‘Walt Disney likes to say that he created the happiest place on earth, but here at ADI, we beg to differ’
Children with disabilities are treated to a special Purim celebration at a rehabilitation village in southern Israel – complete with their own custom-made costumes.
At the ADI Negev Nahalat Eran Rehabilitation Village for adults and children with disabilities, Purim attendees can partake in holiday festivities with their assistive devices decorated to look like airplanes, excavators, popcorn buckets, and other whimsical disguises.
โWalt Disney likes to say that he created the happiest place on earth, but here at ADI, we beg to differ,โ Elie Klien, the villageโs international marketing director, toldย i24NEWS.
โThis is the happiest place on earth,โ he added.
The villageโs work is supported with financing from the Jewish National Fund USA – the organization assisted in both the construction of ADI and the creation of a nearby rehabilitation hospital.
โWe have four different affiliates that we work with in terms of special needs, making sure that nobody is ever left behind,โ Yael Levontin of the Jewish National Fund USA toldย i24NEWS.
The children’sโ specially-designed Purim costumes were made possible through the work of volunteers with the Israeli nonprofit TOM – Tikkun Olam Makers.
โWe thought they deserve (to) also (have) special costumes,โ Roy Goldenberg, director of TOMโs Israel communities, toldย i24NEWS.
โBringing people, designers, engineers, you know, people with good hands and a wide heartโฆ it just truly feels amazing.โ
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