Wil Church’s Story by wish mom Melissa Church.
“My son, Wil, was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma in 2000. We were able to visit GKTW in April 2001. To get away and forget the hospital days, the sick days, the scary days… it was such a blessing. Our trip was truly magical. The perfect period to the end of that very long ugly sentence.” (click for more)
Wish sibling and GKTW Staff member Adrianne Sietsma shares the story of her brother, Jako…
My brother, Jako, was diagnosed with stage IV brain cancer when he was going into first grade and I was beginning third grade. (click for more)
Wish mom Susan Smith shares Annabelle’s story…
Like so many other little princesses, she dreamed of going to Walt Disney World and meeting her favorite princess, Ariel. Our trip to Give Kids The World was so much more than a vacation for her and our family. (click for more)
Wish dad Ed Kimpel shares his family’s story…
Life had been fairly tame for our small family until the fall of 2015. Everything seemed ideal. I was teaching in the local middle/high schools, we had three little boys, and had just completed building a new home in Clifton, Idaho. (click for more)
“At Chesapeake Hospitality, we strive to ensure that a culture of service to others is evident at each one of our hotels…that our employees live it, and that guests who walk through our doors feel it: the joy of giving to others,” says Chesapeake Hospitality Director of Culture & Communication Jane McCaul. “And one of (click for more)
