Make a Wish (and other organizations) ~ Wish Trippers UNITE! Volume FOUR!

[Bill_Lin]

Hope Liam recovers quickly

Is there anything at GKTW for " downtime "? My kids colour, play playdough, draw, play dolls, beyblades, zoobles etc. Should I bring stuff? Do they have anything?

What do you wish you had brought?

OH MY GOODNESS!!! There is absolutely nothing that I wish we had brought with us for the village (except for allergy meds (which we picked up at the Wal-Mart down the road) and more energy. At the Village you will be so close to the pool, Ice Cream Palace, Movie Theater, Arcade, House or Miracles, Carousel and Train that you will never be bored. Even in the Villa you will have television with Disney Channel of course a comfortable place to relax.

It is so beautiful there that even walking around the Village can be an adventure in itself. Did I mention they have whirlpool tubs in the villas? That was a life saver for our "theme park sore feet syndrome."

 

[Bill_Lin]

Every night is a theme night at the village with something cool do do.

 

[brookerene]

Thanks Bill for posting...read your TR and PTR a while bak and loved them...glad you are now a MAW volunteer!

 

[Bill_Lin]

Thanks Bill for posting...read your TR and PTR a while bak and loved them...glad you are now a MAW volunteer!

Thanks Brooke... how nice of you.

 

[kailatilear]

With Abby going to be in a wheelchair most of the time at Disney, will we be able to ride the monorail with her? This is something she is so excited for and I wanted to ask to make sure before we got there and were told no right at the door.

 

[blessedmom4]

With Abby going to be in a wheelchair most of the time at Disney, will we be able to ride the monorail with her? This is something she is so excited for and I wanted to ask to make sure before we got there and were told no right at the door.

ABSOLUTELY! They will put a ramp down and you will push her right into the monorail car.

 

[kailatilear]

ABSOLUTELY! They will put a ramp down and you will push her right into the monorail car.

Thank you so much!!!!

 

[Glo's wish]

Hello everyone! I am Bill, one of the group that started the very first Wish Trippers Unite Thread 3 and a half years ago.

I finally took the plunge and became a Make a Wish Volunteer (Wish Granter) up in my neck of the woods. This is my way to honor my daughter and to say thank you for our own Wish Trip. Besides, I love helping folks plan their Disney trips.

I am so thankful for my little girl being healthy now. Our Wish Trip was just the encouragement and break that we needed to get us past the hard times and looking forward with hope and expectation.

Thank you MAKE A WISH!!!

Bill- This is so wonderful! At some point I really hope to be able to volunteer too. Make-A-Wish (and the Big Give) have had a huge impact on not only my life but the lives of my kids. It is funny to hear the kids talk about the wonderful Big Gives they have gotten and people ask what "big Give" is. The kids' jaws drop like they cannot imagine not knowing about these amazing people! Okay now I'm rambling! Sorry!! Have a wonderful Sunday!

 

[clairemolly]

I still haven't found autograph books, I looked on Ebay, but was afraid they wouldn't get here in time. I really don't want to spend a fortune at the parks. Does anyone have any suggestions?

There are some on the way...one more Big Give that should arrive just in time. Sorry it is so late!

 

[brookerene]

There are some on the way...one more Big Give that should arrive just in time. Sorry it is so late!

I was wondering if some weren't on their way to them! Yay!

 

[kailatilear]

There are some on the way...one more Big Give that should arrive just in time. Sorry it is so late!

Thank you so much!!! We will be on the look out. Sorry you have been having a rough time lately.

 

[tinytreasures]

Hello everyone! I am Bill, one of the group that started the very first Wish Trippers Unite Thread 3 and a half years ago.

I finally took the plunge and became a Make a Wish Volunteer (Wish Granter) up in my neck of the woods. This is my way to honor my daughter and to say thank you for our own Wish Trip. Besides, I love helping folks plan their Disney trips.

I am so thankful for my little girl being healthy now. Our Wish Trip was just the encouragement and break that we needed to get us past the hard times and looking forward with hope and expectation.

Thank you MAKE A WISH!!!

Funny you posted, I was just thinking about you and wondering how you were doing. So glad you are a Wish Granter you know what it will mean to a child to receive whatever they wants.

 

[Bill_Lin]

Funny you posted, I was just thinking about you and wondering how you were doing. So glad you are a Wish Granter you know what it will mean to a child to receive whatever they wants.

I had to get to the point, even after we were declared in remission, in my own healing that I was ready for this kind of step. I know I am ready now, to give back. My dream would be to one day volunteer a week at GKTW Village. Perhaps when I retire.

I am so glad to hear the the BIG GIVE is still going strong. That was one of the most exciting connections from these connections we have here.

If someone has come back recently from GKTW and has the current weekly calendar of evening events, I would really appreciate having it to help people plan their daily theme park visits. They used to post it on their website, but no longer do so.

Thanks to all.

Bill

 

[jj0plin]

I had to get to the point, even after we were declared in remission, in my own healing that I was ready for this kind of step. I know I am ready now, to give back. My dream would be to one day volunteer a week at GKTW Village. Perhaps when I retire.

I am so glad to hear the the BIG GIVE is still going strong. That was one of the most exciting connections from these connections we have here.

If someone has come back recently from GKTW and has the current weekly calendar of evening events, I would really appreciate having it to help people plan their daily theme park visits. They used to post it on their website, but no longer do so.

Thanks to all.

Bill

It's still on the site, just a little hard to find here is the link http://givekidstheworld.org/pre/Village/schedule.asp?p=village

 

[newdrama12]

If someone has come back recently from GKTW and has the current weekly calendar of evening events, I would really appreciate having it to help people plan their daily theme park visits. They used to post it on their website, but no longer do so.

I'm a regular volunteer at the Village and not sure that I put it in the right place, but I have made a new thread for the weekly schedule. If it is in the wrong place, feel free to move it or let me know where I should put it. I made a new thread that way, families didn't have to search here in order to find it. Hope that is ok. Here is the link to the entertainment schedule: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=40026361#post40026361

 

[Bill_Lin]

It's still on the site, just a little hard to find here is the link http://givekidstheworld.org/pre/Village/schedule.asp?p=village

Hey Thanks.... but how did you get there from the home page? I saved the url as a favorite.... but I am still wondering how you did it.

 

[Bill_Lin]

I'm a regular volunteer at the Village and not sure that I put it in the right place, but I have made a new thread for the weekly schedule. If it is in the wrong place, feel free to move it or let me know where I should put it. I made a new thread that way, families didn't have to search here in order to find it. Hope that is ok. Here is the link to the entertainment schedule: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=40026361#post40026361

That was a wonderful thing to do... that way folks can see it without using up bandwidth on the GKTW site. THANKS

 

[tinytreasures]

Hey Thanks.... but how did you get there from the home page? I saved the url as a favorite.... but I am still wondering how you did it.

go to the main page
click "about us"
then "families"
right above the pinkish box there are the word click here (click that)

 

[jj0plin]

Hey Thanks.... but how did you get there from the home page? I saved the url as a favorite.... but I am still wondering how you did it.

go here http://givekidstheworld.org/
then hover over About Us and select Families
within the text, select the last line that says click here
it takes you to another page, from there select Village Info
then select Village Schedule

 

[kailatilear]

I was wondering as I am still trying to finalize our planning if we are allowed to do EMH at the different parks?