JULY 2016 MESSAGE FROM ANNE BLACKBURN - MOYER FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER Summer is a wonderful time to get together with family and friends for so many reasons: holidays, graduations, showers and just for some old fashioned backyard barbecues.The summer is also the height of camp season at The Moyer Foundation - a humbling reminder of the thousands of children and families in our country affected by grief and addiction. When my husband turned 50, we wanted to combine celebrating with our family and friends with our passion for Anne and her nephew pictured helping children and so the first-ever Camp at a family camp out many years ago - experiences in his Out for Kids was launched. It was easy, it was life are her inspiration for fun and it made a difference. supporting The Moyer Foundation. In June, the Philadelphia Office of Goldman Sachs held its 4th annual Camp Out for Kids fundraiser in support of The Moyer Foundation. Teams competed in Olympic style games and took time to get creative while crafting backpacks for Camp Erin and Camp Mariposa campers attending in the Philadelphia area. Almost every family has a connection to the mission either through their experience with grief or facing the epidemic of addiction. In our family, we've been touched by both. Hosting a Camp Out each year is important to me because I've seen first-hand the impact on a child's life when they don't get the right support early enough; it truly turns into a life-long mission of healing. If you're interested in hosting a Camp Out for Kids or other fundraising event with your co- workers, friends or family in support of The Moyer Foundation, contact Rachel Amato at
[email protected] or (267) 687- 7724.