A Look at Give Kids The World Village (Interview with Pam Landwirth)

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4 жыл бұрын

Give Kids The World is a nonprofit organization that exists only to
fulfill the wishes of critically ill children and their families from around the world to experience a memorable, joyful, cost-free visit to Central Florida’s attractions, and to enjoy the magic of Give Kids The World Village for as long as there is a need. Last week I interviewed Give Kids The World Village CEO and President, Pam Landwirth, for a segment that aired during Charityland 2019. This is an extended version of that interview. All revenue generated by this video for the first two months will be donated directly to Give Kids The World Village.
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@AverytheCubanAmerican 4 жыл бұрын

It's amazing that this had led to competing places like Disney and Universal joining forces and help out for a good cause. GKTW Village is a magical place

@ciangibbons6643 4 жыл бұрын

God this one hits straight in the feels

@masterskiier06 4 жыл бұрын

Im not crying, your crying

@kellyb.5306 4 жыл бұрын

The one kid with the star is where I stared cying

@nyokoSalome 4 жыл бұрын

;0 yah... i think if any 'outsider kids network' deserves a lil' bit of diz-support, especially since they've built up their own village nearby? ;0 could use some tech-support via their park-app, and whatever else... etc etc...

@kellyweingart3692 4 жыл бұрын

😭😭😭😭

@iamlegend8120 Жыл бұрын

We went years ago when our daughter had cancer. We had an awesome time. It was an out of this world experience. Mayor Clayton tucked them in at night. We went to a parade , a pool party, they had ice cream everyday. It was an amazing time!!

@aquagamer1212 4 жыл бұрын

I stayed here in April 2010!! 💙💙 Just celebrated 12 years of having Lupus.

@musikalmayhem8490 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a volunteer at GKTW. Every day I'm there, I love seeing the smile on children's faces as we get to give them a once-in-a-lifetime vacation for them to enjoy. It's always an amazing experience, and I hope that more people decide to become a volunteer or even just donate to the village. Either way, you make a difference.

@nyokoSalome 4 жыл бұрын

bless you, special... :)

@NJlovessinging 4 жыл бұрын

Crystal, thank you so much for volunteering. As a former wish child who visited in 2010, the volunteers changed my life! The week my family and I had is something we will never forget. The smiles, laughter, and care free moments of joy got me through some extremely challenging moments years later. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

@douglasvitrano 4 жыл бұрын

I wish there was a give kids the world village on the West Coast of the United States so I can volunteer.

@jeseniaperez2022 Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@bombdabomberr7094 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing nod in the description, Rob Plays is giving the first two months of ad revenue to Give Kids The World Village!

@ensignabby 4 жыл бұрын

I am a pediatric cancer survivor and I stayed at Give Kids The World in 1996. I remember the ice cream caboose and the new castle. It was amazing the opportunities we were given and the doors that were opened to me and my family while we stayed there. It was a huge blessing and I have told so many people about them 😊

@jada4308 Жыл бұрын

I have a physically and mentally impaired brother who just passed away in august. And one of the happiest memories I have of him was when we all took a trip to GKTW. I was 9 at the time, and my brother was 6. It was one of the best childhood experiences we’ve had. If I had the opportunity to go down there again (whether to volunteer, work, or vacate) I’d take that chance. And I’d definitely recommend GKTW a place to go for any family. Here I am, ten years later, still reminiscing on all the memories I’ve had there…just like it was yesterday. I thank God for this resort.

@laurab7754 4 жыл бұрын

I volunteer at GKTW monthly. It's such an amazing organization and what they do there means so much to the families. Not enough people know about this place and it needs more recognition, so thank you for making this video!

@victoriabritton7830 4 жыл бұрын

You are one of God's angels.

@goober7535 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely! I only heard about them because my family is involved in make a wish

@kellyb.5306 4 жыл бұрын

That's great

@TheArtBunch Жыл бұрын

Thank you to all of the volunteers. I am currently battling cancer, and me and my siblings are planning to go there in the fall with make a wish. Again thank you guys so so so much.

@ethanebbert5785 4 жыл бұрын

I stayed here in December of 2008!!!

@dwkii77 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sitting at my desk at work in tears. I am so moved by their work. Thank you, Rob for the work that you, Kevin and Dan have done for them through Charityland.

@Tuneman11 4 жыл бұрын

I love this organization! .93c or every dollar goes back to the kids that is incredible! Not many charities can say that! I try to give when I can, I tell everyone I know about them. And on my next trip down to the Orlando area I will be signing up to spend st least a day volunteering.

@joedzny 4 жыл бұрын

When I was cast and I saw the GKTW button I would secretly cry knowing the struggle, and make extra time for the family. It still makes me tear up any time I see it and want to do something special. Thank you Rob for this!

