The Van Meter National Honor Society has started a project called "Dreams to Life" to provide technology to a group of students called The King Dreamers. They plan to raise money through t-shirt and basket sales to purchase items like desktop computers, cameras, and an iTouch. This will enhance the Dreamers' education similarly to how technology has helped the NHS students. Fundraisers will take place over the next few months with the goal of presenting the technology to the Dreamers in March in a sustainable long-term partnership.

1. Dreams to Life Van Meter National Honor Society & The King Dreamers

2. Dreams to Life Mission “Our mission is to provide children with technology that can enhance their education and life.”

3. NHS and The King Dreamers Started mentoring the Dreamers last year Meeting once a month Plan activities to do, work with our technology and just hang out 

4. Dreamers Project (Dreamers Kickoff Party Video)

5. Dreamers Project Inspiration Visit to Van Meter (11/17/10) The Dreamers’ excitement using our Mac Books We think they deserve the opportunities that we have through technology

6. Dreamers Project Our Plan Purchase: Two Apple desktop computers Four Flip cameras Two still cameras iTouch Why? Technology has bettered our education at Van Meter Believe that the items will help them in the same way

7. Canon PowerShot

8. Flip Camera

9. 21” Desktop iMac

10. iTouch

11. Dreamers Project Raising Money Selling “Dreams to Life” t-shirts RandomKid website For donations to be given Silent auction event Auctioning off “theme baskets” Asking businesses to donate items to be in baskets Special presentations from The Dreamers

12. Dreamers Project Potential Fundraisers Selling small product (lanyard, keychain, flashdrive) on our RandomKid website Van Meter carnival Day for kids with games and activities The Dreamers will be involved

13. Dreamers Project Timeline * Subject to change Beginning of January: T-shirts ready to be distributed Mid-January: Small products ready to be sold on RandomKid website February: Silent auction event March: Celebration with The Dreamers to present computers and Flip cameras

14. How will this be sustainable? Plan on having more events Having two each year Continue selling T-shirts and lanyards throughout the year Brainstorm ideas for next years event Plan on having two events next year Fall, and Spring Possibly getting more computers or items they need at the time Dreamers Project Sustainability

15. Benefits to The King Dreamers

16. Benefits to The King Dreamers Benefits to New Technology Ways to better present their knowledge (iMovie, Prezi, Keynote, Google apps and iWeb) Go above and beyond with their education Help to prepare The Dreamers with the technology skills they will need for their futures

17. Benefits to The King Dreamers Using New Technology For Education NHS will teach The Dreamers and teachers ways to use their new technology to better their education We will teach them Digital Citizenship (internet safety, copyright, fair use) During our meetings each month

18. Thank You

19. Contact Information Dreams to Life websites www.dreamstolifeiowa.com Emails shannon.miller@vmbulldogs.com julia.albaugh@vmbulldogs.com danielle.hubbard@vmbulldogs.com andrew.flaherty@vmbulldogs.com