FAQ
Just click here for an application. It may be submitted any time throughout the year. Please note that it must be completely filled out, and that may sometimes require information from the child's physician.
Our next trip to DisneyWorld will be 10/1-10/5, 2010. Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 trip. Applications are being accepted until June 30,2010. Any application received after June 30,2010 will be considered for 2011 trip.
Yes, there are several opportunities throughout the year that we need qualified staff and volunteers for Grin Kids fundraising events. Please click here to fill out the volunteer application. We receive many requests for volunteers that would like to assist during the DisneyWorld trip, however at this time all trip staffing is handled by the Grin Kids board, Ace & TJ Show members, and the medical advisors to Grin Kids.
You can attend Ace & TJ's Second Chance Prom, you can bookmark this site to check back regularly for other fundraisers, or you can ALWAYS make a tax-deductible monetary donation to Grin Kids. Just click HERE to do that...it'll take you to the Grin Kids Store where you can check out other merchandise as well.
Final recommendations are a result of the collaboration of Pediatric Doctors and Nurses and their medical teams.
No. We do fundraising thoughout the year in order to take the yearly trip. Our main goal is to take as many familes as financially possible on all-expenses-paid trip to Disney.
No. Ace & TJ's Grin Kids pay for airfare, hotel accomodations, meals and Disney Theme park tickets. We even supply extra money for souvenirs.
Ace & TJ's Grin Kids is a 501(c) 3 non profit organization so unless otherwise noted, your donations are tax deductible.
Any additional questions that you may have that were not answered please feel free to contact us directly. Please email barb.mcintyre@grinkids.org
Children eligible for Grin Kids are between the ages of 5-12 at the time of the trip. While there are cases of "mental age" being different than physical age, based on the child's date of birth, the Grin Kids by-laws require the child be between 5-12.
In the first few years of the Ace & TJ Show, we were very involved in many charitable causes, being pulled in different directions, and not being able to accommodate as many requests for charity events as we would like to assist. All of the priority events centered around helping children and in 1999, we decided to create Grin Kids...to focus the fundraising efforts, to be able to create a memorable experience for truly unique and special children, to give happiness to families who may have never experienced a "family vacation" before, and to give back to the community that supports our show. In no way does this exclude any other charitable causes with which we're involved, but it has become the main charitable priority of the Ace & TJ Show, working 360 days each year toward raising funds and handling logistics for the next 5-day trip to DisneyWorld with a whole new group of wonderful Grin Kids!
