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Join Denis Becket for a trek-type enquiry in aid of Reach For A Dream
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Father, husband, journalist, author, adventurer, Denis Beckett is a familiar name in many South African households fondly remembered as ‘that guy on TV’. Obtaining a BA and LLB at the University of the Witwatersrand Denis traded this in to pursue a career and long running passion of creating a culture of socio-political upgrade through campaigning and journalism. Denis ran Frontline magazine from 1979-1991 moving across to mainstream television where he was an SABC regular in Beckett’s Trek. Many people can no doubt recollect some of these unusual adventures and laugh with Denis as they recount them. Frontline was a journal ahead of its time representing one of many efforts made to help change the face of South Africa. It aimed to make efforts in contributing to the end of the apartheid system. Denis has been a commentator in print, radio and TV. Denis has twice received the SFW Award for Enterprising Journalism, the Mondi magazine award and the Shell/JCC Four Outstanding South Africans citation. The recently published Radical Middle serves as his memoirs and allows the reader to share in the trials, tribulations and successes of Denis’s life. Filled to the brim with anecdotes and Denis’s unique style of humour teamed with self-deprecation it offers the reader a personal glimpse into both Denis and other well-known South African’s lives. Other published books include The Fallacy of Heroes, Madibaland, Jetlag, Magenta and recently Themba’s Head.
Have you always dreamt of spending time with Denis, engaging in lively debate, hearing his stories first-hand, or having your own Trek-type enquiry adventure with Denis? Then bid now and join Denis for a day/half-day adventure you won’t quickly forget.
Reach For A Dream believes in the power of dreams. We encourage children to use theirdreams to fight life-threatening illnesses and in having their dream fulfilled find hope again. Working throughout South Africa in 2010 we reached close to 30,000 children. In 365 days we fulfilled over 1,400 dreams, delivered 31 Captain Courage’s for 465 of our brave boys, 32 Queen For a Days for 480 of our precious girls, we organized 290 outings for 8031 children varying from movie days, soccer world cup activities, trips to the zoo and more where finally, we had 21 Camp Sunshine’s for 840 of our children. Our Jabulani clowns made 18,400 children laugh in hospitals around the country. For 23 years the Reach For A Dream Foundation, has brought hope, joy and healing to South African children. These children between the ages of 3 and 18 years have used their dreams to fight life-threatening illnesses such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, kidney failure and blood disorders. We do not discriminate based on race, culture, financial status or any other factor. Each child living with a life-threatening illness is given a chance to dream. Reach For A Dream believes that no child should live without hope. Childhood can be the most magical phase of the human existence yet for children diagnosed as having a life-threatening illness, the magic of childhood may be lost in the emotional, physical and financial strain of dealing with their illness. Their childhoods stripped away for them with the maturity living with a life threatening illness demands. Reach For A Dream tries to alleviate some of this strain (often affecting the whole family), by creating a different environment for the child – one that is not focused on her/ his illness. We would like our children to find their laughter again and therein find the strength to live beyond their illnesses.
Contact: suzi@reachforadream.org.za or telephone 011 781 0133
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There are countless children and their families in South Africa who are strained emotionally, physically and financially by these life-threatening illnesses. Very little is being done for them. Reach For A Dream seeks to alleviate the strain that a life-threatening illness takes on these children and their families by providing the children with the opportunity to realise their dream. Reach For A Dream enriches children's lives by making dreams come true and as a result, distracting them from the needles, medication and hospital environment. These young children are under extreme pressure to deal with these medical issues and are in desperate need of our encouragement.