Lindsey's Place

I want to with greatly thank Lindsey's place for their effort to empower the different categories of vulnerable children, am a youth in Uganda a country in the Eastern part of Africa,particulary the northern part of uganda,we experienced several wars in the early 2000 and this has left behind alarming negative effects on the natives,orpans,disable children,famine,and illiteracy levels so high,children have no hope at all in their lives,government makes efforts to improve their lives but its never enough,i am kindly requesting Lindsey's place to if posible extend your good work to Africa with time,as God will abundantly continue blessing you for every your efforts to improve the lives of brothers and sisters ,i took my time to write this for the hope that my prayers will be answered some day through your consideration thanks, cotyemma29@gmail.com

I am making a donation in memory of a good friend that was a Director of Special Needs. He was the director of our State Support team. This gift to Lindsey's Place is to be used for the children with special needs. Brad had a true heart for children that needed educational help, representation, or just giving his advise of how to better serve the children.

This is my gift to my administrator, who had a unique friendship with Brad. He was her educational advisor, co-worker, and a special friend that made him a special member of her family.

Brad will be forever in our hearts. What a wonderful way to remember Brad!

Lindsey's Place is such an asset to our community. My friend Jenn endorses every event they hold!

My Daughter Nykiah was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at birth and unable to walk. We heard about Lindsey's Place through one of the Nurses that help care for "Lindsey" Hart (the young Lady for whom this awesome place bears the name). We put in the application to attend but, could not afford the entire cost. Being that Lindsey's Place promises not to turn down a Camper, my daughter was able to attend! This was her first time in 10yrs ever being away from us for an extended period and especially overnight. We were nervous but quickly became "at ease" when we got our first phone call from Nykiah expressing how much fun she was having!!! It was such a joy to hear her laugh and talk about all the people (Friends) she was meeting and all the Games she was playing! She did things she'd never done before! She felt FREE and was elated to have a place where everyone is jus like her! No one to judge or stare, just plain happiness and love! I would and do recommend Lindsey's Place to everyone I know who has a child with a disability. Nykah has attended the Camp 3 times since then and each time it gets better and better!! She looks forward to "her time away" from her Twin Sister

I have been involved with two events with Lindsey's Place in the past year. You can tell from all of the hard work and devotion of the board members and volunteers that this is an amazing group of people. I will not hesitate to volunteer my time to this organization again. I know that the time and energy we spend that every bit of it goes to help a child's life.

Lindsey's Place is like nothing else in this area. It provides a camping experience for children and young adults. The things I like the most are that the people involved really care about this organization and the campers. Also, the organization isn't limited to just one type of disability. It is open to people with all different types of disabilities.

This retreat was the most amazing weekend I have had ever. I am totally visually impaired and Lindsey's Place gave me a great place to just be a young person without feeling like I have a disability. I met some inspiring fellow campers and some very caring staff. I am looking forward to returning for another weekend.

Lindsey's Place was founded by wonderful people who put smiles on the faces of children and adults with special needs. It is an inspiration to watch the volunteers interact with the campers and provide them with an unforgettable experience.

My 20 year old grandchild has attended Lindsey's Place weekend retreat twice now and has moved to a new level of being without Mom and Dad being there through the night. The staff is well trained and the venues have been great, especially the one just held in Savannah. I was able to enjoy my weekend and sleep without any concerns for her well being.

I know the person who inspired this camp and how much she benefitted from attending one "up north" before. I hope everyone will support it with their gifts and time as something that is unique and much needed in our area run by top notch people solely dedicated to improving the quality of life of adults with disabilities.

Johanna

Linsays place is a wonderful camp for people with disabilities.
Everyone at linsays place are dedicated to provide a fun, positive experience to the campers.

lindseys place rocks.......... great people & great cause

Lindseys Place is a wonderful organization for the disabled. I have donated to this wonderful organization and followed their growth. This is a great charity. Let's help Lindsey's Place continue their mission.

Lindsey's Place is amazing! Every child deserves to feel like they belong and are loved for who they are. Lindsey's Place does that and so much more. Thank you Lindsey's Place!

Lindseys Place is a fantastic initiative for disabled youth. Well done to all those who make it happen.

I have worked with young people with Special Needs for 15 years. I cannot stress enough the importance that Lindsey's Place holds for the lives of these individuals. Organisations for able bodied young people are readilly avaliable and those with Special Needs can be overlooked. I understand that this is especially the case in the South East where Lindsey's Place is.
At Lindsey's PLace individuals can experience a wide range of activities adapted to their needs, they can socialze, make friends and most importantly feel valued and equal to any other. Such experiences can stay with them for a lifetime, enhancing general quality of life by raising confidence and self esteem.
It is also important to comment on the benefit this organisation has for the families of these young people, providing much needed respite and comfort in the knowledge that their child or sibling is being cared for so well.
Lyndsey's place began as a vision and that vision is now a reality. I hope that they are able to continue and grow.

Lindsey's Place benefits many communities and their children. What a wonderful camp!

Such a wonderful program. There needs to be more programs of this type.

We support this wonderful camp! We have watched it grow from the beginning.

I can't wait until my son can go to Camp at Lindsey's place! Great place in a great community!

Wonderful charity to help benefit those who need it the most...outstanding work of love for these poor children who aren't as fortunate as most children and could use the support and build-up of their self-esteem!

disadvantaged children are the responsibility of us all. Thank you Lindsey's place for carrying the torch for us.

Lindsey's place holds a great mission for those who are not as fortunate as we.

People who devote their lifes to helping others must be commended, Lindsey's Place is an excellent example of this and must be congratulated for bringing joy and happiness to thoes who need it most.

Please continue your wonderful work for those in our society who are less privileged than others as far as mobility and cognitive awareness. Lindseys Place is OUTSTANDING!!

