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        "content": "when%20was%20camp%20bloomfield%20built%3F%20when%20did%20fire%20destroy%20it%3F%20what%20is%20its%20status%20today%3F"
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        "content": "Here\u2019s a summary of what I found about Camp Bloomfield: when it was built, when a fire destroyed it, and what its status is now.\n\n---\n\n## When was Camp Bloomfield built?\n\n- Camp Bloomfield was established in **1958**. That year, Henry Bloomfield bought land in the Santa Monica Mountains above Malibu and donated it to the Foundation for the Junior Blind (now Wayfinder Family Services), creating a camp for children and youth who are blind, visually impaired, or multidisabled. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Bloomfield?utm_source=openai))  \n- Over the first few years, the camp grew: cabins were built by 1962 (initially four for boys, four for girls), followed by a mess hall called \u201cHanky\u2019s Hall\u201d and administrative offices. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Bloomfield?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\n## When did fire destroy it?\n\n- Camp Bloomfield was **destroyed on November 9, 2018**, during the Woolsey Fire in California. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Bloomfield?utm_source=openai))  \n- At the time, there were no campers or staff present at the site\u2014everyone had been evacuated safely. ([wayfinderfamily.org](https://www.wayfinderfamily.org/blog/camp-bloomfield-woolsey-fire-update?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\n## What is its status today?\n\n- The original Malibu site remains destroyed: all major structures were burned in the Woolsey Fire. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Bloomfield?utm_source=openai))  \n- **Reconstruction** of a permanent site has been *announced* (as of February 2020), but as of now the Malibu location has **not been rebuilt**. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Bloomfield?utm_source=openai))  \n- While rebuilding is pending, Wayfinder Family Services has been running Camp Bloomfield programs at **temporary locations**. For example:\n  - In 2026, camps are being held at Lions Camp at Teresita Pines (near Wrightwood), Pathfinder Ranch (near the San Bernardino National Forest), and another session at Lions Camp near Wrightwood. ([wayfinderfamily.org](https://www.wayfinderfamily.org/program/camp-bloomfield?utm_source=openai))  \n  - The *Family Camp* session in mid-June 2026 is scheduled at Pathfinder Ranch. ([wayfinderfamily.org](https://www.wayfinderfamily.org/camp-bloomfield-registration-family-camp?utm_source=openai))\n\n- As of the most recent updates, the organization operates Camp Bloomfield activities **free of charge** for blind, visually impaired, and multimodal campers, though not yet at the original Malibu site. ([wayfinderfamily.org](https://www.wayfinderfamily.org/program/camp-bloomfield?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\nIf you like, I can check for recent progress (in 2025-2026) toward rebuilding the Malibu site\u2014permits, funding, timelines\u2014to see whether there\u2019s a firm plan in place."
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