Camp Journal

‘Association of Hole in the Wall Camps’ Archive


Remembering Hole in the Wall Founder Paul Newman

September 26 marks the anniversary of the passing Paul Newman, Founder of the Hole in the Wall Association of camps. We continue to honor his dedication to those less fortunate than him, especially children. The over 100,000 campers, camper families and volunteers who benefit from the Hole in the Wall Association programs every year, and the... Read more →

Graham Rahal shows support at Mid-Ohio Race

Graham Rahal and his girlfriend, Katie Osborne, stopped by our booth at the Acura Sports Car Challenge/The Honda Indy 200 at the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course the weekend of August 7-9. While at the race we sold t-shirts and shared information about about our mission. We were also joined by The Association of Hole in the Wall Camps, who educa... Read more →

Fun Flight for Alex

Our Flying Horse Away camper, Alex, received special transportation from volunteer, Rob Imlay.  Rob donated his time and aircraft to bring Alex home from the Double H Ranch Hole in the Wall Camp in New York, since Alex was the only camper from Ohio to attend that week. Alex’s father, Tim Pothast, flew with Rob to pick up Alex in New York and said, “the flight home could not be considered travel back home, but a great experience itself.” 

Alex got to sit right up front to serve as ‘co-pilot’ and enjoyed learning all about aviation from his dad and Rob.  Thanks again to Rob Imlay for bringing one of our campers home safely!

--> [gallery columns="2"] Our Flying Horse Away camper, Alex, received special transportation from volunteer, Rob Imlay.  Rob donated his time and aircraft to bring Alex home from the Double H Ranch Hole in the Wall Camp in New York, since Alex was the only camper from Ohio to attend that week. Alex's father, Tim Pothast, flew with Rob to pick u... Read more →

Chicago Marathon runner raising funds for camp

Steve Topczewski is training for this year's Chicago Marathon.  His motivation lies in his goal to raise money for Hole in the Wall Camps and Flying Horse Farms.  Steve has decided to share his experiences as he trains over the next several months and raises money for what he considers a great cause that hits close to home.  Read his first entry... Read more →

Dirt was flying too!

Saturday afternoon we officially (and finally) broke ground on our camp!  After three years of careful planning, design, fundraising and more, it's official.  The construction kicks in full force in the next few weeks and we couldn't be more excited. We are grateful to Sarah Reed, Chaplain at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Mayor Mike P... Read more →

Attention All Indy 500 Fans

This year's Indianapolis 500 celebrates the track's 100th anniversary and the 40th anniversary release of Paul Newman's film, "Winning." A year ago, Paul Newman attended his last Indy 500. As you may know, Paul felt deeply and passionately about two things: racing and the Hole in the Wall Camps, which he founded over 20 years ago. Tony George... Read more →

Congratulations Chris and Cathy!

We see from the Boston Marathon web site that Chris and Cathy Milowicki of Westlake successfully finished the race yesterday!  We'll post photos courageous feat (pun intended) but wanted them to have our congratulations first! (photo now included - they don't look a bit like they just ran 26.2 miles?!) This was Chris' first marathon (finish... Read more →

Meet Tommy Thompson, first time Ironman trainee

Editor's Note: As courageous and generous individuals participate in Hole in the Wall teams benefiting Flying Horse Farms, we have invited them to blog about their experiences on the Camp Journal.   This is the first entry from Tom "Tommy" Thompson, who will be doing his first Ironman in August to benefit our camp.  Join us in listening to his p... Read more →

26.2 Miles for Flying Horse Farms

Kudos to Cathy and Chris Milowicki for their Flying Horse fundraising efforts through Team Hole in the Wall. They are having GREAT success with their fundraising  efforts for the Boston Marathon.  They originally were hoping to raise $3,000 for Flying Horse Farms, but because of the strong response from family and friends, they are now at $7,06... Read more →

Paul Newman Receives Special Recognition Award

Congratulations to The Association of Hole in the Wall Camps  for being the recipient of the American Camp Association's Special Recognition Award recognizing Founder Paul Newman! As a provisional member of the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps we received the following announcement from Alicia Wettenstein, the Director of Camp Services and ... Read more →