Maeve Collins
Hi there! My name is Maeve Collins, and I am a Boston Collegiate Senior. More importantly, I am a past camper and continued part of the Hole in the Wall Community.
I first heard about camp when I was 6 years old- over 10 years ago- when a wonderful man named Kevin started visiting me in the hospital. Together, we would make art, blow bubbles and do all the silly things I was otherwise missing out on while being treated. He was a part of camp outreach. As soon as I was old enough, I went straight to camp. It was love at first sight- I never wanted to leave.
Unfortunatly, I was not able to return until 2014 because of my treatment, but I still saw my friend Kevin, and my brother got to go to camp during sibiling week. My weeks at camp in 2014 and 2015 were the best of each year. Camp is the one place I have that makes me happy without fail. It is pure magic.
Since being a camper, I have gone on Hero's Journey, which is a week of actually camping, as in cooking over fires and bathing in the river. I was really nervous to be pushed out of my comfort zone, but looking back I can say it was one of the best experiences of my life. The same can be said for the program I did this summer, the Leader in Training program. For a week I attended leadership workshops in the morning and interacted with campers in the afternoon. I worked in the horse barn and bounded with my energetic cabin of 7-year-old girls (so much giggling)! I got a new look on how things at camp operate, and, like every year, I made wonderful memories.
I do not ever want to stop being a part of camp! Looking ahead, I know I would love to be a counselor and volunteer at camp. It has given me at least a week of bliss and perspective that nothing else could give me. Camp is truly, as Paul Newan intended it to be, a place where kids who bear far more than they should can kick back and "Raise a Little Hell."
Camp is amazing, and I hope that in sharing this with you, we can all help give back so that more kids can enjoy the magic of camp. Thanks for reading!
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