★ Flying Horse Farms ★


	Flying Horse Farms is scheduled to open in 2009! Ohio kids, however, did not want to wait. In response to the kids, and Children’s Hospitals across Ohio, we created Flying Horse Away until our camp officially swings open its barn doors! Working with Paul Newman’s Association of Hole in the Wall Camps, a limited number of camperships were made available this summer to kids from Ohio to attend other Hole in the Wall Camps. Our founding campers are featured throughout this website!


	"The gift of camp is something every child should experience, but the experience is something many do without. You don’t understand what it truly means to us kids dealing with cancer to be able to enjoy ourselves without worry of any kind, free to be young and alive. Thank you for the happiness you have given me.” "Camp is a major boost for kids with cancer who are feeling so weak all the time, it really changes their thought process and helps us all to try not only to live one day at a time, but live richer day by day.” Erin’s Mom

Please feel free to contact us:

2950 EAST BROAD STREET
COLUMBUS, OH 43209
TEL	\| 614-236-0881
FAX	\| 614-236-4041
info@flyinghorsefarms.org

Unbridle the Laughter

Flying Horse Farms is a nonprofit organization committed to building a summer camp and year-round retreat center that inspires children with serious illnesses to reach beyond their diseases and embrace the healing power of unbridled fun!

This special place is located in the heart of the Midwest, Mount Gilead, Ohio. Situated on 167 acres of gently rolling hills, lakes, woods, trails, meadows, and wetlands, Flying Horse Farms promises to help children and their families trade the restraints of hospital visits, blood transfusions, chemotherapy treatments, overwhelming stress, worry and fear with days of swimming, fishing, horseback riding, and nights of campfires and singing! All camp activities are designed to allow campers to experience success no matter what their disease or disability. The camp will focus not only on activities but also on building self-confidence, friendships and, of course, providing good old-fashioned fun... at no cost to the campers or their families.

We invite you to take a close look at our website and imagine the sounds of laughter from children and families whose whole lives were changed in an instant with the diagnosis of a serious disease. Take a look at how you can help children seek and achieve more in their lives than they had ever thought possible.

We can only Imagine...

Flying Horse Farms is proud to have the support of all of the Children’s Hospitals across Ohio. In addition, we are honored to be working with the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps, the world’s largest family of camps for children with serious illnesses. Hole in the Wall Camps are the dream of actor Paul Newman who started the first camp in 1988 and has been the driving force ever since. Visit them at http://www.holeinthewallcamps.org

Rendering of Flying Horse Farms Dining Hall

Flying Horse Farms aspires to be a Full Member of the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps. We are following a set of guidelines that will lead to Full Membership upon the opening of our camp. These requirements are designed to assure that each member camp provides the highest level of safety and programming for the children. They are also designed to assure that each member camp has sound financial support. At this time the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps is assisting Flying Horse Farms to meet the necessary requirements. Being a part of such a well-established and acclaimed network of camps will provide Flying Horse Farms with the experience, knowledge and support to operate at the highest level of excellence.