A Monthly Publication by Sunshine Foundation                                                                 January 2009
 Sunshine Reporter
 See What A Dream Can Do...                                                            www.sunshinefoundation.org


Bentley Driver's Club Annual Dinner and Auction!

Bentley Driver’s Club and the Classic
Car Club of America have so generously
presented Sunshine Foundation with a check for $1,500.00. The money will be used to help make dreams come true for Sunshine Foundation’s special children!
The Bentley Driver’ s Club and the
Classic Car Club of America selected
Sunshine Foundation as the charity of their choice to benefit from their
annual Holiday celebration.
The Holiday celebration consisted
of a dinner and auction. Items were
auctioned to benefit Sunshine Foundation.

 

Sunshine Foundation thanks
everyone who made this possible,
especially Bob Franz for organizing
the dinner. This is the 8th year
Bentley Driver’s club has supported
Sunshine Foundation with their
Holiday Dinner!

              


Bob Franz, Bentley Driver’s Club Member, presents Bill Sample,
Sunshine Foundation Founder and President, with a check for $1,500.00!  


A Very Special Thank You From A Generous Donor!


“God bless you for this organization that you provide. We feel blessed that our daughter was given a dream from the Sunshine Foundation about 5 years ago,
and hope that we can continue to support your Foundation for many years to come!  Thank you!”
                             - Family of Courtney, A Past Dream Recipient

 

Sunshine Foundation Dream Village Families
 


 

Christian is seen here with his family at the
Dream Village, during his dream come true trip to
visit the Orlando attractions! Christian is 8 years old
and is from Cleveland, OH. He has Convulsive Epilepsy.

 

 Recently, Sunshine Foundation sent Bricyn
 and his family to visit the Orlando attractions. Bricyn is
seen here at the Dream Village with his family. He is
15 years old and is from Mitchell, IN. He has
Charcot Marie Tooth Disease.
                       Gold Wing Road Riders Association Auction!
 		  

Sunshine Foundation thanks Bud and Pat Cauff and
The Gold Wing Road Riders NJ Chapter A for holding an auction to raise money for Sunshine Foundation’s special children. This year’s Gold Wing Road Rider’s Auction raised $2,270.00. Thank you for your steadfast support of Sunshine Foundation. Dreams come true because of generous people like you!
 

Right: Members of the Gold Wing Road Riders
NJ Chapter A present Bill Sample,
Sunshine Foundation President and Founder,
a check to benefit Sunshine Foundation!

 


 

Lamb of God Men’s Club Hosts Spaghetti Dinner!
 

Sunshine Foundation thanks the Lamb of God Men’s Club for hosting another spaghetti dinner in November in Haines City, FL to benefit
Sunshine Foundation. The Men’s Club Spaghetti Dinner raised $800.00 for Sunshine Foundation. Special thanks to Thrivent Financial for Lutherans for matching the $800.00 bringing the event’s total donation to $1,600.00! Thank you to Lamb of God Men’s Club and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans for your steadfast support!

Right: Ed Davis, Lamb of God Men’s Club, and Brian Heipp, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans present a $1,600.00 check to Gail Dillon, Sunshine Foundation Development Associate.


 

Help Sunshine Foundation Answer Dreams for
Children With Progeria!

Plans are underway for Sunshine Foundation’s 2009 Progeria Reunion!
Children from all over the world who have the rare aging disorder,
Progeria, have been invited to come together for a fun filled week in
Orlando, FL! We need your help again this year to make this reunion
possible. You can Adopt A Progeria Child for $6,000.00 and cover the
complete cost of their trip, including airfare, meals, theme park tickets
and lodging. With your help we can make this the best Progeria Reunion
ever. For more info visit www.sunshinefoundation.org. Checks can be made
payable to Sunshine Foundation. Please indicate that the gift should be to
the 2009 Progeria Reunion. A donation of any amount could make a dream
come true for these special children.

Right: Karlita and Michel at the 26th Annual Progeria Reunion
in Orlando, FL!


