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Dreamflight is a UK charity that changes young lives through taking children with a serious illness or disability, without their parents, on the holiday of a lifetime to Orlando, Florida.

Each October, 192 children from all over the UK, accompanied by a team of medical carers, board a Boeing 747 – hired by Dreamflight – and spend a magical 10 days of fun and excitement in Orlando. Many of the children could not undertake such a trip without the support of the army of volunteer doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and non-medics who care for the children 24 hours a day. 

Established in 1987 and operating annually since, Dreamflight is not just a holiday; it does something that medicine can’t. The children leave their families behind giving them an opportunity to discover independence, confidence, and a whole new outlook on life. Often for the first time, these children realise that they are not alone, and they are not the odd one out. They see children around them who have also suffered, they gain perspective, and experience things they never thought possible. 

At all of the recent Paralympic Games, the medal winners have included former Dreamflight children who have cited the trip as a turning point for them.

The cost of the trip each year, per child, is approximately £3,500. Dreamflight does not receive any Government funding and relies totally on the generosity of its donors and amazing volunteer fundraisers, to ensure the trip happens each year. Dreamflight has supported over 6,000 children from across the UK.

The Charity has a very small team of staff in its sole office in Chesham, Bucks who are supported by hundreds of volunteers. This ensures that costs are kept to an absolute minimum.

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