The Ty Louis Campbell Foundation recently celebrated their 4th Annual Muddy Puddles “Mess Fest” on Saturday, July 30th at Camp Kiwi in Mahopac, NY. Attendees enjoyed a beautiful day of fun, laughter and mud in honor of children who are battling or passed away due to pediatric cancer. Parents, friends, volunteers, and, most importantly, children participated in several activities including a mud pit, food fights, zip lining, splatter paint and much more.
Approximately 2,500 guests from the tri-state area attended the event and more than $80,000 was raised for the Ty Louis Campbell (TLC) Foundation in support of pediatric cancer research.
The Muddy Puddles “Mess Fest” is an annual event in memory of Ty, also known as “Super Ty”, Campbell, a young boy from Pawling who lost his battle against brain cancer in October 2012. Last year, the Mess Fest raised $75,000 for the Ty Louis Campbell Foundation in support of childhood cancer research, and the foundation was proud to surpass that amount in 2015!
Photo Credit: Jane Haslam, Jane Haslam Photography, Pawling, NY.
Ryan Flockhart, 10, East Setauket, travels to Mahopac to get his hands dirty in memory of his cousin, Ty Louis Campbell.
Ready. Set. Food Fight! A group of kids at the 2016 Muddy Puddles Mess Fest gather in the food fight tent to participate in this rite of passage One that is otherwise strictly forbidden any other time of the year.
This little girl gives an entirely new meaning to finger painting at the 2016 Muddy Puddles Mess Fest, July 30th at Kiwi Country Day Camp.
A young participant enjoying the massive slip and slide at the 2016 Muddy Puddles Mess Fest, July 30th at Kiwi Country Day Camp.
A young participant enjoying the water balloon toss at the 2016 Muddy Puddles Mess Fest.
It wouldn’t be a Muddy Puddles Mess Fest without tons of mud! The giant mud pit is always one of the biggest attractions at the annual fundraiser for childhood cancer research hosted by the Muddy Puddles Project and Kiwi Country Day Camp.
With 2,500 people in attendance, the Muddy Puddles Project recruited over 180 volunteers! No one is safe from getting messy at the 2016 Mess Fest!