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  Hole in the Wall Gang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, was the name given to a gang in the American Wild West, which took its name from the Hole-in-the-Wall Pass in Johnson County, Wyoming, where several outlaw gangs had their hideouts.
The Hole in the Wall Gang is also the name of a Northern Ireland comedy group.
Hole in the Wall Gang was also the name of a group of jewel thieves in Las Vegas headed up by Tony Spilotro; their MO created by Frank Cullota was making holes in walls to steal when they couldn't bypass the security system.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hole_in_the_Wall_Gang   (634 words)

  
 Hole in the Wall Gang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The Hole In The Wall Camps were developed to provide children, ages 7 to 17, who battle chronic and life threatening illnesses with the opportunity to have a normal summer camp experience.
Phi Kappa Tau adopted the Hole In The Wall Gang Camps as its national philanthropy in 1995 at the National Convention in Washington, DC.
Camp is not only a magical place for children with serious illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, asthma, sickle cell anemia, HIV/AIDS, hemophilia, epilepsy and kidney disease, but it is also a place where brothers have a profound service experience.
www.phikappatau.org /service/ug.service.hitwg.asp   (549 words)

  
 Philanthropy :: Phi Kappa Tau - Delta Tau Chapter
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, founded by Paul Newman in 1988, is a nonprofit residential summer camp, an ingeniously designed and dazzlingly equipped Wild West hideout in northeastern Connecticut, where children with cancer or other serious blood diseases do not have to sit on the sidelines.
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp provides year-round activities for campers and other seriously ill children and their siblings at Camp and in their own communities.
These camps include The Barretstown Gang Camp (Ireland), The Boggy Creek Gang Camp (Florida), The Double "H"--Hole In The Woods Ranch (New York State), L'Envol (France), The Painted Turtle Camp (California), The Victory Junction Gang Camp (North Carolina) and The Jordan River Village (Israel).
www.phitaupomona.com /philanthropy.htm   (819 words)

  
 Teachers.Net - TEACHERS.NET GAZETTE - Teachers.Net Gazette provides news from Teachers.Net direct to teachers around ...
Contributions to The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp can be made in memory of a loved one or in honor of a birthday, anniversary or special occasion of a family member or friend.
Camp is a critical experience in their lives, encouraging the heart, enlarging the spirit, empowering the will, all year long.
Among the philanthropic endeavors created by Newman and his wife, actress Joanne Woodward, are the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for children with terminal diseases and the antidrug Scott Newman Foundation, established in memory of Newman's son who died as the result of an accidental drug overdose in 1978.
www.teachers.net /gazette/SEP00/covera.html   (2018 words)

  
 Salaried Summer RN Positions, Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, CT
Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, CT Salaried Summer RN Positions at Paul Newman’s Hole In the Wall Gang Camp
The Hole In the Wall Gang Camp, founded in 1988 by actor Paul Newman, is a summer camp program for children with cancer, genetic blood diseases and HIV/AIDS.
The Hole in the Wall is an amazing place where children with serious illness can have a typical summer camp experience.
www.minoritynurse.com /camp_emp/jobs/021005c.html   (227 words)

  
 SPP | Victory Junction Gang Camp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
With over 15 years of experience, and 7 camps operating worldwide, The Hole in the Wall Gang Camps have established programming and facilities that are "best of breed.” We are fortunate to have the resources of the Association of the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp to adapt the existing programs to Victory Junction.
The primary goal of the Victory Junction Gang Camp for 2002 was to raise the funds and awareness necessary to build the camp facility--a $24 million Capital Campaign.
The Victory Junction Gang Camp has also been selected as a Proud Charity of NASCAR (the first such designation), which allows the camp access to many of the print and television outlets of the fastest growing sport in America.
www.sportsphilanthropyproject.com /SportsOrg.asp?ID=60   (820 words)

  
 ILA News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
For the campers and their families, days spent at The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp are a brilliant respite from the often-depressing reality of countless hours spent with doctors, hospital stays, and painful treatments.
In 1999, the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp was the sole beneficiary or funds raised through the efforts of the Children’s Fund.
Hole in the Wall Gang Camp Director of Development Allan Wilson cites the passion and strong emotional attachment of labor and business leaders as “the symbolic merger of labor and management.” Other Tournament Committee members from the business community include C. Peter Lambos, General Counsel for New York Shipping Associations, Inc. and Carriers Container Council.
www.ilaunion.org /news/nl_win99_page13.asp   (894 words)

  
 GuideStar - JustGive Search - Hole in the Wall Gang Fund, Inc.
The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp is a nonprofit summer camp and year-round center serving children and their families coping with cancer or other seriou illnesses and conditions.
Founded by Paul Newman, the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp is a residential summer camp and year-round center located in Ashford, Connecticut that provides a special haven for children with serious illnesses and conditions, including cancer, HIV/AIDS and blood disorders.
The Hole in the Wall Gang Fund follows the highest ethical standards as established by The American Institute of Philanthropy and The Association of Fundraising Professionals.
www.guidestar.org /pqShowGsReport.do?partner=justgive&ein=06-1157655   (939 words)