Nice place for kids with special needs, they have a great place to have fun and feel part of something.

I am familiar with the mission of this organization because I have volunteered at fund raisers for many years for a similar camp on Long Island. The children served by Lindsey's Place are in need of a positive experience where they can be themselves. LP provides a safe, nurturing environment for the kids. Here here!

This is a wonderful organization that is desperately needed not only here in the southeast but all over the world, there are children, youth and adults all over his world that have disabilities and just want to have a fun loving life like we all do, and to have a organization like Lindsey's Place is a saving grace for many...just a piece of joy for many to experience in a life that we people without disabilities really and truly take for granted! The Hart Family I have known since I was a little girl in our Church....I wish nothing but goodwill and pray that they can and will succeed with Lindsey's Place future expansion!!!!

I am in awe at the efforts and determination displayed by the people creating this wonderful organization. It is especially inspiring amidst the economic uncertainty causing even more of a challenge to young fledgling non-profits like this. I send nothing but positive intentions, well wishes and much gratitude for Lindseys Place.

Lindsey's Place offers a fun and loving environment for young adults with special needs where they can embrace their individuality and be themselves. I think its a wonderful organization. The staff and the directors are doing this because they love it - and you can see the heart and care that is put into everything they do.

Phenominal place that is needed. It changes lives.

Lindsey's Place was founded through the eyes of love for people with physical disabilities. I support this organization 110%.

Lindsey's Place does a great job to provide opportunities for young adults with disabilities to live a normal life. They go to camp and provide opportunities for these kids to be able to get together and have fun. They do a wonderul job..

I am a person with a mentally disabled sister. I strongly approve of the efforts of Lindsey's Place and excited to see in this difficult political climate so much hope and energy being directed to this non-profit. I look forward to seeing its suceed!!

I believe that Lindsey's Place offers a safe and nurturing environment for those with learning disabilities.Having had a younger brother with just such an affliction,the organization that Clay attended was very similar to that of Lindsey's Place and what he gained from Green Acres was invaluable.He would come home excited,happy and with a new sense of "self".I cannot stress the importance of places such as these and I hope that the money can always be found that will keep Lindsey's Place and others like it operating far into the future. Richard Bobbitt

I have learned about Lindsey's Place as I have worked with this population and this have been featured as a new resource for the special needs people. I'm in love with the passion behind Lindsey's Place.

Lindsey's Place is amazing. I truly admire the dedication of the founders and the staff at Lindsey's Place to making life better for youth with special needs. Many programs for young children target school readiness or academic achievement for children, while sometimes placing less emphasis on childrens' social-emotional needs. Children with special needs for a host of reasons (e.g., dealing with societal stigmas) are even more at risk than other children for developing negative social-emotional outcomes ; therefore, it is so important that places like Lindsey's Place exist to create an environment for special need children, where they can be themselves and interact with peers who have encountered similar issues during their development.

There is no other place for children with special needs in the Southeastern U.S. That is a BIG reason I donate to this non-profit!

Lindsey's Place provides opportunites for special needs young adults to have fun! It is a great nonprofit founded by Lindsey's mom (my sister) and is filling a special need in the southeast! It's great!!

Lindsey's Place creates once in a lifetime opportunites for children and young people with special needs. It's not often that somewhere this special comes along and I wholeheartedly support all the wonderful things they are trying to acheive there.

There should be more organisations like Lindsey's Place!

Its places like lindseys place, that give every child a childhood they deserve, everybody is there to have fun and enjoy themselves, having had the opportunity to work at places like lindseys place it was a pleasure and everybody should spend some time working at places like this, having had the chance to see what these sort of camps have on childrens lifes, whether its from having chances to undertake in activities that everyone else takes for granted, or just hanging out with friends. camps like lindseys place are like goldust, should be appreciated as much as possible and encouraged to keep running for as long as possibe

This is a much needed place for children with disabilities!

Lindsey's Place is awesome! I think that helping kids with special needs is so important and it gives them the opportunity to enjoy themselves no matter what struggles they're facing. Lindsey's Place is great!

Helping others you really help yourself too. Giving something to others always made me feel better.
This is a great organization and Kara aways was such a great supportive person.

Working with people with special needs changed my life. Lindsay's Place is a phenominal establishments that can change the lives of others.

Everyone is entitled to fun, friendship and independence and this is exactly what somewhere like Lindsey's Place provides. It allows young people with disabilities and those volunteering a space to grow and express themselves without fear of failing. Consequently, every success should be wished for them, and any help given to them.

Lindsey's Place is filling a huge need in the Savannah area by serving people with special needs. I think they are AWESOME!

This is a wonderful camp for people with special needs

I think it is awesome for this organization to get started in the Southeast. Lindsey is my cousin and I know that she would love to get Lindsey's Place started so she can enjoy being around new friends and everyone at the camp. She used to go to a place like this over the summer and LOVED it. SHe never quite smiling.

I think this is a Beautiful Organization! There should be more places like this. God Bless!

My son has been able to go to camp the past several summers. We should all help out so that ALL KIDS have the opportunity to go to camp.

Lindsey's Place is a great place for physically challenged youth to connect with each other and feel like they are not alone in this world. LP provides an rare opportunity for physically challenged youth - it provides a place for them to be themselves, without being stared at, asked rude questions, or generally excluded. LP is one of the only places of it's kind out there, and it's desperately needed.

I beleive Lindsey's Place is providing a much needed service in our society and the dedicated people that make this organization run should be commented. I just wish that I lived in the Savannah, GA area so that I could volunteer my services at the camp sessions. My hope is for Lindsey's Place to grow stonger each year.

