At Dream Foundation, nearly 40% of our dream requests involve travel of some kind. Our dream recipients often come to us seeking pleasures that can only be provided by a trip. They yearn for joy-filled escapes from their diseases; they want to be reunited with their families; and they wish to create happy memories with their loved ones away from the drudgeries of hospital rooms and treatments. Read More »
Just for a moment, think of your favorite childhood tales. The ones you gravitated toward because they gave you hope…or perhaps they let you hold on a little longer to the belief in magic. Whether it was Peter Pan or Cinderella, our most cherished childhood stories continue to have meaning well into our adult lives because they all carry one common tradition: a happy ending. After all, it’s what we ultimately yearn for in our own life’s story — the reassurance and the peace of mind in knowing it all ends well.
This is the gift Dream Foundation is able to provide for our dream recipients. A special family trip; ensuring nothing is left unsaid; seeing the ocean for the first time – these are the beautifully happy conclusions our dreamers are able to experience in their own journeys because of your heart-felt support. Thank you. Read More »
I wasn’t sure how to write to you this month, as we are all focused on urgent global needs.
I will say, if there is a silver lining to all of this, it is the way in which people across the planet have come together to offer help, support and relief. This is a side of human nature that we at Dream Foundation are so fortunate to be familiar with. Read More »
On any given day, there are dream requests from 85 families stacked on my desk; their hopes penned in letters of anguish, their appeals for help written out in heartbreaking detail. Like Jessica, they are seeking resolution in their final days, a sense of peace, and perhaps one last opportunity to create joyful and lasting memories with their family and friends.
It is no secret that times are tough for everyone, but I believe that no one feels the depths of these troubled times like our dreamers. Victims of circumstance, they are low-income families dealing with devastating medical bills, reduced income, and the emotional and physical burden of a catastrophic illness that will one day rob them of everything. Read More »