Annual Report 2016-2017
Sunflower Creative Arts
Annual Report 2016-2017
Sunflower Creative Arts
THE POWER OF PLAY
Sunflower respects children’s choices and voices. Helping children and parents find and express their own voice has been part of Sunflower since the very beginning. Why?
Because people who know themselves are free to be themselves, and to live their lives with the confidence, creativity and compassion much needed in today’s world. Lessons learned in small moments of child-directed play make a positive impact on children and their families for years to come.
THE POWER OF PLAY
Sunflower respects children’s choices and voices. Helping children and parents find and express their own voice has been part of Sunflower since the very beginning. Why?
Because people who know themselves are free to be themselves, and to live their lives with the confidence, creativity and compassion much needed in today’s world. Lessons learned in small moments of child-directed play make a positive impact on children and their families for years to come.
Two Little Seedlings Searching for Millipedes
The sound of their laughter floats through the airThank you for all you do to raise your voice for play and support Sunflower as we empower children to be confident, creative and compassionate through Play, Nature and the Arts.
Thank you for all you do to raise your voice for play and support Sunflower as we empower children to be confident, creative and compassionate through Play, Nature and the Arts.
Sunflower Moments
To gain a better appreciation of how and what children learn through play, parent helpers and teachers at Seedlings preschool are encouraged to step back and observe. The Sunflower Moments shared in this annual report were transcribed from the 2016-2017 Seedlings observation books.
Sunflower Moment: Audrey sits at the art table by herself, drawing sunflowers, and laughs at the jokes she hears being told nearby. She talks openly, confidently, and quickly about her plan for the next set of drawings. She observes others around her and remains quietly content to work on her own project.
Voices of Confidence
At Sunflower, we respect the thoughts, emotions and words of each child and give children the freedom to choose their own activities. This leads to a foundation of self-confidence children can carry with them throughout their lives.
Sunflower teaches children to embrace life, take advantage of every moment that is given to them, respect others and never lose sight of their own inner self.
Voices of Confidence
At Sunflower, we respect the thoughts, emotions and words of each child and give children the freedom to choose their own activities. This leads to a foundation of self-confidence children can carry with them throughout their lives.
Sunflower teaches children to embrace life, take advantage of every moment that is given to them, respect others and never lose sight of their own inner self.
Voices of Creativity
Opportunities for creativity help children express themselves, understand the world, and make life – and lifelong learning – all the richer. Your support helps Sunflower give children the time, space and freedom to imagine and create through free play, nature exploration and process-oriented art.
As a Seedlings Summer Camp counselor, it was such an amazing experience to see kids at the science table realizing that if you mix blue and yellow, it makes green – because I remember having that same realization when I was a Seedling. I find it incredible that they get to learn stuff like that through experience rather than being taught it in a classroom.
Voices of Creativity
Opportunities for creativity help children express themselves, understand the world, and make life – and lifelong learning – all the richer. Your support helps Sunflower give children the time, space and freedom to imagine and create through free play, nature exploration and process-oriented art.
As a Seedlings Summer Camp counselor, it was such an amazing experience to see kids at the science table realizing that if you mix blue and yellow, it makes green – because I remember having that same realization when I was a Seedling. I find it incredible that they get to learn stuff like that through experience rather than being taught it in a classroom.
Voices of Compassion
The ability to work together, despite differences, is a vital skill for all. At Sunflower, both children and parents have opportunities to learn and practice empathy, compassion, creative problem solving, conflict resolution, communication and respect for others.
Compassion is built into the DNA of Sunflower. Treating children with the respect they deserve, no matter how they’re behaving in a given moment, is a rare feature in today’s society, but one that is needed if we want kids to develop self-confidence and to thrive. As I look at my children now – both young adults – I know that part of what makes them the happy, successful, compassionate people they are can be traced back to their wonderful years with Sunflower.
Voices of Compassion
The ability to work together, despite differences, is a vital skill for all. At Sunflower, both children and parents have opportunities to learn and practice empathy, compassion, creative problem solving, conflict resolution, communication and respect for others.
