They given my sister a source of joy with donated art supplies during this tough time and I just appreciate it so much and it makes me feel so loved and just happy that organizations like this exist, thank you so much dreaming zebra I love you! And god bless you.
The Dreaming Zebra saw a need in my community, listened to this need, and zealously responded with generosity. By providing my classroom with art supplies, they have helped my students tremendously! My students are inpatients in a psychiatric hospital, mostly coming from low socio-economic backgrounds. Art gives them an opportunity to express themselves and what they are going through, to heal, and to rediscover the love they have for life. The Dreaming Zebra is bringing hope and happiness to this disadvantaged population and helping so many children overcome their obstacles and connect to themselves. Thank you for your generous donation!
I like this school charity because It helps others in need of school supplies. I chose to donate to this charity because I like to help others in need, and I think art and music is very important. I was surprised that I was given a hand made thank you by the program that benefited from my donation.
For the past 3 years, Dawne, from Dreaming Zebra has called me to ask if we would like to participate in the Holiday art supplies for our kids, with our local Blick store. Each year, she calls at just the right moment! The first year, we had no supplies left and our Art Teacher cried when Adam from Blick brought everything over. Then Adam cried when we brought him beautiful cards, made by the kids with the art supplies! Each year has been an amazing partnership and we are so very grateful to Dawne, Dreaming Zebra, Adam & Blick for thinking about our Savannah Kids and keeping us in their hearts.
With All of Our Love,
The Frank Callen Boys & Girls Club Kids
Savannah, GA
It is without hesitation that I write this review for the nonprofit, "The Dreaming Zebra Foundation." Our students in the therapeutic behavior program were over joyed to see the generous donation of art supplies. Art therapy allows our students an opportunity to express and process difficult emotions and events. Creating art is a favorite activity in the program! Thank you Dreaming Zebra for providing our students with a broad array of art supplies that will undoubtedly boost self esteem and foster creativity! Our students enjoyed painting watercolor thank you cards from the water color paper and water color paint palletes you gifted our program. We can't thank you enough!
Thanks to Dreaming Zebra our behavior program will have enough quality supplies for all of our students! Everyday our students look forward to their time creating art in Social Skills class.
Thanks so much to all the hard working volunteers, donors, advisors and Board Members who make it all happen!!
Wow! What an amazing organization. I am so, so thankful. I am a middle school and high school art teacher who is setting up a brand new classroom. I had nothing. No paper no pencils, no paint, not one art supply. Luckily I found The Dreamin Zebra Foundation, they have changed my classroom and have been so generous with their support. Working with Dawne has been a great experience, she is so kind and helpful. I cannot put how thankful I am into words. My students are more than excited to get their art supplies and create art! As a teacher, I am able to enjoy teaching again because I have the supplies I need to do my job. This organization has reached the lives of me and my students in the most positive way.
They helped me supply art supplies to some children I know who were in need of art supplies badly.Seeing the children light up with excitement at the sight of it was heart warming.Thank you guys so much.
The Dreaming Zebra foundation has been a cornerstone in supporting the arts communities since Trump cut funding from the NEA. They have remained strong and even grown through community based efforts around Portland and donations from all over the world. They have been quick to respond to our requests for supplies and they understand the needs of our schools and the distinct lack of support most facilities have from their own districts. Thank you for being there for us!
When I was in Middle school, we had an art week towards the end of the year. One of the things you could do during this art week was painting. We didn’t really have paint brushes... so, the dreaming zebra foundation donated us paint brushes, making it much easier.
They are an amazing foundation, helping kids express themselves and expand their creativity.
We are ChopArt, an arts organization for homeless teens. The Dreaming Zebra Foundation has contributed so much for our organization and the youth we serve. Through their support we were able to provide year around, quality art supplies for the teens we serve which has allowed them to realize their own talents and potential. We are so grateful for the personal touch the Dreaming Zebra Foundation gives to the nonprofits it serves. They make a wonderful difference in thousands of lives!
The Dreaming Zebra Foundation is one of the top nonprofits serving art education. From the team's transparency, hard work, and commitment to kids in need, we have selected the Dreaming Zebra Foundation as our business partner. The team works so hard to fulfill the waiting list of kids in need of art and music supplies and am confident that anyone thinking about helping teachers and kids in need of art think about donating through Dreaming Zebra. Keep up the awesome work!
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The Dreaming Zebra Foundation has been an exceptional nonprofit to work with this year. As a company dedicated to art education, we chose The Dreaming Zebra Foundation as a dynamic business partner that we make a donation to for every product sold. We chose to work with The Dreaming Zebra Foundation because of their transparency, passion, creativity, and love for what they do. With a small team they are reaching an incredible amount of children with small overhead. Their personal connections to schools, hospitals, and other youth programs makes them a necessity for helping the next generation of creatives who have no access to art or music without them. I'm excited about their continued growth and would not hesitate to recommend them to other donors who are looking to make a difference in the artistic journey of thousands of kids.
Copper Canyon has been blessed to receive an amazing contribution from The Dreaming Zebra organization. Our Life Skills program services students with a variety of physical, cognitive and learning disabilities. The art supplies have allowed our student to express there love for the arts and education in more meaningful ways. Thank you for allowing us to services all our unique students.
