Give Kids The World Village

I gotta take up the piano.

[laughs] I'm saying, like, this guy, he, I, I think the world of Bob, 'cause he's always over at Give Kids the World at least once a week playing for the families over there.

He is just, he's a, he's, he's a good guy.

So-

And that solo trip is always for a very special purpose, which is the purpose of this trip.

I am heading to Disney World to raise money for an amazing cause called Give Kids the World through the Every Ride Challenge.

Now, if you want to hear more details about the Every Ride Challenge, please head back to episode 110, where my brother Regan and I break down the challenge, how we got started, and more on the Give Kids the World Village, as well as answer some questions that we've had from listeners over the last few months.

This is a good reminder that our giveaway is still going on for one more week.

It will close on September 30th.

So the way to get entered is to donate even just $1 to our Give Kids the World donation page, which is in my link tree and will also be in the show notes.

It is tax deductible and the winner will get a $25 Disney gift card.

So thanks to everybody who has already donated.

Are you heading down to Celebrity Weekend, by the way? Well, uh, I used to go, uh, way back in the day, I mean, like- Yeah ...

15 years ago t- when it was Give Kids the World.

I have not been in many, many years.

Um, but, uh, I don't even know what it is anymore.

There, there was a lot going on, so like I, I def- there was luaus.

I, I think that this is a must, and I mean, I have- Yes ... really no say in the matter, but now I demand it.

[air whooshing] Brandon, you brought- In- ... you brought a family photo? Yeah, in the time that we were talking, I looked at my pictures from, um, Give Kids the World 2012, um, and I'll throw it- Yeah ...

on the screen here.

In fact, I wanted to add a charitable component to this as well.

So 20% of all the funds we receive every single month is going to go to Give Kids the World Village.

If you haven't heard of them, they're a really cool, really interesting organization.

I'm going to read a little bit about them straight from their About Us page.

And it says, Give Kids the World Village is an 89-acre whimsical nonprofit resort in Kissimmee, Florida that provides week-long, cost-free work.

wish vacations to children with critical illnesses and their families from around the world who want to visit Central Florida.

Since 1986, Give Kids the World has welcomed more than 205,000 families from all 50 states and 78 countries.

Now, if you're a newer listener and are wondering, "What is that? What is an Every Ride Challenge? What is Give Kids The World?" Give Kids The World is an amazing organization that houses children and their families who are coming to Orlando for their Make-A-Wish trips, as well as, like, other organizational trips for children, totally free of charge, of course.

So you may not know, but I'm an oncology nurse by day, and have personally taken care of kids who have benefited from the Give Kids The World village, as well as some personal friends whose child went through leukemia treatment and stayed there in the village as well.

And Reagan has gotten the privilege to visit the facility himself.

So Reagan, tell them a little bit about your experience going to the Give Kids The World village.

Yeah.

Um, I, I was, like, blown away by, like, how incredible it is.

Where does the money go is a great way to put that.

And so, yeah, it was, it was really, really cool.

Was that before COVID? Yeah.

think it was no we did uh when i was at give kids the world we had uh hearts of reality no

i remember i remember hearts of reality but i i was picturing in my mind tomaso champa doing the rappelling so that's that's where my mind that's where my mind went and i and then and then hearts of reality during covid so i just didn't remember which came first

yeah yeah yeah that was uh I think it was Mick Foley and Cross and Scarlett.

question for you.

Yeah, I was going to ask you, Omar, what made you get involved in the world of these charity events?

So this particular one happened probably a little over 12 years ago, and I discovered the event and it was a kind of a. a charity event that made maybe about $5,000 for give kids the world.

Um, and I just figured out ways to kind of grow it.