Local event aims to assist critically and chronically ill children
The Dream Factory of Northwest Missouri hosted their 5th annual Quarter Auction and Vendor Fair on Saturday in order to help deliver "dreams" to critically and chronically ill children.
The event drew a large crowd of people wanting to help support the cause and possibly take home some prizes.
There were different tiers of raffle prizes, with bid prices ranging from 25 to 75 cents.
Rita Hook, the chapter director for The Dream Factory of Northwest Missouri, explained that events like this are beneficial to the organization because fulfilling children's dreams, like going to Disney World, is expensive.
"It does cost," Hook said. "Airfare especially has gotten really high for us."
Hook shared why she enjoys seeing children's dreams get granted.
"It's just to make the child, to kind of get away from their medical issues, doctors visits," Hook said. "As a family unit they can get away and not have to worry about any of that. Just have fun with each other."
More information about The Dream Factory can be found at dreamfactoryinc.org.
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