Commencement: Part III

February 15th, 2009 by Kimberly

Disney's Dreamers Academy CommencementAfter the amazing keynote speech, there were still a couple of surprises in store for the Dreamers before the end of their experience.  Kimberly Noonan, Vice President of Marketing and Emerging Markets at Jostens, shared how honored her company was to support and recognize the 100 Dreamers.  She surprised all of the Dreamers Academy graduates and Steve Harvey with class rings.  It was such an emotional moment as the parents/chaperones presented the class rings to the graduates.  Hugs and tears filled the room.  The rings were exclusively designed for each Dreamer with their names engraved inside.  The image of the Disney magical castle on the ring was intended to serve as a reminder for the Dreamers to dream.

As a final treat, several members of the cast from Disney’s “Festival of the Lion King” show performed The Circle of Life.  As the 2009 session of Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey came to an end, the students were left with the following message:

“If you can dream it, you can do it.” - Walt Disney