by cbcfadmin | Feb 23, 2018 | News
Kathleen Powell of Palm City, Florida is my new personal hero. Thirty years ago she survived a horrendous hot air balloon accident in which she was severely burned. Today one of her key missions in life is giving back to burn victims at a camp run entirely by...
by cbcfadmin | Sep 28, 2017 | News
by Amanda Cuda Photos: Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media BRIDGEPORT — When is a water slide not just a water slide? When it’s being used by children who have survived severe burns. For those kids, the simple act of wearing swim trunks without a shirt or...
by cbcfadmin | Aug 24, 2017 | News
WATERBURY, CT – Waterbury firefighter Bill D’Occhio has been training for weeks. “The gym five days a week; a lot of spinning,” he said. He’s also been schlepping to Bethlehem where farmer and Bethlehem V.F.D. chief Jon O’Neill has allowed him to ride his off-road...
by cbcfadmin | Aug 22, 2017 | News
Descubre un campamento de verano para niños especiales (Telemundo’s feature on the Arthur C. Luf Children’s Burn Camp): Para donar para apoyar al Children’s Burn Camp, por favor haga clic aquí! To donate to support the Children’s Burn Camp,...
by cbcfadmin | Aug 6, 2017 | News
By Claire Galvin, Chronicle Staff Writer STORRS/UNION – For children suffering or recovering from horrible burns, enjoying traditional summer camp activities can be nearly impossible. However, at the Arthur C. Luf Children’s Burn Camp in Union, one of two camps...
by cbcfadmin | Aug 4, 2017 | News
By Lisa DiLullo for the Milford Mirror Around the curve in the tree-lined road, into the dirt driveway, past the tan sign, around the barn and up the shady path is a place where love lives. It’s 176 acres of peaceful quiet, occasionally interrupted by a squeal, or...
