Monday August 17th, I played in the Ace and TJ Grin Kids Golf Tournament held at Birkdale at Lake Norman. Being one of the sponsors of the silent auction event and golf tournament (see banner), we were a part of a great group of people willing to help chronically ill children get a free trip to Disney World.
For those not aware of this charity, Ace and TJ, the morning hosts on KISS 95.1 raise money and take chronically and terminally ill children to Disney World on an expense paid trip. This includes caregivers and family members.
It was a fun and amazing event. While this event was about having fun, I was amazed at the generosity of the volunteers and sponsors. Even in tough times, people are willing to give to a great cause.
One of the highlights for me was Yankee Pete (of the Ace and TJ show), telling stories about the kids that have made the trip in the past. He told of how these kids never complain and always put others first. One particular story was of a kid who was chronically ill but found out one of his neighbors had both the father and mother laid off from work. Here he was living a life that was sure to be shortened and he was organizing luminaries and fundraisers for this family and neighborhood at Christmas.
Each and every story was touching and a check back to reality. My problems and the problems of my family are minimal when you compare them to these kids and their families.
I found out our sponsorship is enough to send one child to Disney and I am very proud of our Real Living agents for being a part of the effort to send a child to his/her wildest dreams. This is something that Real Living In Style will support for years to come. Birkdale and Birkdale Village is our home and we supoort the area as well as events that help the community.
If you want to learn more about Grin Kids please visit www.Grinkids.org. It does not take a lot of money to make a kid smile!
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