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Pa. camp helps youth affected by HIV/AIDS

It's not that the campers, counselors, and therapists who come together every year in Oxford, Chester County, had forgotten the reality of death that is part of living with HIV/AIDS.

Camp founder Patty Hillkirk (left) and Michele Dormer, program director. Hillkirk founded the camp in 1996 to help young people with HIV/AIDS cope with the independence of young adulthood while also maintaining their health.
Camp founder Patty Hillkirk (left) and Michele Dormer, program director. Hillkirk founded the camp in 1996 to help young people with HIV/AIDS cope with the independence of young adulthood while also maintaining their health.Read more
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