Compassion is built into the DNA of Sunflower. Treating children with the respect they deserve, no matter how they’re behaving in a given moment, is a rare feature in today’s society, but one that is needed if we want kids to develop self-confidence and to thrive. As I look at my children now – both young adults – I know that part of what makes them the happy, successful, compassionate people they are can be traced back to their wonderful years with Sunflower.
Thank You
Sunflower has a diverse volunteer corps and donor base, including current families, alumni and other members of the community. Your generous donations of money and time make everything we do possible.
Your Support in Action
Programs
As more and more families seek enrollment, you help us meet that need by providing additional opportunities for hands-on experience with Sunflower’s philosophy. Last year your support made a difference in the lives of 277 families – the largest number enrolled in Sunflower programs in our history – in classes ranging from parent/child to preschool to after-school to summer camp.
Your Support in Action
Programs
As more and more families seek enrollment, you help us meet that need by providing additional opportunities for hands-on experience with Sunflower’s philosophy. Last year your support made a difference in the lives of 277 families – the largest number enrolled in Sunflower programs in our history – in classes ranging from parent/child to preschool to after-school to summer camp.
Sunflower Moment: Susan is at the table with cornstarch, glitter, water, watercolors, and shaving cream. She is with a group of nine Seedlings. One only wants dry cornstarch and rubs it all over her body and runs off. Some want it really wet and others not. The kids watch as Susan adds blue dye to yellow water. Some say it is turning green, others say black or blue. One says it looks like oil.
Parent and Teacher Education
Parent education is an important part of what we do at Sunflower. Your support helped us deliver education to families through social media and email, as well as 67 hours of formal parent education, including Parent Toolbox workshops and one-on-one conferences with Seedlings and Little Seedlings parents. In addition, Sunflower teachers offered hundreds of hours of informal support throughout the year.
You helped Sunflower spread the message that play is learning to 23 student observers, from Lynn University College of Education and Palm Beach State College, exposing future teachers to an alternative and proven educational model.
Volunteering
As parent helpers, event organizers, and in countless other ways, you donated nearly 4,000 hours of your time and talents.
You supported Sunflower Roots & Shoot’s partnership with the Delray Beach Children’s Garden, which gives club members, ages 5-12, the opportunity to learn through community service.
Community
Community has always been at the heart of everything we do at Sunflower. Last year, you helped us grow this sense of connection by bringing play, nature and art to over 900 families at free community events like Gather in the Garden monthly potlucks, Let’s G.O.! (Get Outside!) family nature exploration, BYOPicnic to the Beach and the annual Ice Castle Festival & Play Day.
Generosity
273 families leaped to the challenge at our annual Hop, Skip & a Jump-A-Thon playful walkathon. You helped raise a record-breaking $21,476 for Sunflower programs, with over 300 donations from 80 participating teams.
You were a Superhero for Play! In a mere 24 hours during Great Give 2017, you helped raise $14,259 in support of Sunflower’s need-based Scholarship Fund, which also is supported by a generous $20,000 grant from the Batchelor Foundation.
Financials, July 2016 – June 2017
Sunflower had an operating surplus in 2016-2017 due to a one-time special gift. We do not anticipate an operating surplus in 2017-2018. The Board has allocated most of the surplus to establish an operating reserve fund and a deferred maintenance fund. The remainder will be spent on the purchase of new long-lasting classroom materials, computers for staff, and new play advocacy and outreach efforts in honor of Sunflower’s 25th Anniversary.
Reviewed statement and all financial documents are available at www.guidestar.org
Operating Income
| Program | $466,577 |
| Donations & Fundraising | $100,870 |
| Total Operating Income | $567,447 |
Operating Expenses
| Program | $424,119 |
| Administrative | $63,291 |
| Fundraising | $19,735 |
| Total Operating Expenses | $507,145 |
Financials
July 2016 – June 2017
Sunflower had an operating surplus in 2016-2017 due to a one-time special gift. We do not anticipate an operating surplus in 2017-2018. The Board has allocated most of the surplus to establish an operating reserve fund and a deferred maintenance fund. The remainder will be spent on the purchase of new long-lasting classroom materials, computers for staff, and new play advocacy and outreach efforts in honor of Sunflower’s 25th Anniversary.
