lizia Sequenzia
Ryan Serbel
Daisy Serrano
Angela Shamber
Mark Shamber
Brian Shames
Douglas Sharafanowich
Andy Sharpe
Lisa Sharpe
Jaime Shaw
Jerry Shaw
Mark Shaye
Carly Shea
Megan Shea
Sara Shea
Sue Shea
Stephen Sheehan
Katherine Sheeleigh
Cindy Shepard
Lauren Shepland
Philip Sheppard
Justin Sherwood
Natasha Shumny
Tahnee Sidhu
Andrea Sidoruk
Catherine Sikorski
Don Sikorski
Dane Silcox
Wanderson Silva
Leonard Silverman
Valerie Silverman
Roselle Simiola
Debra Simon
Sandi Simon
Meghan Simpson
James Sinclair
Kate Sinicrope
Sarah Sinnott
Jason Smigel
Martha Smiles
Charlotte Smith
Emily Smith
Eric Smith
James Smith
Jeffrey A. Smith
Katie Smith
Lisa Smith
Margaret Smith
Mark Smith
Michael Smith
Nelson Smith
Reghan Smith
Rich Smith
Scott Smith
Vicki Smith Breitbach
Yoomi Smolley
Laura Sneider
Edward Snyder
Maria Soares
Michael Soares
Hienrich Soeker
Racheal Sole
Megan Solomon
Jane Son
Aimee Sonderman
Manju Soni
Christine Sordo
Judith Soule
Bob Spang
Merrill Spector
Michael Spellman
George Spencer
Sarah Spencer
Barbara Spiegel
Lois Spielman
Peter Spielman
Mike Spiro
John Spitz
Helen St Laurent
Tanya St.Onge
Sonya Stack
Kristen Stamborski
Matt Stamborski
Ellen Stankiewicz
Emily Stanley
Alan Starke
Kathy Starke
Julie Staudenmier
Lorin Stearns
Whitney Stearns
Veronica Steck
Jeremy Stein
Kathryn Stein
Julie Stenz
Dan Stering
Liz Stern
Rich Stern
Jason Stevens
John Stewart
Damien Stile
John Stockford
Andrew Storch
Brian Stotler
John Strahley
Jill Strain
Katherine Strain
Tracey Street
James Streeter
Clementina Strell
John Strell
Robert Strell
Samantha Strell
Gregg Strott
Timra Stump
Eoana Sturges
Mike Sturges
Cynthia Sturni
Keith Suchy
Victoria Sudano
Colleen Sullivan
Hannah Sullivan
Rebecca Sullivan
Sarah Sullivan
Stacey Sullivan
Amy Sunray
Lynne Suprenant
Rhianna Suprenant
Jack Surprenant
Mary Surprenant
Paul Surprenant
Ramona Surprenant
Jake Sussman
Eunice Sutphen
Jeffrey Sutton
Evan Swain
Owen Swain
Will Swain
Jeffrey Swann
Alexis Sweeney
Bridget Sweeney
Cara Sweeney
Jeff Sweeney
Morgan Sweeney
Paul Sweet
Matthew Swenson
Steve Swenson
David Swercewski
Rose Swiatkiewicz
Piotr Swiderski
Alan Sylvestre
Patrick Taffe
Natasha Tarbell
Rachael Tarbell
Rory Tarr
Christina Tartaglino
David Tartaglino
Gregory Tartaglino
Mark Tashea
Gary Tatro
Judy Teel
Ken Teel
Derek Terenzio
Mary Terminesi
Dr. Deborah Terry
Cassandra Tessier
Ashley Tettamanti
Todne Texeira
Bruce Th
Katie Thayer
Horatio Thomas
Douglas Thompson
Jon Thompson
Julie Thompson
Brenda Thoms
Jacqlyne Thornton
Jocelyn Tiberii
Katharine Timbers
Elizabeth Tobin
Helga Tolles
Kerry Tolton
Jennifer Tonnesen
Aiden Toomey
David Toomey
Lauren Toomey
Robin Toomey
Marcia Toro
Ramon Torres
Hunter Townsend
Christina Trahan
Dale Trahan
Peggy Trahan
Brad Tramer
Jen Tramer
Laura Tramer
Michael Tramis
Team Travelers
Joe Trifone
Erin Troia
Sara Troland
Stacey Trombetta
Lori Trueman
John Trusler
Helene Tuite
Jean Tully
Kylie Turcotte
Danielle Turgeon
John Turgeon
Kelly Turgeon
