February 2010
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 WELCOME ABOARD!
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Deliver the Dream's (DTD) Board of Directors
welcomes seven new members and a new chairman from several prominent
businesses throughout South Florida. Bringing a wealth of experience and
professional excellence, these individuals will join DTD's existing board to
create newfound enthusiasm to grow the organization and continue to help
families in need.
William Lutes - Appointed new Chairman of the Board. Senior Vice
President of Commercial Banking for Mercantile Bank
Bill Allen - Regional
Managing Director for Hays Companies
Thomas Coyle, Jr. - Attorney at Greenspoon
Marder, P.A. specializing in real estate, commercial acquisitions and financing
closings
Paula Fernandez-Lutes - Corporate
counsel for State Farm Insurance Companies
Michael Orr - Owner of Minuteman Press in Boca Raton
Jonathan Schiller - Attorney at Brinkley, Morgan,
Solomon, Tatum, Stanley & Lunny, LLP specializing in marital and family
law
Justin Stone - Audit
partner with Crowe Horwath LLP focusing on public and large privately owned
corporations
David Zalewski - Vice President and Corporate Controller at Citrix
Systems, Inc.
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DTD FAMILY |
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RECENT RETREATS
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"Families who have a child with Sickle Cell Disease" University of Florida Pediatric Hematology Oncology Clinic Florida FFA Leadership Training Center, Haines City, FL
Families had a blast this past weekend at one of our newest locations. Everyone had a chance to tie-dye
t-shirts, eat a delicious BBQ, pet the ponies and play a fun game of
volleyball. Families also tested their skills and worked on team building on the super cool ropes course.
 
Jermiah Monde with Hope the Bear Frank & Nikkitris Daniel with son Christian McCullough
"Families who have a child with Cancer"
Chris Evert Children's Hospital River Ranch, Lake Wales, FL
Deliver
the Dream was back at River Ranch for our 83rd retreat weekend. Eleven families from Chris Evert Children's Hospital in South Florida attended. They had fun singing songs at the campfire, taking a
tour on a hay ride, horseback riding, indoor carnival day, a rodeo, got to see
a 4-day old baby horse and even took a freezing cold air boat ride!
  Sophia, Lucie and Gracie Pouliot Mackenzie Gonzalez
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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
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Helen has
been volunteering with Deliver the Dream since 2006 and has attended 13 family
retreat weekends, the Jeans and Dreams Galas in Jacksonville
AND the Denim and Diamonds Galas in South Florida!
When she's not volunteering herself, she's sending her friends and family to
help or is out in the community being a DTD advocate. Helen has helped
touch the lives of so many DTD families and those who have had the pleasure to
know Helen understand what a selfless, caring and wonderful person she is!
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WANT TO BECOME A HEALTHCARE PARTNER?
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Do
you work for an organization that helps families who have a child or parent
with a serious illness or crisis? If so, Deliver the Dream can help
you!
Contact Rebecca Hahessy in the Program Department to find out how YOU can offer your
families a Deliver the Dream retreat weekend.
Rebecca can be reached at 954.564.3512 or rebecca.hahessy@deliverthedream.org
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FUNDRAISING NEWS |
Deliver the Dream Receives First of the Year Donation From Anonymous Donor
DTD
received a new year's donation of $300,000
from an anonymous donor this January! The donation, allocated to our
award-winning Family Retreat Program over the next three years,
will allow us to help even more families who are living with illnesses
such as
Cancer, Autism, HIV/AIDS, or Cerebral Palsy.
Donation Summary for December - January$1,000+- Charles & Esther Frye Foundation
- Citrix Systems, Inc.
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- Wachovia Bank, N.A.
- Wachovia Foundation
- The Birk Family Foundation, Inc.
- Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation, Inc.
$999 - $401- Adams, Chase
- Kelly, Lela
- Restivo, Richard
- Wachovia Bank N.A
$400 - $101- Bohne Edward
- Booker, Dan
- Fernandez-Lutes, Paula
- Hepp, Philip
- Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society - South Florida Chapter
- Peter, Aaron
- Ponte, Hector
- Schiller Jonathan
- Schuller, Eileen
- Stone, Justin
UP TO $100- Alleman, Cynthia
- Baird, Brian
- Boucher, Marc
- Charoensook, Christopher
- Colbourne, Katrina
- Conde Center for Chiropractic
- DiVirgilio, Loretta
- Ezring, Craig
- Farr, Neal
- Finoccaiaro, Brian
- Friedlander-Olsen, Sherry
- Fontin, Stephanie
- Goldstein, Michael
- Hammond, Geraldine
- Helman, Amy
- Hernandez, Frank
- Howard, Angela
- Klaassens, Jen
- Ladd Nancy
- Maisel, Freida
- Manzanilla, Suzanne
- Massa, Claudia
- Neel, Richard
- Network for Good
- Pappas, James
- Pipkins, Larry
- Reeder, Jan
- Schaefer, Anne
- Spieler, Laurie
- Stump, Katelyn
- Sweigart-Bruce, Vickie
- Toifel, Brick
- Venters, Susan
- Vento, Ana
- Williams, Courtney
Thank you to all of our generous donors and supporters who are responsible for changing the lives of our families in need!_______________________________________________________________________  Leaf of Love
Deliver the Dream invites you to honor a loved one and join our Tribute
Tree!
Choose a Leaf of
Love and once we receive your tribute contribution we'll add your leaf to our
Family Tribute Tree.
GREEN Leaf
$25
RED
Leaf $50
GOLD Leaf
$100
PLATINUM
Leaf (Greater tribute amount) $_______
Visit www.DelivertheDream.org to order
your Leaf of Love & click here to watch it grow. You can also contact us at
954.564.3512 or Email Us to place
your order.
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Through consistent
advocacy, and productive partnerships, we will deliver highly effective programs
that enable those undergoing crisis or chronic illness to regain strength,mend
spirits and become families and kids again.
3223 Northwest 10th Terrace, Suite
602 - Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309
Toll Free: 1-888-OUR-DREAM -
954-564-3512
Facsimile:
954-564-4385
www.DeliverTheDream.org
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