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							<p>Give Kids The World Village is an 89-acre, nonprofit "storybook" resort in Central Florida. Here, children with critical illnesses and their families are treated to weeklong, cost-free vacations. During one incredible week, wish families laugh, play, and create priceless memories together away from hospital visits and medical procedures. </p>
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