About Us

Ace & TJ's Grin Kids is a non-profit 501(c)3 charity, created by morning show personalities Ace & TJ in Charlotte, North Carolina in January of 2000. The name of the organization comes from Ace & TJ's motto on their morning show, "You Grin, You're In!"

Ace & TJ's Grin Kids is designed to enhance the lives of children in our listening areas who are terminally ill and chronically handicapped, ages five through twelve, by taking them to DisneyWorld with their entire family.

Each year, Ace & TJ's Grin Kids charters a 737 to take these children, with their sibling, parents, and health care workers to DisneyWorld in Florida. Because of their special needs and financial strain, this is an experience that many of these children and families would not be able to know without the help of Ace & TJ's Grin Kids.

Over the years, Ace & TJ's Grin Kids has taken over 220 Grin Kids and their families to DisneyWorld. And during the 5-day vacation, all expenses are paid, including air travel, ground transportation, Disney Park-Hopper passes, meals, hotel rooms at a Disney Resort, and Disney Dollars for souvenirs.

During the Grin Kids trip each year, the Ace & TJ Show broadcasts live from DisneyWorld and shares the stories, the excitement, the fun of the trip, allowing listeners to share in the experience of a lifetime.

Grin Kids is funded exclusively by listener donations. Some are large, some are small, but without the listeners, the "Radio Family" participating in various fundraising events, the Grin Kids trip would not be possible year to year.

For more information on how to volunteer, or how to donate or participate in fundraisers throughout the year, from Charity Case concerts to the golf tournament, and from Play Anything Day to straight donations, just browse around our new website. Every dollar helps in making this vacation possible for children who have only dreamed of a doctor-free vacation to the Happiest Place On Earth!

Board of Directors