Dreaming Zebra far exceeded our expectations with a generous art supply donation.
Our small art program provides big access to art volunteers, creative projects, guest artists, and culturally responsive community building. Art supply donations truly help our artists grow and feel valued by community and help volunteers deliver content. We serve young men ages 16-24 in close custody Oregon Youth Authority facility. Our program, Hope Partnership/Janus Youth Programs, is part of the innovation of OYA that provides community connections and activities, like the arts, for positive human development. Dreaming Zebra is an important part of that connection and we can't thank them enough for their generous, thoughtful donation and participation in this work.
Kathleen Fullerton, Project Coordinator
I am an intern at drawchange and it has taken no time to notice the impact that The Dreaming Zebra Foundation has made on our own organization. The art supplies that they have donated to us have reached many children in our programs and have touched the lives of those around them as well. We are so grateful here at drawchange for all they have given us, and they deserve to be given the same!
Hello! My name is Zoey. I've been a volunteer at Dreaming Zebra since I was in 2nd grade, and still am today entering 8th! The people who work for Dreaming Zebra are incredibly hardworking, dedicated, accepting, and willing to go the extra mile for kids and adolescents! These traits show through everything we do! Hard work shows when one of the staff members will travel sometimes an hour to pick up art supplies from someone's home, and help carry them out, because kids need them.
For a lot of kids art makes them happy, and Dreaming Zebra candidly goes and gives help where it is needed.
I've had an amazing time volunteering for Dreaming Zebra.
I encourage anyone who is interested to join us!
Hi there my name is Emmanuel I've been volunteering with the Dreaming Zebra Foundation for a few months now and really enjoy working with different art supplies and making thank you notes to All Those Who donate to the foundation The people I volunteer for our super nice. I love art and I'm super thankful to be able to volunteer for a foundation that helps bring art supplies to two kids who can't afford them.
Dreaming Zebra has been supporting our organization (drawchange) since 2012 and its always been a pleasure. They fully asses our needs every time we call and make sure they are being the best stewards of their donations. The heart of their founder and executive director, Dawne Camera, ensures that the organization not only gives generously, but the organization does an amazing job at assessing the needs of impoverished children world-wide. I'm not sure how she does it! With a heart of gold and a savvy business mindset, she is able to ensure countless children escape deep into their imaginations and journey to a land of color! I strongly vouch for Dreaming Zebra and urge you to give to them generously so they may continue to help the world's children by giving them the gift of art and music!
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Dawne from Dreaming Zebra is a gem to deal with. She found my organization (drawchange) on social media and immediately stepped up to help us. She was able to provide all the art supplies we asked for and more! We couldn't ask for a better relationship. She was so attentive to specifically what kind of art supplies we needed as well. She truly will do what it takes to help to the best of her ability and she does it with such love and passion that it definitely shines through. Drawchange was blessed by connecting with Dreaming Zebra in more ways than one :)
The Dreaming Zebra Foundation has made dreams come true for The Chicago Lighthouse's Children's Programs! They were able to secure the supplies we need for our art therapy program, from securing the just-right easels to help children with physical disabilities color and paint,to rounding up fun textural collage materials for our kids with visual impairments. On top of that, Dawne was a delight to work with!
My volunteerism at Dreaming Zebra (DZ) started because I am an avid supporter of the adult coloring book movement. While in a particularly stressful time in my life the healing power of colored markers and paper was a welcomed surprise. One day while purchasing coloring books from Lang Graphics, I discovered the “Coloring for a Cause” initiative, where a portion of the sales from their coloring books were being donated to Dreaming Zebra. After speaking at length with Dawne Camera, the Executive Director and Founder of DZ, her commitment and passion to providing children in need with an outlet for creative expression was astounding and more than a little contagious. As a life-long lover of the arts myself, I practically begged for an opportunity to volunteer. My time with DZ has been extremely rewarding no matter what I have helped with; but I must say the day Dawne sent me a photo of children I helped set-up a supplies drive for holding up a “Thank You Dreaming Zebra” sign has been one of the best. I realize we are not donating food or clothing, as lifesaving as those things are, helping underprivileged kids develop self-esteem, social and emotional skills, critical thinking and problem solving skills is pretty awesome too! I thank God every day for my affiliation with this organization; most of the time I think I probably get more from it than the kids do.
We have had such a positive experience with The Dreaming Zebra Foundation! Dawne has been incredible in locking into the needs of our organization and bringing opportunities to the table that we would have never thought of or had access to. Through her suppport, we have been able to take advantage of new relationships and receive art supplies for our whole fiscal year. That's enough to supplies to provide to over 1,000 youth at several homeless shelters around Atlanta for a year. What a wonderful gift! This is such a relief and equips us with the tools to really focus in on the ongoing well being of our teens.
The thing I appreciate the most about The Foundation is the selflessness of the way they give. They are truly invested in making sure the youth are well taken care of and play their part with the fullness and swiftness we could only hope for every organization to have. It has been truly an honor to be a recipient of their giving and we look forward to a continued relationship.
