Sunshine DreamLifts

It was 4 AM on Tuesday, December 11th, 2019. The Vancouver  International Airport began to fill with 70 Sunshine kids, hundreds of yellow t-shirts, and a mix of excitement and nervousness.

When the Sunshine team first met Kolby, she was a young teenager living with a heart condition who literally carried the ‘power’ to her heart in her handbag.

Sunshine dreams change lives of kids and their families. But for Randy, he never thought he’d witness the powerful impact of a dream experience twice in his lifetime.

Seven-year-old Taylor from Paris, Ontario, was excited about going on the Sunshine DreamLift London 2018, but she was filled with fears. Her mom, Kelley, recalls: “When we first received the email about the DreamLift, we initially said, ‘No’.

A specialist in dealing with anxiety issues for more than 30 years, social worker, Kathy Roberts’ role is to create a connection with kids and their families and to help them solve problems in their daily life.

“Life doesn’t have to be perfect to be wonderful.” – Annette Funicello

“Dreams really are coming true.” News of the first ever Sunshine DreamLift hit the London and area papers in October 1987.

Planning a Sunshine DreamLift is a job suited for the best team of superheroes. The skills and superpowers of the best dream makers goes into coordinating our one-day whirlwind adventure to Disney and back.

“Walt Disney World, here we come!” On Tuesday, April 24, 2018, approximately 80 kids with The Sunshine Foundation of Canada will be participating in the 63rd Sunshine DreamLift.

On Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017, Sunshine celebrated our 62nd Sunshine DreamLift with 79 young dreamers experiencing a magical day of Yes! Taking off from John C.

79 Children from Brantford, Hamilton, and Waterloo Region Will Get Their First Taste of Independence on the 62nd Sunshine DreamLift

Many of the children across Canada who are impacted by Sunshine’s dream programs live with multiple diagnoses, some of which may fall under the umbrella of mental health. Anxiety and depression are common amongst our Sunshine Dreamers.