Thank You to Our Generous “Dream Makers®”
December 2008

6800 Capital L.L.C.
Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 10
B.J. Sager, Inc.
Corvette Enthusiasts Community
Foundation
Michael & Pat D. D’Arcangelo
Daughters of Penelope Atlas
Chapter No. 163
Mr. Mark Dockser
Educational Testing Services
John R. Fegan
Foster - Karney Foundation Fund
Robert & Ann Franz/ Bentley Driver’s Club
Gold Wing Road Riders - NJ Chapter A
Ronald and Jacqueline Guy
John Hawley
IAC Advertising Solutions
Integrity Claim Consulting
Jeffrey and Diane Jablon
Ron Jedlinski
Joan ‘Jake’ Memorial Chapter
Kelsch Associates, Inc.
Kiwanis Club of Doylestown
John McDonnell
Mercer County Italian-American Festival
Michelle Consalvo Memorial Tournament
Mr. Sammy Moir
Newport International of Tierra Verde Premium Distributors of VA L.L.C.
Kevin and Kimberly Scott
Harold and Jane Shute
The Garfield Foundation
The Hogettes
David and Carol Wilcox
Ms. Danielle Adams
Mr. Lloyd L. Anderson
Anna Marie Pratico Jewelers
Anthony Conti Building Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Arend
B.A.C. Administrative District Council of NJ
Bahr and Associates, P.C.
Ms. Joyce Carrigan
Mr. Arthur Champagne
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Costa
Mrs. Barbara Cregar
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Danker
Rick DeMarco
Ms. Mary Dickinson
Mr. Ken Dunaway
Ms. Erin Elmf
Mr. Bruce P. Epstein
Ms. Christine Eremia
Fallproof Network Systems Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. James & Madelin Franz
Scott and Sharon Fletcher
Gallon, Takacs, Boissoneault & Schaffer Co., L.P.A.
Robert and Beth Guers
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Hall
Fran Hiser
Holy Cross High School Mission Club
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Huber
Indoor Air Technologies
Ms. Kristin Jacob
Beverly H. Jerrnee
John Patrick Publishing Company
Mr. Ralph B. Jones
Robert and Jacqueline Keck
Richard and Carol Klinkner
David M. Kohn
Cindy and Dave Koski
Mr. Lonnie Lazear
Ms. Clare Lindsey
Lower Southampton Police
Benevolence Association
Mr. Denis McCarthy
Ms. Leslie McGraw
George & Marie Minko
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Minko
Mr. Albert Mitchell
Dr. William J. & Beatrice Morgan
Howard and Floria Muffler
Lois and William Munz
New Egypt B.P.O. Elks No. 2457
Martin and Cathy Nuyianes
Mr. Jim O’Brien
Ms. Roberta Orsi
Mr. Wayne Ortner
Parkside Diner
Ryan and Kellie Patrick
Ms. Roberta Petrow
Margaret C. Phares
Martha Pirmann
Marshall and Susan Potterton
 

