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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.' **
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| 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! |
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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
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Enjoyin
a 'mugshot' with Neil-Thank you Neil!
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Please enjoy
the slide show
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**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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EG Daily,
Neil
Willenson and Da Pirate at closing camp fire |
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Thank you to to
Saskia Webber
and friends
for some great soccer and fun! |
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A huge thank you
to
Lance Bass
from N-Sync for all the smiles
and taking time to come to Camp Heartland! |
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The Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles in fine form! |
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A warm thank you
to
Stephanie Niznik
of WB's 'Everwood' for joining cabin two and
being so wonderful! |
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Da Pirate gettin
skilled in a fierce game of checkers |
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Sarah and Kelly
enjoyin da Cali sun |
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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!
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With Tebo and
Dr. Marty looking damn good I may say!
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Finally our family
is united-Thank you so much
Jake
and
Joel!
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Da Pirate with
actress
Mila Kunis
from "That 70's Show" Thank you Mila for spending
the day with us!
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Enjoy the slideshow
of 'Mugshots' Camp style!
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**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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An
absolutely inspiring family that visited
Camp Heartland
for the day. Thank you is not enough!
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Please
enjoy the slideshow!
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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!
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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!
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Thank you to
actress
Lisa Edelstein from
"Daddy Day Care" and many more...
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Da Pirate and
Da Noodles-What a family!
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Da Noodle and
Da Pirate are quite saddened by camp's end...We'll be back!
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Please take time to
learn more about these remarkable campers, Jonathan
and Ashley and Kalee
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Jonathan Swain
Click here or above photo
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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. |
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Click above
banner to see some amazing Time photos from
Camp Heartland
Click here to read a story from
Time about Camp Heartland
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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.
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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!
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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. |
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"Compassion is our cure."
~Bob Bowers
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