Pony ride event in Indy to support cost-free vacations for children with critical illnesses
For families with a child battling a critical illness, schedules often become filled with doctor appointments, hospital visits, and medical treatments. Give Kids The World Village, a nonprofit resort in Central Florida, offers these families week-long, cost-free vacations to take a much-needed break and spend time together.
Wheaton World Wide Moving sponsors horseback riding at the resort’s “Keaton’s Korral”, allowing children of all abilities to experience the joy of riding a horse during their vacation. To support that sponsorship, Crown Moving & Storage | Wheaton World Wide Moving will offer pony rides at its headquarters on Saturday, April 13. Pony rides will be $15 each, and additional donations will be accepted.
Event details:
Pony rides
Saturday, April 13
1 to 4 pm
$15 per ride
In addition to enjoying pony rides, attendees can learn more about Give Kids The World and how it makes a difference for children and families. The nonprofit has served 165,000 families since its founding in 1986 – with over 4,000 of those families from Indiana.
“At Give Kids The World, guests can forget about the day-to-day challenges they face and just laugh and play together as a family,” said Jessica Mueller, Give Kids The World spokesperson. “Keaton’s Korral is one great example of the joys they can experience during their stay.”
In fact, that focus on family and changing lives for the better is what drew Wheaton World Wide Moving to get involved with the nonprofit.
“We were inspired to sponsor horseback riding at Give Kids The World when Keaton, a Give Kids The World wish child, spoke at our annual partnership conference,” said Mark Kirschner, Wheaton World Wide Moving CEO. “The attraction is called Keaton’s Korral because of the boy’s passion for the nonprofit and the impact it had on his life.”
For those who cannot attend the event but want to support Give Kids The World, please donate here.
Pre-event images and video available of Keaton's Korral
About Us
About Wheaton Van Lines, Inc.
Wheaton Van Lines, Inc. is one of the world's most highly regarded providers of transportation services. Wheaton Van Lines, Inc. owns four household goods relocation brands, Wheaton World Wide Moving, Bekins Van Lines, Stevens Worldwide Van Lines and Clark & Reid. The van line is the fourth largest household goods carrier. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., through its brands Wheaton offers private and corporate domestic and international household goods relocation services as well as special commodities and logistic services. The United States military is one of the company’s largest customers. The van line is partner to approximately 400 Wheaton, Bekins, Stevens and Clark & Reid agents nationwide.
About Give Kids the World Village
Give Kids The World Village is an 84-acre, nonprofit resort built exclusively to serve critically-ill children and their families. Children visiting Central Florida on their “wish trips,” stay with their families at Give Kids The World’s storybook Village for week-long, dream vacations.
Give Kids The World provides meals, transportation, nightly entertainment, and complimentary passes to Orlando’s world-famous theme parks and other attractions. There is never any charge to visiting families, and no child is ever turned away.
Since 1986, Give Kids The World Village has served more than 160,000 children and families from all 50 states and more than 75 countries. GKTW is four-star rated by Charity Navigator, with more than 92 cents of every dollar it spends going to program services.
Contacts
Jaymie Shook
Director of Marketing Communications
jaymie_shook@wvlcorp.comWheaton World Wide Moving | Bekins Van Lines | Stevens Worldwide Van Lines
Phone: 317.558.0728