Winter is very hard for those without homes, or the resources to heat their rooms. For those commuting to low income jobs, the jackets provided were essential. There’s nothing worse than spending ten hours at work and then an hour at the bus stop, cold. Warm hands are a luxury not everyone can afford.

“We thank XCEL Federal Credit Union for their gracious support. With their help he have had the chance to help many families through-out the Northeast.” states William Weaver, Founder of the DreamHappy foundation.

The DreamHappy Foundation will continue to do its best for the New Jersey and New York areas, collecting jackets and blankets again next year, no matter the forecast.

New Jersey Children and Families charity, the DreamHappy Foundation, has partnered with XCEL Federal Credit Union to collect new and used blankets for those in need this winter.

XCEL has graciously offered three of their branches as drop-off points to help collect blankets for DreamHappy’s annual Comfy Quilts campaign. The selected branches are:

XCEL Operations Center
1460 Broad Street
Bloomfield, NJ.

XCEL NYC Office
26 Fed Plaza-Room 1702
New York City, NY.

Path Station Office
Journal Square
Jersey City, NJ.

Kennedy Blvd Office
3680 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ.

“We are very excited by this opportunity XCEL Federal Credit Union has given us as we start to settled into our new home state of New Jersey.”, said DreamHappy Foundation CEO, William Weaver, “We are looking forward to making a positive impact for those who need our help this winter.”

“As the holidays quickly approach, we all take stock in just how lucky we are,” added Linda McFadden, CEO of XCEL FCU.  “Helping out others is an everyday obsession but especially so during the holidays. We are grateful to the DreamHappy Foundation for allowing us the opportunity to spread a little Christmas cheer.”

The DreamHappy Foundation had success in last year’s Comfy Quilts blanket drive, helping many families in women’s shelters and family homeless shelters.

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For more information and interviews contact William Weaver at 484.767.1610 and will.w@dreamhappy.org.

We are also preparing for our yearly Comfy Quilts campaign. This campaign helps keep those in need warm during the winter by supplying them with quilts and blankets. Please stay tuned for more information on how you can help with this effort.

We will be sure to post updates to our website at DreamHappy.org, our Twitter, @DreamHappy and our Facebook page.

Supplies were donated to the Casa Guadalupe Center Summer School Program. The program serves mostly inner-city students in grades first through tenth in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvanian. Specifically, schools which have a combined average of 50 percent or more of their students scoring in the bottom 25 percent in the state in reading and math test scores. The Casa Guadalupe Center Summer School Program is working to close the achievement gap by providing students with extra help during the summer. As education coordinator, Sharon Gonzalez put it “One day at a time, we are making a difference.” The support of the DreamHappy Foundation in providing needed supplies helps to ensure that difference is able to be made.

DreamHappy’s Founder, William Weaver states, “We are proud to be able to offer these supplies to this great cause. We thank the Lehigh Valley for making this possible along with Eliezer Vélez and Sharon Gonzalez for working with us to see this through. We are sure the children will have a rewarding time during their summer at the Casa Guadalupe Center Summer School Program”.

William Weaver states, “We are pleased to continue helping those in need throughout the Lehigh Valley. The DreamHappy Foundation is very grateful to all of those who have donated to this campaign and aided in its continued success.”

Blankets were donated to the Sixth Street Shelter, located in Central Allentown. The Sixth Street shelter is a family shelter that helps families with children back on their feet after losing their homes. The shelter is the second Lehigh Valley charity to benefit from the Comfy Quilts campaign. The DreamHappy Foundation recently donated several blankets to the Beginning Over Foundation in Easton, Pennsylvania.

The DreamHappy Foundation, a Lehigh Valley based charity, and was founded with the goal of helping children and families in need. The foundation is able to accomplish this goal through charitable campaigns that gather needed funds and supplies, which can then be distributed. In addition to its Comfy Quilts Campaign, DreamHappy is also conducting the Happy Packs Campaign, which will bring backpacks filled with school supplies to children in need.

“I want to thank the generous members of the Lehigh Valley who have come together to donate to our Comfy Quilts campaign” Weaver said. “A blanket that sits in your closet year after year can seem like a small thing, but it can be an incredible gift to those in need. We are pleased to be able to share this gift with families going through a difficult transition.”

The DreamHappy Foundation was founded last year with the goal of helping children in need. The organization achieves this goal by conducting charitable campaigns aimed at assisting children and families in less fortunate circumstances. The DreamHappy Foundation works with other non-profits, such as the Beginning Over Foundation, in order to bring help and support where it is needed most. In addition to their Comfy Quilts blanket drive, the foundation is also currently conducting their Happy Packs campaign, which is a drive to gather school supplies for children in need.

DreamHappy found a perfect outlet in the Beginning Over Foundation. This local charity, which is just moving into their new space in Easton, aids families of domestic abuse in the recovery process, helping them to “begin over” in every area of their life.

William Weaver, DreamHappy’s president, is a technology entrepreneur who has established several successful companies. He founded the DreamHappy Foundation in early 2010 with three colleagues. “We wish to help create a better world through the development of campaigns which give back to the community and help those in need” states Weaver. “We want people to understand that when we all work together, even small efforts can do a great deal of good.”

The DreamHappy foundation would like to thank the Women’s Center at Lehigh University and The Office Quarters for their role as Comfy Quilt drop-off locations where residents of Lehigh Valley are able to drop off their gently used and new blankets in order to support the DreamHappy initiative.

The DreamHappy Foundation has launched a new campaign to help keep children and families warm during the cold winter months ahead. The “Comfy Quilts” campaign is gathering blankets to distribute them to orphanages, battered women shelters, homeless family shelters and other families who could use a little more help this winter.

