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Encyclopedia > Victory Junction Gang Camp

The Victory Junction Gang Camp is a camp for terminally ill, and chronically ill children located in Randleman, North Carolina, USA. It is part of the Hole in the Wall Gang camp family. This article is about incurable disease. ... Randleman is a city located in Randolph County, North Carolina. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Hole in the Wall Gang Camp is a residential summer camp for seriously ill children located between Ashford and Eastford in Connecticut. ...


The idea for the camp came from Adam Petty, who was a teenage stock-car driver (as well as the son of veteran Kyle Petty, the grandson of seven-time champion Richard Petty]], and great-grandson of two-time champion Lee Petty. In 2000, the Pettys began talks with Hole in the Wall founder Paul Newman about the new venture.


On May 12, 2000, Adam Petty was killed in a practice crash at New Hampshire International SpeedwayKyle and his wife, Pattie (Huffman) Petty, carried on Adam's vision and spent four years raising money for, and building, the camp. On June 20, 2004--Father's Day in the U.S.--the VJGC welcomed its first campers.


Facilities include a swimming pool, a recreation roomgame room, a computer lab, an outdoor recreation area and open space, and a hospitalmedical clinic. In 2006, work began on a "superdome" that would host indoor sporting facilities. It was begun with a $1 million seed donation from fellow NASCAR driver Kurt Busch. Other drivers, team owners, team sponsors, and NASCAR itself have given substantial donations to the camp.


The VJGC is open year-round and can accommodate about 100 campers at a time. The size of the camp is kept relatively small to allow the children more personal attention. Most campers live in the Southeast United States, but the number of participants that live in other parts of the country has grown over the time it has been open.


Fittingly, the camp's physical address is 4500 Adam's Way. The street number refers to the car number that Adam drove, as well as Kyle's current car number.


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