Tag: Pamela Landwirth
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Video: Give Kids The World Opens to Community for 5K Fun Run
On Saturday, November 6, 2010 Give Kids The World (GKTW) sponsored its 2nd annual 5k Fun Run fundraiser. Over 625 runners raised more than $68,000 for GKTW Village. This year, the 5k was held inside the gates of the Village itself. Pamela Landwirth, President of GKTW, commented how rare it is for community members to come in and…
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Video: Give Kids The World Featured On NBC’s Today Show
Central Florida based Give Kids The World (GKTW) was recently featured on NBC’s Today Show. In the segment, President of GKTW Pamela Landwirth talks about the great work done by the organization to bring children with life-threatening illnesses to Orlando. The full video is included below. You may never look at “yes” the same way…
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Who Wants To Open a Theme Park? Disneyland Paris Style
Have you ever wondered what all goes into opening a Disney Theme Park? Knowing the eyes of the world are upon you, and 10,000 people are ready to descend for dinner? I was able to sit down and talk with two friends of the DIS Unplugged: Lee Cockerell, former Executive Vice President of Operations for…
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Give Kids The World: the 8th Wonder of the World
I recently had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Pamela Landwirth, President of Give Kids The World. Pamela has an extensive background in the theme park and resort operations industry from her 16 years at the Walt Disney Company. She discussed some of her experiences with Disney including the opening of EuroDisney (now…