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Run4Dreams 5K Raises Over $21,000

Run4Dreams 5K Raises Over $21,000
Run4dreams 5k Raises Over $21,000 To Make Central Florida Dreams Come True. REUNION – Reunion Resort hosted the 2nd Annual 5K Run4Dreams on April 21. This annual event helps bring in much-needed funding and awareness for the Sunshine Foundation Dream Village. The Sunshine Foundation is the original wish granting organization founded in 1976, and the only A Rated charity in the...

Childhood Heroes Make Dreams Come True

Childhood Heroes Make Dreams Come True
Run Or Walk As Your Favorite Childhood Hero On Saturday To Make Dreams Come True REUNION – Reunion Resort will host the 2nd Annual 5K Run4Dreams on Saturday, April 21, starting at 7:30 a.m. This annual event will help bring in much-needed funding and awareness for the Sunshine Foundation Dream Village. The Sunshine Foundation is the original wish granting organization in the United...

Run4Dreams 5K Fun Run/Walk to Benefit Su...

Reunion Resort will host the 2011 Run4Dreams 5K Fun Run/Walk on Saturday morning, May 21st. Advance registration, $25 adult/$10 youth, is open now at www.sunshinefoundation.org/2011run4dreams.html. Day-of-event registration is $30 adult, $15 youth. Run or walk as your favorite childhood hero! Run as Batman, Cinderella, Harry Potter, Wonder Woman or Darth Vader! Any tasteful costume is...

Happy Day of Sunshine!

Happy Day of Sunshine! (First day of summer and longest day of sunshine) Please help us answer the dreams of seriously ill and abused children by texting SUN to 85944 to make a $5 donation to the Sunshine Foundation from your cell phone today! It only takes 30 seconds J Please forward this to your co-workers, contacts, family, friends, etc…we would truly appreciate it. For...

Eco-Fest 2010

Eco-Fest 2010 was held to educate Haines City Walmart customers about “Going Green”. Karen Nugent, Walmart Green Team’s captain, had numerous companies on hand to educate the public about the environment, conservation and healthier living. The Walmart Green Team sold eco-friendly products and plants. A Hotdog Wagon was also on hand to raise funds for the Sunshine Foundation...

Sunshine’s 89th Dreamlift

How do you provide a dream for a child who is chronically ill, physically challenged or abused and cannot be away from their doctors for more then 24 hours? One of Sunshine Foundation’s national programs is the Dreamlift, a special trip for children who are too ill to stay away from home and their doctors overnight. We charter a jet to bring about 100 special needs children to...

Dream of a Liftime

Hubert Jackson turned 18 on his Dream of a lifetime. Hubert has Cerebral Palsy, and arrived in Orlando with his parents Tamiki McCormick and Kevin Cubie, along with sister, Lexus. AirTran brought Hubert and his family from Chicago, IL to visit the Central Florida theme parks! Sunshine Foundation answered his dream to enjoy Disney World and SeaWorld. They stayed in the Seaside...

Earth Day Celebration at Dream Village

4/22/2010 – Davenport, FL. The Sunshine Foundation’s Dream Village is receiving a landscaping make-over today thanks to Austin Outdoor. This day of service, celebrating Earth Day, was organized by Beau Wright and Paulo Paternes. Plants were donated by Medallion Nursery and mulch provided by Bolling Forest Products. The Dream Village lost many plants from its lush landscaping during...

Spring Fair

 FREE, FUN, FAMILY-FRIENDLY DAY!

Moose on Bikes for Sunshine!

Moose on Bikes for Sunshine! A total of 70 Moose Riders from Haines City participated in a Poker Run for the Sunshine Foundation Dream Village recently.  They had five stops at member’s homes:  Stop #1 was at Gary and Maggie Cassen, Stop #2 was at Walt and Karen Crosthwaite, Stop #3 was at Billy and Marsha Jones, Stop #4 was at Wormy & Beth Shelnutt and the last stop was at...

Honeywell and Rebuilding Together of Pol...

More than 50 Honeywell Volunteers Participate in Renovation Project for Wish Granting Organization   ORLANDO, FLA. – Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and Rebuilding Together of Polk County recently led a revitalization project for the Sunshine Foundation Dream Village, a 22-acre site that has nine fairytale themed cottages where seriously ill, physically challenged and abused children can...

Less Stress and More Fun

Conner (6 years old) from Lavista, NE has an unknown genetic syndrome called Mega Cisterna Magna/Silent Aspiration.  He arrived with his parents Mary & Danny and his three brothers for a magical trip of two days at Disney World and one day at Universal Studios.  Connor’s favorite part was seeing Lightning McQueen, fighting Darth Vader and riding the Tower of Terror. Once...

20 Year Celebration

Twenty years ago, a magical and enchanted village opened in central Florida for children suffering from chronic illnesses, physical challenges and the pain of abuse.  Since then, more than 20,000 of these special children have visited the Sunshine Foundation Dream Village.  The Sunshine Foundation is the original wish granting organization founded in 1976.  When asked the simple...