Berts Big Adventure Inc

TO PROVIDE A MAGICAL JOURNEY TO WALT DISNEY WORLD FOR CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC AND TERMINAL ILLNESSES.

FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL TRIP, BERT'S BIG ADVENTURE STRIVES TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN ITS ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY AND FRIENDSHIPS BY HOSTING FAMILY REUNION ADVENTURES. ALSO KNOWN AS FAMILY REUNIONS, THE EXCLUSIVE AND UNIQUE EVENTS PROVIDE THE FAMILIES WITH YEAR-ROUND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENJOY MORE VIP EXPERIENCES AND INTIMATE FAMILY TIME AWAY FROM DOCTOR VISITS AND HOSPITAL STAYS.2021THE NUMBER OF BERT'S BIG ADVENTURE CHILDREN WHO ATTENDED ONE OR MORE REUNIONS: 97THE NUMBER OF FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED ONE OR MORE REUNIONS: 450THE AVERAGE AGE OF BERT'S BIG ADVENTURE CHILDREN ATTENDING REUNION: 15 YEARS OLDGENDER STATISTICS ON CHILDREN ATTENDING: (MALE VS FEMALE): 45% MALE, 55% FEMALETHE NUMBER OF BERT'S BIG ADVENTURE FAMILY MEMBERS NOT LIVING IN GEORGIA THAT ATTENDED ONE OR MORE REUNIONS: 16 (VIRTUAL REUNIONS) - NONE FOR IN-PERSON REUNIONSTHE NUMBER OF BERT'S BIG ADVENTURE FAMILIES THAT HAVE LOST A CHILD THAT ATTEND (ONE OR MORE) REUNIONS: 4THE NUMBER OF IN-PERSON FAMILY REUNION ADVENTURES: 2 (THE SPRINGS DRIVE-IN & ZOO ATLANTA)THE NUMBER OF VIRTUAL FAMILY REUNION ADVENTURES: 2

EACH YEAR, BERT'S BIG ADVENTURE PROVIDES A FIVE-DAY, ALL-EXPENSES-PAID JOURNEY TO WALT DISNEY WORLD FOR CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC AND TERMINAL ILLNESSES AND THEIR FAMILIES. FROM THE LIMO RIDES AND CHARTERED FLIGHT TO THE CHARACTER-FILLED PARTIES AND PRINCESS MAKEOVERS, THE TRIP IS NOTHING SHORT OF MAGICAL. THROUGHOUT THE TRIP, EACH FAMILY IS ACCOMPANIED BY A BERT'S BIG ADVENTURE LIAISON, ALLOWING THEM TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THEIR ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE. BERT'S BIG ADVENTURE DID NOT EXECUTE THIS PROGRAM IN 2021 DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS AND SAFETY.

THE BERT'S BIG ADVENTURE FAIRY GODPARENT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE ORGANIZATION'S FAMILIES WHEN A BERT'S BIG ADVENTURE CHILD IS ADMITTED TO A PARTNER HOSPITAL. THE FAIRY GODPARENT VOLUNTEERS VISIT THE CHILDREN DAILY AND PROVIDE MAGICAL MOMENTS DURING A TRYING TIME. THIS PROGRAM IS GRACIOUSLY SPONSORED BY THE CARTER'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION. THE BERT'S BIG ADVENTURE FAIRY GODPARENT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED IN 2021 DUE TO HOSPITAL RESTRICTIONS REALATED TO COVID 19. SEE YEAR OVER YEAR BELOW: 2021THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN VISITED/CARE PACKAGES DROPPED OFF/SENT IN THE MAIL: 17THE NUMBER OF VISITS MADE/CARE PACKAGES DROPPED OFF: 20THE AVERAGE AGE OF CHILDREN VISITED: 13GENDER STATISTICS ON CHILDREN VISITED (MALE VS FEMALE): 12 FEMALES, 8 MALESTHE FAIRY GODPARENT VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERED AT 8 EVENTS IN 2021.

A FAMILY CAN FACE COPIOUS, UNFORESEEN FINANCIAL STRUGGLES WHEN A CHILD IS DIAGNOSED WITH A CHRONIC OR TERMINAL ILLNESS. IN SOME CASES, THIS PROGRAM IS UTILIZED TO HELP FAMILIES IN NEED FILL THAT FINANCIAL GAP DURING TRYING TIMES.IN ADDITION, BERT'S BIG ADVENTURE RECOGNIZES THAT MANAGING A FUNERAL AFTER AN UNEXPECTED DEATH CAN MEAN ADDITIONAL STRESS FOR A FAMILY ALREADY COPING WITH GRIEF. BERT'S BIG ADVENTURE STRIVES TO PAY THE FUNERAL COSTS FOR ANY BERT'S BIG ADVENTURE CHILD THAT PASSES AWAY SO THAT THE FAMILY CAN FOCUS ON HEALING.IN 2021, BERT'S BIG ADVENTURE'S OTHER CHARITABLE SERVICES PROGRAM ASSISTED ONE FAMILY: 13-YEAR-OLD BOY - ALONG WITH HIS PARENTS, THE FAMILY WENT TO WALT DISNEY WORLD WITH BERT'S BIG ADVENTURE IN 2017.