Camp Heartland Malibu California

 
 
Malibu, California-August, 2006

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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 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

 

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

 

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Please enjoy the slide show

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**
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EG Daily singer songwriter and Bob Bowers HIV/AIDS survivor in Malibu California
 
 
EG Daily, Neil Willenson and Da Pirate at closing camp fire
Thank you to to Saskia Webber and friends
for some great soccer and fun!
A huge thank you to Lance Bass from N-Sync for all the smiles
and taking time to come to Camp Heartland!
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in fine form!
A warm thank you to Stephanie Niznik of WB's 'Everwood' for joining cabin two and being so wonderful!
Da Pirate gettin skilled in a fierce game of checkers
Sarah and Kelly enjoyin da Cali sun

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

I thoroughly enjoyed being with campers in cabin two!

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

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!

 

 
**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**
 
 
 
 
darth vader attack
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Soccer champion saskia weber at camp heartland
 
 
 
 
actor Kevin Zegers air bud

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

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
Chauncey gettin the royal tickle treatment in cabin two
Smiles everyone....
Malibu Beach in California
Da beach in Malibu was appreciated by all!
A happy Pirate is an understatement...
actor Mark Wystrach 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 Buddy Rice
Indy Car Racers Danica Patrick and Buddy Buddy Rice makin some happy campers givin autographed photos
The race car simulators were awesome!!
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"
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

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!

 

 

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

 
 
 
 

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

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

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

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!

 

 
 
 
   

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!

   
 
 

 

   

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!

   
 
 
 

bobby rahal and fiance johanna maher

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!

 

actress Lisa Edelstein

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 at camp heartland

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

http://www.doubleknot.com/openrosters/vieworgpagelink.asp?orgkey=979&linkkey=3404
Jonathan Swain
Click here or above photo

 

photo
Ashely Ware, a graduating senior at Redford Union High School, was born with HIV. Her mother, Robin Ware, who died three years ago, was a social worker and AIDS-intervention activist. In the photo above right, Robin Ware, at right, talks with a person in the Cass Corridor about health care and health insurance. (SUSAN TUSA/Detroit Free Press)

 
 

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

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.

 

actor Scott Wolf and 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!

 
 
 

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