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

Cody’s Dream Comes True in Anaheim!

Sunshine Foundation child, Cody, shows off his hockey gear.

As you can see from this picture Cody,
10 years old, loves everything hockey! Cody was
one of over 200 children on Sunshine Foundation’s waiting list,  waiting for his dream to come true. His wait is over! Cody was recently  sent on a dream come true trip to Anaheim! While there, another dream of Cody’s came true.

He was able to take to the ice and
play hockey the Anaheim Ducks! Cody is from Farmington, MN and has a Traumatic Brain Injury. He wants to be a professional hockey player when he grows up! Everyone at Sunshine Foundation is so happy Cody enjoyed his trip and had his dream made real!

Cody takes his best shot at the Anaheim Ducks goalie!

South Jersey Chapter’s 2nd Annual Spring Fling!
 

Thank you Michelle Barber and Colleen Neidermeyer for organizing South Jersey Chapters 2nd Annual Spring Fling! Sunshine Foundation supporters came out
for a night filled with fun, live music, raffles and great food to help answer the dreams of two very special children on Sunshine Foundation’s
waiting list.  Over 80 people attended and there were over 25 items featured in the silent auction. This amazing event raised $7,000.00 for Sunshine Foundation!
 

Samantha Vanni and Ashley Gerber sell raffle tickets at Spring Fling to benefit Sunshine Foundation!

The Heartbeats wow the crowd at Spring Fling!

Delaware County Chapter’s 10th Annual Sunshine Run!
 

The Delaware County Chapter of Sunshine Foundation held it’s 10th Annual Sunshine Run on March 29, 2009 in Brookhaven, PA! This is the chapter’s 10th 5k run for Sunshine Foundation. Sunshine Foundation thanks everyone who ran the 5k as well as the event organizers for all their hard work!
 

Sunshine Foundation lost a dear friend recently.  Ralph Garzia was the mayor of Brookhaven, PA and never missed a Sunshine Run. Carol Fazzini, Delaware County Chapter Member, presented Mrs. Garzia with a plaque in Ralph’s memory!

Linda Kichula accepts an award for her finishing time in the race. Linda is the mother of Bobby, Sunshine Foundation’s first
dream recipient!

Runners begin their 5k run!

Adopt A Progeria Child!
WE NEED YOUR SPONSORSHIP

Plans are underway for the 27th Annual Progeria Reunion. The flights have been arranged and the children are so excited to meet up with their friends in Florida! There are still some children who have not been sponsored and we need your help!  Each child’s experience at the Progeria Reunion costs $6,000.00 and this covers travel expenses, lodging, meals, theme park tickets, entertainment and expense money for both the child with Progeria and a parent! A donation of any amount can help us give the children an opportunity to make memories with friends!

Your generous
donations have
totaled over $6,000
and will be used
to send a child to the
Progeria Reunion! 
Thank you!

Adopt A Dream!

Smiles for Sunshine!
 

If you are in Pennsylvania and need your teeth whitened, you can brighten your smile while
helping make dreams come true. Now through August 31st, Dr. Pfannenstiel, DDS FAGD,
will generously offer $199.00 teeth whitening and give all of the proceeds directly to Sunshine Foundation. Dr. Pfannenstiel is located in Feasterville, PA and can be reached at 215-364-7888. Please participate in Smiles for Sunshine and make dreams come true! Dr. Pfanennstiel’s office is located on 1315 Bridgetown Pike in Feasterville, PA!

Thank you
Dr. Pfanennstiel!

www.flowerbud.com!
 

Visit www.flowerbud.com and search for sunflowers. When you purchase special sunflower bouquets,
a portion of the sale will benefit Sunshine Foundation. The beautiful bouquets, like the one below, also
 come with a Kathy Davis thank you card designed specifically for Sunshine Foundation. When you give
flowers, order online at www.flowerbud.com. Thank you flowerbud.com and Kathy Davis Studios for
making this possible!