Reviewed statement and all financial documents are available at www.guidestar.org
Operating Income
| Program | $466,577 |
| Donations & Fundraising | $100,870 |
| Total Operating Income | $567,447 |
Operating Expenses
| Program | $424,119 |
| Administrative | $63,291 |
| Fundraising | $19,735 |
| Total Operating Expenses | $507,145 |
Sunflower Moment: In tears, Katie says: “Nobody wants to play with me.” Dakota is quietly observing Katie being sad. Ten minutes later, he kneels in front of Katie and says: “Katie, I want to play with you.” The two children walk away hand-in-hand and go on to dance at the top of the hill.
How much would you like to donate?
All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Sunflower Creative Arts, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization (FEI #16-1656606) which provides its services and benefits to children and families without regard to race, color, nationality, religion, gender or ethnic origin. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the division of consumer services by calling toll-free, 1-800-435-7352 within the state. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the state. Florida registration #CH18855.
2016-2017 Sunflower Donors
Circle Members
Valerie Bell
Marybeth Busby
Susan Caruso
Genevieve and Shawn Cipes
Simone Chin and Mahesh Neelakanta
The Cid Family
Carlee Cohen and Jeremy Barr
Paula and Dennis Cohen
Meryl Davids and Gary Landau
Joyce Doppelt
Natalie Ewing
Barbara Feehan
Astrea Hupfel
Lynn Jones
Alan and Elisa Leavitt
Tayler Mariner and Martin Lee
Martin Lipschultz
Barbara Miles
Lillian Murray
Lenore Odendaal
The Pleasants Family
Lia Schultz and Tyrone Halfhill
Anna Sullivan
Batya Weisskoff
Operational and Scholarship Donors
L. Adair
Esther Adams
Judy and Andy Adelson
Gloria Agudelo
Adalayde Rose
Natasha and Justin Ahles
Lynn Allison
Linda Alvarez
Iris Alvarez and Tomasz Matusiak
Jennifer Alvarez
Amazon Smile
Jane & Richard Ambrose
Gabriella Amendolaro
Amy and Edgar An
Derek Anderson
Marion and David Anderson
Dr. Demetri Andreadis
Angela Andreadis
Vaso Andreadis
Kathy & Dean Andreadis
Samara and Peter Andreadis
Lauren Andrews
Anonymous Donors (15)
Gayle and Louis Appel
Amanda Arapoglou
Milania & Mateo Araujo
Stephanie & Jeff Arsht
Maria and Kourdsh Askari
The Atchison Family
Kelly Austen
June Backer
Charlotte Bahm and Jennifer Minogue
The Batchelor Foundation
Dana Bathurst
Danielle and Thomas Baugh
Lindsay Bell
Benny’s on the Beach
Anna Benyo
Doris Berge
Scott Berge
Steven Berger
Carole Berthiaume
Tamara Biehl
Ryan Bogert
Claire & Nick Bollettieri
Callie and Matthew Bosch
Debbie Lee and Mike Bradley
Mrs. Linda Bradley
Erin Broadus
Pam and Ted Brown
Edwardine Bruder
Michael Bruder
Christine Buchan
Bonnie Buchanan
Matthew Buchholz
Orlando Buitrago
The Bullocks and Romigs
Orlando E. Burgos
Dilcia Burgos and Joshua Borthwick
Jennifer and Lawrence Burke
Melissa Burney
Nicole& Steve Busby
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bush
Beau Butger
Cassandra and Ariel Cabrera
Mary and Bob Cadwell
Ileen Carter
Erin Carter
Ashley Caskill
Eleni and John Chalvadakis
Dave Chapman
D. Charbonneau
Connie and Jim Chester
