On a picture perfect Saturday evening at the breathtaking Bacara Resort and Spa, the Dream Foundation, a national organization dedicated to granting dreams to adults facing life-threatening illnesses, hosted its 14th Annual Celebration of Dreams Gala.
The foundation honored supporters of its newly launched Dreams for Veterans Program, which fulfills the final wishes of terminally ill veterans. The program’s founding partners include CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. President and CEO Andy Puzder and John Paul DeJordia of The Patrón Spirits Company and CEO of John Paul Mitchell Systems.
Also celebrated, was Gentiva Hospice Foundation — a national nonprofit end-of-life care service with its closest location in San Luis Obispo — as the honoree of the Dream Foundation’s 2015 Outstanding Corporate Partner Award. “I am proud to say we have moved the needle this year,” said Executive Director of the Dream Foundation Kisa Heyer. “We have delivered 48 percent more dreams than in the previous year.” She also added that Gentiva Hospice Foundation has been responsible for nearly half of the dreams fulfilled since the Dream Foundation was established 16 years ago.