The only camp of its kind on the East Coast, this amazing 70-acre, beach-style adventure camp is designed to welcome everyone. Wounded veterans, families of the fallen, and adults and children with disabilities or special needs will finally have a place to call their own.

Shortly after the Virginia Gentlemen Foundation was established in 2007, member Chris Thompson learned that his brother, Josh, had ALS. Quickly shifting its focus to support Josh and others with ALS, the Virginia Gentlemen partnered with the ALS Association in the local Walk to Defeat in 2008.

JT’s Grommet Island Beach Park & Playground for EveryBODY stands on the Virginia Beach oceanfront as a testament to the power of people determined to make a difference in the lives of others. The first ever accessible beach park for disabled children.