about us

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The Dream Factory of Central Illinois is a 501(c)(3) organization focused on granting dreams to children within a 30-mile radius of Pekin, Illinois, who have been diagnosed with a critical or chronic illness. In order for a child to be eligible to receive a dream, he or she must meet the following criteria.

• the child must be between 3 and 18 years-old.
• must not have received a dream from another wish-granting organization.
• a chronic or critical illness, which can be verified by the child's physician.
• the dream must be that of the child's and not any other concerned party.
• the child must be able to communicate the dream to a representative.

Founder

In 1980, Charles Henault founded the Dream Factory, Inc., in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Charles was a South Central Bell employee, who wanted to create a volunteer organization dedicated to granting the dreams of children with life-threatening illnesses. Currently, there are more than 32 chapters across the United States with over 5,000 volunteers who work to produce and deliver dreams, visit children and their families in the hospital and their homes, arrange special celebrations and conduct fundraising events for individual children. This volunteer support ensures that the maximum percentage of all donations are used for the procurement and distribution of dreams...find local chapter »