Clearview presents their Joseph C. Cirelli Community Service Award, as well
as a $2,500 check for Camp Cranium, to recipient Lexi Campbell.
(l to r): Clearview’s Chairman of the Board of Directors Robert Farrell; Award
winner Lexi Campbell; Clearview’s President & CEO Mark Brennan; and
Clearview’s Former President & CEO—and namesake of this award—Joseph C. Cirelli.
She began volunteering at medical camps when she was 18 years old, and came
to realize that camps can reach children with medical issues in a way that no other
resources can. Because there were no similar camps offered in her local community,
Campbell decided to start her own camp in 2007 and said it is the only one of its kind
in Pennsylvania.
Camp Cranium’s goal is to provide an experience where “extraordinary kids
can do extraordinary things” by promoting independence, improving self-esteem
and allowing the campers to form lifelong bonds with others experiencing similar
struggles. For a week during each summer, children who have had a traumatic brain
injury or stroke have the unique opportunity to meet other children with brain
injuries in a safe, supportive and fun environment. Over the past nine years, the camp
has grown from originally hosting 24 campers to hosting approximately 60 campers
and 90 volunteers each June.
In honor of Campbell’s hard work, Clearview is making a $2,500 donation to Camp
Cranium, which will use the donation to expand its web presence by redeveloping the
organization’s website and offering online chat sessions. This will help form a well-
established on line presence and improve communication with parents of children
with brain injuries, as well as other community providers.
“Our Board of Directors decided that the money from the Joseph C. Cirelli
Community Service Award is being put toward our new website because we do feel
that, although that one week of camp each year is amazing and helps them get through
the rest of the year, we want to be able to provide services to them throughout the
entire year, and this is the first step,” Campbell said.
The Joseph C. Cirelli Community Service Award was created to recognize a person
who provides outstanding volunteer service to his/her community. The award is
named in honor of former Clearview President/CEO Joseph Cirelli, who served the
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