Become a dream rider and help a child
SANDTON – The Reach for a Dream Foundation is granting wishes to children who suffer from illnesses and they need residents to cycle for them to raise funds.
The Reach for a Dream Foundation, which conducts charitable work all over South Africa including Sandton, is urging residents to become a dream rider and to participate in the Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge to help raise funds for the organisation.
The non-profit organisation encourages the community to donate funds to the foundation so that it can fund the dreams of children who are suffering from illnesses.
Tammy-Kay van Rensburg, national marketing co-ordinator of the foundation, is urging residents to consider becoming a dream rider in the next cycle challenge which will be held on 20 November in Johannesburg.
“The dream riders participate in the 947 Cycle Challenge to help raise funds for the Reach For A Dream Foundation, by riding for a purpose,” highlighted Van Rensburg.
She said that for 28 years, Reach For A Dream has been dedicated to making dreams come true for children fighting life-threatening illnesses. “These children are between the ages of three and 18. The funds raised by the dream riders help to enrich the lives of our very special children who display remarkable courage during this frightening and lonely period [of illness] in their lives.”
Van Rensburg explained that one such dreamer is little Anika who is four years old and has been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
“Anika’s dream was to have a jungle gym in her backyard for her and her little brother, Joshua, to play on. Our Durban dream team arranged to have the jungle gym constructed whilst Anika was out with her grandparents. Huge ribbons and bows were placed on it to help add to the surprise. When Anika arrived back home, she could not believe what was waiting for her.
“This lovely dream will provide some much-needed outdoor fun for Anika who is in isolation. It is a relief for her mother to watch her daughter play with her little brother on the jungle gym without the fear of picking up an infection from other children. It also allows Anika to experience the normal joys of childhood.”
Van Rensburg stressed that the granting of any dream is dependent on funds. She explained that all dreams must have the agreement of the child’s doctor and the family concerned and that all necessary indemnities and consent forms must be completed before a dream is fulfilled.
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