Macdonald Family Charity

December 21, 2009

Kiwanis Club of Greeley donates to make a dream come true

GREELEY – The Kiwanis Club of Greeley donated $250 to Macdonald Family Charity to help make a Greeley boy’s dream come true. The boy, who still doesn’t know he’s been granted his dream, is a quadriplegic. He dreams of going downhill skiing. The money for the Kiwanis Club will cover half the price of making his dream come true.

Macdonald Family Charity was founded to grant dreams to children and youth who are terminally or chronically ill, injured, in a foster care environment or from a family with a low income. Children in Weld and Larimer counties, legal U.S. citizens, between the ages of 2 and 18 are eligible to receive a dream from the charity; however applications are only accepted during open application periods.

“We recognize there are many children, due to physical limitations or financial struggles, who are never exposed to opportunities to help them see the hope and possibility that exists in the world and our community” says AJ Macdonald, founder of Macdonald Family Charity. “If we can provide an opportunity for a child to have one of their dreams come true–a child who may not ever have that chance due to circumstances beyond their control–then we’ve accomplished what we set out to do.”

Macdonald Family Charity, established in January 2007, already has granted dreams to 16 children. The last dream the charity granted was to Cade, a little boy with diabetes. His dream of meeting LaDainian Tomlinson of the San Diego Chargers came true at the November 22 game in Denver.

Additional information can be obtained by calling Katie at (970) 667-6119 or online at www.macdonaldfamilycharity.org.