I know very little about lindseys place but I do know that Kara Billingham is a inspiration and has been involved in similar successful organisations for many years and has devoted large amounts of time helping children with disabilities and has changed many peoples lives and I wish her the best of luck with a new venture.

this is a great organization and provides a much needed service for disabled youth.

Passion for those with disabilities underscores the foundation of Lindsey's place. It is a privilege to have such a place in Savannah, Ga and I am proud to be associated.

what a wonderful job you all are doing with a population that is often overlooked and ignored. Working with this type of population I thank you for all of your efforts :)

Working for a non-profit organization myself, I can truly say that Linsey's Place is great organization run by people who truly care about others. With all the people they help and with all the hard work they put in doing so, Donna Hart still made time to bring food ,more than once,to my family while wife is going though chemo and Linsey painted my wife a picture which my her feel so good even with the chemo. They provide people with special needs the chance to have they same kind of fun experiences and memories that I will always treasure from my own trips to camp.

Lindsey's Place is a exceptional organisation for people with varies disabilities, this establishment offers a range of support that gives disabled people the same equality and freedom the you and I can access anywhere, a price should never be put on fun or happiness but for some people that just has to be the case as there just isn't the space or facilities to do so, not only would I work there I would be more than happy for my nearest and dearest to go there.

I am honored to write a review to help this campaign! It is everyday people who make nonprofit agencies like Lindseys Place thrive. I wish everyone at Lindseys Place all the best for the future! You have my continuous support and will be kept in my prayers. You dont have to have or know a child with special needs to understand the importance of what places like Lindseys Place can do not only for the child but for the family as a whole.

It thrills me to learn of Lindsey's Place- a place where special needs people can have a social experience without judgement. Thank you!

Lindseys place is amazing and helps people with special needs. I am a supporter of this wonderful organization.

Having worked for the people behind Lindsey's Place at Southampton Fresh Air Home, I have experienced first hand the team's dedication and passion for enriching the experiences of young people with disabilities. My time there was the most magical and eye-opening I have ever known. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Lindsey's Place will build on this experience and passion and be a truly fantastic place for young people with disabilities to go, to be accepted, and to have the most amazing and unforgettable time.

Lindsey's place is a wonderful organisation in which children and young adults with disabilities gain acceptance, independence and friendship. I cannot speak highly enough of the people behind the scenes who are dedicated to making it a success.

I had the wonderful opportunity to experience Lindsey's Place for the first time in October 2010 and it was truly rewarding. Lindsey's place is an organization who goes above and beyond the minimum and who LOVES helping people with disabilities. Not to mention they treat their staff members like gold. There should definately be more organizations like Lindsey's Place!

Lindsey's Place is a much needed place for children with disabilities. Every young person needs the chance to succeed in life and Lindsey's Place can provide this chance.

Lindsey's Place provides a wonderful benefit in a field that is been lacking for far too long. This group serves a wonderful cause and will be the leading program in what I can only hope will be a growing service. We need more places like this!

Lindsey's place gives people with disabilities a place where they can do anything. When you have a disability it is often virtually impossible to feel a sense of independence. It is not unusual to never have taken a vacation without your parents or traveled at all.

Lindsey's place gives those with disabilities a place to go where they can experience fun outside of the world they often feel trapped in. While you there, there are no road blocks, no humiliation for needing help.

There are very very few places like that for the disabled, especially after they turn 18. It seems when you're a kid the world likes to tell a disabled child that they can do anything. Lindsey's place take clients up to the age of 30, which makes them unique, they say we haven't forgot about you and you can still do amazing things.

It goes so far beyond a weekend getaway.

There needs to be more organizations like Lindsey's Place. Alot of us who don't have a disability take alot of things in life for granted. Kara is a dear friend of mine and a godsend. It's people like her and her colleagues who make this world a better place. They don't get the recognition or funding that they deserve.

A true inspiration for others, There should places like this in the UK!
If I could I would give it even more stars in the rating. An Amazing place ran by amazing people.

I had heard about Lindsey's place through the father of the founder and since then have followed its progress. It does my heart good to see the amount of dedication the founders have and to hear the stories of the lives they have touched. These are people with a true dedication and a spirit that brings light to those around them. Their dedication and selflessness is inspiring.
Mark
Nokomis Florida

My cousin Lindsey has been an inspiration to me from the time she was born. Though she is unable to many of the simple tasks that most of us take for granted, she has never let that break her spirit. She is someone who loves painting, her family, friends, getting her hair done, going to weddings and other fun events, being an aunt, eating, reading, golf cart rides, the movies, and listening to music. The one thing I remember when we were growing up is that she loved going to camp. It was a place where she could see old friends, attend fun dances, and do tons of wonderful, enriching activities. The only problem with the camp was distance, since it was in New York and she was in Savannah, GA. There are many children with disabilities, like Lindsey, who have no place to go. That is why Lindsey's Place was born. Why shouldn't people with special needs have a place to go for a few weeks where they are of the majority and not the minority? This is a place where so many can go and feel like they are "home". Where they can forget, even for the smallest moment, all of the challenges that face them in their day to day lives. It is a place where they can laugh, dance, swim, run (even if they are being pushed in a wheelchair), paint, draw, play, and so much more. I am so honored to have Lindsey as my cousin. She is an amazing individual with an unbreakable and contagious spirit. When you are around her you can't help but smile. I am so thankful that she, and others with disabilities, will now have a wonderful place to go. Something they can look forward to and get excited about. Lindsey's Place is so much more than a camp. It is a place where everyone is accepted, no matter what. A place where everyone belongs in a world that can sometimes make them feel like they don't.

Lindsey's Place provides wonderful experiences for children with special needs.

I totally support the vision of Lindseys Place. This marvelous organization is doing so much for youth with disabling challenges. It is wonderful that these kids are able to experience the same kind of fun and comraderie that others without these challenges do.