My love for the Dreaming Zebra Foundation began in 2015 when the CEO sent me a thank you package after I donating over $300 that I had earned from teaching art lessons to young kids. The package included pictures, a personal letter, and a painting. I later became a youth volenteer, which allows me to get an inside view of how the Dreaming Zebra is impacting the lives of underprivileged children and teens. I am truly amazed with everything that the DZF has accomplished, for they have inspired thousands of kids world wide through art. The well organized non-profit is allowing children to discover their voice and explore their creativity, which is both inspiring and crucial to society today. Donate today to ensure a more colorful tomorrow!!
I was thrilled when the Dreaming Zebra Foundation reached out to me to donate materials for my classroom. They recognized the massive need for arts funding at my rural Louisiana high school and were incredibly gracious, supportive, and helpful in making sure my students could finish out their school year with an art room full of supplies. They were excellent in communicating with me during the process of determining my needs and delivering the materials. The Dreaming Zebra Foundation has touched many lives in the Louisiana Delta through their superb arts advocacy!
Great organization. Keeping the arts vibrant for the kids. Glad to see donations directly affect kids.
It's amazing that they give so many children and families an outlet. Art is needed everywhere and this charity makes it possible. Keep it up!
Dreaming Zebra was able to help us renew our commitment to Arts integration by allowing us to overcome obstacles of material supplies. They have been committed to getting us everything we need, and have been knowledgeable in starting us to high quality products that truly fill our needs - better products than we even thought to ask for in the beginning!!
WOW! Dreaming Zebra has been an incredible partner for Children's Healing Art Project (CHAP). They have made it possible for us to live our mission of bringing the healing power of art to children and families facing medical challenges by providing incredibly generous donations of brand-new art supplies, securing a huge gift card to our favorite art supply store and negotiating amazing prices with certain vendors of the items we need most. In 2015 we provided over 11,000 healing art experiences; with their help, we think we can exceed that number for 2016.
Because we deal with so many immune-suppressed children, having brand-new and wrapped supplies is a must. Dreaming Zebra has worked with us to be clear on what works well and doesn't work for our programming and has always come through with exactly what we need. We are so, SO grateful for this partnership!
I have had the privilege of working with The Dreaming Zebra Foundation in recent weeks and cannot even begin to sing my praises of both the foundation and those who are behind the scenes. As I was reading the other reviews below, I saw someone refer to Dawne's passion for this cause as 'contagious'- and that is exactly how it is. I am truly in awe by all that she and her team have done for children all over the globe and very proud to be a small part of such a great cause.
Dreaming Zebra is doing such great work in the US and overseas. It's really inspiring to see how hard everyone on the team works to get art supplies to kids in need. I'm proud to be supporting them.
We are so thrilled for the outstanding support that The Dreaming Zebra Foundation gave us for our summer youth programs. Bradley Angle is a local nonprofit that provides resources to survivors of domestic violence. Here at Bradley Angle, we believe that adults are not the only survivors of domestic violence, children are as well. Our Youth & Family Support Services helps child survivors and their parents through education, counseling, childcare and structured group activities including art therapy.
We heard about The Dreaming Zebra Foundation and how great they were through a staff member. We were excited to reach out to partner with The Dreaming Zebra Foundation to see if they would supply art supplies to help the children that we serve. They were happy to do so. The staff and those that we were in communication with were helpful when applying for the support and coordinating the delivery. We provide youth groups and classes to over 400 child survivors in the age range of 5 to 13. They will all benefit from these great supplies.
Thank you so much Dreaming Zebra for partnering with Bradley Angle as we continue our efforts in creating a community free of domestic violence. We look forward to continued partnership!
The Dreaming Zebra Foundation reached out to us to inquire about our Fine Arts needs in our large, urban school district that serves over 9,500, culturally diverse students. The City School District of Albany and it's Superintendent's Arts Advisory Committee in Upstate New York are so appreciative to gain local and national arts funding partnerships with organizations like "The Dreaming Zebra Foundation". With their support and their ability to "make connections," we were delighted to engage in conversation that lead us to receiving the needed funds that will support our "2016 City School District of Albany Elementary Art Show" (3rd Annual). The show will be held from May 6-8, 2016 at our local art museum, the Albany Institute of History & Art. Last year's show had over 1,000 people walk through the exhibit!
Our opening reception will continue to spotlight student artwork from all 12 elementary schools and will showcase student musical and dance performances during the opening reception. Albany Mayor Sheehan and City School District of Albany Interim Superintendent Wilkins will begin our opening with a warm welcome. All our students and their families are invited to come to the art show all weekend long to see the Institute's galleries and art exhibition, with free admission. Our students and their families will have the ability to walk through the galleries and see their artwork hang alongside famous artworks, rich in local history from the Hudson River School paintings to viewing Ancient Egyptian mummies.
Not only are we appreciative of the Albany Institute for partnering with our Art and Music Dept., but we are thrilled to have the needed support of proceeds from Price Chopper supermarkets through the assistance of The Dreaming Zebra Foundation and D. Camera. We hope to grow this relationship in the years to come. We look forward to a wonderful event this year - thank you Dreaming Zebra for helping us make your acquaintance to form connections to serve and benefit our culturally diverse elementary children and their Fine Arts program in such a special and significant way. Sincerely, K. Wright, Art Dept. Chairperson, City School District of Albany, NY, https://www.albanyschools.com, https://www.facebook.com/albanyartscommittee/
Where can I begin? I am writing this on behalf of the Forestville Boys and Girls Club, in Prince George's County Maryland. The Dreaming Zebra Foundation and its staff (who would rather not be mentioned, Hi Dawne!!!) have revitalized our Touch of Art community art program. With the generous donation of art supplies and consultation on how to sustain the program, we were able to start back offering art classes after a 16 month hiatus because of having a lack of resources. Upon receiving the donation from Dreaming Zebra, our membership voted to designate an operating budget for the Touch of Art community art program. Without the Dreaming Zebra Foundation's support, our kids would still continue to miss out on the much needed cultural and social development this program offers. Thank you Dreaming Zebra for your support.
