Magical MomentsHappen At

The Children’s Village

A gang member who thought he knew it all

Discovered that college could teach him a thing or two.

A man with a heart of gold and a boy who

just wanted to belong

Became a family.

A little boy who thought

the world ended at the edge

of his neighborhood

Found a new world at Summer Camp

A man who neverhad a father in his life

Became the world to his daughter.

A boy who spent his childhood suffering

witha learning disability

Graduated fromHigh School

A wheelchair-bound boy who wanted to be

like other kids

Played baseball for the first time.

A young man who thought nothing

special would ever happen to him

Had a moment in the spotlight.

Teenagers who knew nothing about

the world of work

Are learning to be barbers.

Inner city children whose only playground

is the streets of Harlem

Learned a mean forehand at our summer camp.

Girls who didn’t have the confidence to write their stories

Learned from a professional that

their writing matters.

Mexican children lonely and far

from home and family

Got a visit from a familiar face--the First Lady of Mexico.

A boy who thought no one wanted to

spend time with him

Found a Mentor who couldn’t spend enough

time with him.

A young man who never

had the opportunity to try a sport

Dominated the half pipes this winter.

A little girl with a debilitating disease and a young man who lacked self-

confidence

Helped each other through a service dog

A student who hated school work

Found a tutor who made all the difference.

A young woman who was homelessness

Now has a job and an apartment to call home.

Fathers who weren’t in their children’s lives

Are experiencing the joy of being Dads.

A teenage girl who almost became a

victim of the streets

Found a way out and a way home.

Two young men who got in trouble and ran with the wrong crowd

Now run to win.

Thank You for making

these momentspossible.