Maryellen Turgeon
Brian Turner
Denice Turner
Glenn Turner
Robert Turner
Angela Uihlein
Ann Uihlein
James Uihlein
Kim Uihlein
Harriet Unger
Brian Urban
Edward Urbanowski
Jean Urbanowski
Michael Urbanowski
Dina Urso
Steven Utech
Peter Vaccaro
Tashaly Valazquez
Felix Valdes
Kelli Valenta
Belle Valentin
Jacqueline Valouch
Joseph Van Wagner
Nicole Vancour
Danielle Veazie
Lynn Veilleux
Philip M. Veilleux
Richard Venditto
Dave VerNooy
Lisa Vidou
Eduardo Vigil
Nicholas Vincent
Tony Violano
Roger Voitans
Robert Von Edwins
Sherri Von Edwins
Amy Voorhees
Peter Voorhees
Ingrid Vorst
Mayada Wadsworth
Bradford Wainman
Lynne Wainman
Alicia Walker
Colema Walker
Hal Walker
Matthew Walker
Daniel Wall
Tom Walmsley
Ann Walsh
Barbara Walsh
Mary Lee Walsh
Tom Walsh
Davis Walters
Jennifer Ward
Patrick Ward
Tim Ward
Lorraine Waring
Erin Warner
William Warren
Betty-Clare Waselik
Clare Watkins
Chelsea Watson
Cassandra Webb
Angela Weber
Donald Weber
Chris Webster
Brian Weekes
Jennifer Wegrzyn
Anna Wei
Alan Weir
Donna Weissman
Michael Weissman
Paul Welburn
Kristen Werner
Trish West-Low
Benjamin Weston
Edward Wetzel
Gerry Wheeler
Rebecca Wheeler
Brian Whitbread
Karen White
Kyle White
Steve White
Peter Wietfeldt
David Wilcox
Hod Wilcox
Joanne Wilcox
Robert Wilhelmy
Kevin Wilkes
Kristine Wilk-Huber
Arthur Wilkins
Jennifer Will
Steffany Willert
Kim Willett
Nicholas Willette
Deborah Williamson
Brian Wilson
Kristin Wilson
Tim Wilson
Tracey Wilson
Elizabeth Wilson-Milne
Jim Wimpe
Samantha Wimpe
Spencer Wimpe
Alica Winalski
Conrad Winalski
Katie Winters
Jon Wojculewicz
David Wolfram
Ann Wong
Chester Wood
Jessica Wood
Richard Wood
Tom Wood
Cathy Woodward
Craig Woodward
Peter Woodward
Leslie Wright
Susan Wright
Katharine Wyant
Brian Yang
Daniel Yang
Joanna Yoho
Kyle Young
Steve Young
Cathy Zabrowski
Dan Zabrowski
Melissa Zaffin
Peggy Zampino
George Zanardi
Frank Zarkowsky
John Zarkowsky
Susan Zasciurinskas
Richard Zbrozek
Meredith Zec
Bojana Zezelj
Kim Zielinski
Andrew Zimbelmann
Alison Zimmerman
Michelle Zimmerman
Colin Zorger
Wayne Zorger
Hospital Outreach
®
on the GO
Highlights from our exciting year-round
program that brings the joy of Camp to seriously ill
children in locations across the Northeast.
Despite the cold and snow of
this past winter, children and families
in Philadelphia got to feel Camp’s
comforting warmth thanks to an
expansion of the Hospital Outreach
Program. Since last fall, HOP has been
bringing Camp love to the Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Main
Campus, CHOP Specialty Care and
Ambulatory Center in Vorhees,
CHOP Specialty Care Center in King
of Prussia and St. Christopher’s
Hospital for Children.
While the Hospital Outreach
Program may be new to the region,
the specialists are not. Michelle “Gill”
McKenna, Kyle Smith and Frankie
Martin are all local to the Philly area and
all attended Camp as children. Indeed,
these long-time Camp volunteers share
a special insight into the experience
Camp provides.
