May is a "dream come true" month for 320 children with special needs who attend Ezer Mizion's Beit Channa Activity Clubs in Bnei Brak, Modi'in Ilit, Jerusalem, Ohr Yehuda and Netivot, when they enjoy a trip to "My Dream House" Amusement Park - the paradise for all children.

"My Dream House" is a water park and indoor/outdoor activity center for young children, located in picturesque Givat Brenner. The children's empire at "My Dream House" offers a tractor ride through the fields, inflatable trampolines, water slides, a nine meter waterfall, air-conditioned indoor game rooms, and one of the largest and most elaborate gymboree halls in the world.

In addition, the park features colorful, safe outdoor equipment - riding toys, monkey bars, jungle gyms, spiral slides and more. Most of the rich array of attractions are appropriate for handicapped children, and enable every child to have fun - regardless of his impairment. This is why Ezer Mizion comes back year after year.

And what a time they had! Children with varied challenges - hyperactive fireballs, wheelchair restricted, Down syndrome, autistic - all found it to be the most amazingly fun experience. The hardest kids, those you can hardly ever see with a smile, even PDD children who are chronically emotionally detached, walked around with the widest grin. Here they felt on top of the world!

For many of these children, water play is a taste of heaven. Most of the year, they are scolded: don't mess around with the water, turn off that faucet! But on this dream day they have at their disposal water flumes, sprinklers, even a bucket to topple over their heads from a tall pole. The sheer pleasure was written all over.

This year, 320 children participated in the trip, accompanied by an equal number of volunteer counselors and supervising staff. Each of the "shadow" volunteers cared for her charge devotedly, looked after their safety and - above all - made sure their enjoyment was complete! 

It wasn't easy. The devoted volunteers help the dripping children out of their wet clothing, dressed them, and lovingly brushed their tangled hair. Then, after the children worked up a healthy appetite in the water, they assisted them in eating the neatly packed lunches - also provided by Ezer Mizion, of course!

Finally, after a long, tiring day, the indefatigable volunteers returned their charges to their homes, exhilarated, satisfied - and eagerly looking forward to the month of May in a year from now!