About The Dream Factory
The Dream Factory is a charitable organization dedicated to fulfilling dreams for kids who are battling life-threatening illnesses. We’re unique because we’re based in Manitoba – and all of the funds we raise stay in this province to help local children. Everything we do is focused on helping sick kids and their families.
The Dream Factory relies solely on the generous support of people and businesses. Since 1983, when we were founded as The Rainbow Society, we’ve created cherished memories for more than 700 families in Manitoba.
Our mandate simply requires that a potential Dream Kid should be under the age of 18 and able to communicate their dream. We include all immediate family members in the dream and ensure that it's a memorable experience outside of the hospital environment.
On average, we fulfill approximately 30 dreams in a given year, though we have been making more and more dreams come true in recent years. In 2018, we fulfilled a record number of 35 dreams for Manitoba kids who are battling a life-threatening illness. We expect 2019 to be our busiest year yet!
The average cost of a dream is over $10,000.00 CAD, a cost that continues to increase with rising travel costs, a challenging U.S. dollar, and dreamers that keep getting more creative!
We couldn't do what we do without the incredible support of our donors and volunteers. Thank you for helping us bring even more dreams to life in 2019!
Meet Ethan
Ethan is a strong, happy, energetic little guy. At 10 months of age, he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with MLL gene rearrangement. He dreams of visiting Disney World to meet his favourite super heroes. We need your help to make that happen!
Ethan spent a next year and a half in and out of the hospital. Different medications, consults, blood work, all sorts of testing, blood transfusions, lumbar punctures, and biopsies became ‘normal.’ Regardless of all this happening, it didn’t change how cheerful and active he was. He found a love for The Avengers, and is still incredibly obsessed with them. He even yells out “AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!” or “HULK SMASH!” in his sleep! He knows the characters, and has a collection of action figures that he loves to share with others in the hospital.
Ethan was discharged from the hospital in late July and since then has been seeing his doctor at CancerCare for check-ups.
Today - I’m asking for your help. Please help fullfill Ethan's dream by being part of the 2nd Annual Spokes + Dreams Bike-a-Thon!