Dion’s Chicago Dream launches Feed the Dream fundraising competition [Video]

The goal: raise $1 million by May 31 to deliver half a million pounds of fresh, quality produce to 1,000 Chicagoland households for one year

CHICAGO, April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Dion’s Chicago Dream, a nonprofit taking a fresh approach to eliminating food insecurity, is launching the Feed the Dream fundraising competition to raise $1 million to deliver healthy, high-quality produce to 1,000 Chicagoland households every week for one year.

Dion Dawson, founder of Dion’s Chicago Dream, experienced homelessness and food insecurity both as a child and as a Navy veteran. He started Dion’s Chicago Dream to ensure Chicagoland residents don’t have to worry like he did about where to get their next healthy meal. Every month, Dion’s Chicago Dream provides 30,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables to more than 725 households across 26 Chicagoland neighborhoods through its Dream Deliveries program.

Today, Dawson and the “Dream Team” …