barry and elaine taylor started the foundation in 1990 to help children living with hiv and aids. >> so the whole time raising funds was to build a camp for children with aids because they didn't have any place to go. >> they were almost like 1,000 children to the border. we thought, okay, this will be perfect. we will get all 1,000 instead of the 25 sickest go first. nobody gets to go to camp when they are healthier. >> the taylor foundation wanted to do more. in 1997 it partnered with the east bay regional park district to build camp arroyo, the state-of-the-art green facility for kids. >> by the time you do a master plan and pick your architect and draw your plans and get your permits, it takes three years. >> at the same time the transmission rate of hiv from mother to child dropped dramatically in the u.s. according to the cdc. so the taylor foundation was faced with a good problem. >> my dad told me there were only 300 kids. so who are we going to put in this camp, this amazing, beautiful camp. >> the answer, camp aarroyo opened in 2000 for kids with life altering conditions su