Taylor Family Foundation & Camp Arroyo

Wonderful, wonderful people here doing great things in our community. Their property on Arroyo road is a beautiful, natural setting, among eucalyptus and pine trees, including a large field, archery range, bocce ball courts and more.
Thank you for hosting our event; my group had an excellent time.

Came here to help out with a camp for children with skin conditions. This place is gorgeous. Situated in beautiful wine country, it has views of rolling hills and mountains in the back. The sunset is amazing. The cabins are large, spacious, clean. The bathrooms are good too. The campgrounds are also awesome. The main activity center is this big bright loft kind of space with a great space for a stage. There is a fully operational kitchen and there is an outdoor patio area for many activities. Further down you have a grass lawn, a large pool, and a meadow for soccer or horseback riding. Above the camp is a ropes course. On the side are a large art tent and a medical tent. This place basically has all the ingredients for a successful camp.

The Taylor Family Foundation has sponsored sending all 40+ kids from The Springstone School in Lafayette, a school that specializes in teaching NLD kids (Non-​verbal Learning Disabilities, like Aspergers, ASD, etc.) how to become productive adults in society, to Camp Arroyo for 2 days.
Their generosity helps these kids, grades 6 — 12, to spend a night away from home at Camp Arroyo, to learn how to better interact with peers, learn teamwork and communication skills, develop greater abilities to trust and create social bonds, and have a fun time, too!
There is a pool, zip lines, and activities at this well organized site just on the hillsides overlooking the grapes and wineries of the Livermore valley.
This has been going on with Springstone for at least the last 4 years or more, through their generous sponsorship. All the kids got knapsacks with items like water bottles and other momento items.
The kids love the experience and learn new things about themselves and their school mates, which can only build their confidence and help them grow into better adult members of society.
The Foundation sponsors other children’s groups with similar generosity.

I found out about this place last year when my boss who is on the board of directors invited our office to attend their annual «Day in the Park» event.
It’s an awesome organization that doesn’t receive any government funding to run their camp and it benefits loads of kids who are ill.
When I attended last year, it was HOT in Livermore. But they had loads of food and wine to consume. There are also tours of the various areas of the camp so you’re able to see what the kids get to do while they stay there. I hope to check it out the site more this year.
The main event though is the auction which is where folks bid on various items which range from celeb chefs coming to cook for you and friends, to sailing trips, vacations, VIP concert packages, hanging out with pro sport folks and so on. It’s super awesome. Granted if you bid, you gotta have some serious cash or have access to someone’s black AMEX, but either way, it’s awesome to know that most of the proceeds go to a great cause.
The kids who attend the camp of course come out which almost makes me cry. The kids are total rock stars and it’s awesome they have this amazing opportunity to hang out and have a fun summer with other kids who are experiencing the same thing. Can you imagine having cancer and being able to have a great summer with other kids who are dealing with the same thing? I can only imagine how great that would be.
Elaine and her husband Barry along with the rest of the staff are such sweet folks. You can tell they love what they do and even though I don’t have the money to donate lots of money, just being there is an honor.
Seeing the smiles on these special kids faces is priceless and inspirational.
I can’t wait to go to the event on Sunday.

Taylor Family Foundation is amazing and inspiring! I’ve volunteered for their Day in the Park, their one major fundraising event for the year, for the past four years. It’s always fun and if you have the money it would be cool to take part in all the great Tri Valley food and wine, not to mention the high priced auction complete with private Elton John concerts, personal chef wine pairing parties for you and your 25 closest friends, and a tricked out golf cart.
The money goes to a great cause to help terminally ill children experience camp. They also get to meet other children with their same illnesses. They even have a special pool meant to be sensitive enough for burn victims, kids who’ve never been in a pool in their life. If you are ever looking for a cause to give or want to volunteer during the summer definitely look up Taylor Family Foundation!