Selina & Hernando Chong
The Chong Family
Dr. Hernando Chong Sr. and family
Gaetano Cipriano
Lori and Nicolas Cleary
Clothpromotions Plus®
Kathleen & Douglas Colson
Linda and James Colucci
Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties
Nancy and Ed Cooksley
Maria Alejandra Correa
Donald Cramer
Bruce Creager & Brian Carr
Corinne Creager
Doug Creager
Adriana Crisan and Steven Burstein
Teresa and Chris Cummings
Jacqueline and Donnell Cusaac
Chris D’Antonio
Diane Daley
Cecilia and Brian Dan
Patricia Danias Simonyan
L Daniel
Abbe Daniel
The Davis Family
Nikki and Daniel Dean
Kerri and Steve Deitsch
The Delaney Family
Delivery Dudes
Desiree Dawn Events
Michelle Diaz and Terri Finnigan
Rhyan Dildine
Lee DiPietro
Sandra Dohnert and Scott Bourne
Jeannie & Bob Donovan
Lynn Dolan
Susan and David Dubbin
Sarah DuBerry
Kimberly and Jeremy Dudley
Stephanie and Aubrey Dunham
Karen and Tom Dye
Chrissy and James Eaves
Maria and Benjamin Echevaria
Eleanor
Karen and Bill Epstein
Cathy Fant
Carolina Feijo and Nathan Greenberg
The Fine Family
Bridget Finelli
Katerina Firoozkoohi
Elaina& James Fischer
Claudia and Jeff Flamm
Florida Hearing Matters, LLC
Frank, Weinberg & Black, PL
The Franklins
Wendy Franklin
Jennifer and Patrick Freeland
The Friedman Family
Friend of the Arshts
Mary Gaglianello
Marilyn Gaglianello
Joseph Gaglianello
Nicole Gamma
Maria Viviana Garcia
Camile Gayle and Anthony Blake
The Gayle Family
Theresa Gayle
Bella Geisen and family
Cecilia and Ron Geraci
Steven, Barbara, and Peter S. Gerald
Diana and Carl Geren
The Gerlitz Appel Family
Christa and Mark Gerrard
Stephanie Gilli-Sanfilippo
Jennifer and JP Gilli
Seran and TJ Glanfield
Reinaldo Gonzales
Nathan and Molly Good
Patricia Gordon, LCSW-R
Elena Gorkovenko
G. Gorkovenko
Elena and Leon Gorkovenko
Victoria and Vince Green
Jaime, Brett, Suzie & Sierra Greenberg
Amy Greene
Burton Greene
Jarrod Greene
Margaret and William Greenfield
The Guelig Family
Barbara Haensel
Julia P Haensel
Maria Hamilton
Ed, Barb, Annie, and Elizabeth Hammel
Leigh Handrigan
Colleen Haney
Tiffany Hanlon
Kristin Harkness
Josh and Rosie Harris
Rebecca and Mark Harvey
Lisa Hergo
Yina Herrera
Shelly and Billy Himmelrich
The Hinshaw Family
Cindy Hirsch
Diana Hristova
Debbie and John Hughes
Kelly Huntt
Iafrate
Jared
Namma
Heather Jensen
Dana and Brad Johnson
Aaron Jones
Linda Jones
Kelly and Mark Jones
Linda and Otis Jones
The Joy Family
Justin and Jade
Kyle and Rea Kanouse
The Kattermann Family
Jill Adrian Kay and Stefano Papaleo
Maya& Crosby Kayne
The Kelly Goldman Family
Kristine and Harry Keshishian
Mr. and Mrs. Munzer Khalidi
Samer Khalidi & Family
Patricia and Paul Kilgallon
Kelly Kingston and Neily Buff
Amanda and Robert Kirk
Robin and Steve Klein
Eric Knoerr
Allison and Gregory Koslowski
Doug Koval
Greg Krevko
Mary Krevko
Judy Labo
Michele Lanfrank
The Langford Family
Merideth Dee Larrieux
Brooke and Mike Lavelle
The Lawrence Family
Elisa and Alan Leavitt
Katherine LeNeave
The Leonards
Liana Leongomez Andreadis
Beth and Steve Licht
Jennifer and George Ligeti
John Lombardo
Augusto Lopera
Karen Lopera
Jessica Lopera and Michael Foelster
Carter and Braxton Maass
Mabel’s Labels, Inc.