“I feel like my two worlds have
collided,” said Regional Manager
McKenna. “I get to bring the most
magical place I know to kids in a city
I love. It’s awe-inspiring to see how
easily a hospital room in Philadelphia
can become the porch of arts and
crafts at Camp, complete with a
fabulous creation and all the laughter
and smiles too.” Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
has been so impressed with those
smiles and the laughter echoing up
and down its halls that they’ve asked
the Hole in the Wall to take over
coordination of a long-standing event
– Camp Week at CHOP. This summer,
the hospital outreach specialists will
transform CHOP’s main campus into
“Downtown Camp,” complete with
arts and crafts, woodshop, fishing and
archery. From the opening “campfire”
to the closing singing of “Stars in
the Sky” and everything in between
(including unit cheers and even
carnivarty), CHOP will see what it’s like
to “raise a little hell” Camp style.
For more information about
Camp’s Hospital Outreach Program,
please contact Mary Naumec at mary.
[email protected] or
(860) 429-3444.
Family Flats
Stories from current and former camper families.
The Duffy Family
When the Duffys first learned
about Camp four years ago, they
had no idea that the Hole in the Wall
would become so meaningful to them.
After participating first in a Fall Family
Weekend, the family of five has since
experienced Camp magic through
Hero’s Journey, CampOut and the
Summer Program as both a camper and
sibling campers. They also have been
visited by the Hospital Outreach team
during camper Luke’s treatments, and
mom and dad have plans to attend a
COPE session in the future.
The family treasures their Camp
experiences and the healing power
they all have felt being part of such
an amazing community. “I couldn’t
believe there could be so much good
that came from a cancer diagnosis,”
said mom Lisa. “But Camp has given
the kids the opportunity to feel secure,
comfortable, accepted and happy. The
sense of camaraderie and belonging has
also provided them the opportunity to
impact others and pay it forward.”
The Duffys credit Cabin Chat, the
nightly Camp ritual where campers are
guided in a discussion of their thoughts,
experiences, accomplishments and fears,
with much of that feeling of acceptance.
They view it as a sanctuary for caring
and sharing that is unique to the Camp
experience. “Though I’m not privy to
what exactly has been discussed in our
sons’ Cabin Chats, since they are sacred
and not discussed outside of Camp,” said
Lisa, “I do know that it has been very
powerful for our family.”
The Hospital Outreach visits have
also been tremendously meaningful.
“Luke felt so comforted when Bryan
came, and they wrote this beautiful
poem,” said Lisa. “For a 12-year-old
who has experienced so much, it’s very
powerful to be able to articulate it. It
really helps kids cope in a situation
where they could so easily give up.”
You can read Luke’s poem in the new
Creative Zone on Page 2.
Below: Camper Luke Duffy (right) and Sibling Campers Trent (left) and Clay (center).
What’s New at The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
Hospital Outreach Program
HOP’s growth will continue this fall with a launch in Northern New
Jersey. Keep an eye out in the next Gazette for updates!
The Central New England HOP team started programming at
Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, NY; Maria Fareri Children’s
Hospital at Westchester Medical Center (NY) and the Springfield,
Mass., Ronald McDonald House.
 HOP presented to the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Hospital
Leadership Team about its 12-year history with CT Children’s and recent
collaborations, including a patient-driven Katy Perry “Roar” video.
HOP supported many hospital, clinic and community-based holiday
parties and celebrations in December, including the Boston Sickle Cell
Association annual party, Mt. Sinai Holiday Celebration and the New
Year’s Eve celebrations at Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital.
 Jeremiah Stevenson joined the Boston Team as the newest HOP specialist.
HOP will host its annual Hospital Caregivers Retreat April 10 -11 at Camp.
Former campers turned Philadelphia Hospital Outreach Specialists Michelle “Gill” McKenna, Kyle
Smith and Frankie Martin enjoy a sunny afternoon back at Camp.
Sheriff’s
Spotlight
A Shout-Out to our dedicated corporate partners.
Nestlé Waters North America
Water, water everywhere and
many drops to drink, thanks to
our friends at Nestlé Waters North
America, parent company of
Poland Spring. The company has
generously been quenching Camp
thirsts since 2005 by donating
Poland Spring 100% Natural Spring
Water for use during Camp’s yearround programs and Team Hole
in the Wall events. In fact, this
past year alone, they provided
more than 10,000 bottles to help
keep Hole in the Wall campers,
counselors and athletes hydrated.
