The DREAM Project
I am the new Executive Director of the DREAM Project. The rumors about the payments to Cadin are not true. DREAM has had a long relationship with Flavia?s school through offering training, helping her build the beautiful site, acquiring computers for her school and connecting her with many of her present donors. As a favor to Flavia, we accept donations to her school, because donors want the tax-exempt status.
I have discussed any lingering issues from DREAM's previous leadership with Flavia and we are resolving all of them harmoniously. For example, earlier this week we had a Cadin donor come see us and when we investigated, it ended up the check had never been received by DREAM. The donors now realize that their check was never cashed. It was an honest mistake on their part, but these rumors stemming from it now seem to be affecting DREAM's reputation. We obviously can?t make payments for students that were never received.
We are maintaining our programs in the toughest economic times of our generation. I invite anyone who has specific questions about donations to Cadin to please contact me directly. And please visit the DREAM Center at any time if you have any questions about where our money is going or the youth we are helping. DREAM?s mission is supporting the neediest of our community to have access to quality education. I hope all involved in this thread can now put this same energy into our community, either through DREAM or another worthy cause. We plan on continuing to focus on the kids.
Catherine DeLaura
Executive Director
The DREAM Project