I think that this and other generous foundations are really wonderful.

I endorse Lindsey's Place as a learning and nurturing environment for individuals who have so much to give. It's a place for them to learn to ignore the limitations placed on them by others - to develop and explore their own potential. A place for fun and companionship; for dares and successes. The staff encourage independence and self-determination - two of the greatest gifts we can offer one another.

After hearing about Lindseys Place, I feel that this is a wonderful & much needed facility for disabled youths. The organization is very sincere about helping these young people & I give it my full support.

I was lucky enough to spend a day at the Southampton Fresh Air Home this summer with Kara and family, and witness the amazing things they do for these special needs kids. It is a happy, warm, and loving environment. A place where they can explore many interests, meet new people and form precious friendships.
I watched as the counselors brought the kids into the pool and played games with them. I have never seen so many delighted faces all in one place. The kids had a grand time and the counselors were wonderful with them.
I know how much Lindsey's Place means to Kara and David, and can see the hard work, time, and most of all love that they pour into it. What a wonderful world we would live in if we all gave of ourselves the way they give to these kids.
Although I have not been to Lindsey's Place, I'm absolutely certain that there is just as much love there as there is in the Southampton home. This is an incredibly important place that we all need to support.

I was one of Lindsey's counselors years ago at the Southampton Fresh Air Home. I actually flew with her back to Georgia after one of the camp sessions, so I understand the need for places like this in the all over the U.S. This organization is desperately needed for those with special needs. There are not enough places that can care for people with serious disabilities while making sure they get to live life to the fullest. When I worked at SFAH, it was life-changing to see the smiles on those kids faces. To see them become more independent and have so much fun without being treating differently because of their disability... it blew my mind so see such JOY. Because of that organization and the people who founded Lindsey's Place, I am in graduate school for rehabilitation counseling so one day I can contribute to the quality of life for those with disabilities. I fully support Lindsey's Place and it's intentions. This organization WILL improve the lives of the participants and the people who work there.

Although i have not personally visited or volunteered at Lindsey's Place, i know of the incredibly important work that they do there in creating a place that fosters a sense of self-esteem and independence for children and young adults.
I wholeheartedly support Kara Billingham in her endeavours and wish that more people would!
N.Alexander.

Thanks to Lindseys Place and the founders of the organization for bringing such an organization to the SE United States.

As someone who has a physically disabled sibling, I know what a difference a place like Lindsey's Place can make in that individual's life. I have met and worked with Lindsey many years ago. I can only imagine that Lindsey's Place is a dream come true for her and those who know her. However, more than that it is a dream come true for all those individuals who get to be a part of and experience Lindsey's Place. There should definitely be more organizations like this, to improve the quality of life of physically disabled, and to give them the ability to experience and to create memories that last a lifetime.

lindsey's place isan extension of SFAH which provided me with the most memorible times of my life. there needs to more places like this in the world so that people with disabilities fell like they can live without being judge for just a sort moment in time. the creation of lindsey's place has given me a renewed faith that the worry free days of my childhood can now extend into adult hood. thanks karen and dave i love you.
katie sugraman

This is a wonderful organization that gives children and their families memories to last a lifetime! I never had the chance to go to camp as a kid, but I knew plenty of kids who went to camp every year. It's truly is a great opportunity for a child. There should be more organizations like these!

My husband and I have known Lindsey since she was an infant and we have watched her struggles and her successes. If you want to get a huge, infectious smile from her talk with her about her camp experiences in New York. Her Mom and Dad have always tried to provide Lindsey as many opportunities to experience what other children without special needs enjoyed. One of these was a summer camp. The only suitable camp was located in the North East and a great distance from home. This posed numerous problems for the harts, the distance and special travel accommodations to name just two obstacles to hurdle. Special camp counselors took a personal interest in Lindsey and the Harts and over the last several years a dream of a camp for special needs children and young adults like Lindsey on the South East coast became more than a dream but a strong possibility for reality. Through the love and commitment of many there's more than just hope but a concrete goal to build a camp in Savannah, GA to provide for others the same opportunities that brought so much joy to Lindsey. We love this young lady very much she warms our heart with her faith in God and her love for life. Lindsey's Place would be a wonderful addition to a world where children like Lindsey are sometimes left out of the loop of what we consider normal .and we take for granted. Lindsey's Place deserves the opportunity to be a reality, the only thing stopping the progress is money and the land to build, the desire to work to make it happen is abundant.

I have not worked with Lindseys Place, but when I was younger I did attend a summer camp which Kara, the founder of Lindsey's Place, directed. I also had the pleasure of attending this camp with Lindsey herself, and I remember her coming all the way to New York from Georgia for summer camp because there was nowhere near where she lived that could give people with disabilities like ourselves not only the care we might need, but a sense of empowerment, belonging, and over all an enriching experience. I know that Lindsey's Place strives to make that possible for young people in the south and I applaud them for changing the lives of the people they serve.

This is a fantastic organization that gives life long memories to well deserving childern and their families. The opportunity to go to summer camp and be a kid is priceless.

The world needs more organizations like Lindsey's Place, to help guide and assist children and young adults grow. They have truly created an atmosphere where they can be free to be who they are in a non judgmental, accepting and caring environment.

I was drawn to donate to Lindsey's Place after witnessing the passion of the founder, Kara B., and also after learning of the absolute need for a camp like this one in the Southeastern U.S. where a place like this for children with disabilities is no where to be found.

I've never seen Lindsey's Place but I've seen and worked with people with disabilities who ache for inclusion.

All people need to be celebrated and honored for who they are and how their unique spirits can and do change the world in which we live. By giving children with special needs a chance to explore and delight in life, we teach them and those around them to value who they are and what they can do.

Lindsey's Place is a place that cherishes and celebrates children with special needs. The children need Lindsey's Place. All of us need Lindsey's Place to remind us just how special each and every one of us really is.

