The Purple Camp Makes Summer Fun for Kids Living with Epilepsy

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Granite Point Capital founder and CEO Warren Lammert is a strong supporter of organizations that assist people with epilepsy. The parent of a young woman who was diagnosed with a rare form of the condition as an infant, he has established nonprofits and research groups that investigate the causes of epilepsy and pioneer innovative treatments. These include the Epilepsy Therapy Project and Epilepsy.com, both which have since been folded into the Epilepsy Foundation, of which Warren Lammert is an immediate past chairman.

The Epilepsy Foundation’s numerous chapters educate, raise funds, and advocate at the local level, as well as operate programs and activities that cater to the particular needs of children with epilepsy and their families. The Epilepsy Foundation New England’s initiatives include The Purple Camp.

At the week-long sleepaway camp, children with epilepsy can enjoy their summers simply being kids. It provides a nurturing environment, designed with consideration for the health and safety needs of young people with epilepsy, where campers can go kayaking or boating, practice archery skills, scale climbing towers, and express their creativity through arts and theater projects.

The network of local camps that belong to The Purple Camp project also employ a staff of nurses and an on-call neurologist to ensure that campers have access to needed medical support throughout their stay.