Local charity Dream On 3 recently helped 12 kids who live with Down syndrome by hosting them in a virtual Bingo game with the UNC Charlotte football team.
This past weekend grassroots Charlotte charity “Dream On 3” raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to help make dreams come true at its largest fundraiser yet.
WBTV News and Wheelhouse Media are broadcasting it in real time. Go to Dream On 3′s Facebook page on Saturday around 7:30 p.m., to see the fancy fun inside Founders Hall.
This Gaston County high school senior had former NFL star Steve Smith take her to her prom. They ate dinner, rode in a limo, danced and, surprise, she was crowned prom queen.
A student at Hopewell High School had a personal dream come true recently after he had the opportunity to meet with Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman.
Cameron Ruis is a star player on the Charlotte Rollin’ Hornets, a wheelchair basketball team in our area. But his favorite professional sports team isn’t about basketball – it’s hockey.
By the end of the afternoon, Beers and Burpees surprised four different Dream On 3 kids with elaborate sports dreams, and raised over $176,000 for the charity to help make other dreams come true for other local kids in the future.
We decided to twist that a little and take a minute to look past the dream, and check on what happens to these kids when they return from a dream weekend.
After a jam-packed surprise presentation in the high school stadium, Anita and her family were whisked off in a limousine to meet the superstar driver of car #48.
17-year-old Daveion Washington is leaving tomorrow for Nashville, after his student body rallied to send him on a dream trip of a lifetime to NFL Draft Day.
An 18-year-old Cabarrus County girl who lives with Down Syndrome has always had a dream to dance for an NBA team. Recently, her classmates at Mount Pleasant High School helped make her dream came true.
Seven hundred people, including a couple New York Yankees players who flew down to attend. But what made the night -- what always makes these nights -- are the kids themselves. Twenty-nine kids last year had their sports dreams come true thanks to Dream On 3… the only limit to a child’s dream is the
You can also participate from home! Support Dream On 3 by joining the silent auction fundraiser and bidding on amazing trips, spa packages, jewelry, entertainment experiences and more!
Recently, Charlotte-based charity Dream On 3 took Tucker and his parents and younger brother, Wyatt, on a VIP trip to New Orleans to visit the Saints in pre-game practices, and hanging on the sideline for a playoff game.
There is no cap on what can be spent. No limit to what a child can dream up. No family ever pays one penny. WBTV is honored to be the TV station who tells all these awesome stories.
Sam Harmon is an upbeat, talkative 8-year-old from Charlotte. He has a passion for sports, and loves basketball. He also lives with some serious medical conditions.
Last month we introduced you to this Charlotte teen who lives with autism... we showed you exclusive video of him getting surprised with his dream trip.
Four years ago a local charity that makes elaborate sports dreams come true for kid started a smaller program, to do smaller dreams. It’s called Day Dream.
Aubrey Bridges, the North Gaston HS graduate who took former NFL star Steve Smith to her prom, graduated from Winthrop Think College Program this weekend.
A 7-year-old boy from Union County is in California for a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet a basketball superstar all thanks to Charlotte charity "Dream On 3."
Zach Casillo is on his way to Philadelphia. The picture on the left is when we facetimed 14-year-old Zach into the Dream On 3 gala in January... he was supposed to be there in person but was too sick to come. Doctors orders. So we last-minute navigated a way to bring him into the ballroom, through technology.
Jack and his family opted for the better of those two bad options: Taking the insulin and dealing with the allergic reaction, because they didn't feel the other option was even a choice.
Roman Harper, who was on the SuperBowl-bound team in 2015 before he was picked up by the Saints, showed up in Charlotte to surprise 13-year-old Elijah Mack. Mack lives with epilepsy.
The scavenger hunt and trip were coordinated by Dream on 3, a non-profit organization that sets up experiences with sports teams and athletes for children with medical battles or disabilities.
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