secondwinddreams

	Second Wind Dreams® is a national non-profit organization based in metro Atlanta. For over 10 years we have made it our mission to fulfill dreams nationwide for those who are among the most forgotten in our society: residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Join us in continuing this mission by helping to fulfill a dream or by donating to make a dream come true. Because you're never too old to dream or to have a dream come true. To fulfill a dream and/or to donate to Second Wind Dreams, please call (678) 624-0500, or click the box below.
Benefitting Second Wind Dreams, the 4th Annual


	President Bush Fulfills a Second Wind Dream! Purple Heart Winner and former major league All-Star pitcher Lou Brissie recently received the ultimate honor of a Second Wind Dream visit with President Bush on the tarmac at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in metro Atlanta. This meeting was granted in recognition of Brissie’s service to his country during World War II, as well as for his longtime mentoring of soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan at the VA Medical Center in Augusta, GA. Brissie, 84, who resides in North Augusta, SC, fulfilled a 45-year old dream of meeting a president. In 1963, as a regional director for the President’s Council of Physical Fitness, he took part in a conference at the White House, but a last-minute change of schedule prevented President Kennedy from attending. CLICK HERE to watch TV coverage of Lou Brissies's meeting with President Bush, and to read a newspaper account of this wonderful honor. A Democrat’s Dream Visit with Senator Barack Obama! 92-year-old Pauline Slaughter, a lifelong Democrat, fulfills her dream of meeting Senator Barack Obama at a presidential campaign stop in Smithfield, OH. Pauline resides at Peterson Rehabilitation Hospital in Wheeling, WV. Her reaction to meeting Senator Obama: "This was the best thing that ever happened to me. I never thought it would actually be possible!" Second Wind Dreams "Goes Hollywood" with Academy Award Winner Ernest Borgnine! 88-year-old Morris Rowe, who resides in Grayson View Assisted Living in Pennsylvania, fulfills a dream of meeting Academy Award winning actor and McHale’s Navy star Ernest Borgnine, on the set of his latest movie, Another Harvest Moon. In the movie, Mr. Borgnine portrays a widower who lives in a nursing home and overcomes depression by meeting new friends at his facility. Ernest Borgnine at 91 embodies the Second Wind Dreams mission of changing society’s perception of aging. Our deepest thanks to him and Brad Kenyon of Aurora Films for allowing this dream visit to become a reality. CLICK HERE to watch TV coverage of Morris Rowe's visit with Ernest Borgnine and to read a newspaper account of this heartwarming story. Second Wind Dreams Would Like to Thank Robin Roberts, Co-Host of Good Morning America! A terrific dream was fulfilled recently when Good Morning America co-host Robin Roberts visited Josephine Simmons, a senior fan of hers who is also battling cancer. The senior, who lives in NJ, an hour away from ABC headquarters in NY, asked if she could receive an autographed picture of Robin. Robin went above and beyond the call of duty and offered to hand-deliver the autographed picture herself. Robin made the two-hour round trip to visit Josephine, delivered the photo and proceeded to spend a delightful hour with Josephine and her family. So thank you Robin, for taking time and giving back! We couldn't make dreams like these come true without gracious people like you.
Below are some of our other great dreams... Can you make a dream come true?

	Our thanks to President Carter for paying a surprise visit to one of his biggest fans, 95-year-old Janice Robbins. She stated, "If I knew I was going to meet you, I would've had my hair done!"				World War II veteran Joe Wheeler, 93, who resides at The Jefferson Assisted Living in Arlington, VA, fulfills his dream of meeting Lt. Colonel Oliver North.

					Also in People Magazine: 89-year-old Roy Rebb, flying a plane and 75-year-old Booker Linhorn, seeing a Braves game and meeting future Hall of Famer Tom Glavine.
		Second Wind Dreams' recent profile in People Magazine, featuring 83-year-old Evelyn Roberts riding a camel.

				100-year-old Robert Kelly meets golf legend Lee Trevino.

	Second Wind Dreams ambassador Betty Clanton, who resides at a metro Atlanta nursing home and volunteers for our organization, visits with Atlanta Braves president John Schuerholz in his office at Turner Field. World War II Purple Heart winner William Anderson, 85, who resides in an assisted living facility in Alabama, has his dream fulfilled of meeting his favorite 2008 Republican candidate, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.

						Paula Deen takes a break from the kitchen to fulfill the dream visit request of 88-year-old Eveline Kelly, before treating Eveline to a VIP luncheon and a cooking demonstration.
	84-year-old retired Air Force Colonel Steven Pogue (second from right),who resides in an assisted living facility in San Antonio, fulfills his dream of meeting Karl Rove, while being joined by several other veterans from the Colonel's facility.

			*In the 1940's, everyone pitched in to win the war,* so fulfilling dreams for elders nationwide is our way of thanking the Greatest Generation.

All content, including but not limited to photographs, text and HTML code on this page, or any pages contained on this site, are the intellectual property of, and are © 2008 by, Second Wind DreamsЄ. Nothing from this site may be reproduced anywhere, for any reason, in print or on the web.