Organization: MERLIN'S MAGIC WAND FOUNDATION
Mission: MERLIN'S MAGIC WAND FOUNDATION'S PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN FACING CHALLENGES OF SERIOUS ILLNESS, DISABILITY OR ADVERSITY. THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES TO LAUGH, ENJOY AND CHERISH MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES AND ITS MISSION IS TO ENABLE THEM TO ACCESS THE MAGIC OF MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS.
Activities: MAGICAL DAYS OUT PROVIDED 26,469 TICKETS VALUED AT $818,141 TO CHILDREN FACING THE CHALLENGES OF SERIOUS ILLNESS, DISABILITY OR ADVERSITY, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARETAKERS. FAMILIES HAVE A CHANCE TO CREATE LONG LASTING MEMORIES AND TAKE VALUABLE TIME OUT FROM THEIR STRESSFUL DAILY ROUTINE BY ENJOYING A DAY OUT AT A MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS ATTRACTIONS.
BY DESIGNING AND CREATING AMAZING PROJECTS IN HOSPITALS, ORPHANGES, LEARNING CENTERS AND MORE, MERLIN'S MAGIC SPACES ENSURES THT LOCAL CHILDREN WHO ARE PREVENTED FROM VISITING THE ATTRACTIONS DUE TO SEVERE ILLNESS, PHYSICAL DISABILITY OR OTHER EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE UNIQUE MAGIC OF MERLIN.
WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AT HOSPITALS AND HOSPICES, MERLIN'S MAGIC ON TOUR (PREVIOUSLY COMMUNITY OUTREACH), ENABLES THE ATTRACTIONS TO BRING SOME OF THE MERLIN MAGIC TO CHILDREN WHEREVER THEY ARE.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Health Care