But Josh grew up to prove doctors wrong by becoming a top little league hockey player. Christopher & The Hang On to the Dream Foundation recently surprised Josh with "his dream" by flying the talented 15 year old  and his family to Quebec so that Josh could meet his hero, NHL legend Patrick Roy.

To view footage of Josh
being surprised with his "dream",
click here!

To view news footage of this incredible story,  click on:

TQS-TV Quebec
(Note: the news story is in French)
 

"It was vicious... there were broken instruments all over the place.  It was just terrible," was how one of the faculty members at The Detroit H.S. for the Fine and Performing Arts described the scene when students came to school one morning to find that their band room was hit by vandals who destroyed almost every instrument in the room.

 

The Hang On to the Dream Foundation, in conjunction with
Yamaha of America, gave the school
nearly $5,000 in new instruments, and the students couldn't wait to put on a show with their new things!

"Click" on the photo to see these talent kids
play with their new equipment.
 

A severe birth defect caused Sable Carfield of McCook, Nebraska
to be born with no right arm and only a partial left arm. 
    
But she did not allow the lack of arms to prevent her from reaching her dream of becoming a certified lifeguard!  Christopher Ewing, the founder of the Hang On to the Dream Foundation, recently heard about Sable's story and discovered that what she was desperately in need of was a voice-activated laptop computer so that she could do her school work more easily.  The foundation surprised Sable with that laptop recently during the "Hang On to the Dream-Live Tour." 

To view news footage of the surprise,
click on:

ABC Affiliate

- Teen Lifeguard With No Arms Receives Voice Compatible Laptop
 

11 year old piano prodigy Emma Schneider of Arden Hills, Minnesota won "The Hang On to the Dream Music Contest" held at
The Mall of America.

As the winner, The Hang On to the Dream Foundation made it possible for Emma to record her very own cd at a studio where such singers as Sting, Sarah McLachlan and many others record. 

 

To view footage of Emma in action, click below:

Fox 9 / UPN 29
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Story: 11 Year old Piano Prodigy Wins Contest

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