 Prebon Energy
Tony Prokolyshen
William T. Ravina Jr.
John and Martha Reilly
Ron Gallo Construction Co., LLC
Sam’s Auto
Ms. Gina Sapnar
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Scali
Anthony and Donna Scarlata
Mr. Edward & Anne Schick
Ms. Heather Sexton
Delbert Seyboldt
Bill Singer
Robert W. Slama
Spectra Associates
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church
Wayne & Stephanie Staub
Paul and Doris Stuadenmayer
Suburban Diner
Sunshine Café and Catering, Inc.
Mercer County Chapter
Mr. Justin Sweet
Brian F. Tams
Telecompioneers H.G. McCully
Downstate Chapter #81
Township of Hopewell Employees
Trenton PBA Local #11 Civic Association, Inc.
Bruce Vanett
Ms. Allie Villanueva
Joseph and Ruth Visco
Mr. and Mrs. James & Karen Walsh
Mr. Nicholas White
Mr. and Mrs. John Wrighter
Mr. Daniel Zajac
William A. Zarling
Mr. Robert Zerbe
Ms. Norma Beale
Bethesda Presbyterian Church
Ms. Pat Billies
Patricia Burke
Mr. Robert Casole
Mr. Charles Checkum
Mr. Eric J. Christiansen
Mike & Elizabeth Cleary
Pasquale Colavita Freeholder
Fred & Claudia Cuddy
Mr. Craig D’Anjolell
Ms. Donna Derrico
Joan T. Duffy
Election Fund of Anthony P. Carabelli
Walker & Margaret Elms
Laura May Evans
Anna B. Flanigan
Robert and Karen Fox
Kenneth & Joanna Gouak
Mr. Richard H.Hardy
Mr. Scott Tyler Hausch
Mr. Irv Homer
Skip & Janet Hutchinson
Ms. Nancy Josten
Guido and Patricia Karcher
Kathleen Kube
John and Virginia Lang
Richard & Lara Latella
Ms. Andrea Lavinthal
Ly S. Lim
Michael and Denise Loffredo
Patricia Lounders
Mr. Nicholas Mansfield
Ms. Naomi E. McCarty
Dolores McDaniel
Ms. Mary E. McGee
John and Lauren Morris
Elizabeth J. Okerson
Mr. Michael Olynyk
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Osterman
Richard Parente
Warren & Lois Peterson
Robert A. Kutney Phase One Properties
Sue Rose
Mr. Joseph Ruberti
Lewis &Ann Rydzewski
Rita Sasse
Mr. James Scheidler
Senior Fellowship of Limerick
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Settles
Richard & Nona Shea
Mr. Jeremy Shimanek
Ms. Beth Slosberg
Mr. Travis Slosberg
Ms. Kelli Smith
Ms. Donna Sutsko
Mr. Ed Tomaselli
Tomorrow Only, Inc.
Ventnor Community Church
Charles and Mary Webb		 Heidi Wilenius
Mr. Edward Adams
Ms. Patricia Martram
Mr. and Mrs. William Bowers
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bozarth
Larry and Theresa Brodheim
Mr. Clarence A. Brown
Mr. Joe Bubenheimer
Ms. Anne Butterfield
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cappello
Jeanne Carpani
Century Public Adjustment
Eugene & Louise Cocci
Court Holy Trinity #1336
Maurice & Emmaline Dessel
Lucille Di Giovanni
Ms. Dorothy Douthart
Ms. Linda Ellsworth
Yolando Fazzini
Nicholas & Kathleen Fecenko
Bob & Judy Fitch
Ms. Fran Frizziola
James & Maryann Gallagher
Betty J. Gibson
Robert Nobuko Gowen
Marie L. Gronert
Vinvent & Elizabeth Haraburda
Galen and Janet Hays
Mr. and Mrs. George Helm
Wes & Lynn Jackson
Thomas & Margaret Kelly
Paul Kelly, Sr.
Beth and Stan Lashner
Robert & Mary Mahan
Mr. Wesley G. McLendon
Hugh and Julia McNally
Frank and Carol Meyers
Mrs. Mary R. Minko
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey I. Newman
Billy Joe & Christine Reaves
Linda and Forrest Roberts III
Dave & Christine Robinson
Ms. Betty Lou Rooney
Mr. R. Jeffrey Rossen
Myrtle Ryan
Ms. Catherine Sanders
Tony and Joan Saraceni
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sauls
Therese Schmicker
Dr. Lawrence R. Siegel, DDS
Louis & Etta Soffer
Kevin and Mary Sutow & Family
Mr. Charles Thatcher & Family
Mr. Richard Trehuba
Leonard & Kathy Van Arsdale
Anna Villanueva
Mr. Chris Wilhem
Mr. Natascha Barney
Anthony & Marianne Bascelli
Ms. Rosemarie Belan
George & Linda Birch
George & Colleen Boccanfuso
Ms. Josephine Bonaccurso
Phil Cantore
Sylvia Chackin
Mary H. Coyle
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cunningham
Earl and Martha Dorr
Cecelia V. Drago
Ms. Katherine Fawcett
Karen S. Gonder
Charles & Patricia Hall
Helen L. Houston
Nan Kent
Noreen Kerrigan
Barbara G. Kessler
Judy and Neil Lazar
Amelia Litvin
Louis & Julia Lombardo
Mr. Randy Manas
Donna & Michael Michie
Andrew & Kari Minko
Ms. Stacey Olhovsky
Joel & Sharon Ottenbreit
Sandra & Michael Palazzolo
Joe Pinciotti
Ms. Sylvia Raddi
Ilene S. Rattet
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sabbatini
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Salvatore
Ms. Courtney Selmon
Jean & Fran Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A. Sweeney
Mr. Daniel A. Thomas
Joan & Emil Weitzman

Your generous donations made these dreams
come true in December 2008!

    Name
 

 Age Hometown Dream Diagnosis Complete Date Hospital Family

Bricyn

 13 Mitchell, IN

Dream Village/
DW

Charcot Marie
Tooth Disease
 

12/4/2008

Shriners
Hospital

 3
Brandon 13 Mitchell, IN Dream Village/
DW
 		 Charcot Marie
Tooth Disease		 12/4/2008 Shriners
Hospital		 3

Evelyn

 

 7 San Diego, CA Trip to FL Keys

Bilateral Cerebral
Schizencephaly

 12/4/2008

Naval Medical
Center
 

 4
Michael 13

Florence, SC

 

 Shopping Spree

Sickle Cell Anemia

 

 12/4/2008

Carolinas
Hospital System

 7
Trisha 18

Ocala, FL

 

 Trip to
North Carolina

Hodgkin's
Lymphoma

 12/4/2008

University of Florida

 

