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Past Keep 'm Smiling Events

2008

Ballet South’s Nutcracker

December in Orlando, FL

We owe a huge thank you to Ballet South for their generosity! They donated over 400 tickets to Nathaniel's Hope for VIP families to attend their charity performances of “The Nutcracker.” What a blessing!

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Orlando Guardians -vs- Tampa Bay Sentinels

March 29 at Cypress Creek High School in Orlando, FL

The Orlando Guardians (a football team made up of local Firefighters, Police, and Correction Officers) invited VIP families to be their special guest for their first home football game of the season! At the end of the game, there was time to meet the players on the field and play ball! All of this was offered for free to all VIPs and their immediate families.

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Ballet South’s Spring Performance

March 27 at Trinity Prep in Winter Park, FL

The audience enjoyed:

• Sr. and Jr. companies dancing to the music of the Beatles, Queen, a string quartet, and some additional pop music
• Dancers performing ballet, point, modern, and jazz numbers
• Time to meet the dancers at the end of the performance

2007

Ballet South’s Nutcracker

November in Orlando, FL

We owe a huge thank you to Ballet South for their generosity! They donated 100 tickets to Nathaniel's Hope for families to attend their recent charity performances of “The Nutcracker.” We received an overwhelming response from VIP families that wanted to attend the performances, and within 8 hours we had filled those 100 tickets and started a wait list. When Ballet South heard about this, they continued to call us as they found out other organizations were not going to be able to use all of their allotted tickets. By the day of their final charity performance, they had offered us enough tickets to contact all of the people on our waitlist – making the waitlist go from 250+ people to zero! What a blessing!

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The Luis Palau Tampa Bay Festival

Saturday and Sunday March 3 & 4 on the grounds of the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL

Thousands of people came together to enjoy 2 days of FREE family entertainment featuring great music, children’s activities, an incredible sports zone, and more!

To make this event more accessible for VIP families, Nathaniel’s Hope and St. James United Methodist Church hosted a special needs respite care tent where VIP families could get assistance with some of their special needs. There were changing facilities available, electrical outlets, water, chairs and tables, etc. and our Buddies were there to give a hand. This was a great place to stop and pull away from the noise and activity.

2006

Day at the Races

Saturday, April 15 at Daytona International Speedway

Leyton House Racing Team, CHRA, and Nathaniel’s Hope offered an invitation to people with disabilities of all ages and their families/guardians to come to a CHRA sports car race for free!

Guests enjoyed:

• Views from track side for up-close enjoyment of the sites and sounds of vintage sports car racing
• Visit to the pit wall
• Lunch provided by Leyton House Racing
• Photo opportunities with historical and vintage race cars
• Question and answer time with driver and owner of Leyton House Racing, Bill Fondriest
• Goody bags with ear plugs to make your day comfortable and fun!
• Other great surprises
  

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The Luis Palau Orlando Family Festival

Saturday and Sunday April 1 & 2 on the grounds of the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, FL

Thousands of people came together to enjoy 2 days of FREE family entertainment featuring great music, children’s activities, an incredible sports zone, and more!

To make this event more accessible for VIP families, Nathaniel’s Hope hosted a special needs respite care tent where VIP families could get assistance with some of their special needs. There were changing facilities available, electrical outlets, water, chairs and tables, etc. and our Buddies were there to give a hand. This was a great place to stop and pull away from the noise and activity.