Charity ‘honoured’ to receive Newman £143k

A HAVANT charity has received a £143,000 grant to help fund camps for seriously ill children.

The funding boost will help Over The Wall develop and enhance the residential camp experiences it already offers.

Newman’s Own Foundation, the organisation established by the late Hollywood icon and philanthropist Paul Newman, will provide the funding for the charity - which was also founded by Newman 22 years ago.

Miriam E. Nelson, president and CEO of Newman’s Own Foundation, said: ‘We are thrilled to continue to partner with Over The Wall, as we’ve done since its inception, bringing joyful experiences to ever more children with serious illnesses.’

In response to the pandemic, which meant Over The Wall had to cancel all its scheduled camps, the charity created an interactive virtual camp called ‘Camp in the Cloud’ that engaged and connected children through a range of online activities.

Camp in the Cloud participants received a package of physical resources in the post, including activity materials, fun challenges and inspirational projects.

The Newman’s Own Foundation funds will help Over

The Wall to create another virtual camp in 2022.

The charity also plans to use the funds for new developments to be launched in the coming months, and for gradually reintroducing a number of its venue-based residential camps across the UK in 2022.

Kevin Mathieson, CEO of Over The Wall, said: ‘We are honoured to receive this support from Newman’s Own Foundation.’