The Dreaming Zebra Foundation has assisted the New Hampshire Arts Exchange, a non-profit organization, with website development. Dreaming Zebra is donating art supplies to several New Hampshire schools to aid students in the development of their creativity and to enjoy the realm of visual arts. I am honored to be partnered with such a genuine organization that is so passionate in their mission to encourage children to embrace their individuality and follow their artistic dreams.
Dreaming Zebra has been such a huge blessing for our family! Our son plays In the local band and we have been paying fees for him to participate in the band along with high rental fees for the instrument rental. Playing music is our son's greatest passion and we have not been in a financial position where we could afford for him to continue in the band. Due to the compassion and care of the Dreaming Zebra foundation our son has been able to remain in the band and focus on improving his skills. He has been going through major medical issues with his heart and being able to remain in music lessons has given him some thing bright in his life to focus on. The staff at Dreaming Zebra have helped us financially but have also been an amazing emotional support to us during this time. Dreaming Zebra made an investment towards my son's future that will last throughout his lifetime. Thank you for supporting this organization and helping to provide music and art education to the youth of this generation!
I teach at the alternative high school in Flint MI. My annual buget for art supplies was $178, which I have yet to see. I have aggressively been searching for support for my program. Of all the kids, in the country, alternative kids needs the arts the most. The arts help my students find inner confidence to reinvent themselves and find real success. This has been made possible through Dawne and the awesome support of the Dreaming Zebra Foundation--I am passionately searching for supplies and she is passionately searching for programs like mine. She is so great to work with, she asks so many great questions to help me prioritize my needs and she has been so kind, excited about the work and professional! THANK YOU DREAMING ZEBRA!
The Resource Center of Somerset reached out to the Dreaming Zebra Foundation to request art supplies for the children we work with who have been traumatized after witnessing domestic violence in their home. The Resource Center of Somerset provides emergency shelter to families who are leaving a dangerous living situations. To address the needs of the children in the safe house, a Residential Youth Program was started. This program will be providing crisis-based counseling services for children of all ages, which includes art-based counseling activities. The primary goal of these services is to assist children in healing from the impact domestic violence has had on their families. As such, art supplies are greatly needed. All of these items donated by the Dreaming Zebra Foundation will be used during both individual and group counseling sessions with the children.
In addition to the therapeutic benefits of the materials, the art supplies will enable the children in shelter to engage in creative, everyday play. This play will provide a sense of normalcy to children who are experiencing an exceptionally tumultuous point in their lives. Such a wonderful gift that will help so many lives!
The Dreaming Zebra Foundation came to the Boys and Girls Club like a dream come true. Dawne was such a pleasure to work with and has given my art students at the Boys and Girls Club the opportunity to try new and exciting projects because we now have the supplies! I cannot thank this foundation enough for working with us and helping to meet our needs!
I had the pleasure of working with The Dreaming Zebra Foundation with my place of employment and then on my own accord. Dawne was so great to work with and her passion for the cause is very inspiring and contagious. Dreaming Zebra tackles a real need, locally and globally in a unique and effective manner. The impact the foundation makes is proven through the faces of the children that receive the art supplies donated to their schools. Dawne and Dreaming Zebra Foundation are doing great things and I glad I got the chance to help them as I hope to continue to do in the future.
The Dreaming Zebra Foundation is helping kids who no one else is thnking about. Their art supplies raise up the children and their concern brings light to their situation. Thank you so much, Dreaming Zebra, for the great work you do so well!!!
Dreaming Zebra is awesome. They supported me when I was younger, and going through some really hard times. The supplies they donated allowed me to express myself with art, which really helped. This is important for everyone, especially kids who feel alone or misunderstood. Now I volunteer for them when I can. The work they do helps a lot of the poorest kids you can imagine who really need it, and and I would give them 10 stars if I could. If you donate to Dreaming Zebra you will know you're helping to change the lives of many kids who really need you. -Jocelyn
I've run or helped run a number of non-profits in my day. Unfortunately I can no longer physically handle the work. That doesn't stop me from giving what I can to those non-profit organizations that can carry the work on for me. Dreaming Zebra Foundation is one of those rare gems that while hard to find sometimes, do extraordinary work in meeting their mission. The work done is all voluntary even Dawn (the Director) works voluntarily to get art supplies to children who otherwise go with nothing. Fostering a love of art, and building the ability to create in children's lives, that from the outside seem hopeless, fosters two very important things: the joy in creating something of beauty that can be shared with others, and the knowledge that if I can create something that came from my own mind, I can do more. It's that spark of knowing that allows children to believe that they can do more with their lives and are not trapped in a hopeless situation. Dreaming Zebra does that every day and with virtually every penny spent on children, not administration and salary expenses. Mind you, these folks deserve to be paid for what they do, and so I gladly give to them what I can to aid in their work. Bravo Dawn!