The southeast needs a camp for individuals with disabilities where they can socialize and enjoy activities. The organizers of Lindsey's Place can make that happen. This camp could make a difference in the lives of so many.

Without Lindsey's Place in Georgia, special needs children would have to travel beyond their travel means. Thanks to Lindsey's Place, these special needs individuals have a place to go to relax, be themselves and have a great time. Seeing the pictures, hearing the stories and watching them have a great time, touches my heart and I know it makes them feel wonderful. That is something they will carry with them forever, it is something that keeps them smiling, which in turn puts a smile on their parents face and everyone watching. It is all because of Lindsey's Place and their special volunteers and founders.

Lindsey's Place is awesome!! Being that both of my brothers are disabled it is so important that they have a place for them to be themselves with others that are just like them. God Bless the People at Lindsey' Place for all the unselfish work that they do.

What a great organization who gives our children a chance to have fun, laugh, smile and enjoy life's great gifts that we so take for granted. These children depend on us ... so OMG what are we waiting for ... to give a donation, a moment of your time, or a special wish .... those are gifts, all that will keep on giving. Thank you Lindsey's Place for all that you do!!!

Without places like this, we confine our youth and young adults to a life that is not as fulfilling as it could be. Lindsey's Place allows young people and adults to help realize how much life really has to offer, no matter the circumstances that they must face on a day to day basis

What a wonderful organization run by wonderful people!

There should be more places like this all over the US. People helping people is something we can all afford to do!!

Lindsey's Place is a great place for children and young people with disabilities to experience acceptance, love, caring, and the opportunity to be all they can be in a fun and safe environment.

THis is a wonderful organization that gives numerous benefits to its clientele. A fantastic outlet for the kids it serves!

Lindsey's Place is a wonderful and much needed place for all the special children that are so needing and deserving of the individualized love, care, and professional attention that is provided by the dedicated, and experienced staff at this organization. We need more organizations such as this in our society to make certain that everyone, irregardless of any disabilities, are treated as unique, and valuable members. I feel that this organization fulfills all of these needs to the maximum.

The people at Linsey's place are extremely dedicated and put forth an amazing effort for the children that they help. I can think of no better cause than the children with special needs and I feel that Lindsey's place is a shining example of what can be accomplished when great people get behind a great cause!

Lindsey's Place is a unique and much needed haven for individuals with disabilities. Lindsey's Place creates a warm and loving environment that allows kids with disabilities to feel empowered, make new friendships and gain to experiences. I wish that there were more places like this, because individuals with disabilities are often underserved.

Lindsay's Place is a WONDERFUL organization intent on really caring for the special needs of those with a range of disablilities. They provide a safe, fun environment for special people to interact. The world would be a much better place if there were more organizations like this!

What a great place for kids to come and be all they can be! Thank you for all you do.

Lindsey's Place is an excellent venue for kids with disabilities to be themselves in a normal environment. All these kids want is acceptance, and Lindsey's place provides that opportuinity. Lindsey's Place creates an environment of warmth and love, and that is the exact prescription for its kids!

Having worked with kara in a previous camp for children with Additional Needs I have absolute faith that this organisiation is run from the heart. I, like Kara, had the wonderful opportunity to care for Lindsey when she was a camper herself. That a similar camp is now set up, closer to home, in her own name is perfectly befitting of such a wonderful person with a wnoderful family around her.
The strongest recomendation I can give is that I would happil send my own children into the care of Kara and the talented team around her.
I am now a Depute Head Teacher of a large secondary school. The experience working in a similar camp was invaluable throughout my entire career.

What an amazing place where people can come together and just be themselves. Creating a community with great friends that is excepting and welcoming of everyone whom wants and to be apart of it. Where the biggest rewards for everyone is in seeing people happy, and being able to enjoy life to the full, without restrictions.

Lindsey's Place is a spin off of SFAH. I have not attended Lindsey's Place, but can draw from the some of the best and most memorable experiences that I had at SAFH.

Disabled children and young adults have an opportunity to relieve the stress of their everyday lives.

Accessibility in addition to the extremely caring, compassionate, and hardworking staff, at places such as SFAH and Lindsey's Place allows for clients to have an active role in the community, to delevelop new and maintain exsisting friendships, and to feel empowered. This experience also enables them to learn about themselves by discovering what kinds of activities they like and what they are good at. Without the nuturing staff, complimented by the supportive enviroment growth, self reflection, fun times and most importantly the freedom to be yourself would not exsist.

The people were very friendly and helped make the camp an enjoyable experience for me. I live close by so I did not do the overnight stay but I had a great experience and made new friends.

Lindsey's Place gives so much more than a place- it provides a sense of belonging, gives people who have disabilities a place where they don't feel different from everyone else. Those feelings can last forever, not just while they are at the camp.
Lindsey's Place has been having fundraisers, trying to raise enough money to have a permanent site that has all the things that they have dreamt of for the wonderful people that attend these camps. The people involved have such a giving heart, and I hope they can raise enough money to have a huge place for children and young adults with disabilities. Everyone deserves a sense of belonging, and of purpose and with the right equipment they can make it possible for the campers to have fun and exercise at the same time.

I went to the fundraiser for Lindsey's Place. The people involved have such a giving heart, and I hope they can raise enough money to have a huge place for children and young adults with disabilities. Everyone deserves a sense of belonging, and of purpose. Lindsey's Place gives so much more than a place- they provide a sense of belonging. Feelings last forever, not just on the weekend or the week of camp.

Lindsey's Place is a great place for people with disabilites to be able to participate in activities that they might not be able to do otherwise.

A wonderful place where kids can just be kids and smiles are the most important thing of the day!

