One of less than 1% of all U.S. charities to receive Charity Navigator’s highest rating 18 years in a row, Give Kids The World Village is an 89-acre, whimsical nonprofit resort in Central Florida that provides children with critical illnesses and their families from around the world with magical weeklong, cost-free wish vacations. 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 and its world renowned theme parks. 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 nonstop fun at the Village, a storybook destination all its own – 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...the impact of which is immeasurable.  Give Kids The World's mission to create joy, inspire optimism and ignite an enduring sense of hope in the hearts of families facing unimaginable challenges due to pediatric illness is made possible by individual donors, corporate partners and thousands of caring volunteers, who fill 1,800 volunteer shifts every week.  Visit www.gktw.org for additional information.