Dreamscape Fundraiser

Keep Akron
Beautiful
Dreamscape
Makeover
Dreamscape
 Every year for 10 years, Keep Akron Beautiful’s
signature fundraiser has been the Dreamscape
Makeover Raffle.
 Citizens all around Summit County are encouraged
to purchase tickets (1 for $25 or 5 for $100) to try to
win a $10,000 front or backyard makeover.
 We have had a variety of winners: personal homes,
businesses, non-profits
 Over the years, Dreamscape has been a wonderful
fundraiser for our Flowerscape program.
Timeline of Work
 January/February: Prepping new media (color flyers, posters,
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ticket request forms, table tents, postcards)
March: Ticket sales packets are distributed to all Board of
Directors members and a few agency volunteers, as well as our 5
retail vendor partners.
March-June: Ticket sales are happening! Board members are
required to sell 15, vendor partners are selling, we mail a color
postcard to those who have purchased before, ALWAYS
AVAILABLE ONLINE!
1st week of June- Ticket winner is selected and the process of
putting together the makeover is started!
June- Our lead landscape designer meets with the homeowner and
puts together the plan, the plan is then approved.
July- All of the vendors come together and decide what their jobs
will be for makeover week.
August- The makeover takes place!
Overview of our Dreamscape
Makeover 2012
Keep Akron Beautiful’s
9th annual Dreamscape
Makeover kicked off on
June 7 with a ticket
pulling ceremony. The
winning raffle ticket won a
professionally designed
front or back yard
makeover valued at
$10,000. The
transformation all took
place during the week of
August 6,2012!
Flowerscapes
The proceeds from the
Dreamscape raffle tickets go
towards funding the Flowerscape
gardens that can be seen
throughout the Akron area!
1,126 owners of
Summit County
businesses or
residences entered
helping to raise
$23,600!
It only takes one ticket to win!
Ticket Pulling at Alexander Park in June!
Left to Right: Capt. Danny Zampelli,
Helen Dauka, Jacqui Flaherty, Joe Kidder
(2011 Winner), Ron Williamson, Allan
Johnson, Terry Reagan, Tom Clark &
Paula Davis.
What Can You Win?
The Grand Prize Winner receives a professionally
designed front or back yard makeover valued
at$10,000!
Runner-up prizes include:
4 yards of mulch or
compost blown into
landscaped beds by
TerraScape, LTD
a birdbath donated by
Suncrest Gardens
a basket of gardening
supplies courtesy of
Graf Growers.
Professionally Designed Yard Makeover
The 2012 lead landscape designer and project manager was
Dave Thomas of R.G. Thomas Landscaping & Design
Vendor Partners
Dreamscape wouldn’t be possible without the help
from our Vendor Partners!
Meet our 2012 winner!
David Canfield, a West Akron Resident
bought his ticket online
Before
Circle K
Each morning, Circle K
donated bottled water,
Gatorade and ice to the
crews on the
Dreamscape site.
Nick’s Landscaping
Nick’s Landscaping
had the task of
removing all the
original shrubs, lawn
and concrete patio.
Tearing down the fence
This fence had to go! RG Thomas was the landscaper
to take it down!
Advanced Arboriculture
Advanced
Arboriculture pruned
the giant walnut tree.
The branches had
grown so much they
were laying on the
garage roof!
Gates Landscaping
Gates Landscaping delivered placed topsoil for all the flowerbeds.
KB Compost
The topsoil was donated by KB Compost
Naragon
Naragon installed an irrigation system to hydrate the new
gardens and lawn.
Tim’s Custom Electric
Tim’s Custom Electric installed a
flood light on the house and lighting
throughout the flowerbeds.
Belgard Hardscapes
The pavers for the new patio were provided by Belgard
Hardcapes
Tucker Supply Co.
Tucker Supply Co.
donated polysand which
was needed to install a
new stone patio.
RB Stout Inc.
RB Stout Inc.
installed the
patio base and
pavers.
Prepping for Dog Run
Dave Thomas of RG Landscape installed posts for the dog run that was
soon to come!
Fix up that fence!
The original fencing
needed a little work but
nothing that RG Thomas
couldn’t handle!
A little help from the KAB crew
Get Ready to Run!
David Canfield loves his
dogs, so RG Thomas
Landscaping thought
adding a dog run to the
yard would be a great
idea. Here you can see
the 4 foot fence being
installed.
Terrascape
Terrascape composted all
the flowerbeds
Beautiful Plants!
Suncrest Gardens, Pam’s
Perennials, Dayton
Nurseries donated the
plants for the flowerbeds!
Paul’s Greenhouse
Paul’s
Greenhouse and
the KAB crew
planted all the
beautiful flowers
in the new beds!
Flowerbeds Complete!
The final touches for the
flowerbed was laying the mulch,
provided by KB Compost and
put in by TerraScape
Finishing Touches on the Dog Run!
The final step for the new dog run
was putting in woodchips, provided
by Advanced Arboriculture.
Installing the Sod
RG Thomas laid down the new sod!
Donzell’s, Dayton’s and Graf Growers
Flowerpots, hanging
baskets, and a
bench were donated
by Donzell’s,
Dayton’s and Graf
Growers
Everyone’s hard work paid off!
This could
be your
yard!
Dreamscape WORKS!
 This fundraiser is also being done by the Keep Riverside
Beautiful affiliate in Riverside, CA.
 It is a great way to encourage all of the landscape
professionals in your area to come together and work on
one main project, while helping your affiliate!
 These are people who want you on their side and we want
on our side—we are always referring business to our
Vendor Partners!
 Great COVERAGE: Press Releases, News stories, website
coverage, Social Media – the list goes on! The Vendor
Partners feel that they “Get something out of it” when
they donate to this cause.
Questions?
Jacqui Flaherty
[email protected]
330.375.2116 X 8870