Kara and her Husband are two of the most caring individuals you will ever find. Thank God there are people in this world like that dedicate so much time for these kids. The problem is there aren't enough camps like this one. The time and effort that goes into establishing a camp such as this one for young kids that would otherwise never have a camp experience is unbelievable. Thank God for their tireless efforts.

I worked with Kara who has helped to create Lindsey's Place at a similar camp for children with special needs. This is where I also met Lindsey whose family were inspired to set up Lindsey's place. From experience I know that this kind of place provides both the campers and volunteers with an experience they will treasure for the rest of their lives. Nearly 20 years on and I still remember it as the best thing I have done. For the campers with special needs it gives them opportunities to gain independence, have long and lasting friendships and most importantly be treated with the equality and respect they deserve. As a speech therapist I also learned that it develops communication skills in a way that no other experience could. Kara and Lindseys family have worked hard to re-create this experience that Lindsey had as a child and it is their dedication and invaluable insight into what a magical time this is for children like Lindsey that has made Lindsey's place a success.

Lindsey's Place is a wonderful organization which will serve the needs of so many children and young adults. If anyone has doubts, all they have to do is look at the pictures and video from Lindsey's Place - those smiles tell it all!!

Lindsey's Place is a great place for children and young adults with special needs to go to have fun, make new friends and create wonderful memories.

The people at Lindseys place are some of the most caring people on the planet. Kara has the biggest heart and always has a smile while offering all the support anyone could need. This place rocks!!!

The folks at Lindsey's Place are truly wonderful and caring people that greatly enrich the lives they touch. They provide an invaluble opportunity for some inspiring individuals to come together and enjoy the camping experience as a group. The only thing that could make it better is the abiltiy to impact the lives of more of these very special people with this fabulous experience.

i'm just a local ford dealer. it is amazing to see the energy and committment of the board members to make this work. lindsey's place will be here long after we are gone thanks to the vision and courage of a handful of good people. when you get busy you forget about the needs of other people. sometimes it's important to take a step back and see what's going on around you.
thanks o.c.welch iii

I am a photographer and have had the privilege of documenting the life of Lindsey Hart for the past six months. This past fall, that entailed joining her at the Lindsey's Place camp to take photographs. What a vital opportunity for youth and adults living with special needs! The campers were able to enjoy fun activities alongside a community of individuals who share similar life experiences. I am so grateful and honored to be a part of Lindsey's Place and cannot WAIT for the camp in April!

The southeast needs a place like Lindseys Place. It's a place where special needs youth can go to camp !! They can have fun with friends through various avenues of socialization like outdoor games and activities or indoor movies and meals. They have a place where mom and dad can stay home because the great experienced staffers will be there to assist them in any way they may need to be.
The founders of this camp are friends of mine and they have great hearts. I am so glad they started this in Lindseys name. She is a wonderful young lady. I had the honor of meeting her years ago.
Good luck to Lindseys Place !!!

I am a volunteer at a local camp for children with special needs. The children benefit greatly from this camp. My friends who are parents of special needs children work diligently to find a good camp for their children, which is not an easy feat due to the lack of enough good camps. From my association at this local camp, I have come to know Lindsey and her family, as well as other people involved in establishing Lindsey's Place in Georgia. They are wonderful people whose dream has been to build such a much needed camp for these extraordinarily wonderful children.

Lindsey's Place is a wonderful organization who gives individuals with special needs a great recreational center. Children with special needs don't have many places to turn to when it comes to recreation but at Lindsey's Place they are welcomed with open arts. GO LINDSEY'S PLACE!

I donate to Lindsey's Place because it allows children and young adults with special needs the opportunity to experience camp as other children do, have fun, develop relationships and friendships and learn in a caring and loving environment.

I have known the individuals involved in the Lindsay's Place organization for many years. Their work at the camp where they met has greatly impacted my life. I know firsthand the power of an accepting atmosphere for disabled youth and LP will make that possible in the South. There is a paucity of programs like the one Lindsay's Place provides and they are essential to helping people with disabilities lead empowered lives.

I know this organization well, the work being done is outstanding. The efforts of the Staff is are unselfish and tireless.

Please help them all you can,

Sincerely

Brice Keller

I am a professional in the camping field for young people with special needs. I have done much research in this area and know for certain there is nothing like Lindsey's Place in the southeast region of the USA. These young people are in need of this extraordinary service and this outstanding center. I am looking forward to watching how Lindsey's Place grows!

LIndsey's place serves a real need and brings such joy to the children they are able to help.

lindsey's place is a fantastic organization that makes a difference in people's lives and was created and is run by people who have their hearts and minds in the right place. i'm proud to have been a donor and will continue to support their efforts

I am a Registerd Nurse and work at a camp in New York for
children with physicial disabilities. This population of children and adults are very undersearved.

Lindsy's Place is a camp experience that allows the whole of the child and adult to to participate in the joy of being a camper.

I am proud to be part of this camp as a donor.

Lindsey Hart is my cousin. While we are not close geographically, I have watched her grow into an accomplished, happy young lady. This has mostly to do with her family who have worked hard to fill her every need. this includes Lindsey's Place. The camp helps it's clients to find their potential and fulfill it. Caregivers can feel good about their loved ones both enjoying their time at Lindsey's Place and being safe and well cared for while there.

There are no no words to describe the impact of Lindsey's Place on the children and young adults with special needs. I am a board member and parent of special needs child. More often than not children with special needs are left out of "camp" experiences growing up. The wonderful staff at Lindsey's Place make it possible for these children to feel included in activities that their friends and siblings and peers are doing.

The camp also gives the caregivers of these children/young adults a much needed respite.

