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Camp Heartland
Malibu, California-August, 2006

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Camp Heartland in Malibu, California

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I highly encourage you to learn more and or become involved with Camp Heartland. Please visit their site at: www.campheartland.org

Thank you to the most compassionate and dedicated group of young adults who make up the administrative and camp staff! A heartfelt thank you to all of you who donated to help make my camp experience possible!

 

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**Please note. Due to confidentiality, I am only able to show some of the campers. I truly hope you enjoy the 'glimpse.' **

 
 
Attending Camp Heartland in Malibu, California has been a dream in the works for many years now. This year proved to be the right year. It was a very welcome dream come true for me. I would be remiss not to mention the incredible administration team led by the infamous "Hammer", the staff and children of Camp Heartland for making me feel so loved and supported! If my time spent at Camp in Willow River, Minnesota wasn't spectacular enough, camp in Malibu was absolutely over the top. It included all the traditional skills and activities and some new and different ones, too. We also had some very special help from long-time supporters of camp and some local Hollywood celebrities. Some of that 'help' came in the way of two of my dear friends, the amazing Jake Glaser and actress and singer EG Daily. I was grateful and moved beyond words to have them 'join the family' at camp and to have so many friends of mine featured on www.onetoughpirate.com all together in the same wonderful place! I also can't tell you what a pleasure it was to finally meet Mr. David Gale, Executive Vice President of MTV Films, who is responsible for bringing this week of camp to Malibu, California. Please take the time to learn more about Hollywood Heart! Thank you David, Lisa Cavanaugh, Hollywood Heart, Argent Mortgage, Stilleto Entertainment, Joel Goldman and all of the wonderful volunteers and organizations who helped to make this week of camp flow so smoothly! I sincerely hope that you enjoy the over 200 photos and let them tell part of the incredible tale that is "Camp Heartland" in Malibu!

Hollywood Heart-Camp Pacific Heartland

 

Bob,
Thanks for all of your hard work, humor, dedication and compassion. The gates of Camp Heartland will always be open for you.

Take care! Neil

Neil Willenson
Founder & CEO
Camp Heartland

 

Neil Willenson Camp Heartland-One Heartland & Bob Bowers

Enjoyin a 'mugshot' with Neil-Thank you Neil!

 

AIDS activist & youth HIV/AIDS educator, Bob Bowers-One Tough Pirate or Da Pirate www.onetoughpirate.com

 
 

Please enjoy the slide show

Camp Heartland Willow River Minnesota

 

 
 

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YouTube videos of Da Pirate in Da News

 

One Tough Pirate on YouTube-HIV/AIDS promotional, awareness and educational videos

 
 
**If you click on the blue hyperlinks, you can learn much more about the amazing accomplishments of some of these celebrities who are so very supportive of Camp Heartland and the fight against AIDS**
 
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Photos from Camp Heartland
 
 
sidewalk chalk at Camp Heartland
 
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awaiting EG Daily's visit to Camp Heartland in Malibu, California
 
Camp Heartland youth children hiv aids
 
 
ninja turtles
 
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Da Pirate doing archery at Camp Heartland
 
photos from Camp Heartland in Malibu-Club Meds
 
Photos from Camp Heartland
 
Camp Heartland Malibu photos
 
EG Daily singer songwriter and Bob Bowers HIV/AIDS survivor in Malibu California
 
  eg daily neil willenson bob bowers at camp heartland
EG Daily, Neil Willenson and Da Pirate at closing camp fire
photos from Camp Heartland for youth hiv/aids support
Thank you to to Saskia Webber and friends
for some great soccer and fun!
Lance Bass and Bob Bowers
A huge thank you to Lance Bass from N-Sync for all the smiles
and taking time to come to Camp Heartland!
ninja turtles at Camp Heartland
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in fine form!
Stephanie Niznik Camp Heartland Malibu California
A warm thank you to Stephanie Niznik of WB's 'Everwood' for joining cabin two and being so wonderful!
Da Pirate playin checkers at Camp Heartland
Da Pirate gettin skilled in a fierce game of checkers
swimming pool photo at Camp Heartland
Sarah and Kelly enjoyin da Cali sun
neil willenson founder and ceo of camp heartland

Neil Willenson 'a.k.a. Noodle' is not to be outdone in Ga-Ga!

