Let's Talk Dreams

      Hey everyone, it’s Matt from “Dedicated to Dreams.” In this blog you guys will get to read my childhood dream of playing for the MLB! I hope you enjoy reading about it! I have been playing sports my entire life, starting at the age of 4. I played baseball, football, basketball, golf and even volleyball (for a little while at least, I wasn’t that good haha). The first sport I played was baseball and have been in love with it every day since! Growing up I started seeing myself progress and getting better and better every year, and wanted to try out for a full-time travel team. I knew if I wanted to play it was going to be expensive and I was going to have to work harder than I ever had before. I tried out for my first team when I was eleven and ended up making it, it made me love every second of the game. My dream had always been to go to Vanderbilt and play for the Commodores then hopefully after that play for my favorite MLB team… The Chicago White Sox!...

  Hey everyone, it’s Carter from the “Dedicated to Dreams” team. I’m writing today to tell you guys about my dreams as a kid, so I hope you enjoy it! As a kid I had several different dreams. From being the starting quarterback of the Tennessee Titans, to being the lead guitarist in a band, or even being a star motocross rider. I was very lucky to have great parents who supported these dreams of mine, even if they lasted a few weeks before I had another big dream come to mind. Around the age of 5, I started competing in several different sports- my favorite being football. I can still perfectly picture football practice right behind my elementary school every Monday through Thursday. After every practice I 100% knew I was going to make it to the NFL. Even though my dream never worked out, it led to me meeting some of my best friends to this day. I truly think that’s the best part of some of my dreams as a kid.                   ...

  Slippers to Cleats      Hey y'all!! Im Bree Shoemaker and before you ask...NO I do not make shoes! I am so excited to tell you guys about my dreams as a child and even now as a college student.  My dream is a little different than most little girls. Most girls want to be a vet , an actress, or a princess, but not me. I never wanted to do anything like that. I wanted to be a college  SOFTBALL  player.  First things first, I have played sports my whole life like WHOLE life so wanting to be a college athlete was my one and only dream. I started playing softball at the age of 5 and then grew to love it so much I never wanted to stop. My dream of playing college softball was string that I had my parents pay tuition for me to transfer high schools so I could be moire successful. I went to a highschool where I flourished and even went to the State Tournament my senior year.  Going into high school I still had my dream of being a college ...

  Hello, it's Hope! The Marketing major member of Dedicated to Dreams. I am glad you stopped by to hear about my dreams as a kid. Now that I have introduced myself, let’s talk dreams. When I was a kid, I had so many dreams. I wanted to be a singer, actress, and a princess. I also really wanted a treehouse, but my dad does not know how to build anything so that dream never happened. Although I am mentioning many of my childhood dreams, I want to focus not necessarily on my dreams coming true, but how the support system I had made me feel like I could accomplish anything I dreamed of. When I was younger, I was a competitive gymnast. I would spend 12-16 hours of the week at practice, and I loved every minute of it. I would beg my parents for new leotards constantly. I kept up to date with all the Olympic gymnasts like Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, and Jordyn Wieber. I enjoyed all four gymnastic events, but my favorite was uneven bars. If there ever was an open gym practice, I would be a...

  Hey y’all it’s Emma back! You guys might remember me as the Kinesiology major here at The University of Tennessee. I hope you were able to get some background on The Dream Connection and the members of the “Dedicated to Dreams” campaign.  LET’S TALK DREAMS! We all can remember back to those days when we were toddlers, when we had that ONE dream that meant everything to you.  At the time it seemed like your life was going to come to a halt if this ONE dream did not come true. Me, being a sassy little girl, dreamt of meeting all of the Disney princesses.  By starting with the dream of meeting the Disney princesses, it escalated quickly. Young Emma started to have an obsession with the Disney princesses and wanted EVERYTHING to do with them.  When I was about four years old, I BEGGED my parents to change my entire room theme to be Disney princesses.   My ideal thought of this room was everything Disney princesses. I wanted a princess bed, sheets, de...

  Welcome to Let’s Talk Dreams we’re glad you’re here! For those of you who may know and for those of you who don’t know, we are a group of five students raising money for The Dream Connection.  The Dream Connection is a nonprofit organization in East Tennessee that provides children with life-threatening or chronically debilitating illness a chance to have a childhood dream fulfilled , and is an organization based solely off of donations. Our group’s name is “Dedicated to Dreams,” and the five of us are campaigning to raise money for this amazing organization. Let’s Talk Dreams is a space where you can learn more about the five students that are behind this campaign. Here you can learn about what our dreams as children were, and understand why each of us chose to raise money for The Dream Connection. First off, we would like to briefly introduce ourselves so that you can become familiar with each of us. Hello! My name is Hope. I am a sophomore Marketing major and a Studio Ar...