After finding Dreaming Zebra on the web, I was inspired to call and volunteer. I was impressed with the depth of the foundation's role - finding art supplies to donate, finding great nonprofits who needed the art supplies all across the country, and working in Haiti with orphanages. Dreaming Zebra was my dream charity come true! Now that I've known and worked with founder Dawne for two years, I am even more impressed. Dawne works hard every day to make sure no art supply goes unused and that as many recipients as possible are matched with donors. I was very fortunate to be one got to deliver a donation - it was like playing Santa Claus! The entire process of matching the donor and recipient, the delivery set up, the follow through with the recipient and the donor - Dawne is very professional and wonderful to work with. Dawne's hard work is only matched by her passion for Dreaming Zebra's mission.
The Dreaming Zebra Foundation has become a huge blessing to Diakonos International - Art Day Celebration event in Haiti. As the Lead Artist, I have interacted with the children of Carrefour, Haiti. These two charities team up and play a key role inspiring children to express themselves through art. The results are amazing as we discover new talent every year. Dawne was so instrumental this year. Her support with art materials, back packs and shoes brought a huge smile to our children. Thank you Dawne and everyone at The Dreaming Zebra Foundation. We are "one" with creativity!
p:ear is a nonprofit that works with homeless youth in Portland OR through education, arts and recreation. Dreaming Zebra has been an incredible ally in helping us realize our vision to deeply mentor and support these youth during their journeys off the streets. Specifically, Dreaming Zebra has been so responsive to our requests by providing much needed materials for the art workshops we use to create fun and engaging projects for these youths' positive artistic expressions. From mask-making materials used in our "p:ear Zombie Action Preparedness" program (PZAP) to paints and brushes for our "2160 Wood-Block Mural" Project (2160 refers to the number of 3"x3" wood panels used for this 9'x15' pixelated mural of a Van Gogh painting!) to glitter and feathers and beads to for everything else we do, they have been a model community partner and have made the difficult work of connecting with homeless youth that much easier. Thank you, Dreaming Zebra!
What a wonderful surprise it was to get a phone call from Dawne at Dreaming Zebra offering to help pay for art supplies at my at-risk school. Dawne saw my “Art Room Aid” post on the Dick Blick website and contacted me in order to help out. Dawne was so nice and professional; I just told her what we needed and it showed up at my door. Thank you so much. It was really appreciated! My students were able to create a lot of high quality and meaningful pieces because of this organization. Every child deserves experiencing the fine arts, and Dreaming Zebra is helping make it happen.
Working with Dawne and Dreaming Zebra is like having a fairy godmother. Our organization provides art therapy to grieving children, and we are used to making do and stretching limited resources. She asked us for a wish list and then surprised us by fulfilling it in its entirety . . . . and more! Dawne is truly caring and responsive, and asked questions to make sure we got exactly what we need. Seeing the smiles of the teens when we hand them their very own softcover journal and brand new markers - and tell them they can keep both - is a joy. Being able to provide a child with stretched canvas - rather than a piece of paper - conveys the importance of their creation and the difficult emotions they are expressing through art.
Our funding - like that of most healthcare institutions - becomes more limited each year. Nevertheless, our partnership with Dreaming Zebra makes it possible to provide an even higher level of care to the families we serve. Bravo, Dreaming Zebra!
I'm pretty passionate about the arts, and recently made a small cash donation to Dreaming Zebra. This is a company that cares about people, clearly. The thank you card I received in the mail (joyfully infused with stickers glitter and other cute creative touches by kids) made me feel like I had contributed a million bucks. These are kind and smart folks with compassionate hearts, who are doing a great job of bringing art to needy kids. Dreaming Zebra makes you want to donate again, and more, and right away, just to get another adorable card in the mail. You can join their monthly giving "palette" as they call it as well, and they'll send you news every month about which kids are being helped with your donations. They support a ton of different programs. Love the follow through, spirit, and visionary, earth-friendly vibe of Dreaming Zebra. Keep up the great work!
We would like to thank The Dreaming Zebra Foundation for their continued support of Diakonos International (diakonosintl.org) creative art program of Art Day Celebration. Each year, Art Day Celebration hosts a create art workshop in Haiti with over 100 underprivileged children living in ill-serviced neighborhoods. For the last 2 years The Dreaming Zebra Foundation has served as an instrument to make Art Day Celebration a success by donating art supplies to the children we serve.
This year The Dreaming Zebra Foundation surprised the children by gifting them with their very own art kit to continue exploring the creative abilities.
I've been volunteering for Dreaming Zebra for two years, and it's awesome to see the kids happy when they get their art supplies. The world needs a charity just like Dreaming Zebra and I will be a supporter for a very long time. :-)
After recently contributing with the Haiti camping through The Dreaming Zebra foundation I can say it is wonderful to see the impact that has been made in inspiring creativity in these children. Kids that wouldn't normally have the opportunity are given a chance to express themselves through group programs such as these. I am so happy to see the smiles on their faces and to be a part of giving to the next generation the hope to dream and to unleash their imaginations. Thank you Dreaming Zebra for all you have done!
