By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
A concert in Trenton tomorrow (Thu.) will help benefit the northwest Missouri chapter of the Dream Factory.
Advisory Board member Ron Dougan says the group grants dreams to chronically ill children aged three to 18.
"We try to provide a dream that the child wants whether it is Disney World, or a trip to some exotic place, or meet some big star, sports or otherwise," Dougan tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post.
Dougan says the difference between the Dream Factory and Make A Wish is that the children that get granted their dreams do not have to be terminally ill.
The Dream Factory granted its first dream in 1980 and since then has helped hundreds, if not thousands, of children achieve their dreams.
Dougan says one difference between Dream Factory and Make a Wish is children do not have to be terminally ill. And another major difference is Dream Factory is not all over the country.
"We all volunteer, we have three and a half totally employed in Lexington, Kentucky," Dougan explains. "And so therefore we are able to almost 93 cents of every dollar donated to the Dream Factory goes to the kids for dreams."
An event Thursday in Trenton will help benefit the northwest Missouri chapter. Bluegrass artist and Missouri Native Rhonda Vincent will perform in Trenton.
Dougan says events like the concert tomorrow are very popular and bring many people out to give back to the charity.
"We'll probably have 40 Dream Factory families there Thursday night," Dougan says. "In fact, the auctioneer at break time is a former Dream Factory recipient."
The event will take place at 7pm, with doors opening at 6pm, at the Fine Arts Building at Trenton High School.