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- In 1999, the two of them decided to set up a camp in the UK, which was later named Over The Wall Gang Camp. When the charity was first launched, it catered for 25 children with cancer. After that first camp, the charity went from strength to strength, providing camps for various illnesses across several different locations in the UK.
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Over The Wall Camp, a magical place for children and young people with long-term health conditions. Over The Wall is a UK based charity for children and young people with health challenges and disabilities to discover a world of mischief and magic.
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Over The Wall Camp is where many children and young people with health challenges grow their confidence, form lifelong bonds, and feel more independent than ever before. To make camp possible for you, our medical team of nurses, doctors and paramedics are there at all times.
Over The Wall is a UK charity that provides residential summer camps for children and their families coping with serious illnesses and conditions. It is a member of the SeriousFun Children's Network, a worldwide association of camps for seriously ill children.
It was after the businessman Joe Woods, had arranged for children from the UK to be flown to The Hole in The Wall Gang in the US, that a friendship between himself and Paul Newman developed. In 1999, the two of them made the decision to set up a camp in the UK, that was later named Over The Wall.
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, based in Ashford, Connecticut, is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, residential summer camp, and year-round center serving children and their families coping with chronic illnesses such as cancer, sickle cell disease and many others.
A legendary actor and visionary philanthropist, Paul Newman founded The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in 1988 so children with serious illnesses could just be kids, and “raise a little hell” while experiencing diverse and transformational friendships that go hand-in-hand with Camp.
ON THE GROUND: Over The Wall Gang Camp. Scheme: An Easter camp for children with cancer and other serious illnesses. Funding: £270,000 from the Community Fund, charitable trusts including Lloyds TSB Foundation and a individual donations. Each camp costs £50,000 to run.
