'LI Medium' Star Donates $10K to Camp Bulldog

The volunteers at Camp Bulldog have been working tirelessly helping Lindenhurst's Hurricane After Sandy victims devastated by the October 29 superstorm, providing much-needed hot meals and emergency supplies.

But they recently received help from a fellow Long Islander.

Theresa Caputo, the star of TLC’s “Long Island Medium, recently handed over a $10,000 donation to Camp Bulldog, according to a report on Newsday.com.

Robin DiGiacomo, one of the founders of Camp Bulldog, said in the report it was the largest single donation received by the grassroots group.

“She was wonderful, absolutely wonderful. It was a pleasure to have her here,” DiGiacomo told Newsday about Caputo, who visited Camp Bulldog on January 7, along with her husband, Larry. The couple observed the operation and talked with the people served.

DiGiacomo said Caputo, who films Long Island Medium at and around her home in Hicksville, did a live spiritual reading at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury in November, and pledged to donate a portion of the proceeds to Sandy relief.

DiGiacomo said in the report Caputo was impressed with the quick action of Camp Bulldog, which began shortly after the storm, and the group’s ability to meet the growing demand.

Camp Bulldog began with two folding tables serving hot food in a parking lot on South Wellwood Avenue at SOMO @ 722 and Surfside 3, and now serves hundreds of people per day at Shore Road Park, offering hands-on assistance and other emergency supplies.

“She had several groups that she was considering” as recipients, DiGiacomo told Newsday. “She chose Camp Bulldog.”

DiGiacomo explained the situation in Lindenhurst South of Montauk Highway is always changing. Even as some lives return to normalcy, they continue to wait for insurance checks to rebuild their homes. Others are simultaneously making mortgage payments on unlivable homes while also paying for temporary shelter.

She said in the report for the time being, Camp Bulldog is continuing its operation as usual and holding on to the donation until the founders decide on the most pressing need of the people they’re serving.

“We’re working with the village hand in hand to assess people’s needs,” she told Newsday. “We’re looking to help those most in need.”

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