Green bags!
 

Eco friendly green bags are now for sale! Makes a great beach or tote bag and are perfect for grocery shopping!  Two bags are $9.95, four bags are $18.90, and
eight bags are $38.80. Price does not include shipping and handling. Visit www.sunshinefoundation.org for more information. Makes a great gift!
Benefits Sunshine Foundation’s special children!

Dream Village Yard Sale!
 

Dream Village staff and volunteers recently held a Yard Sale. The event raised over $400.00!
Five-year-old Gaven was on his dream come true trip and he stopped by to say hello during his
time at the Dream Village. Gaven is from West Chester, PA. He has Oromandibular Limb Hypogenesis.

Fishing Seminar!

As a reminder to attend Southern Ocean County Chapter Annual Fishing Tournament on July 11th, the chapter held it’s first ever fishing seminar! Tournament Director, Tom Paxton, put together the program. 99 people attended and speakers talked about Wreck, Tuna, and Fluke fishing as well as the 2009 regulations.

Mercer County Fast Pitch Invitational 12U Softball Tournament Answers Dream!
 

Sunshine Foundation thanks everyone who participated in the Mercer County Chapter 12U Girls Fast Pitch Softball Invitational Tournament. The event answered the dream of Georgiana! She is 14 years old and has Cerebral Palsy. Georgiana and her family were sent on a dream vacation to visit the
Orlando attractions. The event raised over $8,000.00 and sent two families to the Dream Village! This year’s tournament will take place on
June 20, 2009 in Ewing, NJ and benefit Sunshine Foundation’s special
children again this year!

 Left: Georgiana is seen arriving at the Dream Village with her mom and brother!

New Castle County Chapter Sends
Amber to the Dream Village!
 

Thank you New Castle County Chapter of Sunshine Foundation for making Amber’s dream come true through your Annual Sunshine Scramble Golf Tournament in Wilmington, DE.
Amber is 9 years old and has Cerebral Palsy. She is from New Castle, DE. The 14th Annual
New Castle County Sunshine Scramble will be held on August 27, 2009!

Right: Amber and her family at Sunshine Foundation's Dream Village!

Anahoe’s Dream Come True Trip to Orlando!
 

7 year old, Anahoe, at the
Dream Village on his dream
 come true trip to the
Orlando attractions!

Sunshine thanks Paul Gurman for generously adopting Anahoe’s dream through the Annual Glory Days Grill Sunshine Foundation Golf Tournament in Haymarket, VA! Glory Days Grill has held this tournament to benefit Sunshine Foundation for 22 years now. Paul not only participates in the tournament but also adopts a child’s dream as well. Thank you for making dreams come true! Anahoe is seen to the left arriving at the Dream Village with his mom and dad, as well as his brothers and sisters. Anahoe has Cerebral Palsy and is from Sterling, VA

Paul Gurman with a
Washington Redskins Hogette and
Pat Fox at the 21st Annual Glory Days Grill Golf Tournament!

