Dream Come True seeks to fulfill the dreams of children who are seriously, chronically and terminally ill and reside in the Pennsylvania Greater Lehigh Valley Area. Dream Come True, an all volunteer organization, was founded in 1984 by local businessman Kostas Kalogeropoulous as a tax exempt nonprofit organization which seeks to fulfill the dreams of children who are seriously, chronically and ter
minally ill and reside in the Pennsylvania Greater Lehigh Valley Area. In March of 2004 Kostas Kalogeropoulous and Fred Reinhard, President of Pencor Services, Inc., signed a charter formally establishing the Blue Ridge Chapter of Dream Come True. The Blue Ridge Chapter will serve the areas of Carbon County, Eastern Schuylkill County (McAdoo, Kline, Rush, West Penn Townships, Boroughs of Tamaqua and Coaldale), Northern Lehigh County (Washington Township, Borough of Slatington), Western Monroe County (Polk, Chestnut Hill, Eldred, Hamilton and Ross Townships). The dream can be whatever the child requests and generally the requests fall into three categories - trips, contact with celebrities, and special gifts such as computers, shopping sprees or redecorated bedrooms. Eligibility is granted for children who reside in the Dream Come True service area for a minimum of 6 months, are between the ages of 4 and 18, and suffer from a serious, chronic or terminal illness (e.g. Aids, Cystic Fibrosis, Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy) or who suffer with an illness that has significantly altered their quality of life. A child is not eligible for a dream if the child has received a dream from another wish granting organization.