“Hydration is clearly important
for everyone but especially for our
campers, who are not only at play
during the hot days of summer,
but who are also facing serious
illnesses,” said Ray Shedd, senior
development officer at Camp. “We
are so grateful for Nestlé Waters’
long-time support and generosity.”
And the organization’s
generosity doesn’t end with water:
Nestlé Waters has also contributed
more than $1.2 million to Camp
over the years. And its employees
are equally giving. This past year,
more than 100 Nestlé employees
volunteered onsite through Camp’s
Helping Hands workday initiative,
making beds and prepping the
cabins between summer sessions.
Tim Brown, president and CEO
of Nestlé Waters North America,
said, “Camp is our neighbor here in
Connecticut. We encourage all of our
employees to assist during volunteer
days while providing campers and
staff with Poland Spring, but the
reward of giving is all ours.”
For more information on The
Hole in the Wall Gang Camp’s
Corporate Partners Program, please
contact Ray Shedd at ray.shedd@
holeinthewallgang.org or visit
www.holeinthewallgang.org.
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Camp Benefit Events 2014
Our Events
13th Annual Polo for
Children Benefit
Greenwich, Conn. – June 1
Spend a family friendly afternoon
with the Camp community on the
grounds of the Greenwich Polo Club.
This fun-filled day features cocktails
and hors d’oeuvres with celebrity
chef Lydia Bastianich, as well as a luncheon, and silent and live auctions.
A picnic party boasting a variety of
activities is planned for children in
attendance. The afternoon concludes
with a High-Goal Polo match.
Highlights of our latest benefit events and those to come…
More than 1,000 campers, camper
families, staff, volunteers and Camp
friends gathered under the big top
November 9, 2013, for the 22nd
Annual Big Apple Bash – a private
performance of the Big Apple Circus
at Lincoln Center – where they were
treated to clown noses, face painting
and campy gift bags.
But the antics didn’t end there.
After the show, sponsors and donors
were transported to the Hard Rock
Café in Times Square where, for the
first time ever, we took over the entire
venue. The after-party featured a
dinner buffet inspired by the circus,
complete with a hot dog cart, popcorn
and cotton candy machines!
A tango led by Jimmy Canton and
event emcee Mandy Lauderdale kickedoff a brief program, which also featured
videos highlighting Camp’s history, live
musical performances and a speech
by camper Maggie, who shared how
the memories of her seven summers
at Camp will stay with her forever. The
program concluded with a cake-eating
contest that pitted Meghan Schottland
of event sponsor American Packaging
Corp. against fellow sponsor John
LiDestri of LiDestri Food & Beverage.
We’ll let you guess who won!
And then, the dancing began.
Young and old boogied the night away,
while the New York Hospital Outreach
Team facilitated arts and crafts.
Caricaturists, a balloon artist, airbrush
tattoo stations and a photo booth
rounded out the evening activities.
Thanks to the support of the
“Greatest Sponsors on Earth,” American
Packaging Corp. and LiDestri Food
& Beverage, as well as hundreds of
donors, this year’s Big Apple Bash raised
more than $1.1 million to support The
Hole in the Wall Gang Camp – a record
for the event.
12th Annual “Fore a Very Good
Cause” Golf Tournament
Mamaroneck, NY – September 2
Our annual golf tournament is moving
to one of the country’s most prestigious golf courses - Winged Foot Golf
Club in Mamaroneck, NY. This year’s
tournament will feature a gourmet
brunch followed by a round of 18
holes at the celebrated club, which
allows Camp to accommodate more
players than in previous years. Participants can also enjoy an evening
dinner reception where tournament
prizes are awarded and a variety of
auction items are up for bid.
Above left: Event sponsors Peter Schottland and Stefani LiDestri can’t help but smile at the fun-filled event.
Above center: Campers took advantage of the face painting with beautiful results. Above right: Meghan
Schottland and John LiDestri go head to head in the cake eating contest.
