the Dream Foundation...is it a fashion show? a charity? a gay thing?? WTF is it??
ok so I got two weeks to live what do I do? call the Dream Foundation to grant me a last request? no...this non-profit is just creepy and they hold a party every year and it's on the front page of the News-Press and there's Priscilla Presley again who is starting to look human again after some botched plastic surgeries...the mouth is still a little steelhead trout like, but..well..I dunno about her....maybe Elvis doesthere's something weird about a bunch of celebs gathering for a fashion show....it's just not real...it's all about them when it should be about whoever is dying...
the Dream Foundation is a nonprofit that grants wishes to adults who are dying...like if I wanted a new Porsche and then died the next day, WTF good is it to me?? or sex with a college girl..not 
gonna happen!!
and the celebs who are involved like Kim Kardashian whose faux wedding was held in Montecito...the marriage lasted 72 days and she's giving the value of her wedding gifts to the Dream Foundation...
gonna happen!!and the celebs who are involved like Kim Kardashian whose faux wedding was held in Montecito...the marriage lasted 72 days and she's giving the value of her wedding gifts to the Dream Foundation...
and some folks from the silly Fox show "Glee" even had the nerve to diss kids, saying the Dream Foundation helped adults and "not just kids"..well, I think kids need more help than adults.....adults really don't need a last request granted....it's very creepyand I don't trust most charities..fraud is rampant...I used to give to the United Way until I found out their CEO was embezzling the funds to fix up his house and buy expensive cars..
the guy who founded the Dream Foundation charity, Thomas W. Rollerson, gets $95,422 per year.... he dedicated the Dream Foundation to his partner Timothy Scott Palmer...
from another blog, even Rollerson disses the kids when he says he was "frustrated that many organizations only existed for the final wishes of kids" !!
"My name is Thomas Rollerson, Founder of the Dream Foundation. In 1994, after a battle with AIDS, my partner/soulmate of almost 10 years died. Just prior, I phoned wish granting organizations to bring him some comfort and joy. Like you, I was frustrated when I learned that many organizations existed for the final wishes of children, but nothing for adults. I had a choice, to lose myself in my frustration, anger and grief, or use it, towards making a positive change. Additionally, the love I had from friends and family and the eternal love of my partner was much stronger than my grief. So, I focused my frustration, which manifested into passion, and set out to pay the love forward."
the biggest issue is why aren't they granting wishes to adults who aren't gonna die soon?? those who want to live la vida loca but don't quite have the moola....
and why not donate to the Make-a Wish- Foundation...The first wish was granted to Christopher James Greicius who wished to be a police officer. Chris died soon after...
All his life, Christopher James Greicius dreamed of becoming a police officer. But he couldn't know that his wish would be the inspiration for the largest wish-granting organization in the world.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation® traces its beginning to one boy’s wish. In 1980, 7-year-old Chris Greicius was being treated for leukemia. Every day, he dreamed of becoming a police officer.
U.S. Customs Officer Tommy Austin had befriended Chris and his mother, Linda Bergendahl-Pauling. He also promised Chris a ride in a police helicopter. When Chris’ health worsened, Austin contacted Ron Cox, an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer, and planned a day that would lift Chris’ spirits.
On April 29, 1980, Austin and a caring group of DPS personnel started Chris’ day with a tour of the city in a department helicopter, which also flew him to headquarters. Three cruisers and a motorcycle officer greeted him before his meeting with the DPS command staff. There, Chris was sworn in as the first honorary DPS patrolman in state history.
imagine... the Dream Foundation's CEO Rollerson being "frustrated" over an organization like Make-a Wish... I think I'll send Make-a Wish a check tomorrow!
4 comments:
Oh yeah these boys and girls are still upset that they didn't get the cha cha heels for Xmas like they wanted when they were 14. Another example of a self serving non-profit at the expense of the truly needy.
ya wanna live la vida loca? don't have the moola? find yourself a rich divorcee.
Micky, you totally missed the boat on this one. The Dream Foundation is one of the most transparent non-profits and their only real blemish (aside from Kim Kardashian) is that the Wicked Witch of Hope Ranch also supports them. That's an association I'd try to sever if I were Thomas Rollerson.
The big celebrity connection comes from dying adults wanting to meet a particular celeb as one of their 'dreams.' And no it doesn't include the opportunity to sleep with them, sorry. But just like Make-a-Wish couldn't make Chris Greicius an actual cop (his wish was therefore never really fulfilled), the Dream Foundation could arrange to get you a Porsche to drive for a weekend. And then fly you to the Zuffenhausen Porsche factory and the Porsche museum in Stuttgart. Maybe you'll find a college girl in Germany and convince her to offer you sex.
The only thing "creepy" about the Dream Foundation is that they're on the front page of the News-Press. And guess what? The head of Make-a-Wish, Jon Stettner, makes $150,000 a year.
I appreciate your thoughts. If I may clarify, I was not frustrated over Make A Wish as they were my inspiration and huge support in beginning an organization for adults. My intention was for no human being regardless of age to ever was denied a final wish. I intentionally accepted a below-standard salary during my 20 years of service (I resigned from DF several years ago), taking very much to heart every dollar and every talent that gave of themselves in support and awareness during my 20 years. Thanks for letting me weight in, I would have sooner but oddly this only recently seems to come up in searches. All the best. Thomas
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