Thank You to Our Generous Donors March 2009

Curbs, Etc. Inc.
Mr. Mark M. Edgar
German American Society
Sean Hanchuck
Ron Jedlinski
Lamb of God Lutheran Church Men’s Group
Lawrence Shopping Center
Businessmen’s Association
Moorestown Township Public Schools
National Western Life Insurance Co.
PNC Wealth Management
Helene M. Reed
Julie Cato and Employees of the 
State of NJ Higher Education Student Assistance Authority
Steamfitters’ Local Union 420
Valero Delaware City Refinery
W. Bryce Thompson Foundation, LLC
A DeLorenzo’s Pizza Inc.
American Legion Post 458
ARC Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Arend
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Atienza
Joseph & Mary Ann Baginski
Beneficial Savings Bank
Don & Pamela Betterton
Mr. Don Binder
Birchfield Ventures, LLC
Mrs. Kaye Boyer
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Capehart Scatchard Attorneys at Law
Cenlar
Century Engineering
Ms. Jane Conklin
Mr. and Mrs. John Crane
Credit Union of NJ
David A. Bramble, Inc.
Richard & Elaine DeFrancesco
eXude Benefits Group
James & Madelin Franz
Mr. Melvin Gantz
Peter & Margaret Gresko
GSN News, Inc.
IBEW Local Union No. 269
Italian American National Hall of Fame Inc.
Alice & Lloyd Jensen
Mr. Ralph B. Jones
Jones Apparel Group
Richard & Carol Klinker
Walter Kramarz
Mary & Nelson Maruca
McGraw-Hill Federal Credit Union
Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation
Mercedes-Benz of Princeton
Patrick Mitchell
Okaloosa-Walton Counties
Plumbers & Pipefitters, Local Union No. 9
Denise & Chris Pratico
Yale-Yarnell American Legion
R. Fuessel Pump and Tank Inc.
Samuel & Isabella Raymond
Mr. William Schmidt
Ms. Linda Sentek
Mr. Paul S. Sentek
Delbert Seyboldt

Stephen & Laurel Stefanko
Suburban Diner
Sunshine Foundation WV Chapter
THABTO Inc.
Thomas E. Jennings and CO. P.A.
Williams/Buschman
Douglas Wood
Nancy Wood
Mr. and Mrs. John Wrighter
Mr. Robert Zerbe
Scot & Pamela Boyce
Mr. Robert Brickner
Mr. Charles Checkum
Mr. Eric J. Christiansen
Concept Retail
Mrs. Raymond Curry
Karin and Lawrence Deger
Dino’s Seaville Diner
Joan T. Duffy
Anna B. Flanigan
Rose and Joseph Fruscione
Robert & Debbie Glebe
Edmund C. Jacondin Jr.
Paul Juliano
Just Give
Mr. Thomas Kelly
Patricia Lounders
Pamela & Nick Nastasi
Elizabeth and Nicholas Pileggi
RWM Embroidery & More
Rita Sasse
Ms. Kelli Smith
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Ted Stubbins
Ms. Adrian Suarez
Ms. Diane J. Walter
Bahr and Associates, P.C.
Augie & Valerie Blair
Ms. Claire Brandon
Catholic Daughters of Americas
Mr. Bruce Clarke
Kathleen Coffey
Mr. Martin Cooper
Thomas & Sandra Danner
American Legion Auxiliary
Ms. Linda D’Errico
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew DiMatteo
Ms. Lynn D’Oria
Aubrey & Audrey Wilcox
Ms. Elizabeth M. Doyle
Feasterville Rotary
Frank & Kathryn Festa
Harry & Bobbie Gladney
Colleen and James Gray
Philip and Darlene Guidry
Wes & Lynn Jackson
Patricia Kidder
Bunny Quinn & Ladies of the Manor
Mr. Webster C. Jones, Jr.
Bruce & Vicky Kay
Line 4, Inc.
Mitchell & Janice Malec
Frank and Catherine Manco
Pat and Peggy Mastrodomenico

