THIS PRESERVATIVE. WELL, ALL CHILDREN DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FEEL LIKE A KID, RIGHT? IT CAN BE HARD FOR THOSE FIGHTING CRITICAL ILLNESSES, THOUGH, AND THAT’S WHERE THE CASEY CARES FOUNDATION STEPS IN. TODAY, 80 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES GOT TO SET SAIL ON A PIRATE CRUISE AROUND FELLS POINT. THE KIDS ENJOYED A SCAVENGER HUNT, MUSIC AND OTHER GAMES ON BOARD, AND THIS DAY OF FUN CAME AT NO COST TO THE FAMILIES. THE KIDS JUST HAVE A GREAT TIME AND THE PARENTS LOVE BEING ON THE BOAT. THEY LOVE TO SEE THEIR KIDS HAPPY. THEY LOVE TO SEE THEIR KIDS. YOU KNOW, HAVING A DISTRACTION FROM ALL OF THE VERY SERIOUS THINGS THAT THEY’RE GOING THROUGH ON A DAILY BASIS. AND, YOU KNOW, FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF, THEY GET TO JUST BE KIDS OR ACTUALLY THEY GET TO JUST BE PIRATES. AND SO WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT TO THEM. URBAN PIRATES AND THE CASEY CARES FOUNDATION FIRST BEGAN THIS PARTNERSHIP BACK IN 2008, AND THE GOAL IS TO CREATE
Critically ill kids sail the high seas as pirates thanks to charity
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All children deserve the opportunity to feel like a kid, but it can be hard for those with critical illnesses. Video above: How this charity turns kids into treasure-hunting piratesSo on Thursday, the Casey Cares Foundation hosted 80 children and their families to set sail on a pirate cruise around Baltimore.The kids enjoyed a scavenger hunt, music and games on board — and this day of fun came at no cost to their families."The kids just have a great time, and the parents love being on the boat. They love to see their kids happy, they love to see their kids having a distraction from all the very serious things that they're going through on a daily basis," said Erin Ritter, the foundation's deputy associate director. "For an hour and a half, they get to just be kids, they get to just be pirates. We're really grateful to be able to provide that to them."Urban Pirates, a Baltimore company that hosts interactive boat tours, and the Casey Cares Foundation first began this partnership in 2008. The goal is to create lasting memories for these families.
BALTIMORE — All children deserve the opportunity to feel like a kid, but it can be hard for those with critical illnesses.
Video above: How this charity turns kids into treasure-hunting pirates
So on Thursday, the hosted 80 children and their families to set sail on a pirate cruise around Baltimore.
The kids enjoyed a scavenger hunt, music and games on board — and this day of fun came at no cost to their families.
"The kids just have a great time, and the parents love being on the boat. They love to see their kids happy, they love to see their kids having a distraction from all the very serious things that they're going through on a daily basis," said Erin Ritter, the foundation's deputy associate director. "For an hour and a half, they get to just be kids, they get to just be pirates. We're really grateful to be able to provide that to them."
Urban Pirates, a Baltimore company that hosts interactive boat tours, and the Casey Cares Foundation first began this partnership in 2008. The goal is to create lasting memories for these families.