Christina and Aki Manolis
Carolynn Martinson
Valerie and George McArdle
Loren and Michael McArdle
Gerrard McAteer
Lora and Jim McCoy
Meade Peers McCoy
Jessica and Brian McDeavitt
Saskia Meckman and Fares Khalidi
Ben Meckman
C. Meckman
Katherine Medina
Brenda Medore
Miranda Mehlhaff
Maria and Gian-Paolo Melis
Irene Menegas and Manuel Vasquez
Mia
Carolyn Miller
Natalie Mitchell
Irfan Mohammed
Mia & James Moore
Tatiana Mora
Carmen Morales
Mother Earth Diapers
Michael Mouw
Courtney Mullen-Francisco and David Francisco
Lillian Murray
Alan and TerriAnne Murray
Ryan Murray
Jessica and Austin Murray
Perambur Neelakanta
Jaime Nelson
Network for Good
The Newmeyer Family
Charlene and Billy Nikolakopoulos
The Nissley Family
Keila Nomura
Danielle and Darrell Noonan
Candice Norman
Oakerson Family
Maxine Ofsowitz
Rose & Scott O
Debbi and Norm Opper
Janine and Jared Opper
Orchid Nest
Michael Ortiz
Suzanne Overholt
Laura and Bill Owen
Wayne Paglieri
Paradise Bank
Laura and Jesse Patterson
Lourdes and Jorge Pedroso
Mr. and Mrs. Andres Pedroso
Charlotte Pelton & Associates, Inc
Mette, Emma and Andrew Petersen
Susan and Bruce Peterson
Joseph Pettit
Casey and Sean Philbrick
Kenny Phillips
Izabella Piasecka
Maria Fernanda Pineda
Brian Pintor
Ami Polonsky
Tomer and Jennifer Porat
Rick and Barbara Powers
Jennifer and Francisco Prettel
Kellie Raszewski
Linda and Jim Ray
Bob Raymer
Luke Raymer
Jeremy Raymer
Anna Reardon
Danielle Rebuck
RedSteel Properties
Delroy Reid
Nicole and Omer Reiner
William and Hope Riley
A. Ringel
Gloria Rivera
Talia Roberts
Andrea Rodriguez and Camilo Jimenez
Marty Rogge
Mercy Romero
Arin and Jeffrey Roos
Audra and Roberto Rovegno
Royal Life Centers
Helen Rubin
Jessica Saavedra de Balzan
Wissam & Kareem Saidi
Courtney Salamone and Joseph Snider
Salastech
Marina Santiago
Christina and Martin Saucedo
Patricia and Robert Schaaf
Julia and Liam Schereschewsky
Schrier Family Chiropractic
Elan Schrier
Tricia and Bill Seery
The Seigfreid Family
Elizabeth Selya
Karan Seneca
Nicole and Michael Seneca
Patricia Sharon
Sue and Robert Shattuck
The Shattucks
Ilysia Shattuck and Stephen Charbonneau
Marc & Barbara Shein and Family
Shtulman Family Chiropractic
Sasha and Ian Shtulman
Adena Simmons
Richard Smith
The Smith Family
Jennifer Sneeden
Christine B. Solovich
Songbirds Music
South Florida Air Conditioning
Vanessa and Dave Spector
Alan and Cynthia Sperling
Jenny and Tom Stancampiano
Danette Stasko
Courtney and Jesse Stein
Brett Steinberg
Kremena Stephanova
Nedialka Stephanova
Marshall and Ellen Stone
Diana Stoyanova
Studio Sprout
Anna Sullivan
Suncoast Contractors
Surf Shack Subs Smoothies & Bowls
Tara and Cass
The Tempesta Family
Tanil and Trey Tidwell
Randi Tobman
Dolores Tortora
Angela Towne and Gus Martinez
Linda Tran
Tommy Tran
Brandy Truex
Meaghan Trust
Kathy Valdez
Shelley and Roger Valdez
Heather and Leor Veleanu
Sandra Vessecchia
Marjorie and Joseph Viens
Glenda Hurtado-Vo and Quang Vo
Jackie and Brian Wagener
Opal Wagnac
Namaw Wagner
Joanna Walker
Anne and Jim Wallender
Rona Walters
Chrissy Warr
David Warr
Jennifer Weinstein
Beatrice Werhahn
Geraldine Werhahn
Patricia Werhahn and Richard Viens
Lisa and James Wheeler
C. White
Paul Wickel
Leanore and Charles Williams
The Woessners
Fernanda and Ezra Wolfson
The Woodburns
Tehmina and Erik Wytenus
Nelly Yotova
Young Dentistry
The Zacks Family
Sue & Jon Zoole
Jennifer and Peter Zoole
Jon Zoole
How much would you like to donate?
