Camp del Corazon [ About Us ]
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Lisa Knight, RN Executive Director & Co-founder
Kevin Shannon, MD Medical Director or & Co-founder
Glenn Knight, CRM CEO-Board Member
Tom Klitzner, MD - Board Member
Bill Cabeen, MD - Board Member
Janene Hogan - Board Member
Michael Paseornak - Board Member
Mark Rieck - Board Member
Camp del Corazon Inc. is a 501(c)(3) Non-profit corporation, providing a free of charge summer camp for children with heart disease. All proceeds are spent on the camp, and it's programming, and staffed entirely by volunteers.
Lisa Knight RN, Executive Director
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Camp del Corazon (Camp of the Heart) was inspired by a patient of Dr. Kevin Shannon. Even though the young man had undergone an operation that dramatically improved the function of his heart, he was still suffering from emotional pain. He was back in school, back in little league baseball, even trying in-line skating for the first time, but he was so embarrassed by his scars that he wouldn’t remove his shirt to be examined by the doctor.
Dr. Shannon felt that if his patient could spend time with other kids who’d had heart surgery, he’d be less self-conscious. He located a camp in Louisiana for kids with heart disease, but the young man’s mother just couldn’t bear to send him so far away. When Dr. Shannon discussed the situation with Lisa Knight, R.N., her solution was simple: “We can do that.” And so they did.
They set about fund-raising to ensure that the medically-supervised summer camp would be free for children ages 7-17 who had heart disease. When Camp del Corazon began in 1995, 49 campers spent three days on beautiful Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California. Over the years, the camp has grown to two five-day sessions with close to 300 campers. Camp del Corazon is staffed completely by volunteer counselors, nurses, and physicians who give of their hearts to help these special kids.
Camp del Corazon has grown into a non-profit organization dedicated to providing experiential programs for children and families living with heart disease. Programs include a free-of-charge, residential summer camp, leadership retreats, educational symposiums and family weekend programs custom designed to enrich the lives of their unique population.
 Knight, Lisa R.N. Co-Founder Executive Director |
UCLA Medical Center Contact address
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 Shannon, Kevin M.D. Co-Founder/ Pres |
Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA Contact address |
 Knight, Glenn CEO |
UCLA Medical Center Contact address |
 Cabeen, William M.D. |
Saint Johns Medical Center Pacific Heart Electrophysiology Contact address |
 Hogan, Janene |
Rancon Real Estate Contact address |
 Klitzner, Thomas M.D., Ph.D. |
Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA Contact address |
 Paseornek, Michael |
Lions Gate Entertainment Company Contact address |
 Rieck, Mark |
International Right of Way Association Contact address |
Camp del Corazon [Contact Information] ...
Telephone
(818) 754-0312
Fax
(818) 754-0842
Toll Free - Message Center
(888) 621-4800
Corporate Office:
Camp del Corazon
11615 Hesby Street
North Hollywood, CA
91601-3620
information@campdelcorazon.org
Temecula Office:
41833 Carleton Way
Temecula, CA 92591-2800
Telephone (951) 265-9718
Fax (951) 676-7196
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