The Dreaming Zebra foundation is amazing. I am a counselor at a residential treatment facility which serves adolescents with severe emotional, behavioral, and psychiatric issues. I requested supplies for our art studio and summer programming for partial hospitalization and group behavioral health counseling groups. I was amazed at the quick response and all of the supplies that the Dreaming Zebra was able to provide. Dawne was absolutely great to work with and asked lots of questions to make sure that we were getting the supplies we needed to meet our client's needs and the ability to provide creative treatment to our clients. .
Dreaming Zebra Foundation has made such a difference in our art room here at Baltimore Youth Initiative. The supplies that Dawne sent to us from Gerry and Brad from Art Collective gave the students here opportunities to make art that they would not have had otherwise! Even though the package was taken to the wrong address (FedEx's fault) and we had to hunt down a 40lb box, it could not have been more worth it. Phone tag and delivery tag aside, working with Dawne and DZF was absolutely wonderful. A truly warm and caring organization that is really making a difference
I contacted The Dreaming Zebra Foundation because another art teacher contact said they were a group that could really help me to jump start my new program. They contacted me to say they were interested in working with my students and I on supplying art materials. I put together a list of things and they were shipped immediately. We were thrilled to receive the gifts and can hopefully have another opportunity to work with them in the future.
Dawne and the Dreaming Zebra organization work very hard to ensure that disadvantaged children and young adults, both locally and globally, experience and explore their creativity through a variety of art and music projects. I am glad to have connected with Dreaming Zebra and I am honored to help them further their endeavors.
I received a surprise phone call from Dreaming Zebra, they wanted to fund my entireArt Room Aid Project! Wow!
The funding was completed the same day and the materials were on there way. The requirement to send a Thank You note was a pleasure. Dawne is wonderful, you couldn't ask for better communication or service from a volunteer.
This was a new relationship for us--budget cuts have eaten away at our budget and supplies over the past 5 years with no end in sight. We are a poor, isolated area way up North in NY state, Dreaming Zebra purchased needed non-consumable supplies that will serve our students for many years to come.
We are a poor urban school in Portland, and Dreaming Zebra has come to our aid more than once. We have no arts program, and no art teacher, so without outside help, we have no arts offerings. Dreaming Zebra has supplied us with journals and sharpie markers for our older students, for a creative writing/art residency taught by a writer/volunteer parent. They recently sponsored an art table at our carnival, providing free paints and quality canvases so that students could make beautiful work. We have been so impressed by their quick response time, their dedication to connecting students to art opportunities, and their general good will.
When I was 12 I Met the dreaming Zebra Foundation, I was a young little boy with a big dream, I wanted to become a great artist but i had no experience in art. With The Dreaming Zebra foundation my dream came true, they guided me and provided me with all the supplies I needed and I'm very thankful, I'm now 17 and I've becomed the great artist I've alway dreamed to be, Thanks to the Dreaming Zebra Foundation
I first found out about Dreaming Zebra from a friend that worked at our new Art Center in Union City. The Art Center had received a bunch or wonderful art supplies. during this time a presently I have been working to find instruments for the teens in UC. The Dreaming Zebra helped me twice now, first time they bought a keyboard for a young man, who then used his gift for the piano at our church. He was able to take lessons with our organist and found a mentor. The Dreaming Zebra recently found a donor that has given some beautiful hand painted guitars, that will go some deserving young people. They will get lessons along with them. So I have received 4 items and they never ask for anything in return but a thank you. This organization is amazing they not only give to us they support our efforts with encouragement. They check up on things and follow your story beyond a single donation. A very special group of people.
Dreaming Zebra has been wonderful to work with. They have been instrumental in getting supplies to my sixth graders so that they can stretch themselves as creative young adults. They have such powerful things to say, and Dreaming Zebra has helped them immensely by getting them the materials to say it.
Dreaming Zebra totally equipped a dwindling and drowning art program! We serve kids with severe emotional disturbances, what a great way to reach a really difficult to teach population.
The Dreaming Zebra Foundation came through for our kids! We needed to find art supplies for our students and the Dreaming Zebra Foundation helped us get them. Thank you so much!
A staff member at our school worked to help provide much-needed supplies for our classrooms through your organization. It was like Christmas to have these wonderful supplies delivered so that our students could use the arts to explore their content area studies! Thank you all so much for what you do!
The dreaming zebra foundation came through when we had no place else to turn. Thank you for your support of this organization and what they do for the students of North Carolina and other States. They have been great.
The Dreaming Zebra Foundation is providing art supplies and musical instruments to children world wide that are missing these essential elements to their childhood development. Dawne and the entire organization are enriching the lives of so many young people which will wll impact the rest of thier lives. Jody G, Portland, OR
I am a 2nd grade teacher in an extremely impoverished area. Due to economic budget restraints, our school was forced to get rid of our arts program. We were also faced with not having extra funds to provide for art supplies to use in our classrooms. I heard about The Dreaming Zebra Foundation and contacted them. They were very interested in helping our Elementary school that consists of over 700 children. The Dreaming Zebra sent me a huge box of art supplies. These supplies were distributed throughout the school. The Dreaming Zebra is also continuing to work with my school to help provide art materials and support for the upcoming school year. The Dreaming Zebra has helped provide art to children who otherwise may not have been given the chance.
i am an artist and was living in Chicago, I was looking to do some volunteering before i moved back to Michigan to go to graduate school. I had heard of DZF and even though they are not based in Chicago i called anyway thinking they could hook me up with a non-profit by me. Well they did better than that, they put me together with a young woman whose father was recently laid off and whose mom was working extra hours to pick up the slack. The parents knew how much their daughter loved art but they were no longer in a position to give her art lessons. DZF put us together and it was a wonderful experience for all concerned.