Team Update
What’s new and exciting at Team Hole in the Wall…
For most of us, running a
marathon would be a monumental
accomplishment unto itself. But for
Team Hole in the Wall Member Larry
Grogin, a marathon is just another 26.2mile day in support of Camp.
This April, Grogin will tackle not
only the Boston Marathon but will run
more than 200 miles from his home
in New Jersey to the race start – all to
raise money for The Hole in the Wall
Gang Camp.
“This amazing run is just the
latest in a long line of unbelievable
physical feats Larry has undertaken
to support Camp,” said Ray Shedd,
senior development officer. “We are so
grateful to him and are thrilled to have
him on the Team.”
Indeed, endurance sports
are nothing new for Grogin, who
has participated in 26 Ironman
Triathlons, hundreds of marathons
and the prestigious Norseman Xtreme
Triathlon in Norway.
But even for the most exceptional
athletes, running 30 miles each day for
seven days leading up to a marathon is
an amazing accomplishment. Grogin will
begin his run April 13 in his hometown
of Franklin Lakes, N.J. He will stop in Fort
Montgomery, N.Y.; New Canaan, Conn.;
Shelton, Conn.; Hartford, Conn.; and at
Camp before finishing in Hopkinton,
Mass., seven days later, on April 19. Then,
on April 21, he’ll join 36,000 runners for
the Boston Marathon.
“Every day, Hole in the Wall
Campers push past their limitations to
accomplish what seems impossible,”
said Grogin. “It is this spirit that inspires
me to push myself in support of these
beautiful families.”
Feeling inspired to join an
upcoming Team event or encourage
athletes in the cheer zone? Contact
Dave MacNiven, director of recruitment
and strategy for Team Hole in the Wall,
at (203)777-0522 or at david.macniven@
holeinthewallgang.org.
Team Hole in the Wall 2014 Event Calendar
Join us as an athlete or in the cheer zone!
Boston Marathon, April 21
Kayak for Camp – July 12
TD Five Boro Bike Tour, May 4
New York City Triathlon, August 3
AngelRide, May 24 – 25
Camp Challenge Ride &
Bandit 5K, September 6
Fairfield Road Race Half
Marathon & 5K, June 21 – 22
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Hartford Marathon &
Half Marathon, October 11
New York City Marathon,
November 2
24th Annual Fandango
Benefit Gala
Ashford, Conn. – September 13
Join us at Camp for a fun-filled afternoon featuring a performance by
celebrity friends and our amazing Hole
in the Wall Gang Campers, cocktails
and hors d’oeuvres, and silent and live
auctions. All guests are also invited to
a post-party featuring a buffet dinner,
a live band and dancing. 23rd Annual Big Apple Bash
New York, NY - November
Join The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
family for a private afternoon performance of the Big Apple Circus at
Lincoln Center, followed by a circusinspired evening dinner reception
with children’s activities, music
and dancing at the Hard Rock Café.
Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, our campers and their families
also attend the private circus performance free of charge.
Learn more about all of our
Camp-hosted benefit events at
www.holeinthewallgang.org/
ourevents or contact Director
of Special Events Jennifer
Weeks at jennifer.weeks@
holeinthewallgang.org.
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Camp
Camp is at the epicenter of a caring
community. Our gratitude goes out to all
who host and organize fundraising events in
support of Camp’s mission.
Mackenzie shows off some of the amazing pumpkins donated to
The Great Pumpkin Challenge.
When 8th grader Mackenzie Page
learned about her friend Zoe’s brain
cancer diagnosis, she wanted to do
something that would help her and
other children facing difficult medical
challenges. So she created The Great
Pumpkin Challenge to inspire her
community to get involved and help
raise money to support Zoe and
others like her. Three years later, she’s
raised more than $6,000 for Camp
and inspired a new community events
program – Kids for Camp.
“I wish that I could take my friend
Zoe’s cancer away, but that’s not how it
works,” said Mackenzie. “What I can do
is support her courage and strength.
She inspires me, and I am committed to
making a difference in her life through
celebrating friends, family, community
and benefiting the lives of other kids
going through difficult situations.”
The Great Pumpkin Challenge
invites the community to bring carved
pumpkins to Mackenzie’s home along
with a $5 donation. The pumpkins
are then displayed for all to see on
Halloween. This past year, she collected
172 pumpkins and raised more than
$4,500 for Camp.
