Camp Dreamcatcher, based in Kennett Square, has been the center of a lot of attention this year. It was featured in a film directed by Robert Corna titled "Tiny Tears." This documentary, which is about the lives of children around the world orphaned by and coping with HIV/AIDS, aired at the Cannes Film Festival this spring. The camp, which is in its twelfth year of operation, provides a one-week respite for children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.

MacElree Harvey attorney Juan ("J.P.") Sanchez and his wife, Michelle Legaspi Sanchez, have volunteered at the camp for the past 11 years. J.P., Michelle and their daughter, Lucia, volunteer a week of their vacation time from work to stay at the camp and to work and play with the children. At first blush, the camp is just like any other summer camp with hours spent on fishing, swimming, doing adventure challenges and art projects. But this camp is unique to the traditional summer camp and many other HIV/AIDS camps, in that the mission of Camp Dreamcatcher is to provide a safe, therapeutic space for these children to share their commonality - HIV/AIDS. Caring for the children emotionally is as much a part of the program as is providing them with summer fun.

J.P. and his wife have formed close bonds with some of the children who have returned year after year. The opportunity to help the children and to get to know them keeps them coming back. J.P. explains, "Much of who we are as people, both professionally and personally, has been shaped by this tremendous gift of being able to share in our campers' lives year after year."

At MacElree Harvey, J.P. concentrates his practice of law on commercial and civil litigation and employment law.