Special Thanks

Special thanks to these people and companies, without whom these dreams could not have come true!

Hemphill Brothers
www.hemphillbrothers.com
888-876-8999
Created Oprah's Wildest Dreams Bus.

Paul's Surprise
Mariah Carey
www.mariahcarey.com
Her new CD The Emancipation of Mimi, with the single "We Belong Together," is in stores now.
Verity Records (Max Siegel)
www.verityrecords.com
Offered Paul a contract to record a song. Paul's new song "I Pray" will be on the WOW Gospel 2006 CD. It will be available in stores in Fall 2005.
Paradise Cove Luau
www.paradisecovehawaii.com
800-775-2683
Provided the Hot Hula Dancers and Fire Knife Dancers on Oahu, HI.
Henson Studios
www.hensonrecording.com
Hollywood, CA
323-856-6680
Kenneth Crouch
kennethscrouch@mac.com
Pianist
Maryann Tatum
matatum777@yahoo.com
Vocal coach
Rhythm Café
www.rhythmcafe.com
Chicago, IL
312-787-8010
Kristi Piunti
708-755-2459
Stylist
Laura Siebold
www.livestylist.com
847-612-0368
Stylist

Ms. Quinney's Surprise
Disneyland
www.disneyland.com

Bernadette's Surprise
Ameta Cartwright of Coldwell Banker
www.ametacartwright.com
www.coldwellbankeronline.com
708-429-4000
Helped Bernadette find a home.

Burns + Beyerl Architects
www.bba1.com

Pella Windows
www.pella.com
Provided 30 new windows, all specially built for Bernadette.

Sears
www.sears.com
Provided new kitchen appliances for Bernadette and her family.

Toys"R"Us
www.toysrus.com
Provided almost $15,000 worth of toys for Bernadette's nine children during a shopping spree.

Walter E. Smithe
www.smithe.com
Provided new furniture for Bernadette and her family.

Paolo's Surprise
General Hospital (Maurice Benard)
www.abc.go.com/daytime/generalhospital
General Hospital airs daily on ABC.

Will & Grace
www.nbc.com/Will_&_Grace
Will & Grace airs at 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. CT on Thursdays on NBC.