The Kids for Camp program
encourages young people like
Mackenzie to practice active compassion
as they raise funds and awareness for
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. The
events they organize celebrate the fun,
friendship and spirit of childhood while
embracing the core Camp principles of
safety, respect and love.
“One of the things that defines
the magic of Hole in the Wall is the
community of kindred spirits that our
campers find at Camp and instantly
realize that they are not alone,” said
Ken Alberti, Camp’s chief development
officer. “In Kids for Camp, we see a
beautiful reflection of that same spirit as
children take initiative to raise funds and
awareness that will that not only support
our campers, but also remind them and
their families of a broader community
that stands alongside them.”
Other children participating in Kids
for Camp have planned events like the
Hopkin’s Hop-a-thon, the Litchfield
Spelling Bee and the Indian Mountain
School “By Kids for Kids” concert and
others.
Check out Camp’s online event
calendar to see when these and
other events are coming to your
area at www.holeinthewallgang.org/
eventscalendar.
Young people and adults
interested in starting their own events
should contact Andrea Keefe at
[email protected]
or (203) 772-0522.
“I wish that I could take my friend Zoe’s cancer away, but that’s not
how it works. What I can do is support her courage and strength.”
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Pardner Profile
A place to shout about a few of the people who make Camp the remarkable place it is.
What could be more exciting than
welcoming a new executive Camp
director? Welcoming back an old friend!
Padraig Barry, who rejoined
Camp in January, will work closely
with CEO Jimmy Canton and Chief
Program Officer Becca Allen to help
guide Camp’s programming onsite,
taking the reigns from Matty Cook,
who will now oversee the Hero’s
Journey program. As executive
Camp director, Barry is charged with
looking at how to grow services in
Ashford in both the near and far term
to improve offerings in thoughtful
ways while building innovation into
the programming. To accomplish
this, he’ll look to incorporate best
practices from across Camp, as well as
the SeriousFun sister camps.
“Padraig’s work at the SeriousFun
Children’s Network over the past six
years will allow him to share best
practices from our sister camps
around the world with Hole in the
Wall,” said Camp CEO Jimmy Canton.
“He’s an extraordinary leader and
human being and all of us are thrilled
at his return.”
Barry has been an incredible part
of the Camp community since 1995,
when the young university student
joined Barretstown, a sister camp
in Ireland, as a summer counselor.
After just three weeks, he felt he
had found a home for his passion,
and his creativity and smarts have
been fixtures across the SeriousFun
Children’s Network ever since.
“I have been very fortunate to
live out my dreams and work with
all the camps around the world,”
said Barry, who spent seven years
in the SeriousFun support center.
“I’m looking forward to taking those
experiences and synthesizing what is
Founded in 1988 by Paul Newman, The Hole in the Wall Gang
Camp is a community dedicated to providing “a different kind of
healing” to children and their families coping with cancer, sickle
cell anemia and other serious illnesses. Through summer sessions
and family weekend programs at the Camp in Ashford, Connecticut,
and year-round outreach to hospitals and clinics throughout the
Northeast, the Camp serves more than 20,000 children and family
members annually. All services are free of charge.
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp never sells or shares its donor
names and addresses. This policy reflects our commitment as a charity
to maintain the highest integrity in order to protect and ensure privacy,
while building a personal relationship with each donor.
Padraig strikes a pose in the Theater
in place and good at Hole in the Wall
Camp with what I’ve seen that’s good
at other camps.”
Here at Hole in the Wall, Barry
previously headed Camp’s woodshop,
and also served as program
coordinator, residential life director
and web master from 1997 to 2006.
He’s happy to be back in the Hole in
the Wall Gang family again.
Executive Editor: Ryan Thompson. Editor: Beth Starkin. Contributors: Andrea Keefe, David MacNiven, Michell “Gill” McKenna, Mary Naumec, Ray Shedd,
Hope Winkler. Photography: Bob Benson, Charlie Erickson, Craig Naumec, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall. Designer: Angell House Design.
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp Gazette is published by The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp © 2014 The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. All rights reserved.
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The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
Paul Newman, Founder
Ray Lamontagne, Chair, Board of Directors
James H. Canton, Chief Executive Officer
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Spring 2014