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Comfort Zone Camp Helps Kids Cope With Loss

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Comfort Zone Camp Helps Kids Cope With Loss
Years after the tortured grieving over the death of both her parents, Lynn Hughes started a summer camp for bereaving kids. The non-profit Comfort Zone Camp is designed to bring healing during the beginning of the grieving process. The camp now operates in five states and has served 2,900 children, ages 7-17.

The wonderful thing about finding your life's purpose is that you never know when it will be revealed. Years after her tortured grieving over the death of both parents, Lynn Hughes started a summer camp for bereaving kids.

The non-profit Comfort Zone Camp is designed to bring healing during the beginning of the grieving process. The camp now operates in five states and has served 2,900 children, ages 7-17.

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