@JoeHusosky 4 жыл бұрын

I have lived in South Florida 56 years and have never heard about them, thank you for the video. Working for Burger King in the 80's and 90's we had similar services as the Ronald McDonald houses but never publicized it.

@corncrackerkid5092 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a GKTW alumni! I went as a five year old after my second or third Hydrocephalus Shunt revision brought on a staff infection and my wish was to meet Goofy, I volunteered at the age of ten with my Aunt’s teen youth group and went back for my 18th birthday and found my star! I thought it was so cool for the Village to allow my family to come back for a visit

@NJlovessinging 3 жыл бұрын

It's been over 10 years since I spent time here as a wish child, and the trip changed my life. My challenges in life have not changed, but the experience at this wonderful place gave me positive memories and smiles to get through difficult times after my trip was over. In those hard moments after my trip I would "go to my happy place" in my mind and remember all the amazing memories from the trip. I am so incredibly thankful and appreciative for anyone who supports this organization!

@WeisserStolz1 Жыл бұрын

I was here 2 weeks ago. This place is amazing. I have never in my 50 years have ever seen a place like this. GOD BLESS GIVE KIDS THE WORLD

@richardlawton492 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video Rob! My son had one of the best weeks of his life there.

@CaitCher 4 жыл бұрын

I volunteered here my freshman year of college. This is a beautiful place, and it made me cry just to see how more beautiful it became once we cleared out the weeds. If you ever needed to look for a place to volunteer at, this is it!

@MsMindmoon 2 ай бұрын

We were a GKTW family in 2019. It truly was the most magical week of our lives. I cried all week from joy and thankfulness. Just watching this video makes me cry again. GKTW will always have a special place in our family’s hearts ❤

@vooswing 4 жыл бұрын

They’ve been my amazon smiles charity for almost a year now, doesn’t add a penny to my purchase but amazon still sends them a portion of everything I buy. Literally costs nothing but a minute or two of your time to sign up.

@victoriabritton7830 4 жыл бұрын

Every little bit helps.

@beckettsart8799 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing. I had no idea this even existed.

@edua87 4 жыл бұрын

I volunteer at Gktw weekly. I love meeting the families that visit, and seeing their smiles makes it all worth.

@Bush.Man.Bucketz 4 жыл бұрын

Love this video, Never knew about the place until my niece went there. I am so happy you did this video to shed some light on this place so more Make A Wishes can be granted! My niece will remember this for the rest of her life i am sure!

@judyjudd2352 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Rob! I’ve heard about GKTW, but didn’t know anything about it! Great place!

@FuchsiaMuffin 4 жыл бұрын

This is amazing and I love how it’s villias to look like a village. I think I cried a few times I want to donate to this place

@BobSaget69 4 жыл бұрын

Hey my daughters wish was granted and we are going in January!!

@Morgansmindrocks 4 жыл бұрын

John B. I hope she has an amazing time 💕

@BobSaget69 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Morgan, I appreciate it! Can’t wait to see my kiddos light up seeing Mickey house and all their favorite characters! I’ve always gone to WDW growing up and can’t wait to share the magic with my wife and kids!

@BobSaget69 4 жыл бұрын

My kiddos love watching Rob and Michaels videos so I was hoping to see if they were going to be there when we go from Jan 9-15

@Morgansmindrocks 4 жыл бұрын

John B. That’s so beautiful!! I’m from the uk, and my parents would save up and every 2 years we got to go to WDW so I was very lucky. I grew up with adhd and my dad was blind, but those vacations made us forget the struggles of real life for a while! WDW is really is such a magical place, your family is going to have such a wonderful time! Hope you’ve had a lovely Christmas :)

@BobSaget69 4 жыл бұрын

Oh I completely agree, I actually have the disorder my daughters have and when I was a child my parents took me to WDW for the first time and had feeding tubes and everything and they still talk about how excited I was and how much I loved seeing all the characters and just being a normal kid and not in a hospital bed, and that’s why I believe even as adults, people still love going and just being able to be a kid all over again!

@pipespinetto 4 жыл бұрын

This is amazing, I am a person who never cries but this got into me and I'm crying a lot. It is a wonderful organization, wish them the best!

@Baumer747 4 жыл бұрын

Ditto.

@krissp8712 4 жыл бұрын

Rob used Wololo: it's super effective!

@trickycrayon 4 жыл бұрын

Finally watching this and, like, I know the story of how this all started but I still cry every time thinking about Amy. 😭

@jackblair1414 4 жыл бұрын

What an amazing video... This does so much justice for an amazing organization, not to mention the amazing, professional production quality.

