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Dare to Dream

Fashion divas long to sit with the likes of Vogue editor Anna Wintour and celebrities such as Sarah Jessica Parker in the front-row seats of the catwalks for New York City Fashion Week every February. Among this year’s front-row patrons was Latoya Headley, 25, from Montecito, Calif. Headley had her fashion fantasy wish come true with the help of Santa Barbara’s Dream Foundation and saw Diane von Furstenberg’s collection strut pass her first-hand, allowing her to experience true fashion bliss this past February.

Marines fulfill Nebraskan’s dream

Through all the pain and all the difficulties, Julian Galindo never suffered an identity crisis.
Once a Marine, always a Marine.

But my, how it lifted Galindo’s spirits sky-high to be recognized again as a part of the Corps, even for just a final, fleeting moment.

Last month Galindo, 51, who lives in Lyons, Neb., had a lifelong desire fulfilled by the Dream Foundation, an organization that aims to grant wishes for adults in the end stages of their life. Galindo, who served in the Marine Corps from 1977 through 1997, got to visit Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., the oldest active post in the Marine Corps.

Compassion is Always in Fashion

Long-time Vogue editor Anna Wintour always sits in the front row during New York Fashion Week, but thanks to Santa Barbara’s Dream Foundation, one very special guest also got the celebrity treatment last week with front row seats to the Diane von Furstenberg show and a private meeting with Oscar de la Renta at his showroom.

The Dream Foundation was able to fulfill the lifelong dream of Latoya Headley, who suffers from an aggres- sive form of brain cancer, to attend New York Fashion Week, along with her sister, Naima, and the Dream Foundation’s Hollye Jacobs.

The Dream Foundation grants a wish to attend New York Fashion Week

Who says the fashion industry is coldhearted? Latoya Headley, a 25-year-old battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, was granted her ultimate “wish” – to go to New York Fashion Week. And two of fashion’s biggest names, Diane Von Furstenberg and Oscar de la Renta, helped make the experience extra meaningful.

The Dream Foundation, a nonprofit organization that fulfills biggie wishes for adults living with life-threatening diseases, facilitated the trip to the Fall 2010 shows for the young fashion fan. Headley attended the Diane Von Furstenberg runway show on Sunday and had the chance to meet briefly with the designer. The following day she spent an hour with a very accommodating De la Renta, who gave her a “sneak peek” of his latest collection just before his runway show.

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