This campaign is beginning in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania and may expand to Saint George, Utah.

The DreamHappy Foundation is seeking both new and gently used blankets of all sizes. If you are located within the Lehigh Valley you can drop off your quilts and comforters at either the Allentown or Bethlehem drop-off locations below:

DreamHappy Foundation
1275 Glenlivet Drive
Allentown, PA. 18106-3107

Or

DreamHappy Foundation
1416 Englewood Street
Bethlehem, PA. 18017

Blanket pick-up is also available for those within the Lehigh Valley. Please contact the DreamHappy Foundation by using the contact page at:  http://www.dreamhappy.org/contact-us/

Those outside of the Lehigh valley may ship their blankets to the following address:

The DreamHappy Foundation
Comfy Quilts
1275 Glenlivet Drive, Suite 100
Allentown, PA 18106-3107

Additional information regarding the Comfy Quilts campaign can be found at:  http://www.dreamhappy.org/our-campaigns/comfy-quilts/

Please help us bring warmth and comfort to those who need it by donating a quilt or comforter today!

Sellers are able to choose the percentage that will go to the DreamHappy Foundation, so the donated proceeds are truly an intentional act of generosity and kindness. We are currently welcoming sellers to list items on our eBay store, and are excited to both increase our sellers’ auction visibility and branch out our funding network.

“Acceptance into MissionFish means a great deal to us. It is an invaluable resource to bring awareness to our cause, and the acceptance itself is a receipt of confidence in our hard work and dedication.”, explains William Weaver, Founder and CEO of the DreamHappy Foundation.

With your help, we can make a difference in the lives of underprivileged families across America through our campaigns, Comfy Quilts and Happy Packs. Your proceeds will be used in a transparent manner, providing maximum impact to communities in need. Click here to access our MissionFish page.

Fun Spike Games Creates Charitable Video Game

Game developer Fun Spike Games is creating a family friendly video game which aids the children’s charity, the DreamHappy Foundation.

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – November 22, 2010 – Video game developer Fun Spike Games is creating a family friendly, casual game for charity. The developers will donate a portion of the game’s proceeds to the eastern Pennsylvania based 501(c)(3) public charity for children, the DreamHappy Foundation

The charitable title, TippleTop, will include whimsical play stages where the player must stack blocks of various shapes and protect their stacks from being knocked down by enemies called, Tippers. The game will feature a number of entertaining game modes that can be unlocked as the player progresses. Fun Spike Games hopes to release TippleTop in 2011 for personal computers and possibly additional platforms.

The TippleTop development project is a great opportunity for students and professionals to gain experience and to build their resumes while helping to raise funds and awareness for the DreamHappy Foundation. “The volunteers who work on this project are truly extraordinary. They are spending many hours a week on this game, the proceeds of which will help us to create a better world for children.”, says the game designer and Chairman of the DreamHappy Foundation, William Weaver, “Due to team TippleTop’s hard work, dedication, and passion for gaming, the game is coming to life in only a few short months.”

Lead Software Engineer at Fun Spike Games, Ali Botorabi, states, “I am pleased with how smoothly development is going, especially with the restrictions that come with being an unfunded start-up. We are hoping that will be changing soon. Even in early development stages, the game is a great deal of fun to play and it is all for a good cause. I believe that the more fun the game turns out to be, the more proceeds will be generated for the DreamHappy Foundation, which in turn helps more children in need.”

The public is invited to watch and participate in TippleTop’s development on the Fun Spike Games development blog and forum located on their website. The developers welcome comments from the public and community to help improve the game.

About The DreamHappy Foundation

The DreamHappy Foundation is a not for profit, 501(c)(3) public charitable organization. Their goal is to bring joy to children in need. The DreamHappy Foundation achieves this goal by developing and maintaining campaigns that provide educational materials, toys and other items for families in need, Non-Profit Organizations (NPO), Children’s Health Organizations (CHO), orphanages, schools and local communities.

http://www.DreamHappy.org

About Fun Spike Games

Fun Spike Games is dedicated to creating unique games for the casual and dedicated video gamer. Fun Spike Games released Angela’s World for the PC, Mac and iPhone in early 2010. This game was received with praise for original and fluid game play. Fun Spike Games is looking forward to providing entertainment for years to come.

http://www.FunSpike.com

For interviews, please contact:

William Weaver, Chairman of the DreamHappy Foundation

1275 Glenlivet Drive, Suite 100

Allentown, PA 18106-3107

Phone: 1.484.224.3028

http://www.DreamHappy.org

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We are seeking artists, both traditional and digital, who would like to have their art auctioned for an admirable cause. The auction is to be held online and possibly through a live auction as well.

Each artist will be showcased on the website and press releases. This is a great chance to gain exposure through our charity while helping give children a better life in the process.

To have your art showcased and auctioned for the DreamHappy Foundation, you will need to submit:

Links or images of your art work.

Please note if you create digital or traditional works.

You must be based in the United States of America due to shipping reasons.

Please apply at the url below:
http://www.dreamhappy.org/our-campaigns/art-auction/artists/

Or contact us with the above details and any questions, or comments you may have, via email at: contact@dreamhappy.org .

If you are submitting physical art, such as traditional art or sculptures, you must be located in North America.

All art digital print or unique physical works must be signed by the artist.

If approved we will need a small biography along with an “as-professional-as-possible” photo of yourself, if a photo is not available a stock image of an easel can be used instead. These will be displayed on the website, along with your donated work of art.

Upon your art work being sold, you will be given a receipt from the DreamHappy Foundation for your donation.

The DreamHappy Foundation would like to thank you for your kind consideration.