The Reach For A Dream Foundation’s inception was inspired by an article by the Make – A –Wish Foundation, based in America. Owen Parnell, past Ransburg Rotary Club President, was struck by the opportunity to establish a similar venture in South Africa. On 7 July 1988, the Organisation made its very first dream come true. And so the journey of dream fulfilment began. The first dreamer, little J C Steinman, was treated to a wonderful birthday celebration with rides on a pony and a motorcycle. Being occasionally named the Reach For A Dream Foundation in 1991, the organisation deemed its core purpose as “fulfilling the dreams of children of any race, colour and creed between the ages of 3 and 18 faced with a life-threatening illness.”