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I thoroughly enjoyed being with campers in cabin two!

cross dress dinner at Camp Heartland

With Tebo and Dr. Marty looking damn good I may say!

jake glaser bob bowers joel goldman at Camp Heartland in Malibu

Finally our family is united-Thank you so much Jake and Joel!

Mila Klunis and Bob Bowers at Camp Heartland in Malibu California

Da Pirate with actress Mila Kunis from "That 70's Show" Thank you Mila for spending the day with us!

 
 

Enjoy the slideshow of 'Mugshots' Camp style!

 

OTP www.onetoughpirate.com Bob Bowers One Tough Pirate

 
**If you click on the blue hyperlinks, you can learn much more about the amazing accomplishments of some of these celebrities who are so very supportive of Camp Heartland and the fight against AIDS**
 
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darth vader from star wars-Camp Heartland photo
 
Hammer time at Camp Hearltand
 
 
Camp Heartland photos
 

 

Camp Heartland campers rule!!!
 
Doin puzzles at Camp
 
photo from the beach in Malibu
 
Camp Heartland sign welcoming Danica Patrick and Buddy Rice-Indy car racers/drivers
 
photos from Camp Heartland
 
photo of sidewalk chalk at Camp
 
Camp Heartland welcomes David Gale from MTV
 
 
Camp Heartland welcomes Lisa Cavanaugh
 
 
Soccer champion saskia weber at camp heartland
 
 
 
Camp Heartland is a slice of heaven!
 
Kevin Zegers Air Bud actor visits the kids at Camp Heartland

A big thank you to actor Kevin Zegers (who starred in the "Air Bud" movies amongst many others) for your
support and compassion!

chess match with Mack at Camp

Givin Mack a tough lesson in chess-Thanks Mack!

Lance Bass and Reichen Lehmkuhl Malibu California Camp Heartland
Lance Bass and Reichen Lehmkuhl bring big smiles
Photo from Camp Heartland in Malibu, California
Chauncey gettin the royal tickle treatment in cabin two
Smiles everyone....
Malibu Beach in California
Da beach in Malibu was appreciated by all!
camp heartland youth and Da Pirate
A happy Pirate is an understatement...
Mark Wystrach actor from the soap opera Passions
With actor Mark Wystrach from the soap opera 'Passions'
Thank you for your time and compassion Mark!
danica patrick  indy car driver and bob bowers AIDS survivor at camp heartland
Thank you to Danica Patrick!
Indy Car Racers Danica Patrick and Buddy Rice
Indy Car Racers Danica Patrick and Buddy Buddy Rice makin some happy campers givin autographed photos
Camp Heartland indy car simulator photo
The race car simulators were awesome!!
David Gale John Gatins Bob Bowers at Camp Heartland
A warm thanks to David Gale and John Gatins!
David is the Executive Vice-President of MTV Films
John wrote and directed the movie "Dreamer"
photo from Camp Heartland in Malibu, California
La Toya  and camper enjoyin a quiet game
eg daily singer actress songwriter with bob bowers chauncey and luke
Cabin Two counselors at dinner with EG Daily-Thank you so much EG for blessing us!
David Gale and Neil Willenson at Camp Heartland in Malibu
Noodle and David Gale preparing
for the 'mentos and diet coke' finale at closing campfire

dead Barbie doll california pacific coast highway

Only in California, Barbi gets killed in a drive by and left for dead in Malibu! As we were leaving the beach, this is exactly as I found her alongside Pacific Coast Highway!
R.I.P. Barbi!

 

 

AIDS activist, long-term survivor and youth hiv/aids educator-Bob Bowers-One Tough Pirate

 

photo from Camp Heartland in Malibu, California

An absolutely inspiring family that visited Camp Heartland for the day. Thank you is not enough!

 
 
 
 

photo of eg daily, romi simmons and bob bowers

A very special thank you to my dear friends Romi Simmons and singer, songwriter and actress EG Daily for visiting Camp Heartland and performing. Please take the time to click their names to see and learn more
about them on this site!

eg daily and lucas popowitz at Camp Heartland

Two more amazing friends united! EG with Lucas Popowitz who is an amazing friend featured on onetoughpirate.com.
Please check out Lucas' page!

michelle williams destiny's child eg daily singer actress and bob bowers at Camp Heartland

Enjoying a moment with EG and singer Michelle Williams from Destiny's Child. Michelle and EG sang with such beauty and heart. Thank you ladies!
Please check out Destiny's Child website

 

Please enjoy the slideshow!