 4
Brittany 9

Plymouth, MA

 

 Dream Village/
DW

Cerebral Palsy

 

 12/11/2008

Franciscans
Children's

 4
Bryan 6

Havertown, PA

 

 Dream Village/
DW		 Severe Autism 12/11/2008

Dr. Scott Rice

 

 5
Heather 18

Yonkers, NY

 

 Shopping Spree

Spina Bifida

 

 12/11/2008 Children's
Hospital		 2

Sarah

 

 7 Toms River, NJ Dream Village/
DW		 Cerebral Palsy 12/11/2008

Children's
Hospital

 3

Dominique

 

 15

Ypsilanti, MI

 

 Dream Village/
DW

Chronic Oveitis/
Glaucoma

 12/18/2008

Children’s
Hospital

 6
Miranda 11

Ligonier, PA

 

 Dream Village/
DW

Juvenile Idiopathic
Arthritis

 12/18/2008

Children’s
Hospital

 4

Jillian

 

 17

Clinton, MD

 

 Dream Village/
DW		 Spina Bifida 12/30/2008 Children's
Hospital		 5


Sunshine Foundation provided a dream trip to Universal Studios for 65 seriously ill and physically challenged children on the December 2, 2008 Atlantic City Dreamlift!
 

Adopt A Dream!
 


Gina is 18 years old and has
Neurovascular Dystrophy.
She is from Munhall, PA. Gina loves to
play with her puppy, Luna!

 



Kalikiano is 4 years old
and has Erb’s Palsy.
He is from Detroit, MI.
Kalikiano loves to play games!




Hayley is 4 years old
and has a spinal cord injury.
She is from Tinley Park, IL.
Hayley loves to go to the beach!


Holiday Carolers Spread  Sunshine!

 

Thank you Allie and Erin for Christmas caroling for Sunshine Foundation. Allie and Erin
raised over $200.00 to help Sunshine Foundation’s special children! Thank you for your thoughtfulness!
 

Right: Allie and Erin celebrate the Holidays and help make dreams come true!

 
 

Michael Minko Runs the Philadelphia Marathon for Sunshine Foundation!
 

Sunshine Foundation thanks Michael Minko for running in the Philadelphia Marathon to raise funds for Sunshine Foundation. Michael had friends and family sponsor him, and through his participation in the marathon, raised $744.00 to help answer
dreams of our special children.                                            

                                        

 


Michael Minko with his children at Sunshine Foundation in Feasterville, PA!

Bermuda Moose On Bikes Poker Run!

Thank you to the Florida Bermuda Moose on Bikes District #23 out of Avon Park for hosting a Poker Run for the Sunshine Foundation. The event raised $273.50. They also collected toys which will be given to children who visit the Dream Village.

 Gary Dunford, President of Florida Bermuda Moose on Bikes, presents a check to Gail L. Dillon, Sunshine Foundation
Development Associate.


 



 

Events!

January 16 - Davenport, FL - Lamb of God Men’s Club Spaghetti Dinner

 March 8 - Hammonton, NJ - Lunch with the Easter Bunny

March 13 - Williamstown, NJ - Sham Rock N Roll Dance

For more information visit www.sunshinefoundation.org!

 

Sunshine Foundation Appreciates Memorial Donations and Honors Your Loved Ones…
 

Joyce Borland
Walter Skippy Burke
Anne Cox
Mary Beth Carey
Barbara Dallessandro
Mary & Frank Dillon
Paul English
Lowell & Jewell Erkert
Richard A. Fenoglio, Sr.
 

Irene & Charles Finnegan
Jeanne Folsom
Betty Furrelle
Mr. Hanson
Brendan Heary
Matthew Hirsch, Jr.
Jeanne I. Kiesel
Jeff Kirby
Mary Krantz

Bebe Kritzstein
Libbie Levin
Domenic Licciardello
George Lowe
Harry Meenan
Patricia Mooney
Joy Mullin
Sofie Pietras
Mary Rachko

Cecile Sullivan
Elmer E. Swavely
Gene A. Thomas
Bill Toll
Vincent Tullio
Gramms Wilig
Alexander Witczak
Annette Wood
 


Sunshine Foundation’s sole purpose is to answer the dreams of chronically ill, seriously ill, physically challenged and abused children ages three to eighteen, whose families cannot fulfill their requests due to the financial strain that the child’s illness may cause.


Sunshine Foundation places the utmost priority on protecting the privacy of our donors. Sunshine Foundation keeps all donor information in strict confidence. Sunshine Foundation will not sell or trade a donor's personal information to any other entity. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at 1-800-767-1976.