@JeffFrmJoisey 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rob. This is only the 2nd YT video I've seen about this Marvelous Organization!! And Mrs. Landwirth is right, very few folks know about GKTW!! I'm in the NYC Metro Area and I never heard of GKTW before Tim Tracker's video, I'm sure many of the millions around here have no idea GKTW even exists!! I hope your video goes viral and people learn about this organization and help!!!!!

@i.m.evilhomer5084 9 ай бұрын

My holding back the tears. The world needs more places like this.

@LindsayLiistro 4 жыл бұрын

In case you missed it... let the ads run so rob can donate more to GKTW. 😁

@adrien8516 4 жыл бұрын

Volunteering here was one of my favorite parts of my college program. Such a wonderful place

@johnnymcjohnnysteinstein4375 4 жыл бұрын

Looks at 0 dislikes **Yes, this is pleasing**

@kellyb.5306 4 жыл бұрын

why would anyone dislike this

@greenstorm5568 4 жыл бұрын

4 now and thats messed up

@cannibalisticrequiem 3 жыл бұрын

@@kellyb.5306 7 now. Some people are just miserable bastards that want to show off just how "edgy" and "cool" they are.

@misskk218 2 жыл бұрын

My sister and I had the best time here! Thank you Give Kids The World an experience we will never forget!! P.s Talent shows were my favorite!

@slopesgameroom 4 жыл бұрын

Such an amazing place... you guys did a fantastic job for charity and!!! Massive respect to you all

@JustMe8800 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, and it's super classy of you to donate revenue to the charity. Thank you, Rob!

@goober7535 4 жыл бұрын

This organization is so great. I was a former Make a Wish kid so my family has gotten involved in granting "wishes" and yeah it's just a great program. The last make a wish kid she helped was from inner city chicago and the family hadn't traveled before, from what I heard they made the trip easier... :)

@mattyk1lls 3 жыл бұрын

I am sobbing. This makes me feel so happy

@TheJames2929 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve donated to give kids the world before. Great video.

@vireo2543 4 жыл бұрын

I always see the sign that says GKTW since I live here in Central FL, I am so glad you gave the place more recognition.

@wugzig 4 жыл бұрын

Wow I actually teared up in less the the first minute

@douglasaddeo3609 4 жыл бұрын

Very glad to see an organization like this exists , I never heard of it before seeing this

@adrien8516 4 жыл бұрын

The fact that Disney & Universal worked on the ice cream shop....😭

@LeMoNcUtIe4LiFe 2 жыл бұрын

My family got to go ten years ago and it was amazing my sister made her wish and she is still here today 💗

@mr.rainbowlovescoffee 4 жыл бұрын

Ice cream for breakfast 😋 oh yeah! Why not, so wonderful ❤️💕 I was a cast member of the magic kingdom and always when I worked at Pirates of the Caribbean, I would give one Boat for the family of kids with the Make-A-Wish foundation buttons. No matter if there was only 3 or more in the group. To see a child with a big smile on their faces was priceless ❤️💛 I would make sure that the group would receive no less than 5 fast passes for that day too, per person. For now on I am going to give my nephews and nieces ice cream breakfast. 😁👍

@starlingwatch3921 4 жыл бұрын

Never heard of Give Kids The World Village, very happy for the eduction Rob. Merry Christmas. Frank

@xerocool4905 4 жыл бұрын

i stayed back in 96 had a amazing time i wanna go back and see my star!!

@jeseniaperez2022 Жыл бұрын

Hi this is so awesome!!❤ in tears watching this because my baby got her wish so we will be traveling jan 2023 we can't wait ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🔥

@xguitarist_ 4 жыл бұрын

Every year my high school band has a toy drive and then we take a field trip up to GKTW to hand the toys out and play music for the kids. Every time I’m holding back tears. Seeing the kids so happy and knowing that they don’t have a lot of time left just really floods you with emotions

@XSlimSxadyX 4 жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace, Danny

@starfishocean8790 4 жыл бұрын

I'm going on a Make A Wish trip to Disney World, but I am staying at AKL instead.

@EASpaceTime 4 жыл бұрын

Well, that made me cry. Really well done Rob and a fantastic cause!

@darkangelyt8302 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for giving me the chance to visit this lovely place when I was 9 going on 10

@theresajardin6947 Жыл бұрын

2016 we went for my sons wish Adam Grace and Marissa are healthy love from Canada .🇨🇦🇨🇦

@italiansunrunner 4 жыл бұрын

I never knew about this place but im glad I know now. Thanks for making a video about this

@yotsubafanfan 4 ай бұрын

One of my teachers from church had a Make a Wish kid and he got to go to GKTWV. Even after the kids get better and enter remission they have meet ups across the country so they can meet others who have been through the same battles and to make friends. The teacher eventually wants to take us to Orlando so we can volunteer as a class mission trip. And even when I age out of the class I absolutely plan to go.