All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Sunflower Creative Arts, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization (FEI #16-1656606) which provides its services and benefits to children and families without regard to race, color, nationality, religion, gender or ethnic origin. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the division of consumer services by calling toll-free, 1-800-435-7352 within the state. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the state. Florida registration #CH18855.
Donations by check: Sunflower Creative Arts, 227 N Dixie Blvd, Delray Beach, FL 33444.
Credit Card/PayPal: donations are handled by PayPal with a processing fee of 2.2%. Please consider adding 2.2% to your total donation so that Sunflower gets 100% of your intended donation.
Sunflower Creative Arts, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization (FEI #16-1656606). All donations are fully tax-deductible.
All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Sunflower Creative Arts, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization (FEI #16-1656606) which provides its services and benefits to children and families without regard to race, color, nationality, religion, gender or ethnic origin. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the division of consumer services by calling toll-free, 1-800-435-7352 within the state. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the state. Florida registration #CH18855.
A Home for Sunflower: Capital Campaign
In 2015 Sunflower purchased and renovated a property, creating our current home in Delray, which allowed us to grow from serving 133 children in 2014-2015 to 304 in 2016-2017. Our Seedlings preschool has nearly doubled in size from 40 children to 78 children in the same time frame. We added a second two-morning session of Little Seedlings for two-year-olds and a full summer camp program, as well. Our multi-year Capital Campaign is underway! Capital gifts allow us to reduce the debt we acquired with this purchase, freeing resources to invest in our children for even greater community and family impact. Thank you to all who have supported this important goal so far.
Total Project Expenses: $1,371,971
Capital Campaign Goal: $1 million
Money Raised to Date: $370,928.35 (including donations, pledges and grants)
Capital Campaign Committee
Jesse England, Chair
Jennifer and George Ligeti, Honorary Co-Chairs
Victoria Green
Martin Lipschultz
Saskia Meckman
Tom and Michele Peel
Gretchen Perry and Rick Leger
Patricia Werhahn and Richard Viens
Capital Campaign Donors
2016-17 marked with *
Amy and Edgar An *
Keith Backer
Sharon and Scott Baker
Kim and Mark Bauer
Jill and Walter Baum
Bridges, Marsh and Associates, Inc. *
Stacy Brown and Steve Goldner
Mike Budd
Ileen P. Carter
Angelo Caruso
Steven Caruso
Susan Caruso *
Danielle Casale
Carlee Cohen and Jeremy Barr
Mary L. Cohn
Nikki and Daniel Dean
Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency
Kerri and Steve Deitsch
Jeanette and Dr. Mark Denker
Suzanne Deutch
Dockerty Romer & Co
Susan and David Dubbin
Stephanie and Aubrey Dunham
Wynna and Gary Dunmyer
Carmen and John Edelson *
Dionne Ekendiz
Meredith and Jesse England
Karen and Bill Epstein and family *
Ilana Foglia (in memory of her mother, Ginny Moro)
Rebecca Follo and J. Thomas Bentley
Barbara Fuller Powers
Kate and Chris George *
Lisa and Michael Glas
Glidden Spina and Partners
Connie and Barry Gluck
Victoria and Vince Green
Jaime, Brett, Suzie & Sierra Greenberg *
Margaret and William Greenfield
Kristin Harkness *
Sharon and Richard Holt *
Astrea Hupfel
Angela and Dante Ionata *
Sylvia and Michael Jameson
Rosemary Justice
Patricia and Paul Kilgallon *
Candy and Martin Kopczak
Marcia Lazar
Le Petit Prince
Luciana and Eran Levy
Beth and Steve Licht
Jennifer and George Ligeti
Martin Lipschultz *
Little Seedlings Class of 2014-15
Tayler Mariner and Martin Lee
Thomas and Denise McMurrain
Lora and Jim McCoy
Meade Peers McCoy *
Kirsten McKeen
Saskia Meckman and Fares Khalidi
Mendelson Consulting
Natalie Mitchell
Katie and John Murphy
Nationwide Interpreter Resource, Inc.
