The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, a residential summer camp and year-round center for children with serious illnesses and their families, founded by actor Paul Newman, recently received a $1 million donation to renovate its new location on the Eastern Shore.
Located in Queenstown, the Eastern Shore extension of the nonprofit offers medically-supervised summer camps and programs free of charge, according to Hole in the Wall’s website.
The Charles P. Ferro Foundation’s gift will allow construction of a “purpose-built space designed to provide complex care to children with rare or ultra-rare diagnoses,” according to a camp news release.
The new infirmary will include three observation or overnight rooms, a reception area, a pharmacy and medical equipment, located in what was once the property’s “carriage house,” according to the release. Through the infirmary, camp leadership aims to create a modern and accessible environment that meets campers’ and families’ needs.
“With this gift, we wanted to create an atmosphere that was warm, welcoming and filled with a sense of fun,” Bonnie Ferro, a Hole in the Wall board member and co-executive director of the Ferro Foundation, says in the news release. “Since the infirmary is where everyone will come for treatment, it was important that the space did not appear overly clinical, and instead put children at ease by reflecting the fun-loving spirit of Camp.”
The infirmary is one of several buildings currently undergoing renovation before the camp begins family programming in the spring of 2026.