@honotenshi 4 жыл бұрын

This is a Disney did something right moment. Good job!

@melskunk 4 жыл бұрын

Disney is completely unrelated to this group

@kellyb.5306 4 жыл бұрын

sometimes they don't though, sigh

@Lennyg845 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing work, faith in humanity restored!

@timborkowski7040 3 жыл бұрын

now i have the feels

@melskunk 4 жыл бұрын

This group is so good! A few conventions I went to in the mid 2000s picked this as their charity and I've followed them ever since. An artist who attended them worked at Disney Animation and was clearly familiar with them which is where I think they got the idea, and he drew the image of that rabbit mascot guy.

@freekeefox 3 жыл бұрын

Just discovered Midway to Main Street. Going through the backlog of videos. I hope this place is still doing ok in 2020

@dorkultra 4 жыл бұрын

This video deserves tons more views

@douglasvitrano 4 жыл бұрын

I first discovered give kids the world village through the Eh Bee Families video they did. I wish I could visit someday

@MarkTrombly 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful video, very precessionally done. Made me cry.

@328am 4 жыл бұрын

Literally unbelievable that someone would give this a thumbs down... smh 🤦🏻‍♂️

@koreanollie2714 4 жыл бұрын

Omg Rob, I cried through the whole video

@warpedg 4 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic place! Excellent video Rob...as usual!

@closetdisneynerd 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Rob. One of your best. Well done!

@mr.rainbowlovescoffee 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your amazing work ❤️💛💐 Love this!

@mvbreaks8614 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video! It places more hope for people to use their passions to do things for others.

@SwampWaterInfusions 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this with us.

@wickedwood04 4 жыл бұрын

Goodness I shouldnt have watch this at work. I knew about this place but didnt know this much. Thank you for sharing Rob. Keep up the great work.

@robswan4170 4 жыл бұрын

What amazing group of people. Tear jerker

@marsoelflaco5722 4 жыл бұрын

Very uplifting!!! Merry Christmas to all!!!👍✌

@sniperv 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, amazing organization! Thank you for this!

@nyokoSalome 4 жыл бұрын

"one of the world's best-kept secrets?"... :) not anymore! :)) good job, robplays!! :) ... let's see if someday if all of these orgs (like the "make a wish" foundations) can truly become equal partners with disney (as in, not beholden to private donations/stockholders to exist)... considering that this is its own 'village' coexisting next-door to disney, it deserves some special consideration in the future.

@geirhelgelian5294 4 жыл бұрын

Thx Rob.

@ShaunySchippers 4 жыл бұрын

I stayed in april 2015 and visite back for the first time 5 weeks ago to do the run and eat icecream and see new things and do old things which I absolutely loved I miss this place so much

@TL_oS 4 жыл бұрын

I love that you have a great big heart, thank you for your work on this project. Cheers🥂🌟🎄💗

@TheMightyKinkle 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing place

@MarkVerstappen93 4 жыл бұрын

Simply amazing...

@paulbeale5812 4 жыл бұрын

This is wonderful!

@OnTheMewve Жыл бұрын

We are looking forward to serving on our summer RV roadtrip this year. :)

@Usstampchannel 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you ;)

@edvaira6891 4 жыл бұрын

Darn it, Rob...you made me cry...Ugly crying...

@Muser0168 4 жыл бұрын

imagine having give kids the world village work together with the st.judes children research hospital.

@Dinger007uk 4 жыл бұрын

This place looks amazing Tim tracker was there a few months ago! Fantastic effort

@douglasvitrano 4 жыл бұрын

I love that video

@raiderking69 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@craigcavaliere6744 4 жыл бұрын

I'm only a couple minutes into the video, so I don't know if it's mentioned that the CBS reality shows always have contestants from Survivor, Big Brother, and Amazing Race doing charitable events there every year.

@nicolaharper8731 11 ай бұрын

This is awesome

@ppl2luv 2 жыл бұрын

only 3 minutes in and i’m balling

@scottymeuk 4 жыл бұрын

Really awesome video

@ViQRoy89 4 жыл бұрын

My father got to go stay there a couple years ago. He helps take care of a girl that had leukemia. His woman-friends granddaughter that she was taking care of by herself. They loved iit. I got more pictures from that property and especially that mushroom carousel than pictures from the parks. I think she rode that thing 100 tiimes. She is diagnosed clear here for a while now and still talks about thaat trip. She remembers every second. Anyway robbie, great video. Buuuut I just wanna say, I really wish that place was better. Being associated with disnaversal, it should be at the same level. It seems like they are trying, but from what I saw, maybe they could help those beautiful people plus that wonderful place just a bit.