The Dreaming Zebra Foundation has helped my art classes in my elementary school beyond expectations! They are so willing to go the extra mile to find us supplies that we need, like colored markers and crayons. They have been so supportive of our desire to offer ceramics to our students. The Dreaming Zebra Foundation has enriched the lives of our 800 art students here in Phoenix! They are awesome!
I have both donated money and volunteered for DZF. I grew up in a family surrounded by artists and a mother who managed multi-million dollar arts organizations. From the moment I first worked with DZF and Dawne it was evident her program provided the most efficacious distribution of arts materials to children that I had ever seen. Many months later I am still in awe of what they accomplish - and it's no surprise: Dawne is a fount of energy. In an era where I am cynical about how much of every donation reaches the intended recipient, I have witnessed that >90% of donations to DZF get to the children. As I have said, I am in awe of what they do.
Dawne and the Dreaming Zebra Foundation have been wonderful to work with in support of our instrumental music program at Weinland Park Elementary. Our goal is to offer instrumental music to any 4th or 5th grade student who wishes to participate. Unfortunately, most of our students do not have the means to purchase or rent an instrument. It is a challenge to provide instruments for our students. Many of the instruments in our inventory are old, in need of repair or both. Although I want students to participate in music, I will not have them participate with sub-par instruments that will cause more harm than good. So far this year Dreaming Zebra has provided a clarinet and a cello with a trumpet on the way. Thanks to their generosity and persistence, additional students at Weinland Park will have an opportunity to participate for years to come. Thank you Dreaming Zebra!
Dreaming Zebra was able to help us by donating supplies for daily class art projects. The art supplies also allowed us to invite volunteers into the classroom to lead weekly special projects. Without the art supplies we would not have been able to have art as such a strong part of our classroom curricula. We received glue guns, oil pastels, and paper. Dreaming Zebra was very generous with their donation. They gave us a ton of paper and oil pastels. It seemed fairly easy to work with Dreaming Zebra. Parent volunteers from my class contacted and coordinated with the Dreaming Zebra staff. From a teacher's perspective it was great because of how easy it was to access special resources. I know that there are many opportunities to access resources for schools within our community, but sometimes it is difficult to deal with the logistics. I was so happy that my classroom parents were able to contact Dreaming Zebra directly and help facilitate the process.
Hello, I am a drama teacher in Columbus, Ohio. I was put in touch with the Dreaming Zebra Foundation through a district-wide email where they suggested we contact the foundation. So I did. I was pleasantly surprised when I was contacted by Dawne, who wanted to help out my situation. We have many aspects of our theatre that haven't been updated since the school opened in the late 1960s. The lighting is archaic and the sound system is almost non-existant. We have been working very hard to fix some of this, but it's just not a priority in a district where sometimes it's hard to find enough money to buy paper! But Dawne has been working hard to figure out a way to help us with the lighting safety. While she is working on the lighting, Dawne also sent us a huge box full of craft goodies which we immediately put to good use in our musical that opens next week. I literally jumped for joy when our secretary came down carrying the box of glitter, pipe cleaners, pom-poms, etc. It was awesome! Many people who aren't teachers don't understand how hard it is to get the supplies you need for your classes. And often times, it is so frustrating that teachers just go out and buy them with their own money. And teachers shouldn't have to do that. Do office workers have to go out and buy the paper for their printers? Pencils? Tape? As a teacher, I do. Or else my students won't have any. So thanks to Dawne and the Dreaming Zebra Foundation, some of the weight of buying supplies have been lifted off my shoulders. And honestly it's really nice to just know that there is someone out there working on your behalf.
Two years ago Abled Hawai'i Artists- Big Island established an annual art festival for artists with disabilities. Dawne and the Dreaming Zebra Foundation has been and continues to be an integral part of our success in providing community art opportunites for artists with disdabilities of all ages and the community in general! In our third year, we have grown and have initiated participating in other community events, providing space for artistic expression for children of all ages, as well as providing volunteer opportunities for artists with disabilities. We could not do this without The Dreaming Zebra Foundation and its generous donors! Mahalo nui loa (thank you very much) Dawne and The Dreaming Zebra Foundation! Aloha, Mar Ortaleza Abled Hawai'i Artists- Big Island
As a child growing up with music, the arts have been a cornerstone of my existence as not only a creative outlet, but a means of development and rudimentary training skills. The Dreaming Zebra Foundation makes sure that children get the opportunity to explore their creativity and realize that learning can be more then textbooks and testing. Every child learns and explores their world differently, and we need to make sure our schools and institutions provide a diverse and well rounded education. I have known Dawne for over 10 years now and she has found a way to channel her passion for artistic growth into such an amazing and giving foundation. She is an unbelievable selfless person, and that has inspired volunteers and other organizations around her to stay true and honest about delivering the arts to people in need. There may be many different charities in this world, but few are as simple and efficient as the Dreaming Zebra Foundation.