When Geoff and I met Lindsey and found out about Lindseys Place we knew this was what we had been waiting to become invovlved in. I cannot imagine not being able to go camps or even sleep overs when I was young. This is a time when you make new friends,build confidence,and form ever lasting memories . Special needs children and young adults deserve to be able to do this and need to be able to do this even more than I did in my opinion. Lindseys Place has brought this to the Southeast. This is a place that the kids can go and feel like they belong. This is a place that for once instead of people looking away they look right into your eyes and become a friend,something we all take for granted. Lindseys Place allows many parents that could not travel further , the first time in their lives to see their child or young adult have some form of independance. Lindseys Place is an organization that is vital to the continued growth and happiness of these special people and I am proud to say that I am a part of it.

Attending summer camp is something that many children take for granted, but not children with special needs. Lindsey's Place is changing that. It offers a unique environment for the campers to experience value, acceptance, love and FUN! A great socialization experience for the children, and support for the parents!

I would like everyone to know that this camp is the passion and dream of a very special person . Kara is my daughter in law so I appreciate that I am not entirely unbiased. However she has a very special ability in that she can make her own children feel special and valued but she extends this to all the young people that come into contact with her . She is not patronising or self seeking but genuinly honest ,caring and passionate that the camp will succeed .
She will dream big and give everything to make this Camp a success , supporting her will be a rock solid investment.

Social interaction is a need for all. Lindsey's Place recognizes that need for young adults with disabilities. This is important because many of these young men and women have completed school, and they lose this time away from parents/guardians - or, they lose this time of independence. Lindsey's Place is passionate about the needs of those with disabilities, and has excellent leaders with years of experience.

Lindsey's Place is a GREAT organization focused on creating lifelong memories and friendships for special needs children. All involved in making this organization possible are focused on creating a great experience for the children.

Lindsey's Place is doing amazing things for children with special needs. My husband and I are apart of the board for Lindsey's place and seeing the impact that a camp makes on these children with special needs is life changing. We are blessed to actually know Lindsey in our life but also see how our help within this organization can reach other children just like her. Growing up I went to camp in NC every summer and it was the most amazing experience ever and to be able to offer it to these children that deserve it way more than all of us is truly special.

There is a segment of our society with their needs being overlooked and unmet. Lindsey's Place seeks to address this issue by developing a camp for young people with disabilities. There are camps throughout the country for children with disabilities, but almost nothing for young people once they turn eighteen. Lindsey's Place seek to fix this by putting together a camp in the Savannah, Ga area. Young people with disabilities will get to experience coastal life. What an opportunity. In my experience, Lindsey's Place is a great organization with a worthy cause. May God Bless all who are involved with and support Lindsey's Place, because I know that God blesses the young people they serve through them.

Lindsey's Place is an invaluable resource for individuals with special needs in our community.

Lindsey's Place serves a need which is overlooked and ignored within this country. Through medical advances children are surviving childhood afflictions at a greater and greater rate. Where is the help for the parents and the stimulation and socialization for the now adults with special needs. Lindsey's Place provides the stimulation for the camper in a helpful healthy environment and provides the parents with a good environment to get there children out into the world. More help is needed for these miracles of modern medecine. Lindsey's Place is leading the way.

If ever there was a need, this is it! Parents are overwhelmed with this place and everything about it. God has put his hands on this and everyone around it. Keep strong and keep doing Great work.

Lindsey's Place is a terrific place for young people with disabilities, the dedicated staff are working to build a camp that will give those young people a chance to learn, grow and have fun.

There are no words to fully express Lindsey's Place. If you are a parent of a special needs child or know one personally then you know how important it is for everyone involved to know that there is a place to go, something to do, friends to meet, someone that can't wait to see you again and memories to be made!
My daughter, LIndsey attended such a camp for 12 years and we learned so much from that experience. We saw her grow in so many ways into the beautiful young lady she is today - and camp had so much to do with this. She, as well as her family, learned that there was a way to increase that circle of love that surrounds a special needs child - going away to camp. She learned to be secure with people other than her family, she made new friends, couldn't wait to go back every summer and she made so many wonderful memories!
This is what Lindsey's Place is offering in the Southeast. One camper last October had never been away and her parents had never had a break in14 years!! It was a wonderful camp session - We are getting ready for our next session in April and my only wish is that we could grow faster into a full time camp.
But - I KNOW this will happen one day! Until then Kara will keep on forging ahead and we will all be behind her !!! We have a fantastic sponsor in Savannah - our friends that own Barka Barkstar. Rene and Geoff heard me talk about Lindsey's Place and decided they wanted to make us their priority and they have helped us every since. They single handedly organized and ran our first big fund raiser and are in the process of putting our second one together. These people are so special and they are creating a huge circle of supporters around us in Savannah GA ! Thanks to everyone that joins us on this incredible journey !!

I sent my child to Lindsey's Place weekend camp. It was her first time every to spend the night away from home. To have a camp close to home and to put my trust in the people runnng the camp, that being Kara Billingham, was a big thing for me and my child. She has seperation anxiety so i was not sure she would make it over night without Mom and Dad. But she came home feeling great about the experience. I was thrilled and am looking forward to many more opportunities for her to enjoy an age appropirate experience at camp. The activities were great and she gained self confidence and made new friends. Lindsey's Place is great.

I have gotten to know Lindsey's Place through a friend. This is a great place for special needs individuals to know that the sky is the limit for them and not whatever other people classify as their "limitations". Everyone should be able to dream big and Lindsey's Place lets them embrace that dream.

My daughter attended the fall retreat. Lindseys Place was great on keeping up the communacations on the event. Emily enjoys being around other clients with special needs, they like they can be like other with out disabilities. They make new friends and also give parents a break. Emily enjoys being social with others although see does not speak you can see how excited she gets about going to a retreat/camp. We drive 9 hours so Emily can meet and make friends and feel like she belongs to a group.

