Lauren Szabados, (18) arrived from Madison, Ohio with her mother Nancy. She has a diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy. Mom said, “If not for the Sunshine Foundation, the trip to Disney would never have happened. We were totally refreshed and happy to know that my child had a fantastic time. Lauren is a child of few words but her face tells it all, it lit up several times. Laughing is good for the soul and this week that is all our family did.” Lauren enjoyed two days at Disney World and one day at Universal Studios.
The Sunshine Foundation is the original wish granting organization founded in 1976. The Dream Village broke ground in 1989 and the first family arrived on Feb. 27th, 1990. Approximately 20,000 dreams and 20 years ago we can still visualize the first family, Jimmy, a four year old little boy diagnosed with Down Syndrome. Upon entering the children’s bedroom in our first cottage and seeing the walls painted with big oak trees with squirrels, owls, birds and other little forest animals sitting on its branches, shouted with glee “Mommie, mommie, I wuv it! I wuv it!”
The Sunshine Foundation answers dreams to chronically ill, seriously ill, physically challenged and abused children ages 3 to 18. Help us to make our 20th year the best year ever and lower the amount of children on the waiting list. Currently the waiting list has over 200 special children. Will you be a Dream Maker? To learn how you or your company can help make more dreams come true, please visit www.sunshinefoundation.org or call 800-457-1976. See What a Dream Can Do…
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