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Children |  | Give Kids the WorldSM | | Give Kids the World (GKTW) is a non-profit organization which allows children with life-threatening illnesses and their families to visit Central Florida's best-loved attractions.
InterContinental Hotels Group has been a key supporter of GKTW since its inception in 1986. When former Holiday Inn® franchisee Henri Landwirth first conceived the idea of granting the Florida vacation wishes of terminally ill children, he called on his friends from his days as a Holiday Inn general manager in Cocoa Beach, Florida.
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Since then, Give Kids the World has grown to include Give Kids the World Village, a 51-acre, 96-villa resort in Orlando exclusively for complimentary use by the visiting families. The organization has hosted more than 50,000 families from all 50 states and more than 47 countries.
| | | | InterContinental Hotels Group, our franchisees and employees have donated more than $5 million to Give Kids the World over the past 16 years and continue to provide support. These efforts include: | | - A five-year, half-million-dollar corporate contribution for the construction of five villas at Give Kids the World Village. The fifth villa was completed in 2001.
- Give Kids the World is one of the beneficiary organizations of the InterContinental Hotels Group Employee Giving Campaign.
- The InterContinental Hotels Group Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) division recently established a non-profit foundation to support the efforts of Give Kids the World.
- Members of the InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club® Rewards program may support Give Kids the World through a point exchange donation feature.
- Employees at SCH hotels hold a wide variety of events -- car washes, Easter Bunny raffles, donations of Priority Club enrollment incentives, etc. - throughout each year to raise funds for Give Kids the World.
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