At the end of one’s life, people yearn for comfort, closure, and fulfillment. Dream Foundation, which grants wishes to terminally ill people, provides just that. Recently, a local woman, Suzanne, was miraculously granted her dream. The 77-year-old Suzanne was diagnosed with Corticobasal Degeneration, a terminal neurological disorder, and has a life expectancy of just three […] Continue Reading
As Christina Gardner faced end-stage lung cancer that metastasized to her brain, she had one dream: to spend her final days in Florida. St. Luke’s Mountain States Tumor Institute in Twin Falls, Harrison’s Hope in Twin Falls — a hospice care provider — and the national Dream Foundation partnered to make it happen. Gardner lived […] Continue Reading
Santa Barbara, Calif. –– Dream Foundation announced the appointment of Anais Pellegrini as Director of Development. Ms. Pellegrini will serve as a member of the leadership team and an active participant in Dream Foundation’s development team. In partnership with Chief Executive Officer Kisa Heyer, she will be responsible for establishing fundraising goals, developing and implementing […] Continue Reading
On June 2, Dream Foundation held a lovely event for donors of its Flower Empower Spring Bouquet Campaign on the picturesque grounds of Hospice of Santa Barbara. In light of the Thomas Fire and 1/9 Debris Flow, the foundation skipped its annual Flower Empower Luncheon, but to raise needed operating funds, it launched the campaign. […] Continue Reading
Dream Foundation, the Santa Barbara-based organization that annually serves nearly 2,500 final dreams for terminally-ill adults, has been gifted the private plaza in front of the newly reconstructed and historic Hotel Californian. The hotel plays a key role in the revitalization of Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone. The plaza sits at the corner of State and […] Continue Reading