This past Sunday Phil Collins and Orianne Collins hosted the charity brunch for Little Dreams Foundation. David Frangioni and the band What You Know, featuring the son of Phil Collins, Nicholas Collins, hosted the performance during the charity’s efforts. Proceeds of the brunch will support Young Talents Class of 2015-16.
The Little Dreams Foundation (LDF) charity is close to Frangioni’s heart as it helps young, underprivileged children obtain lessons, career direction and mentoring at a time when they need it most. When David turned 2 years old, he was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, cancer of the eye. Since then, he has been blind in his right eye while finding music as his refuge.
Today, he can give back to kids that are suffering from cancer, and provide a helping hand during this difficult long journey; something he did not have while growing up in Boston. “Nothing is easy, everything worthwhile requires hard work. LDF gives kids the opportunity to learn how important hard work really is, while getting invaluable coaching along the way. All at no cost to the children, funded by donations to the LDF. It’s a wonderful cause with great results to show” says Frangioni.
Collins talks more about the charity. “The idea is for kids, any age as young as 6 – 8 years-old to teenagers … if they have talent, but they haven’t got the resources to fund their tuition or to realize their dream … they come to us. We will help with that.”
This is not something that just began either. Phil and ex-wife Orianne have been supporting this cause for many years. “Kids had talent that was denied them because of the finance so we said we’d help them — and that’s what we’ve been doing 15 years. And that’s what we’re trying to do now,” says Collins.
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