Native Choice Nursery
Native Green Cay Nursery
Rosario and Ernest Orphanos
Michele and Tom Peel *
Charlotte Pelton & Associates, Inc
Gretchen Perry and Rick Leger
Virginia Perz
Evan Phalon
Ami Polonsky
Helena Redman
Emma Risley and Scott Schereschewsky
Dany Schaper
Kathleen and Spencer Seery *
Ilysia Shattuck and Stephen Charbonneau *
Sue and Bob Shattuck *
Shauna of the Star
Ellen and Marshall Stone
Laura and Mark Swauger
Dorota Szladewska and Ernesto Salas
Elisabeth and Ken Teelucksingh
Christine Templeton
Sharon Rosenthal and Roy Trachtenberg
Maria and Manuel Vergara
Patricia Werhahn and Richard Viens *
Sunflower Teachers
Sophie Backer
Michelle Barrett
Callie Bosch
Susan Caruso
Annette Gerlitz Appel
Bryanne Gordon
Irena Lawrence
Beth Licht
Michele Service
Haidor Truu
Annike Venoy
Sunflower Administrative Staff
Susan Caruso, Executive Director
Ashley Caskill, Office Administrator & Family Liaison
Jaime Greenberg, Communications Director
Meade Peers McCoy, Director of Special Projects and Strategic Initiatives
Ilysia Shattuck, Operations and Development Director
Dorota Szladewska, Financial Director
Jennifer Zoole, Office Assistant
Board of Directors
Jennifer Ligeti, President
Edgar An, Ph.D., Vice President
Tayler Mariner, Treasurer
Susan Dubbin, Secretary
Susan Caruso, Executive Director
William L. Epstein
Lora Peers McCoy
Donate Now
Your gift to Sunflower Creative Arts empowers children to be confident, creative and compassionate.How much would you like to donate?
All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Sunflower Creative Arts, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization (FEI #16-1656606) which provides its services and benefits to children and families without regard to race, color, nationality, religion, gender or ethnic origin. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the division of consumer services by calling toll-free, 1-800-435-7352 within the state. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the state. Florida registration #CH18855.
Donations by check: Sunflower Creative Arts, 227 N Dixie Blvd, Delray Beach, FL 33444.
Credit Card/PayPal: donations are handled by PayPal with a processing fee of 2.2%. Please consider adding 2.2% to your total donation so that Sunflower gets 100% of your intended donation.
Sunflower Creative Arts, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization (FEI #16-1656606). All donations are fully tax-deductible.
All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Sunflower Creative Arts, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization (FEI #16-1656606) which provides its services and benefits to children and families without regard to race, color, nationality, religion, gender or ethnic origin. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the division of consumer services by calling toll-free, 1-800-435-7352 within the state. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the state. Florida registration #CH18855.
A Home for Sunflower: Capital Campaign
In 2015 Sunflower purchased and renovated a property, creating our current home in Delray, which allowed us to grow from serving 133 children in 2014-2015 to 304 in 2016-2017. Our Seedlings preschool has nearly doubled in size from 40 children to 78 children in the same time frame. We added a second two-morning session of Little Seedlings for two-year-olds and a full summer camp program, as well. Our multi-year Capital Campaign is underway! Capital gifts allow us to reduce the debt we acquired with this purchase, freeing resources to invest in our children for even greater community and family impact. Thank you to all who have supported this important goal so far.
