Bionic Buzz® covered Give Kids the World Village’s 38 Anniversary Fairytale Tea Party in Kissimmee, FL. The World Village is an 89-acre, whimsical nonprofit resort in Kissimmee that provides critically ill children and their families from around the world with magical week-long wish vacations at no cost. The event featured storytelling, inspiration and joy as dozens of wish families joined volunteers in celebrating the 38th anniversary of Give Kids The World Village with a fairytale tea party.
More than 30,000 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with a critical illness each year, and half of those who are eligible for a wish choose to visit Orlando. Give Kids The World is the nonprofit that fulfills all of these wishes. From life’s simple pleasures to the stuff that dreams are made of, every wish family is treated to an all-inclusive experience including transportation; accommodations; all meals and snacks; nightly entertainment; donated theme park tickets; daily gifts; and non-stop fun at the Village, a storybook destination featuring an array of accessible rides and attractions. Since 1986, nearly 200,000 wish children and their families from all 50 states and 77 countries have been welcomed to the Village to laugh together, play together, and create priceless memories away from hospital stays and medical treatments. Visit http://www.gktw.org for more information.
Check out our interview with Give Kids the World Village’s President & CEO Pamela Landwirth at the event. Interview & video edited by Steve Sievers of Bionic Buzz.