Junior Jonathan Yan recently started a chapter of the DreamCatchers Foundation at Sage Hill School, with the goal of fulfilling dreams for hospice patients. The club’s mission is to connect with hospice centers and run activities to bring positivity to the end of people’s lives. 

“I decided to start this club at Sage because I realized that it is a difficult time for our dreamers and their families as they close in on the end of their lives, so I wanted to make a difference by bringing some joy into their waning lives,” Club President and Founder Jonathan Yan said. 

On Oct. 5, Jonathan and the fellow DreamCatcher members traveled to Ivy Park at Palo Verdes to fulfill a special dream, their first one since the club’s inception. A hospice patient at Ivy Park is a huge fan of classic rock and blues music. Her late husband was a musician and composer, and she loved being able to listen to his music, Jonathan said. The DreamCatcher club made it their mission to fund a private rock band performance.

Junior and Club Vice President Nathan Dagger said his favorite aspect of DreamCatchers is how members get the opportunity to build meaningful connections with the hospice patients.

“It is a great feeling to see how a small act of kindness can bring a smile to someone’s face, and it is really heartwarming to create bonds and fulfill dreams of the hospice patients,” Nathan said.

Over 1.7 million Americans entered hospice care for one day or more in 2022, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home. 

Cover Up Orange County, a local rock band, came to Ivy Rock to perform a private show for this hospice patient to bring her dream into reality. Employees and other residents also enjoyed the music. 

“The most rewarding aspect of our work is seeing hospice patients having such a good time and smiling all through the experience,” Junior and Club Vice President Kareem Abousaif said.