Total Project Expenses: $1,371,971
Capital Campaign Goal: $1 million
Money Raised to Date: $370,928.35 (including donations, pledges and grants)
Capital Campaign Committee
Jesse England, Chair
Jennifer and George Ligeti, Honorary Co-Chairs
Victoria Green
Martin Lipschultz
Saskia Meckman
Tom and Michele Peel
Gretchen Perry and Rick Leger
Patricia Werhahn and Richard Viens
Capital Campaign Donors
2016-17 marked with *
Amy and Edgar An *
Keith Backer
Sharon and Scott Baker
Kim and Mark Bauer
Jill and Walter Baum
Bridges, Marsh and Associates, Inc. *
Stacy Brown and Steve Goldner
Mike Budd
Ileen P. Carter
Angelo Caruso
Steven Caruso
Susan Caruso *
Danielle Casale
Carlee Cohen and Jeremy Barr
Mary L. Cohn
Nikki and Daniel Dean
Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency
Kerri and Steve Deitsch
Jeanette and Dr. Mark Denker
Suzanne Deutch
Dockerty Romer & Co
Susan and David Dubbin
Stephanie and Aubrey Dunham
Wynna and Gary Dunmyer
Carmen and John Edelson *
Dionne Ekendiz
Meredith and Jesse England
Karen and Bill Epstein and family *
Ilana Foglia (in memory of her mother, Ginny Moro)
Rebecca Follo and J. Thomas Bentley
Barbara Fuller Powers
Kate and Chris George *
Lisa and Michael Glas
Glidden Spina and Partners
Connie and Barry Gluck
Victoria and Vince Green
Jaime, Brett, Suzie & Sierra Greenberg *
Margaret and William Greenfield
Kristin Harkness *
Sharon and Richard Holt *
Astrea Hupfel
Angela and Dante Ionata *
Sylvia and Michael Jameson
Rosemary Justice
Patricia and Paul Kilgallon *
Candy and Martin Kopczak
Marcia Lazar
Le Petit Prince
Luciana and Eran Levy
Beth and Steve Licht
Jennifer and George Ligeti
Martin Lipschultz *
Little Seedlings Class of 2014-15
Tayler Mariner and Martin Lee
Thomas and Denise McMurrain
Lora and Jim McCoy
Meade Peers McCoy *
Kirsten McKeen
Saskia Meckman and Fares Khalidi
Mendelson Consulting
Natalie Mitchell
Katie and John Murphy
Nationwide Interpreter Resource, Inc.
Native Choice Nursery
Native Green Cay Nursery
Rosario and Ernest Orphanos
Michele and Tom Peel *
Charlotte Pelton & Associates, Inc
Gretchen Perry and Rick Leger
Virginia Perz
Evan Phalon
Ami Polonsky
Helena Redman
Emma Risley and Scott Schereschewsky
Dany Schaper
Kathleen and Spencer Seery *
Ilysia Shattuck and Stephen Charbonneau *
Sue and Bob Shattuck *
Shauna of the Star
Ellen and Marshall Stone
Laura and Mark Swauger
Dorota Szladewska and Ernesto Salas
Elisabeth and Ken Teelucksingh
Christine Templeton
Sharon Rosenthal and Roy Trachtenberg
Maria and Manuel Vergara
Patricia Werhahn and Richard Viens *
Sunflower Teachers
Sophie Backer
Michelle Barrett
Callie Bosch
Susan Caruso
Annette Gerlitz-Appel
Bryanne Gordon
Irena Lawrence
Beth Licht
Michele Service
Haidor Truu
Annike Venoy
Sunflower Administrative Staff
Susan Caruso, Executive Director
Ashley Caskill, Office Administrator & Family Liaison
Jaime Greenberg, Communications Director
Meade Peers McCoy, Director of Special Projects and Strategic Initiatives
Ilysia Shattuck, Operations and Development Director
Dorota Szladewska, Financial Director
Jennifer Zoole, Office Assistant
Board of Directors
Jennifer Ligeti, President
Dr. Edgar An, PhD, Vice President
Tayler Mariner, Treasurer
Susan Dubbin, Secretary
Susan Caruso, Executive Director
William L. Epstein
Lora Peers McCoy
Thank You
