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An Orlando Village Gives Kids The World
With its neatly manicured lawns, colorful duplexes and playful, whimsical buildings, it looks more like a make-believe suburban development than an all-inclusive resort. Give Kids The World Village is both… and neither; it’s a 70-acre non-profit Village where children whose last Wish is to visit Central Florida’s theme parks stay with their families for the time of their lives.
Give Kids The World Village provides week-long vacations in handicap-accessible homes, with all meals, on-site activities and attraction tickets to families with children with life-threatening illnesses. Once these children have been identified by a wish-granting organization that provides airfare, Give Kids The World Village fulfills the Wish of a lifetime.
More than 20 Years of Granting Wishes
Founded in 1986 by hotelier Henri Landwirth, Give Kids The World has welcomed more than 97,000 Wishes and families. Guests come from all over the U.S. and more than 65 countries. Of the 6,479 Wishes granted in 2008, for example, almost 9% came from outside the United States, from as far away as Israel, Brazil and Uganda.
Volunteers greet arriving families at the airport, gather their luggage and pick up their rental car. Upon arrival to the Village, volunteers also check-in the families, help them settle into one of the 138 onsite, two-bedroom, two-bath villas, serve meals, and provide evening entertainment and activities. In July 2009, this organization reached an incredible milestone, reaching more than 1,000,000 volunteer hours logged by the dedicated “volunteer Angels” who care for the property and its guests.
Volunteer opportunities have expanded too, so that visiting conventioneers and vacationing families can schedule a day to help out and give back. In fact, Give Kids The World Village welcome more than twenty colleges each year for Alternative Spring Break, a week of volunteer activities, instead of the traditional spring break experience.
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especially if you are fighting a life-long..life-threatening battle as a child. We live in a sin cursed fallen world where bad things happen to good people..to the person who endured hard times while working at GKTW...may you be blessed for putting on that smile during times of adversity...but the village is ultimately about the kids who may never see the light of another day! Sorry your behind closed doors experience was bad..but that's because you are dealing with humans who are imperfect. (which isn't an excuse..but unfortunately true). That's what makes GKTW such an awesome place for those it was created for. To be able to put a smile on kids faces who endure harder times than any of should have to is something to be proud of and a miracle. My daughter was there in the spring and our family will always have a special place in our hearts for every person who has spent time making miracles happen there. May God bless you for your valiant efforts and I pray you will find a job that will supply all your needs and provide more than enough for your family this Christmas.
Dreams for some, Nightmears for others
Everyone that visits Give Kids the World comes out very please, that's because of the great treatment and better yet for its facilities, well thats what people see from the outside what goes on inside is a different story. The worse this that could ever happend to any one trying to provide for their home, I am a ex-employee and I want the world to know while you may see all of us with a smile in our face, thats not what we truly feel. In this company there is what's called competition for power, also hatred between employees and most of all ethnic racism there is no such thing as employee relationship due to the bad administration that depends on what people can say there for approving of those they like and getting rid of those that they don't that many not occure with all hispanics only with those thats are not liked.The sad part about all of this is that every conversation White American has with their Group is no simpler then how they are going to get rid of the next guy without even investigate anything about that person as has happend in the past few months all put together but a group whos leader is Richard Bortula (profecional racist) and has use people like Jhon Bushko to put together stories about all the hispanic which get carried out to the person in charge of executing their employees no matter how profecional or respectful they are whith out any respect the person I am talking about is Neal McCord Acompanied by the person in charge of human resorces Taberi Scott(another racist). She is in charge of dismising inocent hispanic for no operant reason yet the other American who have been know for several offences and untocheble for these two people. The last thing is when Richard Bortula uses two other latins to accuse another latin of racism that leading to his dissmisal and not giving him any explanation not even the benefit of the doubt. Ladies and Gentelments unfortunately this is an institute were the main goal is to provide well being and happy relationships but all of this happenings is due to the administration once again. All I have to say is, what kind of dreams is a kiss going to have when his or her dad cant buy them a chritsmas present, This is not a dream this is a Nightmear.
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