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Former NFL quarterback Carson Palmer: Idaho’s Camp Rainbow Gold is a ‘special place’
The Heisman Trophy winner has been in talks with the non-profit for a month. Camp Rainbow Gold introduced Palmer as their new “Heal Idaho” spokesperson this week.
FAIRFIELD, Idaho — What’s life like for a retired NFL quarterback? For 15-year veteran Carson Palmer, look no additional than Solar Valley, Idaho.
“I got here to Idaho a bunch as a child and simply fell in love with the outside. I like to fish, hunt and simply be exterior – interval,” Palmer mentioned. “This was the suitable place to boost our household.”
Elevating the children, nevertheless, did not come with out heartache. Palmer’s youngest of 4 kids spent greater than his justifiable share of time on the St. Luke’s Kids’s Hospital in Boise.
“My son had been sick a bunch, we have been attempting to determine what was occurring,” Palmer mentioned. “Fortunately it turned out to be not most cancers. We thought we have been headed for the c-word with him, and simply on the brink of deal with that.”
Extra positives arose from the method past the outcomes; the physician referred the household towards Camp Rainbow Gold – formally putting the non-profit on the signal-caller’s radar.
Camp Rainbow Gold offers a daily summer-camp expertise for sick kids who reside irregular lives. These children are sometimes battling most cancers from a hospital mattress and miss out on common childhood experiences due to it.
Their work peaked Palmer’s curiosity.
“[Camp Rainbow Gold] is only a actually particular place,” Palmer mentioned. “I spent a variety of time at Phoenix Kids’s Hospital after I was taking part in there. I might play video games on Sundays then go go to children on Mondays and Tuesdays – my off days. I’ve seen firsthand how tough that’s on the households which might be residing in these hospitals with these children.”
Camp Rainbow Gold introduced Palmer this week because the spokesperson for its new capital marketing campaign to “Heal Idaho.” Palmer and the nonprofit plan to construct Hidden Paradise, Idaho’s first medical camp.
The 2002 Heisman Trophy winner mentioned he’s humbled and excited to play a job with the group.
Camp Rainbow Gold goals to boost $7 million {dollars} to finish the wanted tasks at their new 172-acre campsite simply exterior Fairfield, Idaho.
“It is not a one-year deal. That is one thing that’s gonna go on and funds can be generated and raised for years and years, as a result of Camp Rainbow Gold is a particular place and it could get even higher,” Palmer mentioned.
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