Reach For A Dream Foundation, founded in 1988, has made dreams come true for children facing life-threatening illnesses. Since inception, Reach For A Dream has made over 30 000 dreams come true ranging from meeting personal heroes or owning something a child has always dreamed of.
Celebrating its 38th birthday at the Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital, the foundation hosted a party to mark its special legacy of bringing joy to children and their families during their medical journeys, says the foundation.
Hospital CEO, Dr Nkuli Boikhutso, shares her experience with the organisation, "This day is important for me because in 1997, I was a receipient of a dream from Reach For A Dream. I was more than a cancer patient, they gave me a new perspective of life. My dream come true gave me hope and today, I'm the CEO of a children's hospital."
"Thank you for choosing us to celebrate your birthday, congratulations on 38 years of making sure kids' dreams come true,” Boikhutso adds.
Julia Sotirianakos, Reach For A Dream's CEO concludes, "We are almost four decades old, we couldn't have done it without the love and support of all our hospitals, staff and volunteers across the country. We do this because of our beautiful children and every day, we are reminded of our purpose."
For more information, visit www.reachforadream.org.za. You can also follow Reach For A Dream on Facebook, LinkedIn, X, or on Instagram.
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