Hi guys! My name is Vincente but everyone calls me Vinny. I have been grain to camp for 6 years and next year will be my grad year! I am currently 16 years old and love doing things with my hands. When I was an infant I was diagnosed with Dextrocardia (version) single ventricle- single atrium - double out right ventricle- VSD - pulmonary stenosis above and below the valve. It doesn't really have a name, it's just a lift of errors. BUT THAT DIDNT STOP ME. I love being active and playing on my varsity baseball team!

Now about camp!

Begun in 1995 by a pediatric cardiologist and a cardiovascular nurse, Camp del Corazon provides a free-of-charge residential summer camp on Catalina Island off the coast of California to 300+ kids (ages 7-17) living with congenital heart disease. Over the past 30 years, Camp del Corazon has grown to include year round programming, including virtual camp, an educational symposium for heart families, and a young adult program (ages 18-25) to support former campers as they transition to adulthood and take ownership of their health. BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE! Camp is more than all these awesome programs, camp is a FEELING! Camp has become a community and a FAMILY to so many kids and families who thought they were alone. 

And now, Camp has become MY family! Camp means so much to me. I want to make sure that Camp continues to provide a community and family for future generations of heart kids and families. Will you help me? You can join my team, make a donation, share the link to this page on social media, or come volunteer at FamFest on October 24th and be part of the camp magic! Thanks for helping to raise awareness and funds for this organization that is so close to my heart.