Dreamweaver Foundation Donates Portals to Seniors

How a local nonprofit's donations are helping seniors in our community during the pandemic.

EVERYONE DURING THEPANDEMIC...BUT ESPECIALLY FORSENIORS.CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHERSTEFFANI NOLTE SHOWSYOU HOW A LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION'SDONATIONS ARECHANGING THAT FORHUNDRED OF SENIORS INOUR COMMUNITY.SINCE 2012, THEDREAMWEAVERFOUNDATION HAS BEENGRANTING WISHES FORTEMINALLY ILL SENIORS.CHERI 1:45 WE NEVERSAY A DREAM IS TOO BIGOR TOO SMALLEVERYTHING FROMFAMILY PHOTOSHOOTS,TO HOT AIR BALLOONRIDES.EVEN DRIVING A RACECAR!

CHERI 2:33 WEREALLY TAKE TIME TOGET TO KNOW THEM, GETTO KNOW THEIRHISTORY, GET TO KNOWTHEIR PAST ANDPRESENT AND TRY TOFORMULATE A DREAMAROUND THE THINGSTHAT ARE SPECIAL TOTHEM.BUT THE PANDEMICHAULTED THOSEMEMORIABLEEXPERIENCES FORSENIORS.CHERI 3:25 WE REALLYHAD TO TAKE A STEPBACK, TEAR UP OURSTRATEGIC PLAN, ANDSAY HOW DO WECONTINUE TO DOBUSINESS?

HOW DO WECONTINUE TO SERVESENIORS IN A DIFFERENTWAY?

THEY DECIDED TOGIVE SENIORSFACEBOOK PORTALS TOHELP THEM CONNECTWITH THEIR LOVED ONES.CHERI 7:48 IT LOOKS LIKEAN 8X10 PICTURE FRAME.THE APPS COME ON ITAND THEY ARE SUPERLARGE, SO IT IS VERYEASY TO TOUCH, EASY TOUSE.IT HAS A BIG SPEAKER-SUBWOOFER IN THEBACK, SO THE SOUNDTHAT IS PRODUCEDFROM THE FACEBOOKPORTAL MAKES IT EASYFOR SOMEONE THAT ISHARD OF HEARING.ALEESHIA 9:24 EVEN WITHPHONES, WESTRUGGLED WITH THAT ALOT IN THE BEGINNING,BUT THE PORTALS GO UPIN VOLUME SO MUCHTHEY COULD HEAR SO ALOT OF THEM WHEN WEWOULD INITIATE THEFIRST COUPLE OF CALLS,WHEN THEY COULD HEARBOTH SIDES WOULD JUSTBREAK DOWN INTOTEARS.IT WAS JUST A VERYEMOTIONAL ANDBEAUTIFUL THING TO BEABLE TO WATCH.MIDLANDS LIVINGCENTER ACTIVITYDIRECTOR ALEESHIAEXLINE-HUCKNOMINATED 53RESIDENTS FOR FOR THEDEVICES.SHE SAYS EVERYONETELLS HER WHAT ABLESSING THEY'VE BEEN.?ALEESHIA 5:44 I HAVE ARESIDENT WHO DOESN'THAVE FUNCTION OF HERARMS AND SHE ISUNABLE TO WALK BUTSHE IS ABLE TO USE THEPORTAL INDEPENDENTLYTHROUGH HER VOICE.SHE SAYS THE PORTALSARE GIVING SENIORSBACK THEIRINDEPENDENCE ANDFAMILY TIME.IN OMAHA, STEFFANINOLTE, 3 NEWS NOW.?

DREAMWEAVERFOUNDATION ISCOLLECTING DONATIONSFOR PORTALS ANDACCEPTINGNOMINATIONS FORSENIORS WHO COULDUSE ONE.WE HAVE A LINK ON OURWEBSITE - 3 NEWS NOWDOT COM.