BUY YOUR TICKET TO A SPECIAL SHOPPING EVENT AT BLOOMINGDALE’S TO BENEFIT THE ROOM TO DREAM FOUNDATION

Wednesday, February 27th – 10AM – 10PM – only $10 per ticket

The Room to Dream Foundation is pleased to be participating in an exclusive “Shopping Benefit” on Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 at Bloomingdales, located at the Chestnut Hill Mall in Newton. This multi-charity event will be held from 10AM – 10 PM and over 35 local charities are participating.

Tickets are only $10 each, with 100% of the proceeds from ticket sales benefiting the participating charities. Only ticket holders will be able to take advantage of the 15% and 20% store-wide discounts, raffles and activities scheduled at Bloomingdale’s that day.

Aside from the opportunity to raise money through ticket sales, The Room to Dream Foundation will receive an additional $5 for every ticket turned in at the door. In addition, once seventy Room to Dream tickets have been turned in, the foundation becomes eligible for a portion of money raised through any tickets sold at the door and through Bloomindale’s customer service department – where tickets have been on sale since early January.

To purchase tickets to support The Room to Dream Foundation or for more information, contact board member Joanne DiFrancesco jdifrancesco@roomtodreamfoundation.org.

PLEASE NOTE: No purchase is necessary at Bloomingdales for The Room To Dream Foundation to benefit from you turning in your ticket at the door. However, the sales are going to be great, so keep that in mind!!

Van Millwork Design Center presented Second Annual Festival of Wreaths to Benefit The Room to Dream Foundation

The Festival of Wreaths showcases the talents of area designers who decorated the entire venue, including the nine theme-based rooms at the Van Millwork Design Center. Designers were encouraged to stay true to the theme of their room though they may choose any seasonal holiday they wish (Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa). Room themes range from Cape Cod and Victorian to Greek Revival and Tuscan. Special thanks to our participating designers:

• Susan Shulman Interiors
• Chrisicos Interiors
• New England Silks & Accessories
• Babel’s Paint & Decorating Designers Studio
• Hopkins Rose Interiors
• Jo Cook Interiors
• New Leaf Flores of Jamaica Plain
  (617-522-1101)
• Mordis Interior Design
• John Maciejowski Interiors
• Ann Fitzgerald Design

The inaugural event held in 2006 and again in 2007 began with an invitation-only opening night black-tie optional Gala, and afforded the Foundation the opportunity to spread the word to friends and others who arrived with a festive spirit and generous spirit to help support the cause. The Festival Open House continued throughout the weekend and welcomed over 200 visitors, who enjoyed the festive décor, photos with Santa, and the opportunity to take part in the raffle. Over $20,000 was raised for the Room to Dream Foundation.

Salon DeCinzia

The Cutathon held on Friday, November 2nd at Salon DeCinzia in Newton was a HUGE success and raised more then $9,000.00 for Room to Dream!!!!

Several SALON DECINZIA staff have worked regularly on Room to Dream Projects and to continue their support, they created the fund raising event, where clients scheduled a haircut for $50 and the money was donated to the foundation. Our sincere thanks goes to owners Nancy Clairmont and Cindy Rossi, salon manager Shelly Schuerfeld, and all the .employees at Salon DeCinzia for their generosity in putting together the event.

Special thanks to Kevin Youkilis for donating 60 autographed baseballs, selling for $100 each, and a beautiful framed and autographed Red Sox Kevin Youkilis shirt which sold for $1,000.00, with all proceeds going to Room to Dream.

For more information about the great people at Salon DeCinzia and their salon services, please visit www.salondecinzia.com.

6th Annual Bayshore Road Race
Sunday October 14th at 10am (Rain or Shine)

LOCATION:
Bayshore Athletic Club
14 Plain Street
Braintree, MA 781-356-5303
General Inquiries can be made at info@bayshoreac.net

Run or walk (5k or 10K) or just join the after party with food, games, demos, music, and a whole lot more!

Bayshore Athletic Club in Braintree is offering an Open House and use of the gym, locker rooms, showers and steam room for runners. Day care is available for parents who want to run. Baby joggers and strollers are also welcome.

• $20 Entry Fee until October 7th
• $25 Entry Fee October 8th through race day. The Entry Fee includes a 2007 Bayshore Athletic Club long sleeve t-shirt for the first 300 registrants and all food and drink
• $15 Food and Drink Fee for non-runners

Register (with the applicable Runners Registration Fee of $20 or $25)  through http://boston.going.com/bacroadrace and you will automatically be entered into the drawing to win a Flat Screen TV which will be awarded on the day of race!!

Room to Dream Foundation Golf Tournament
June 2008
Willowbend Country Club in Mashpee, MA

Read Bella English's article in Globe South about our project for Michael Scott.

The Boston Marathon to Benefit The Room to Dream Foundation

Read about the race, the Room to Dream runners, and their feelings about participating in the event.

Field of Beers Event
Tuesday, April 3rd at the newly renovated Cask ‘n Flagon in Boston.

Sponsored by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, the evening featured a five-course, gourmet dinner prepared by the Cask’s Executive Chef, Kurt Vogel. Each course was complimented by a different Sierra Nevada specialty beer. Billy Costa from KISS 108 was the evening’s Master of Ceremonies and entertained guests while auctioning off a variety of autographed sports memorabilia, tickets to opening day at Fenway, and special trips. The event, attended by over 75 people, proved to be a wonderful opportunity to spread the word about Room to Dream. It was a great success and raised over $10,000 for the Room to Dream Foundation.

Stefan Nathanson, A Hero Among Us

An Award from the Boston Celtics

The Heroes Among Us program is one of the premier community outreach programs in professional sports. Established as an initiative of the Boston Celtics in 1997, Heroes Among Us honors individuals who have made an overwhelming impact on the lives of others.

In March of 2007, Stefan Nathanson was honored with the Heroes Among Us Award.
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Click here to watch a special about Ben's project on WHDH Boston.

Read about Ben's room makeover in the Wellesley Townsman — This is the first of two parts about the conversion of Ben Elwy’s bedroom into his dream         space.

Read part two of the the Wellesley Townsman article on Ben's room makeover.

Click here to read about the Festival of Wreaths Event held at the Van Millwork Design Center.

Click here to read Bella English's article " Look Around and Within to Summon Christmas Spirit" at Boston.com

Click here to watch a Christmas Eve special on Fox 25 News on Room to Dream.

Read about Kira's project and the Room to Dream Foundation in this Boston Globe magazine article.

Click here to listen to an interview with President Stefan Nathanson on WRKO about the Room to Dream Foundation.