Our family had the amazing opportunity to attend the Coalition to Salute America's Heroes Road to Recovery Conference in Orlando, Florida, last week. What a great event! It was so well organized and every detail was considered. The entire focus of the conference was to give the wounded service member and his family the tools to move forward and have a meaningful life after an injury. There were incredible guest speakers, classes about benefits and entitlements, a huge job fair and resume writing training, an adventure sports expo with adaptive equipment, entertainment for the whole family, and much, much more! I cannot explain what a great experience we had. We are so thankful to the Coalition to Salute America's Heroes and all those who donate to their organization to make this possible. Over 150 service members and their families were invited to attend. And anyone who left the conference without hope, excitement, and motivation, just wasn't paying attention.
Ryan grabbed a picture with Coaltion Staff J.R. Martinez (wounded soldier and actor on All My Children) and Roger Chapin (founder of the Coalition).
Jaida had a special affinity for this cheerful character at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Maya was so excited to see her first Disney character at breakfast.
Noah saw his first Disney character at breakfast too.
But he wasn't quite as excited as Maya.
Ryan and Noah take in the sights on It's a Small World.
No explanation needed for this one.
Maya posed for a picture with Mulan, Pocahontas, Chip & Dale, and everyone else she could drag me over to. But Mickey and Minnie were her favorite!
She got Jaida and friend to bring her over to Buzz and Woody.
We got special tickets to go to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom and managed to snap a quick family picture in front of Cinderella's Castle.
3 comments:
Looks like so much fun! Glad you had a great trip!
That's so great! Sounds like a great balance of practical advice and entertainment.
I just happened to stumble upon your blog. We too were at this conference. I actually remember seeing your husband after seeing the pictures here. My husband was injured south of Baghdad a little over a year ago. Just thought I'd say hi and that we too got so much out of the conference. It was an amazing experience for my entire family. It was nice to see the reactions of others when I came upon your blog. Happy New Year!!
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