  
 Charity Navigator Rating - The Hole in the Wall Gang Fund
The Hole in the Wall Gang Fund was founded by Paul Newman in 1985 to serve children and families coping with cancer and other life threatening diseases.
The Fund's primary activity is the operation of The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.
The Camp, in collaboration with its associated camps in the United States and abroad, provides children with cancer and other serious illnesses and conditions a camping experience of the highest quality, while extending year-round support to their families and health care providers.
www.charitynavigator.org /index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/3826.htm   (239 words)

  
 Hole in the Wall Gang Camp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hole in the Wall Gang Camp is a residential summer camp and year-round center for seriously ill children located between Ashford and Eastford in Connecticut.
Paul Newman cofounded the camp with A.E. Hotchner in 1986; it was named after the gang in his film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (the Hole in the Wall Gang).
The Camp provides advice and financial support to other camps with similar missions, as part of the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hole_in_the_Wall_Gang_Camp   (203 words)

  
 Hot Steamed Jazz and The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
The main camp season is seven, ten day sessions, where approximatley 120 children per session become naturalists and fishermen, athletes and actors, equestrians and hot air balloonists, potters and painters, poets and photographers, singers and dancers, outdoor campers and canoeists, musicians and kite flyers.
While the camp itself is an inspired vision, it clearly inspires the campers to new levels of self confidence, accomplishment and freedom.
While Paul Newman continues to energize the camp with his leadership and support, the camp's annual budget is now entirely sustained by the contributions of individuals, corporations, foundations, churches, and synagogues, and non-profit organizations such as The Hot Steamed Jazz Festival.
www.hotsteamedjazz.com /theholeinthewallgangcamp.shtml   (349 words)

  
 .:: Welcome To The Jewish Ledger ::.
Ground was broken on the camp last September and the ceremony was attended by a variety of dignitaries from Israel including President Moshe Katsav and the chairman of the Druse Religious High Council.
After seeing a brochure for Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Camp Gang in Ashford, Marilyn Grant decided that a similar camp should be built for sick children in Israel.
There are eight similar camps that are a part of the Hole in the Wall Gang Camps Association, founded by Newman.
www.jewishledger.com /articles/2005/06/02/news/news06.txt   (664 words)

  
 ILA Childrens Fund   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
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It established the ILA Children’s Fund and earmarked The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp Fund as its chief beneficiary.
The Hole In the Wall Gang Camp Golf Tournament Committee is comprised of leaders from the ILA and shipping industry officials bringing labor and management together for the benefit of the campers.
ilaunion.org /childrensfund.asp?l=6   (544 words)

  
 Volunteer Opportunities in Ashford, Connecticut | Hole in the Wall, CT
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp is Paul Newman’s flagship facility built in 1985 for children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
The Camp is connected with more than 100 medical institutions and is staffed by medical personnel and volunteers.
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp is built on a 300-acre farm.
volunteers.com /programs/program.php?ProgramID=29   (569 words)

  
 Hole in the Wall Camps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The Association of Hole in the Wall Camps serves existing Hole in the Wall Camps and those in development.
Each camp is a separate entity expanding founder Paul Newman's dream to provide a recreational and therapeutic camping experience for children facing serious illnesses and life-threatening conditions.
All children attend the camps free of charge as a result of generous contributions from individuals, corporations, foundations and other organizations.
www.holeinthewallcamps.org /htwc/index/hq_aboutus   (129 words)

  
 Making A Gift to The Hole in the Wall Gang
Each donation is greatly appreciated and directly benefits over 1,000 seriously ill children who attend The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp and who, along with their families, participate in year-round programs free of charge.
The Hole in the Wall Gang Fund's cost of funds raised based on IRS Form 990 for fiscal year 2005 was 10.6 cents.
Unendorsed stock certificates should be mailed directly to The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp's fund office by registered mail with a letter stating the purpose of the gift.
www.holeinthewallgang.org /help/default.asp   (480 words)

  
 Paul Newman says camps will be his legacy - Celebrity News - MSNBC.com
Fabianna, 14, from France, rides a horse at the Double H Camp in Lake Luzerne, N.Y. The summer scene of young daredevils at the Double H is testament to actor Paul Newman's philantrophy.
His idea in the ’80s to start a camp in Connecticut for critically ill children has grown unexpectedly into an international phenomenon with a ninth Hole in the Wall Gang camp opening soon.
The story of the camps begins, improbably enough, in 1980 with Newman and his pal A.E. Hotchner stirring up oil and vinegar with a canoe paddle in the actor’s Connecticut barn.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/14189319   (710 words)

