CATCH-A-DREAM FOUNDATION
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Mission Statement
Catch-A-Dream is a national, charitable, non-profit 501(c)(3) foundation, that provides once-in-a-lifetime dream hunting and fishing trips to children across the United States and Canada, age 18 and younger, who suffer from life-threatening illnesses. (our purpose) Through these adventures, and exposure to outdoors-minded people who care, (our business) the program instills in these children a message of encouragement at a time when they need to know that hope does, indeed, exist. (our values)
About This Cause
The Catch-A-Dream mission is to provide not only the opportunity to “catch an outdoor dream” to children who may not otherwise have the opportunity, but also, to provide spiritual encouragement that is often so badly needed by these children and youth. It is this very message of hope, as promised in Isaiah 40:31, that we seek to instill in these children and their families. We use hunting and fishing as opportune tools to expose these children to the “..wonders of God...” that await them in “The High Country,” as they spend time in the outdoors, away from the bleak and sterile world of medical facilities, treatments and hospital gowns, but in the presence of The Creator who is the Author of real hope. On each trip, these children and their families are surrounded by outdoors-minded people who understand that these children are often “...sick and tired of being sick and tired!” A volunteer Catch-A-Dream host accompanies each family. Together with outfitters and local volunteers, hosts facilitate the dream experience; love and nurture the children; establish the strong personal relationships that inevitably are forged in the lodge, on the stream or in the woods; often become their best friends; and remain a part of their families long after the dream trip has concluded. As one volunteer has eloquently stated, “We can’t change the whole world; but we can change someone’s whole world for at least a short period!” Many parents have confirmed that the mission is consistently accomplished! Catch-A-Dream becomes aware of a child’s wish through referrals, which are accepted from parents and guardians or medical and social work professionals. Eligibility requirements are simple: the child must be a U.S. or Canadian resident, age 18 or under, suffer from a physician-certified life-threatening illness, and must not have previously been granted a hunting or fishing trip by a non-profit organization or program. As a non-profit, charitable Foundation, Catch-A-Dream is dependent upon charitable contributions and fund-raising events. Basic funding comes from the generosity of donors who have caught the vision. A significant portion of the cost of each dream trip is covered by in-kind contributions from the many partner outfitters and outdoors enthusiasts who donate the hunting and fishing opportunities and become an integral part of each child’s wish experience. Catch-A-Dream has granted almost 500 child trips (and counting!) and has provided outdoor adventures for children from 45 different states, ranging in age from 6 to 18 years. Trips have encompassed destinations from deep in the Gulf of Mexico to the interior of Alaska and have included whitetails, mule deer, elk, caribou, sheep, bear, wolf, bison, alligator and turkey hunts as well as snapper, mackerel, shark, halibut, cod, ling, marlin, tuna, wahoo, kingfish, grouper, redfish, salmon, trout, bass, catfish and bluegill fishing. For additional information, to make a contribution or to refer a child, contact Catch-A-Dream at 662-324-5700, 2484 Ennis Road, Starkville, MS 39759, or visit our website at www.catchadream.org. Catch The Vision!