The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp will hold a "rebuild groundbreaking ceremony" on Wednesday as it begins to replace buildings lost in a February fire.
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, which Paul Newman founded in 1988 as a place for seriously ill children to have a summer camp experience, welcomed back children and their families for in-person camps this summer after pausing in-person activities since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a large fire in February.
The fire destroyed the buildings that housed the Camp’s Arts & Crafts, Woodshop and Cooking Zone program areas.
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Thanks to donations, construction is now set to begin on a new program complex.
The new Creative Complex building will be the home to arts & crafts, woodshop and a cooking zone, according to a press release. It will also include a new quiet sensory area for campers with a space for parents and caregivers.
Work is expected to be finished in time for camp in summer 2022.
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Some of the donations are coming from the Travelers Championship, which has the camp as its primary beneficiary.
Hole in the Wall will continue to offer a virtual program for young adults and a screen-free mailing series.