  
 Wethersfield Post - Beating the odds, Ben Goldman stays optimistic
But when Ben performed and spoke at a fundraiser for The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp at the Pond House Café in Elizabeth Park recently, he told the audience he was very optimistic.
Although Barall Haibi has volunteered at fundraisers for the camp in the past, she said this was the first time she organized an event to raise funds for Hole in the Wall.
Children attend the camp at no cost to their families, so donations are crucial.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=15632468&BRD=1662&PAG=461&dept_id=11233&rfi=6   (911 words)

  
 Paul Newman & the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp - LAF
One of his most important commitments is the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, which he founded in 1988.
The nonprofit residential summer camp in northeastern Connecticut offers children with serious illnesses the opportunity to escape the fear, pain, and isolation of their conditions and to just enjoy being children.
The Hole in the Wall Gang Fund has helped to found other camps with similar missions by providing medical, programmatic, architectural, accounting, and fundraising advice and financial support.
www.laf.org /site/c.beIKLOOrGpF/b.507295/k.E75/Paul_Newman__the_Hole_in_the_Wall_Gang_Camp.htm   (323 words)

  
 SNET Internet : Features : Education Q&A : The Hole in the Wall Gang
A: The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, brainchild of legendary actor Paul Newman, is an old-fashioned camp modeled after an Old West frontier town, where seriously ill children and their siblings can have a whole lot of fun for a few days and, at least for a little while, forget about being sick.
Organized by the University of Connecticut School of Education, The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp and the Hartford City School District, the program offered inner-city fifth graders an opportunity to study away from the daily crises faced on the streets of Hartford.
The partnership of The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, University of Connecticut School of Education and the participating school districts has been very productive and beneficial, by bringing students together from urban and suburban schools for the purpose of providing meaningful, integrated social and academic experiences.
www.snet.net /features/qa/articles/1998/06190101.shtml   (454 words)

  
 SNET Internet : Features : Issues in Education : The Hole In the Wall Gang
The camp's annual budget is now entirely sustained by contributions of individuals, corporations, foundations, churches and synagogues and non-profit organizations, such as The Hot Steamed Jazz Festival.
The Hole in the Wall Discovery Center began in 1992, based at The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp in Ashford, CT. The program brings together fourth and fifth graders from urban and suburban areas for a 5-day academic and social experience.
The partnership of The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, the University of Connecticut School of Education and the participating school districts has been productive and beneficial.
www.snet.net /features/issues/articles/1999/04230101.shtml   (785 words)

  
 Camp Search for hole in the wall gang - Summer Camps 2007 - MySummerCamps.com
Camp Search for hole in the wall gang
Camp Boggy Creek camping experience is more than a fun-filled getaway.
Tucked away from the outer roads, amid rural northeastern Connecticut's rapidly rising-and-falling hills and dense woods, The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp is almost undetectable.
www.mysummercamps.com /find-camps/hole-in-the-wall-gang.html   (92 words)

  
 Randy Hale to Carry Hole in the Wall Camp Message at Rolex GT Series Challenge
Hole in the Wall Camps are the world's largest family of camps for children with serious illnesses and life threatening conditions.
One of the camps – The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp – is located in Ashford, Conn.
At the Rolex GT Series Challenge, Hole In The Wall campers, their families and camp staff will be invited to join the Hale Motorsports race team during the weekend for a behind the scene look at and what goes on during a race weekend.
www.awrracing.com /news/hale.html   (644 words)

  
 Experience the World of Flight at the Eighth Annual Bradley Space & Aviation Day -- All Free
The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp will have a "Camp Away From Camp" with woodworking, arts and crafts, face painting, and games for children.
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, founded by Paul Newman in 1988, is a nonprofit residential summer camp and year-round center designed to serve children and families coping with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp offers programs in the off-season for campers, their families, and healthcare professionals.
www.emediawire.com /releases/2006/7/emw414486.htm   (630 words)

  
 Pratt & Whitney Supports Hole in The Wall Gang Camp
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp provides children with cancer and other serious illnesses and conditions a camping experience while extending year-round support to their families and healthcare providers.
All Hole in the Wall Gang programs are offered free of charge to campers and their families.
The Hole in the Wall Gang camp-sponsored programs also provide healthcare professionals and social workers with support and training and organize retreats for children’s parents.
www.corpct.com /articles/2006/0614/aviation.php   (524 words)

  
 israelinsider: politics: Paul Newman to help set up camp for seriously ill children in Galilee
According to the government's decision, the camp will be set up on agricultural lands south of the communal settlement of Givat Avni, west of Tiberias.
The camp, unique to the Middle East, will be built according to the needs of the children based on a model of seven other camps established by Newman and his charity, the Hole in the Wall Gang Fund, in the United States and Europe.
Newman set up the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Connecticut in 1988 as a nonprofit summer camp and year-round center, serving children and their families coping with cancer, sickle cell anemia, HIV/AIDS and other serious blood disorders.
www.israelinsider.com /channels/politics/articles/pol_0090.htm   (452 words)

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