Colorado charity mentioned in blockbuster hit ‘Oceans Thirteen’

June 12, 2007 · Filed Under Ocean's 13 

SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) - A Colorado charity has hit the big screen, thanks to a surprise mention in the box office blockbuster “Ocean’s Thirteen.”

It’s toward the end of the movie that George Clooney’s character tells Andy Garcia’s character that he can’t return the money he owes him - because he’s donated it to a group called Camp To Belong.

The Highlands Ranch-based nonprofit organization reunites siblings who grow up in separate foster families.

When Garcia’s character balks, Clooney points out the bad public relations that taking money from 200 foster children would create. Garcia then appears on “Oprah” to take credit for the donation.

Andi Andree - the sister of founder Lynn Price - says no one on the Camp to Belong board knew about the line in the movie.

However, the charity hopes the fictional donation in the film might lead to real ones.

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