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On the last Wednesday of April, a flight was going to take a group of very special kids to Disney World. The trip, organized by non-profit Dreams Take Flight, was a once-in-lifetime chance for those kids.

COVID-19 cancelled that trip. For the 140 Atlantic Canadian children scheduled to be on that flight, this crushed their dreams.

Some had never been on a plane before; others had never been out of their province before. Some would otherwise never have the chance to afford a trip to Disney World. “The kids were quite understanding that this year’s trip had to

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