Kimberly Brummett, age 9, from Westmoreland, suffers from Band Heterotopia and seizure disorder. Dream Factory of Central Tennessee, with the help and sponsorship of the Memphis Chapter, is granting her dream and sending her to see Mickey Mouse at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Her and her family will spend a week with Mickey and all of his friends. They will stay at the Give Kids The World Village, which is designed for children that suffer from life threatening illnesses.

Dream Factory just opened the Central Tennessee Chapter on July 7th, 2005 and are already working on five dreams in the Central Tennessee area. To sponser a child, request a dream for a child, volunteer or make a donation, you can call Tina Harris - Area Coordinator at 615-589-7713.

Please visit our National Website at www.dreamfactoryinc.com for more information

What is the Dream

Factory?

The Dream Factory, Inc. was founded in 1980 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, by Charles Henault, a South Central Bell employee, who wanted to create a volunteer organization dedicated to granting the dreams of children with critical or chronic illnesses.

Currently, there are more than 32 chapters across the United States with over 5,000 volunteers who work to produce and deliver dreams, visit children and their families in the hospital and their homes, arrange special celebrations and conduct fundraising events for individual children. This volunteer support ensures that the maximum percentage of donations are used for the procurement and distribution of dreams.

The Dream Factory is a member of the Association of Wish Granting Organizations (AWGO), which has 20 members across the nation all serving the needs of children diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses.

Wish Criteria

In order for a child to be considered eligible to receive a dream, he or she must meet the following criteria:

Is 3 through 18 years of age.

Has a critical or chronic illness which must be verified on the application by the child's primary physician.

Has not received a dream from another wish-granting organization.

The dream must be the child's dream and not that of a parent, guardian or other concerned party. The child must be able to communicate the dream to a Dream Factory representative.

The Dream Factory grants wishes without regard to race, color, creed, religion,ethnic origin, sexual orientation or economic status.

The Dream Factory operates using a network of volunteers who raise funds in their communities to grant dreams to local children. We receive no government funding but rely on the generosity of members of our communities. Donors are assured that their funds remain in their communities and volunteers can see the direct results of their efforts by serving local children.