John & Kathleen McManimon
Krzysztof Miszczak
James and Marietta Muscato
Jill & Todd Myers
Anthony & Barbara Osmond
Ms. Jeanne Petranto
Mr. S. E. Powell
Martin & Marianne Przemieniecki
Linda Reichert
Roger & Betsy Richards
Joseph & Kathleen Shedelbower
Cathy & Greg Sinibaldi
Mr. Richard Trehuba
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Trudeau
Cookie & Allan Weinberg
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ahrensdorf
Dennis & Nancy Bailey
Joseph & Georgiana Battista
Jeffrey & Barbara Berger
Mr. Frank Chiorello, Jr.
Ms. Sally Craig
Auburndale Rotary Club
Flower Power
Webb’s Realty
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cunningham
William & Iris Dressel
Ewing Township Senior Citizen Club A
Ed & Helen Fenster
Friedman Family
Judy & Steve Greenstein
Ms. Edith Guadagno
Ms. Kelly Hetrick
Chester & Helen Hinkle
Ms. Lena Inverso
Noreen Kerrigan
Ms. Regina Klepadlo
Linton C.P.A.
Steve and Lois Loevner
Ms. Angela Maffei
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McLendon
Dolores McPhillips
Christopher and Michelle Dean
Mr. and Mrs. Randel Myhand
Mr. Sheldon Nelson
Beymer UMW Thrift House
Ms. Sheila Petrie
Edward and Donna Pohlig
Reyes Rizzo
Gregory and Lorie Sailer
Cynthia Jones
L & M Burdeshaw
Kate Sample
Ms. Mary Smith
Virginia and Donald Linick
Ms. Jeanelle Toney
Donna Cantore
Washington Mutual Employee Giving Program
Robert De Sandre
Doris Fenton
Sylvia Eaton
Ms. Anastasia H. Weed
Mr. Terry Wilson
Wine and Spirits Shoppe #4616

 

Your generous donations made these dreams come true in March 2009!

Name

Age

Hometown

Dream

Diagnosis

Complete Date 

Hospital

Family
 

Caulin
 

Chelsea
 

Lamb of God’s Spaghetti Dinner and Cookout!
 

Thank you Lamb of God Lutheran Church Men’s Club for hosting a spaghetti dinner to benefit
Sunshine Foundation! Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has once again made a wonderful donation through this great event! The Men’s Club also attended a cookout at the Dream Village and toured the Village! While they were there they presented Bill Sample, Sunshine Foundation President and Founder, with a check! The Men’s Club raised close to $1,300 through the Spaghetti Dinner and Cookout!
 

Sunshine Foundation Founder & President, Bill Sample, welcomes the Men’s Club to the Dream Village for the Men’s Club Cookout!

The Lamb of God Men’s Club Spaghetti Dinner!
 

Dream Village Flag Presentation!
 

Sunshine Foundation thanks the Woodmen of the World for presenting the Dream Village with a new flag and tackle for the flag pole!

Right: Luis Rodriguez, Field Representative of the Woodmen of the World, recently presented a new flag to Gail Dillon,
Dream Village Development Associate.

Thank you Dream Village Volunteers!
 

Left: Debbie Stephens touches
 up a sign at the Dream Village.
Debbie is one of many Dream Village volunteers. Thank you Debbie
for your help!

Right: Volunteers take a much needed break after making repairs throughout
the Village all day! Thank you all for your support!

7th Annual Walk for Dreams!
 

By participating in the Walk you will be helping make 4 year old, Nicholas’ dream come true! He has Severe Autism and is from Harleysville, PA!

St. Patrick’s Day Parade
 

Events!

April 25 - Williamstown, NJ - 11th Annual Stoltzfus Farmer’s Market Car Show
May 2 - Ocean City, NJ - Cape Atlantic Chapter’s Ocean City Block Party 
May 2 - Coatesville, PA - Coatesville Moose Texas Hold’em Tournament
May 5 - Ewing, NJ - Mercer County Chapter’s Sunshine Foundation Dreamlift
May 16 - Davenport, FL - Gary’s Race for Dreams
June 13 - Newtown, PA - 7th Annual Walk for Dreams - Tyler State Park, 10am kick off!

For more info on all of these event visit www.sunshinefoundation.org
 

Sunshine Foundation Appreciates Memorial Donations and Honors Your Loved Ones…

W. Brian Ford
John Foreaker
Mary Gorham
Russell Hamill
Dick Irvins

Anna Kramarz
Bruce Longacre
Joyce Malek
Margaret McSweeney
Pete Pacera

Sofie Pietras
Robert Soberman
Ben Tenenbaum
MortWalton
Lee Ann Warren

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.