Granting dreams to children who are critically or chronically ill
 

A Note From Holly!

 

WILL YOU HELP HOLLY FULFILL SOME DREAMS?

Holly is Preparing for Dine and Dance with the Stars and Needs Your Help!

 

My name is Holly Miriani, but many people call me Mama Holly. I earned this nickname by giving birth to six children. Also, I work for my daughter, Margaret, who is the owner and manager of Platinum Title and my other two daughters work for Platinum Title too, so many co-workers and clients call me Mama as well.

I started dancing when I was very young and I have always loved it. Dancing has always come easily for me, or so I thought that it came easy! When I attended Dine & Dance with the Stars in 2021, my daughter bid for me to dance with Artem, a Dancing with the Stars cast member. As I walked out on the dance floor with this handsome, wonderful dancer, he asked if he could spin me. Thinking that it would be only a little spin, I said sure. When we stopped, I could barely tell up from down! Artem was on one knee and I was awkwardly squatting and teetering until I fell on the floor! I was grateful that Artem tried to make it look like picking me up was part of the dance. I was a bit embarrassed but not so much that I was hooked. I knew I could do better, much better! I asked my daughter if she would support me to dance and compete in Dine & Dance with the Stars 2023. There are some advantages to working for your daughter. How do you say no to your mother? Having the ability to dance and raise money for The Dream Factory is a dream come true for me! I am so excited!

My husband, Joe, is supportive of me training for this event and socially dancing in the KC area. That’s because we made a deal. Joe and I cycle together, which is his passion and so he has promised to come back to dance with me when we are both retired, which will be in 2024. I am looking forward to that! When I’m dancing, nothing else exists. I am completely devoted to following my leader, moment –to- moment. We let the music take us and it all seems natural, easy and fun. Thank you in advance for your support!

 
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YOU WILL BE SUPPORTING

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Epilepsy

8 years old

My dream is to meet my favorite princess, Cinderella.

Cerebral Palsy

13 years old

I want to take a picture with Mickey Mouse.

Spina Bifida

7 years old

I want to be splashed by Salvy at a Royals game!

Cecostomy Tube

11 years old

I want to meet and be best friends with Patrick Mahomes.

Crohn's

13 years old

I'd love to relax with my family at Seacrest Beach, FL.

Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

18 years old

I am a huge fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, and my dream is to see them in spring training.

Cerebral Palsy

7 years old

I have always dreamed of going to Disney World to see the parade.

Chronic Kidney Disease

14 years old

I have always wanted to ride Splash Mountain at Disney.

Type 1 Diabetes

11 years old

My dream is to go to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.

Epilepsy

15 years old

My dream is to visit Legoland.

Eosinophilic Esophagitis

13 years old

Sometimes I imagine what it would be like to spend a day with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Cerebral Palsy

13 years old

I want to go visit Disneyworld and ride rollercoasters with my friends.

Type 1 Diabetes

13 years old

My dream is to hang out with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Hodgkin's Lymphoma

17 years old

My wish is for a new Dell computer to practice my design work on.

Stage 3 Sarcoma

10 years old

Ellen DeGeneres is my hero! I'd love to spend the day with her.

Crohn's

9 years old

I want to go to Disney World someday.

Cerebral Palsy

14 years old

The Nintendo Store in NYC is so cool, I'd love to go there.

Ehlers Danlos Syndrome

15 years old

To get to go to the anime expo in LA would be a dream come true.

Type 1 Diabetes

9 years old

It would be so cool to have dinner with my favorite Disney characters.

Type 1 Diabetes

8 years old

I want to go to Disney World to meet and have my picture taken with some of my favorite characters.

Type 1 Diabetes

8 years old

I want to meet Buzz Lightyear!

 
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THE DREAM FACTORY

Holly’s charity she is raising money for in this competition is the Dream Factory. Since 1985, the Dream Factory of Greater Kansas City has remained dedicated to making dreams come true for critically or chronically ill children. As a 100 percent volunteer organization, granting dreams is their mission. In addition, more than 85 percent of the funds raised or donated to the Greater Kansas City chapter of the Dream Factory remain in the metro area, granting the dreams of deserving children in our community.

In more than three decades, the charity’s devoted volunteers and generous business supporters have granted thousands of wishes. And Holly wants to help grant more of those wishes through her appearance on Dine and Dance with the Stars.

Each dream costs $5,000, but any amount of money helps this great cause. Every child’s dream is different, from ocean cruises to Disney character meetings, but every child deserves to have that dream granted. For children and their families who live each day not knowing what the future may bring, a dream granted brings a little ray of light, a little bit of hope and a lifetime of memories.

 
 
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