From Ashes to 'Magical' New Beginnings: The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp Opens Brand-New Creative Complex
NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, two years after a devastating 2021 fire at Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford, Connecticut, Camp leaders joined Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Hole in the Wall corporate partners, local first responders, volunteers, staff, families and more, for a special grand opening and ceremonial ribbon cutting of the newly rebuilt Creative Complex – a space where creative dreams become reality.
- "Their generous outpouring of love and support has allowed us to build an exquisite space where campers and families can forge friendships and create lifelong memories as they experience the joy, hope and healing of Hole in the Wall."
- There is also a spacious back deck for outdoor programming, along with a Camp store on the lower level of the building.
- Keeping sustainability at the forefront, the facility uses geothermal heating and cooling, preventing 77 tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere annually.
- A centerpiece of the new building is a mosaic art installation by Mia Schon, a former Camp staff member and Tel Aviv- and Boston-based mosaic artist.