Major League Baseball’s Chicago White Sox hosted Dream Foundation CEO Kisa Heyer and staff recently, where Chicago White Sox Charities (CWSC) presented a $1 million endowed donation to Dream Foundation.
The grant will help fulfill Dreams for terminally ill adults diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and Dreams that involve travel.
CWSC made donations to five groups, for a total of $3.5 million. In addition to Dream Foundation, the recipients are Stand Up To Cancer, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University at Northwestern Medicine, RUSH University Medical Center, and University of Chicago Medicine.
The donations were made possible through the bequest of Nina Nicolai, who in her passing left a legacy of support for CWSC and compassion for other individuals battling late-stage cancer diagnoses.
Through the endowment, a new Nina Nicolai Dream Fund program will focus on providing respite and lasting memories to individuals and families specifically faced with terminal pancreatic cancer diagnoses and those requesting travel Dreams.
“Thank you to White Sox Charities for this incredible gift and for hosting us at Guaranteed Rate Field this past weekend,” said Heyer.
“An endowment of this magnitude will help Dream Foundation expand our focus to serve more Dreams for terminally ill adults diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and for those that request travel Dreams,” she said.
“We are grateful to be a part of the team and stand beside those organizations that are addressing pancreatic cancer patients, research and treatment,” Heyer said.
For more about Dream Foundation, contact dani@dreamfoundation.org.