So–Carmella and the kids are back in school. Tonight they’re coming over to work on a Dream Come True grant application Kathie Tovo on our Board is writing and GLASSES. Carmella needs glasses and a donor is going to provide those for her. Even super-star students have to be able to see the professor! 
It’s amazing to look back over the past year that Carmella and her family have been Dream Come True recipients. She just completed a very demanding summer school session and has now begun her senior year at St. Ed’s. Just 2 semesters away from achieving her dream of a bachelor’s degree in Social Work. We’ve all learned a tremendous amount over the past year and shared great times, lots of laughter, and some tears and fears along the way. We’ve been able to multiply our financial contributions about 2.5 times by generous in-kind gifts and services. With all that we’ve learned, we are now ready to begin “scaling” the Dream Come True to assist more individuals and families. Funding permitting, we plan to support several new recipients in the next 12 months. We hope many people will join the Dream Come True Board and volunteers in breaking the cycle of poverty–one life and one family at a time.
I had a great adventure on the coast.
Amazing things Happening–Dream Come True Amazing Volunteers
Here’s what’s happening today. We’re on our way to accomplishing the exciting major goal of The Dream Come True Foundation goal is to help Carmela graduate from St. Edward’s University by May 2010.
She will have come from being an illiterate 14 year old runaway to graduating with honors. Her major is in social work. Carmella will not only have a future with bright opportunities. She will have a lifetime to help others achieve what she is achieving.
We need $20,000 during the next 10 months to achieve this goal. Right now we’re accomplishing this goal litertally one month at a time.
We have amazing volunteers who are helping achieve this goal one month at a time.
We’ll be highlighting these volunters day-by-day in this blog.
Sara Barnard created our new Dream Come True logo. It totally captures the spirit of the Dream Come True. Sara is a talented designer and artist. She may be contacted at Sara Barnard (srrandolph@gmail.com).
Dawn Lacallade, of SolarWinds, generously donated her time as our web/blog consultant.
Donors give about $1,400 this month, just shy of our basic expenditures. September is a very critical month, and we need your help in any amount.
Childcare for Kade: Carmella’s youngest son lost his childcare when the childcare facility he was attending lost it’s funding. Ellen and Harry Cablock stepped in with a very generous donation. Ronnie and Cristie Dittmar actually kept Kade in their home a week while Carmella was finishing summer school.
Carmella became very ill with a migrane headache just before her finals that lasted for several days. Thaw Sint, MD, of the Dream Come True board, treated her at no cost the same day when she needed it.
Spanish II turned out to be a bigger challenge than we had anticipated, and Jack Speer became Carmella’s Spanish tutor.
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The Delta Associates provided web design and expertise for the Dream Come True through Jack Speer and Arturo Castellanos.
