Box of Dreams Canada

Look, I don’t really know where we should take this bus. But I know this much: If we get the right people on the bus and the right people in the right seats, then we’ll figure out how to take it someplace great. Jim Collins - Good to Great. I am truly blessed to be surrounded by this incredible talented group of people. Currently working on another 6 new dreams.

Frankly, we were a little bit worried about the feasibility of this dream. How were we going to contact a FC Barcelona player? Here comes the MAGIC of Box of Dreams and the concept of ... six degrees of separation for our help. The idea that anyone on the planet can be connected to anyone else in just six steps. So, through just five other people, you're connected to Beyonce, Elon Musk, or in our case a FC Barcelona player. Through only 3 steps of connections we managed to contact #sergiroberto who signed the Jersey!!! Along with the Jersey, Noah got a ball, a full Barcelona uniform set and Messi's cleats. We are very thankful for everyone involved: The Yazidi's Association of Manitoba. Sergi Roberto #dreamscometrue #fcbarcelona #volunteer #nonprofit #refugees #yazidi #sixdegreesofseparation #kids #kidsdream #childrendream FC Barcelona

Six degrees of separation is the idea that every human being on Earth is connected to each other through others they know by, at most, six rounds of connections. For this dream we had to contact #sergiroberto . More details soon! #fcbarcelona #yazidi #dreamscometrue #volunteer #nonprofit

I remember the first moment when I met Hannah. We knocked on their door and her brother Noah (who’s dream was fulfilled as well) opened it. We came in, shook hands with her mom and introduced each other. Where is Hannah, I asked. Geleki hib itka, the mom said.... Laila and Berevan, our amazing Kurmanji translators, said that she means that Hannah is very shy. With my thick Israeli accent, I said: Brring herr herre!. Berevan, Laila, Igal and Yael looked at me and I could tell that they didn’t really understand what I just said. So, I tried my Canadian accent and said, Bring her here. They laughed. Even though Hannah’s mom doesn’t know English she read the situation and laughed as well. Hannah, wara vir (Hannah come here please). There she was. Hiding behind her room’s door. She had the cutest smile. After some failed trials convincing her to join us, she eventually did. Hannah, if I could fulfill any of your dreams, which one would you choose? I have always wanted a doll house, she replied. The rest of the story is in this video. Big thanks to Rena and Denise for your generous help. Background music: Happy Whistle by Scott Holmes http://www.Scottholmesmusic.uk

Meet Hannah, stay tuned to hear more about how her dream was fulfilled just before the holidays. #nonprofit #volunteer #refugees #kids