Noah's Dream

July 23, 2024

Broadcasting

Meet Noah

Meet Noah, a resilient 13-year-old from Fort Mill, SC, who loves listening to his favorite sports announcers, Jason Bennetti and Joe Tessitore. Noah never misses an opportunity to watch them announce and because of them, he aspires to become a sports broadcaster when he grows up. Jason Benetti, a renaissance man of sports broadcasting even shares a special connection with Dream Kid, Noah. Both live with Cerebral Palsy and have a passion for the sports community.

Noah had a stroke shortly after birth which resulted in a severe brain bleed and his Cerebral Palsy diagnosis. Although, Noah’s motor skills have been impacted, nothing holds this outgoing 12-year-old back from being involved in the world of sports! Noah loves playing wheelchair basketball and showing everyone his fierce determination in life.

This future commentator admires the signature humor of Joe Tessitore. Noah even named his dog “Joe” in honor of the voice behind the sport and his role model! With that being said, Noah’s ultimate sports dream is to meet Joe Tessitore and announce a game together!

Noah's Dream

Noah’s Dream started off with a grand surprise at his house including members of the Dream Team, his Rollin’ Hornets Basketball team, members of Dream Sponsor, Lennar Charlotte, the team from Blue Thread Project, family members, and friends. As soon as we heard that Noah’s Dream was to meet Joe Tessitore because he wants to be sports commentator, we knew that he would need one spectacular custom suit. We also knew that suit would need to be created by our friends at the Blue Thread Project. Not only did they create a beautiful custom suit for Noah, they were on site for Noah’s sendoff as a special surprise!

After the surprise, the team headed to the airport. On the flight from Charlotte to Connecticut, a special announcement was made to share Noah’s story with the passengers. Little did we know, an ESPN producer happened to be on the flight! Dream mojo was in full effect and when he heard Noah’s story, he reached out and had Joe send a special message to share with Noah.

Noah’s second day in Connecticut was UNREAL.