The DREAM Project is hosting their annual fund raising benefit to raise funds to continue their education programs. While DREAM was first launched in Puerto Plata, it now reaches into several other areas of the Dominican Republic, benefiting thousands of children and young adults.
The DREAM Project’s Sixth Annual NYC Benefit, Sueños 2018, will be held on 5 March, at the The Italian Academy at Columbia University in New York City, USA. The program includes a reading by Junot Diáz, followed by the main event, an awards ceremony recognizing the achievements and service of DREAM members and contributors over the past year. The evening will finish with the first US performance by the DREAM Bachata Academy Band, followed by a performance of bachata diva Andre Veloz.
Confirmed guests include DREAMer of the Year, Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz who will be joined by the Principal of The American Ballet Theatre Misty Copeland, actress Dascha Polanco, Educators of the Year Actor and Head Start Ambassador Taye Diggs with artist and writer Shane Evans and many more. In addition, Beachwold Residential will be awarded Corporate DREAMer of the Year for the contribution and emphasis they have placed on education in the Dominican Republic.
All proceeds from the event will go directly towards DREAM’s early childhood development, at-risk youth and workforce development programs, impacting more than 8,000 Dominican youth in 27 different communities.
To be part of the fundraiser, visit: Dominican Dream.
26 February 2018
