Dream Travel Gives Back
In Edmonton I donated constantly to the Mustard Seed and a few other homeless shelters and on as many birthdays as possible, I made large scale Timmy runs to feed as many homeless as I could. Some years this was difficult, but it gave me great pleasure knowing I was doing what I could. Besides, as I said, it paid back in ways I couldn’t have imagined.
As the years went on and Dream Travel grew, I was able to make larger donations to those in need, like a $10,000 donation to the Pathfinder Youth Society, a program helping at-risk youths in Vancouver, schools in Tanzania, feeding people during the pandemic in Costa Rica and more.
We are still and will always been an Alberta-owned business and therefore we will always contribute locally, but we also want to support our global family in destinations that we escort our groups.
These pages are dedicated to those who needed a helping hand.
Despite growing up with a single mother of 5 and in a very poor household, we always had a roof over our heads and food on the table. I wore hand-me-down clothes from my sisters (yes, my sisters) and used their old note books in school, writing in the margins. However, I never felt poor as our house was full of love and we had what we needed.
When I first started my business I lived just off of Whyte Avenue in Edmonton where there were a lot of homeless people and I befriended a few. Despite the very rough start to my business, I still found enough money to scrape together to feed and clothe as many as I could. For those of you that know, Edmonton winters are brutal and I couldn’t imagine how difficult it was for them. I still cherish some amazing lessons and stories that I learned from people living on the streets.
MacEwan University DTC Bursary
Dream Travel Canada is proud to support the next generation of
dreamers by establishing a multi-year bursary at MacEwan University in Edmonton.
More than 20 years ago, the travel program at MacEwan gave our founder the knowledge and confidence to build Dream Travel Canada from the ground up. This bursary is our way of giving back to the institution that helped make that journey possible.
Education has the power to change lives, but financial barriers
shouldn't stand in the way of opportunity. We hope this bursary helps deserving students pursue their goals, build their futures, and one day make a difference in the lives of others—just as someone once did for us.