 

 
 
 
arts and crafts at Camp Heartland   campers arriving at Camp Heartland in Malibu, Calfornia   photo of medical staff at Camp Heartland's Club Meds

How could you not want to sign up to help?! Thank you Neil and Camp Heartland for creating a slice of Heaven on earth for so many of us!

arts and crafts at Camp Hearltand   Photos from Camp Heartland   Camp Heartland for children affected/infected by HIV/AIDS
 
 
 

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photos of campers at Camp Heartland

photos of campers at Camp Heartland

   

Da Pirate makin future muscle of America with the cabin two gang! Thanks guys for a week
I will never forget! It was a pleasure sharin da cabin with ya! Fight on!

photos of campers at Camp Heartland

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photo of Da Pirate at Camp Heartland

   
 
 
 

bobby rahal johanna maher visiting Camp Heartland/One Heartland

An incredible couple! Thank you so very much to
race car legend Bobby Rahal and Fiance' Johanna Maher for spending such quality
time w/ our campers in cabin two as well as others. It was a true pleasure to have you with us!

 

Lisa Edelstein actress california

Thank you to actress Lisa Edelstein from "Daddy Day Care" and many more...

 

bob bowers with neil willenson and family

Da Pirate and Da Noodles-What a family!

 

neil willenson and bob bowers da pirate at camp heartland

Da Noodle and Da Pirate are quite saddened by camp's end...We'll be back!

 

Bob Bowers has been living with HIV/AIDS for 25 years-some fun photos along the journey

 

news and photos from camp heartland

 

Please take time to learn more about these remarkable campers, Jonathan and Ashley and Kalee

Jonathan Swain hiv aids survivor dateline nbc
Jonathan Swain
Click here or above photo

 

mtv music television overdrive

A friend featured on OTP is Ms. Kalee Garland. I met Kalee while at Camp Heartland's Youth Retreat last Fall. I couldn't be prouder to say she was featured in length on the recent  MTV special "Think HIV-This is Me." The show was amazing and if you missed it, you can click here to view it online. Just click "Channels" then "News" and then click on the title of the show. I'd like to extend a special thanks to David Gale, Executive-Vice President of MTV Films for being so gracious with Kalee, me and others at camp! Thank you is not nearly enough.
 

Camp Heartland Time

Click above banner to see some amazing Time photos from Camp Heartland

Click here to read a story from Time about Camp Heartland

 
A Journey of Hope from Campheartland On Sale Now! A Journey of Hope:
Inspiring Stories of Courage and Unconditional Love

This powerful and beautiful 132 page full color book by Camp Heartland founder Neil Willenson includes a collection of more than 100 gorgeous photographs by award winning photographer Katja Heinemann. Edited by journalist Kurt Chandler, "A Journey of Hope" features the stories, poems and reflections by and about the children of Camp Heartland.

Click photo (left) to read more and or purchase.

 

Scott Wolf wife Kelley Limp

A huge thank you to actor Scott Wolf and wife Kelley Limp for your support of Camp Heartland
as well as your speaking out in the fight against AIDS!

 
 
 
Youth HIV/AIDS educator, AIDS activist  & long-term survivor Bob Bowers, One Tough Pirate, also known simply as "Da Pirate." Bob has been living with and surviving HIV/AIDS for 25 years. Bob started as an HIV positive speaker with peer education programs in Los Angeles shortly after his diagnosis. To broaden his personal message of prevention through education, hope and awareness of the disease, Bob founded the nonprofit educational organization, HIVictorious, Inc. in 2005. HIVictorious addresses youth HIV/AIDS education and prevention and provides AIDS awareness in Madison, Wisconsin and throughout the United States through Bob's public speaking and its AIDS awareness poster contest, "What if it Were You?" Mr. Bowers is a leading and well respected AIDS advocate and leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS. As a long-term survivor of HIV/AIDS, and someone who has lost dozens of friends to AIDS, Bob is wholeheartedly committed to educating today's youth and young adults about the realities of HIV/AIDS, as well as living with AIDS long-term. Mr. Bowers is a champion for hope and survival despite some of the difficult circumstances that we ALL face in life.
 
 

 "Compassion is our cure." ~Bob Bowers

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