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About Us
The DreamCatcher program was started as a volunteer program in conjunction with Hospice Care of the West, LLC. The program was the idea of Caitlin Crommett, a 15 year old sophomore at Tesoro High School in Orange County, California. Caitlin had the idea early in 2009 while watching the movie, "Patch Adams" during a scene in which Patch helped an elderly woman who was not eating. In the scene, she noted that she always wanted to jump into a pool of pasta....and Patch made that wish happen. The DreamCatcher Foundation is now a 501 (c) (3) corporation. |
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The Tesoro Dream Team The DreamCatcher Club at Tesoro High School is now led by junior Emily Beals. Emily and the new Tesoro Dream Team continue to work with Hospice Care of the West to fulfill dreams in the local Orange County area. |
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| Contact Emily at dreamcatchersemily@att.net | |||||
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Brea Olinda High School Dreamcatchers The DreamCatchers club at Brea Olinda High School is being run by President, Kristen Park. Kristen is an upcoming junior and works with various hospices, including Hospice Care of the West and Hospice Touch, to grant Dreams of patients. She is very involved in her school, and hopes to continue to grant as many Dreams as possible throughout her time as president of the Dream Team!
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| Contact Kristen at kristenjiinpark@gmail.com | |||||
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Liberty High School (Bakersfield) Dream Catchers Isabella Busacca leads the Liberty High School Dream Catchers club in Bakersfield, California. Isabella is one of a set of triplets along with brother Anthony and sister Sophia. All three are part of the Liberty High School Dream team and have already granted dreams for hospice patients. They work closely with Optimal Hospice in Bakersfield and are looking to establish other hospice relationships. They are juniors at Liberty High.
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Vanderbilt University Dream Catchers Laura Renaud is a senior at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN studying Human and Organizational Development in the Health and Human Services track. Laura has interned for nonprofits the past 2 summers and is happy to be a part of the growth of DreamCatchers. She has started a club at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. This term she is an intern in the human resources department at Hospice Compassus. |
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| Contact Laura at laura.e.renaud@vanderbilt.edu | |||||
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Frontier High School (Bakersfield) Dream Catchers Sarah, Sophie, and Joe Constantine started the Dream Catchers club at Frontier High School in Bakersfield, CA. They are just starting the club at their school and are excited to become a part of the DreamCatchers organization. They work through Optimal Hospice in Bakersfield and are hoping to start granting dreams for hospice patients soon. Sarah is a senior at Frontier and Sophie and Joe are sophomores.
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For more information, please contact Sarah Constantine at: sarahkconstantine@gmail.com |
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Albany, New York Jennifer Ellsworth recently graduated with her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University at Albany, specializing in social work with older adults. She has volunteered with various hospices over the past 5 years and is currently working with The Community Hospice to expand DreamCatchers to New York. Her title will be Director, of east Coast Expansion |
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Catholic University of America Madeline Hotz is a junior at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, pursuing a Bachelor of Social Work in the National Catholic School of Social Service. She is currently an intern at Capitol Hill Village in Washington, DC, which fosters and supports an active adult community within the city. She is an avid runner and enjoys traveling. She is looking forward to the beginning of Dreamcatchers at the Catholic University of America and making people’s dreams come true.
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To contact Maddie, her e-mail address is: 21hotz@cardinalmail.cua.edu |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. High School (Nashville) Dreamcatchers Heading the Dreamcatchers Club at Martin Luther King, Jr. High School in Nashville, TN is Ben Rosenburg. Ben is a junior in high school and is in the school orchestra. Ben began volunteer work at Alive Hospice in Nashville since June and is anxious to begin working on Dreams. |
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| To contact Ben, please e-mail him at: bn.rosenberg1@gmail.com | |||||
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Pahokee High School (Florida) Dreamcatchers Kelly Ramirez, a sophomore at Pahokee High School in Florida, started a DreamCatchers club at her school as part of her IB MYP personal project. She hopes that DreamCatchers will attract positive attention to her community and to her school. |
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A Special Thank You! - Ray Perez from San Diego who has donated use of his wheel chair van for transportation. |
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