Some dreams, if not fulfilled now, may never come true.
On June 11, a senior girl from Shenzhen University planted a dream she had kept in her heart for four years on the crowdfunding dream platform “Dream Plantation”: challenging the launched roller coaster at Happy Valley together with her entire class, all dressed in graduation gowns. On the 14th, the dream seed blossomed. This student’s dream was embraced by her whole class and supported by “Dream Plantation.” The classmates held a wild graduation party at Happy Valley in Shenzhen’s Overseas Chinese Town. They took graduation photos in the park, rode the roller coaster in their graduation gowns, planted career dreams on Dream Plantation, and brought a perfect ending to their bittersweet graduation season.
A New Take on Public Welfare Crowdfunding Overseas Chinese Town Invites You to Talk About Your Ideals
The platform where Shenzhen University students fulfill their dreams, “Dream Plantation,” is a large-scale public crowdfunding dream platform initiated by Overseas Chinese Town Group. It aims to build an open mutual aid platform for dreamers, where anyone can plant their own dreams, and participants can support others’ dreams to help make them come true.
Since 2015, the crowdfunding model has swept across society. We’ve witnessed numerous creative crowdfunding ideas that unite the strength of the entire community to achieve miracles. Overseas Chinese Town Group innovatively applied the crowdfunding model to help ordinary people realize their dreams, bringing a refreshing perspective. Unlike past offline efforts, “Dream Plantation” is an online, large-scale public welfare crowdfunding platform ingeniously created by Overseas Chinese Town using internet thinking and combining it with the currently hottest crowdfunding model. It effectively integrates the development philosophy of “Innovation” and the value of “Dreams Are Beautiful.” As the first internet-based public crowdfunding dream platform in China, Overseas Chinese Town has joined hands with numerous domestic public welfare organizations, enterprises, and individuals, hoping to build “Dream Plantation” into a large-scale, relay-style public welfare platform for the whole society.
Plant Dreams, Harvest the Future Could Your Dream Be Among the 3,000?
On May 14, “Dream Plantation” officially launched on WeChat. Users can access the platform by scanning QR codes online or offline, or by following the official WeChat account “Creative Overseas Chinese Town,” and immediately start posting or sharing their dreams. The platform will also select the Dream of the Day, Dream of the Week, and ultimately the Dream of the Year based on likes and comments. Winners will not only receive luxurious dream awards provided by Overseas Chinese Town Group but also have the opportunity to gain intellectual, financial, and resource support through public crowdfunding—helping to change the world with dreams.
By the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival, just over a month after its launch, “Dream Plantation” had already seen more than 3,000 dreams planted: someone dreamed of volunteering in Kenya; someone dreamed of taking a set of wedding photos for their elderly parents and taking them on a honeymoon; someone dreamed of establishing a workers’ association for city street cleaners; someone dreamed of building 2,000 libraries in China... Reading these colorful dreams, one can almost see the faces and efforts of those chasing them.
Today, the “planting dreams” craze has spread from Shenzhen to cities like Beijing and Shanghai, with activities continuously reaching more urban areas. Thanks to the help of Overseas Chinese Town and related public welfare partners, enthusiastic enterprises, and individuals, we’ve seen dreams like those of the Shenzhen University graduates blossom, with some urgently needed dreams quickly gaining support from social forces.
It is reported that the “Dream Plantation” platform will continue through the second half of 2015. The platform will gradually develop additional entry points and combine online efforts with offline dream support to further advance public welfare dreams and help others realize their aspirations. During this period, Overseas Chinese Town, along with the existing platform initiators and individuals, will continue to welcome more dreamers and supporters to join the campaign, further expanding its influence—making dreams more tangible, dreamers less hesitant, and supporters able to fulfill their public welfare aspirations.
Overseas Chinese Town Dream Collection Call
Socrates said: The happiest thing in the world is to strive for an ideal. The reason dreams are captivating is that they represent a future life full of promise; the reason dreams are captivating is that they are equal for every dream chaser. The emergence of the public crowdfunding dream platform “Dream Plantation” is not only a leap forward for public welfare crowdfunding but also a perfect match between the crowdfunding model and the theme of dreams. In “Dream Plantation,” every dream seed planted by a dreamer has the chance to be touched by Lady Luck, and every bit of enthusiasm from a supporter will bloom beautifully. The campaign is in full swing—welcome you, me, and everyone with dreams to gather at Overseas Chinese Town’s “Dream Plantation” (follow Creative Overseas Chinese Town to begin your dream-realizing journey).