Camp HLC

Children and young adults who have or have had family members battling ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), are invited, at no charge, to attend Camp HLC in November at Camp Campbell in Boulder Creek, California.

Hope Loves Company (HLC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to supporting children and young adults who have family members living with ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease. It is the only non-profit with this specific mission. Jodi O’Donnell-Ames, President and Founder of Hope Loves Company, and her team have hosted seventeen Camp HLCs across the nation.

Camp HLC will take place November 16 – 18, 2018 at Camp Campbell in Boulder Creek, California. The camp program is free to 40 plus children and grandchildren of families affected by ALS in the area and beyond. It is a sleepover weekend retreat.

Mrs. O’Donnell-Ames has three children – now all young adults – who have lost a parent to ALS before turning 12, so she knew from personal experience how ALS affects a family, especially children.

Camp HLC offers many fun experiences – including archery, fishing, and musical instruction. Counselors will also be available for children who want to seek support. Even more important, children and young adults in attendance will have something in common and can build new friendships and feel less alone in their challenges.

According to one ten year old camper, Camp HLC “helps you get the hard times out and the good times in.” A mother of four campers shared that it was “so wonderful to rub shoulders with such caring people and feel that warm, safe embrace of empathetic individuals” at Camp HLC Indiana, which took place in June.

For more information, go to HLC’s website at http://www.hopelovescompany.org. To see Camp HLC as featured on The Today Show, visit the following link: https://www.today.com/video/hope-to-it-kids-learn-to-cope-with-parents-als-at-camp-696665667876.

Camp HLC at Camp Campbell is supported by the ALS Association, LiveLikeLou Foundation, Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity, Mary and Curt Mantz, and the Zaitlen Family.

Reach the HLC office at (609)-730-1144 or visit the website for more information about upcoming camps.