Critically recognized journalist Nancy Graham joined Dream Foundation’s Board of Directors this July. Based in Santa Barbara, Dream Foundation is the only dream-granting organization for terminally-ill adults that operates on a national level. Formerly the editor-in-chief of AARP The Magazine, Graham joined the Dream Foundation board after witnessing the final years of her mother’s and […] Continue Reading
Foundations grant adult wishes to go skydiving, meet celebrities and retreat from serious illness When Belmi Tepeque was diagnosed with stage-four gastric cancer, she was aware of foundations that grant wishes to children — but not adults. At just 22 years old, the Santa Barbara resident had already faced several challenges in life. She hadn’t […] Continue Reading
Despite the shutdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Santa Barbara-based Dream Foundation is continuing its Flower Empower program, which delivers hundreds of bouquets a week to patients, first responders, isolated seniors, and even neighbors. The volunteer crews that create the colorful and welcoming bouquets have had to adjust with social distancing and other measures […] Continue Reading
Multi journalism award-winning Graham to join the Board of the national dream-granting organization Santa Barbara, Calif. –– Nancy Perry Graham, Senior Editorial Director with Charles Koch’s Stand Together, will join the National Board of Directors for Dream Foundation, the only national dream-granting organization for terminally-ill adults and their families. As a member of the Board, […] Continue Reading
WHEN FLOWER EMPOWER COORDINATOR VALERIE BANKS first heard rumors that California was going to shut down in response to COVID-19, she was worried. “We’ve kept going through fires and the debris flow, but this was different,” she said. “For the first time in the 25 years since the program began, we thought, is this going […] Continue Reading