The Painted Turtle seeks to reach beyond illness... to inspire children with life-threatening diseases to become their greater selves. It is our mission to provide a year-round, life-changing environment for these children and their families - one that allows children to participate in an authentic camp experience by supporting their medical needs and offers their families care, education and respite.
The Painted Turtle works closely with our camper families to meet the dietary needs of each camper.
Session Information
2011 Camp Calendar
Spring
Camper Family Tour Day: March 5
Cerebral Palsy, Limb Deficiency, and Burns Family Weekend: March 18‐20
Spina Bifida and Paraplegia Family Weekend: April 1‐3
Rheumatic Diseases Family Weekend: April 15‐17
Spring into Camp Celebration: April 30
Summer Sessions
Severe Burns Day: June 4
Liver Transplant, Primary Immunodeficiency Disease,
and Total Parenteral Nutrition: June 11‐15
Kidney Disease and Transplant: June 19‐24
Special Diagnoses: June 28‐July 2
Crohn’s and Colitis #1: July 7‐12
Rheumatic Diseases: July 16‐21
Crohn’s and Colitis #2: July 26‐31
Hemophilia/vWF and Thalassemia: August 4‐9
Skeletal Dysplasia and Mucopolysaccharidosis: August 13‐18
Fall
Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Family Weekend: September 23‐25
Liver Transplant Family Weekend: September 30 ‐ October 2
Asthma and Allergy Family Weekend: October 14‐16
Spina Bifida and Paraplegia Family Weekend: October 28‐30
Kidney Disease and Transplant Family Weekend: November 4‐6
Crohn’s and Colitis Family Weekend: November 18‐20
Camper Holiday Gathering: December 3
More About Camp
The Painted Turtle is the sixth addition to Paul Newman's family of Hole in the Wall Camps for seriously ill children. It is also the only multi-disease camp and family care center of its kind on the West Coast. Through educational, therapeutic, safe, and just plain fun summer camp and year-round programs, The Painted Turtle provides a life-changing experience to children whose daily struggles often diminish both their desire to be well and their ability to lead a rich, productive life.
The Painted Turtle offers an exhilarating, challenging, and nurturing array of traditional summer camp recreational activities, seamlessly intertwined with programs that inspire children to become more self-confident and self-reliant, as well as more cooperative with their medical caregivers. There is a strong healing potential in the lessons children learn and the friendships they form at The Painted Turtle.
Activities & Features
Academic
Science
Outdoor Activities
Ropes Course Farming
Performing Arts
Drama Music
Land Sports
Horseback Riding
Water Sports
Swimming Canoeing Fishing
Arts and Crafts
Woodworking
Other Activities
The Painted Turtle designs all of its activities with the child's medical needs in mind.