I LOVE this place because it is giving a much needed recreational center to a population of individuals with special needs who have limited places like this! There are many that deserve an opportunity like this.

Lindsey's Place has been a dream for as long as I can remember and to see it finally becoming a reality is pure bliss! There is not a doubt in my mind that Kara and Lindsey, with the help of their loving families and friends, will keep building this organization into a fantasy retreat for so many children and young adults with special needs. What a wonderful place. Hooray for Lindsey's Place!

I have had the unique experience to be a part of something magical as a participant in the organization of Lindseys Place. Lindseys Place provides, to those who are challenged, opportunities that are considered a part of normal life for most. Lindseys Place provides a safe place for youth with disabilities to embrace life and to do things such as sit around and enjoy a camp fire, play volley ball, play board games late into the night, go on nature walks, participate in arts and crafts, tell stories with each other, and to compete with others as part of a team that includes people with various levels of disability. These people are not considered outside the norm of society for the time they are at Lindseys Place but are rather well within new formed paramters of what is normal as set by the Lindseys Place staff. The magic is seeing the light in the eyes of all the participants, from Camp Director to the Campers; there is clear representation of what is most important in life and that is care, love and concern for others.

Growing up with a sibling with special needs, I often thought how incredibly unfair it was that I had so many opportunities and experiences available to me while my brother did not. It was easy for me to interact with peers like myself, join different social groups, and experience new adventures with friends. My choices seemed to be endless. For those with disabilities like my brother, however, those opportunities are extremely few and far between especially in our area. Lindsey's Place provides an opportunity for people with special needs to get that much needed peer interaction as well as opportunities for a sense of independence and both social and self-growth.

Now as an adult and school psychologist I work with children and young adults with special needs everyday. I can vouch that above everything else what most of the wonderful people I work with desire and need the most is more positive social experiences. Providing these positive social experiences not only gives them an outlet to interact with others in a way that increases their self-confidence and overall well-being but it also provides a powerful teaching environment for them to learn social skills that will help them in their day to day lives. I cannot think of a better cause in this area to help those with special needs.

I helped at rd the very first lindsey's place...it was amazing!!! There is a special love and caring that goes along with or already tight group of friends.I can't wait until april for our second "instalment"! The director, Kara Billingham and her father have poured out there hearts that our participants have a wonderful time.God has a special blessing waiting just for them. I am just happy they gave me a chance to participate.

As a parent of a Special Needs child and a resident of the Southeast, I can certify that camping and bonding experiences for them are few and far between. Lindsay's Place has successfully completed their first weekend camp and has wonderful plans for the next. What an awesome plan to create a permanent facility that can accomodate all the needs for individuals with special needs.
A trainer for my son, a Special Olympic weightlifter, was one of the first counselors for Lindsay's Place. His success and sense of fullfillment was a sight to behold. He plans to continue in that capacity at the next weekend camp.
These weekend camps are just the tip of the iceburg. Only so many campers can be accomodated in a weekend capacity so something much more permanent with the needed equipment is a much desired goal.
Our first fundraiser, in which I served as a volunteer, was a huge success at educating the surrounding areas about the needs of these individuals and we plan more in the future.
This is a lofty goal and we are on our way. Any help would further this and make it happen faster so that special needs individuals will have a chance at some type of "normal" camp like all other kids.
I remember that one of the first campers had never spent any nights away from home, nor had his parents since he was born. He came to camp and his parents came to Savannah and enjoyed the first weekend for themselves since his birth. The camper made lots of new friends and his parents enjoyed each other and the sights of Savannah. How refreshing!!

Words cannot describe how impressed I am with the Lindsey's Place organization. The founders of this non-profit have a passion and continue to push through any obstacle to make this special needs camp a reality for so many people. Lindsey's Place held its first camper session this past Fall with huge success, i.e., the special needs campers had a meaningful experience and look forward to another session. The founder Kara has pursued this organization to only make as many people with disabilities as she can have an enjoyable life experience. I could go on and on. Bottom line...Lindsey's Place has grown out of love and continues to serve because of love.

I met Kara Billingham a few years ago, she was talking about Lindsey's Place and about the camp, about all the beautiful people that share her life. As she spoke I wanted to know more about the camp and all about the children/adults that attend. She spoke with such compassion, full of love for everyone that attended. The gift she and her husband have are very unique and strong. Her children look at these young adults as just people, they don't see the disabilities. How wonderful to raise your children to see such beauty and innocence. So many people in this world see a disabled or mentally disabled person they close their eyes or turn away. Why? don't they want the same things we do? Don't the disabled have that right to have a smile on their face, to have a life???????????? I went to see the Camp this past summer with my husband and I found the facility was beautiful. I saw staff playing, talking, swimming. The care I saw was unbelieveable the quality of care was amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I saw HAPPINESS in each and every client.
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kara and her Husband are doing such a wonderful job to give these people a chance to have what we take for granted everyday. I support Kara for Lindsey's Place as much as I can because these kids/adults need to feel whole they need to experience what a normal child /teenager/adult do. Prom night, bingo, swimming,
yoga, music, plays should i go on? This is what i saw at the camp and my heart grew full of admiration. Lindsey's Place will no doubt be the most warmest, loving, well cared facility. Please help them conquer this journey.
Carol Carey

We began Lindsey's Place in 2008 with the goal in mind to bring happiness and more fulfilling life to individuals with special needs.

I have worked with the wonderful population of individuals for over 16 years. The passion I have to make a difference comes from the smiles on all the faces of our campers each year! The staff too!

Lindsey's Place has already made a difference and I am so proud to be a part of it! Please help us get the word out about this very special place. Our campers need YOUR help to succeed in having a special opportunity like this in their life. We all deserve to this Lindsey's Place grow much bigger and reach many more worthy individuals.