I work full-time. I am a single mother to two energetic kids and human-companion to 3 dogs and 2 cats! And my "spare time" I try like heck to get my pottery studio in working condition so I can actually create! But when I heard about Dreaming Zebra and what they are doing to nuture the arts in the lives of children, you bet I made the time to get involved. Living in Ohio meant I had to be creative about the ways I could help Dreaming Zebra help kids - I've picked up paints from people willing to donate; I appealed to my own friends and family and collected needed supplies; I've even served as a resource when DZF receieved requests from organizations here in Columbus. I am busy and in my personal quest for simplicity I don't take on many new projects, but Dreaming Zebra's mission spoke to my own creative soul. Kids and art - bringing the two together is a masterpiece in and of itself. How could I not contribute? Dreaming Zebra needn't thank me for anything I may have done; I thank Dreaming Zebra for giving me the oppotunity to give in such a magical way!
I am an artist, supporter and fan of Dreaming Zebra Foundation (DZF). I am amazed how much can do one person - the founder of DZF - Dawne Camera, who really put all her heart and life to help children to have happy childhood and grow up kind people themselves. Dawne was not just dreaming of helping kids to experience the positive influence of art, she appealed to other people to donate the art supply and musical instruments - so children will not feel deprive of opportunity to get art or music lessons. I also really honor Dawne's ability not to ask anything for herself, as many non profit organizations do, but put all her hard work and financial resources to help low income people.
As one of the original volunteers of this wonderful foundation I continue to offer what assistance I can provide from 3000 miles away here in Florida. I believe that helping children develop their talents is the best way to keep them out of trouble and give them a start in life. The positive experience I've had with the Dreaming Zebra Foundation has shown me what 1 extremely dedicated person can accomplish when they make up their mind to..."just do it"!
This organization has helped many children realize their hidden talents. Seeing their smiles when they receive art and music supplies is priceless. Every child has a dream, Every child has a great imagination, so lets give them the tools to explore. The Dreaming Zebra Foundation is a blessing to all children.
The foundation was born from an altruistic dream that is shared by all who volunteer and donate. From the time I picked up art and music supplies to the point of dropping them off to the different organizations in need, people would catch the synergistic and positive vibe that is at the base of this foundation. One of the most moving experiences I had was when a woman called and wanted to donate an incredible set of oil paints that she received from a dear friend of hers who died. She was relieved to tears to hear that her friends spirit would be living on at an art center for homeless teens. This is Dreaming Zebra and it is so much more.
More than the idea behind the organization are the hearts and souls of the people that lead it. This organization and Foundation has a story much like the kids it serves of being pure in heart and hopeful and spirit yet undying in determination to get lifted off the ground and fly into the sky. I cannot express to you enough the beauty behind the idea in helping kids with art supplies but the genuine and caring and selfless soul of the person who runs it... all for helping better humanity! Please give to the Foundation that cares.
This foundation is run by talented inspired people and it is doing great work for kids in need. They helped get a tutor for prestigious art school here in town for a high school student I work with who attends a lower-income school and has tremendous potential in the art field.
As a volunteer for Dreaming Zebra I have seen firsthand the positive impact this nonprofit has for schools, teachers, and youth everywhere in need of art and music supplies. The community recycling aspect is a badly needed and novel concept that works for everyone involved, and helps to bring creative programs to life for those in need. Keep up the great work Zebra and I am proud to be a part of your team.!
I have been watching this dream grow from a thought - to an organization that helps children in their creative desires
The Dreaming Zebra Foundation is an amazing organization! I began my AmeriCorps term serving at a local non-profit in June and I needed arts supplies as soon as possible. I serve low-income families at a transitional housing location where we do not have a budget to purchase supplies for the families. I posted an add on Craigslist for arts supplies and heard within hours of a local non-profit, The Dreaming Zebra Foundation. I contacted them and emailed an application for art supplies. My extension had not yet been set-up but The Dreaming Zebra Foundation employees were extremely persistent and they were able to contact me via my supervisor. I talked with two employees of The Dreaming Zebra and they drove out 5 boxes of amazing art supplies within 30 minutes! These art supplies allowed us to begin art classes with the kids of Richmond Place which have been amazing! We are also able to bring in mentors to work with kids one on one using the supplies to create awesome crafts. The Dreaming Zebra Foundation is amazing! They are extremely efficient and are able to provide their services in a timely manner and have an amazing staff. I definitely intend to support The Dreaming Zebra Foundation in any way possible and hopefully to receive future donations when needed.
My granddaughters are in schools in a tiny, dusty, west Texas town, one elementary, the other middle. Both have active interests in art; programs in both schools are needful of supplies due to shrunken budgets and shifted priorities. I contacted Dreaming Zebra Foundation and was requested to ask the schools, one through an art teacher and the other through the assistant principal, for "wish lists." I was told Dreaming Zebra Foundation would go down the wish lists as far as possible. Not long afterward I was copied with letters of enthusiastic thanks from both schools. I have no doubt whatsoever that the intervention of Dreaming Zebra Foundation provided my granddaughters and all their classmates with a very significant benefit they could not have gotten otherwise. I believe my experience to be an accurate illustration of the care, responsiveness, and positive effect Dreaming Zebra Foundation is having on the lives of children all across America.