As a wilderness guide in New Hampshire, Kyle Macdonald often took kids and adults on their first camping and canoe trips in the White Mountains.

When Oprah's Angel Network published "The Idea Behind CampCaribe" on their Web site, I was in Las Vegas at a trade show buying for my small Oakland boutique.  In fact, I was chatting with a vendor when the light on my Blackberry started blinking and I ignored it for about an hour because I was so focused on what I wa