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Genuardi’s Employees Foundation Supports Local Charity, Sunshine
Foundation
FEASTERVILLE, PA- April 2010-
Sunshine Foundation is the proud recipient of a $1,500.00
donation from the Genuardi’s (Employees) Foundation. On April
28th, the donation was presented to Kate Sample, President,
Sunshine Foundation, and Sandra Carr, Director of Development,
Sunshine Foundation at the Genuardi’s Feasterville store. John
Vuotto, Genuardi’s Director of Employee Relations, Maryanne
Crager, Genuardi’s Public Affairs Manager, and employees of the
Feasterville Genuardi’s presented the donation to Sunshine. The
Genuardi’s (Employees) Foundation is a voluntary
payroll-deduction program funded through the generosity of
Genuardi’s Employees. Sunshine Foundation thanks Genuardi’s and
the many wonderful employees who make this program possible.
First row – John Vuotto, Member
of the Genuardi’s Foundation Review Committee,
Kate Sample, Sunshine Foundation President, Sandra Carr,
Sunshine Director of Development, and Maryanne
Crager, Member of the
Genuardi’s Foundation Review Committee.
Second row – (all Feasterville store employees) from left to
right: Leon Skalski, Maggie Benedetto, Irene Semkiw,
Nancy Wrazen and Bob Kelly.
York
Children’s Foundation Awards Grant! 
FEASTERVILLE, PA-February
2010- The York Children’s Foundation recently
awarded Sunshine Foundation with a $1,000.00
grant. The grant will be applied towards the dream
of a child on Sunshine’s waiting list. Special
thanks to Joe Schlupp of Baron Rowland Funeral
Home, Ltd., located in Abington, PA,
for
sponsoring Sunshine Foundation in the York
Children’s Foundation grant program every quarter.
Many dreams have been answered thanks to the
generosity of Baron Rowland Funeral Home and the
York Children’s Foundation.
Kate Sample, Sunshine Foundation President,
accepts the York Children's Foundation
grant
from Joe Schlupp, Baron Rowland Funeral Home.
Sunshine Foundation’s sole
purpose is to answer the dreams of chronically
ill, seriously ill, physically challenged and
abused children ages 3 to 18, whose families
cannot fulfill their request due to the financial
strain that the child’s illness may cause. In the
1960’s,
Philadelphia
police officer Bill Sample was assigned to a local
children’s hospital.
He encountered critically ill children and
saw first hand how these children’s families were
burdened not only by mounting medical bills, but
also by the frustration of not being able to
provide their child’s special dream.
In 1976, Bill took out a personal loan and
with the help of others, started the Sunshine
Foundation and began making dreams come true for
chronically ill, seriously ill, physically
challenged, abused and truly deserving children
nationwide.
Today, Sunshine Foundation utilizes $0.85
of every dollar to help a child’s dream come true.
Over 34,000 dreams have been answered!
SUNSHINE FOUNDATION GRANTS DREAM TRIP TO
SERIOUSLY ILL CHILD
Citronelle,
AL-
January 18, 2010 – 17 year old
Katrina and her family are preparing for a
trip of a lifetime to the Sunshine Foundation’s
Dream
Village in Davenport, FL!
The family will depart from their home in
Citronelle to arrive in
Florida
for an exciting five day stay!
Because Katrina suffers from Severe Autism,
taking a family trip has been difficult due to the
physical and financial stress that comes along
with an illness.
Looking for a way to bring happiness into
their daughter’s life that is so often filled with
doctors and hospitals, the family applied for a
dream come true through the Sunshine Foundation.
Sunshine Foundation, founded in 1976, in
the very first wish-granting organization to grant
the wishes of seriously ill, physically
challenged, and abused children ages 3-18.
The family will receive round trip airline
tickets (generously provided by Air Tran Airways),
lodging, theme park tickets, expense money, and a
rental vehicle to use for the duration of their
stay.
Sunshine will host the family at the foundation’s
Dream
Village, a 22-acre retreat
created specifically for special children that
boasts nine uniquely themed cottages, a wheelchair
accessible pool, handicapped friendly playground,
and even its own citrus grove where families can
pick oranges!
Keenan Honda of Doylestown Answers a Local Child’s Dream At
11th
Annual Golf Tournament!
DOYLESTOWN, PA-SEPTEMBER 2009- Keenan Honda of Doylestown held the 11th
Annual Keenan Honda Charity Golf Tournament on
September 20, 2009 to answer the dream of 12 year
old Bensalem child Angelo. Angelo has Epilepsy,
Cerebral Palsy and developmental delays and is one
of 150 children waiting for a dream come true
through Sunshine Foundation. During the tournament
Angelo and his family met with the special golfers
and donors who are making his dream of a family
trip to Disney World made real. The Tournament
featured a game of golf a dinner buffet generously
donated by Outback Steakhouse, contests, raffles,
and great prizes!
Angelo and his family were presented with
the news that the tournament raise the necessary
funds to send him on his dream come true trip to
Disney at the Tournament!
Thank you to Glenn Wilby of Keenan Honda
for organizing this great event every year to help
Sunshine Foundation! Special thanks to the hole
sponsors who contributed to this special dream:
Bayada Nurses Home Care Specialists, CBIZ, Inc.,
Central Bucks School of Gymnastics, Tony Coelho,
Richard J. Davis, Dent Wizard International,
Eastern Warehouse Distributors Inc., Lou & Colleen
Carricarte, Community Durable Medical Equipment,
Gardner Brothers Draft Beer Services, George’s
Tool Rental, AFLAC, LWC Services, Inc., Newtown
Floral Company, Northeast Auto Transport, Inc.,
Green Orchid Design Studio, Images to DATA, Inc.,
Philadelphia Wholesale Distributors, Inc., POCO’S,
Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors, The Seat Surgeon
LLC, and Auto Trim Design of Greater Philadelphia.
Sunshine Foundation, founded in 1976, is the
Original Wish Granting Organization, and answers
the dreams of chronically ill, seriously ill,
physically challenged and abused children ages 3
to 18, whose families cannot fulfill their
requests due to the financial strain the child’s
illness may cause.
Sunshine has answered over
32, 500
dreams!
For more information on Sunshine Foundation
contact Kristin Fallstick at (800) 767-1976 or
visit
www.sunshinefoundation.org
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SUNSHINE FOUNDATION SENDS
SERIOUSLY ILL CHILD ON DREAM TRIP
DUNKIRK, NY-
August 3, 2009 – SEVEN YEAR OLD LEAH AND HER FAMILY ARE
PREPARING FOR A TRIP OF A LIFETIME TO SUNSHINE
FOUNDATION’S DREAM VILLAGE
IN
DAVENPORT, FL! THE FAMILY WILL DEPART FROM THEIR HOME IN
DUNKIRK TO ARRIVE IN FLORIDA FOR AN EXCITING FIVE DAY STAY!
BECAUSE LEAH SUFFERS FROM CEREBRAL PALSY, TAKING A
FAMILY TRIP HAS BEEN DIFFICULT DUE TO THE PHYSICAL
AND FINANCIAL STRESS THAT COMES ALONG WITH AN
ILLNESS. LOOKING FOR A WAY TO BRING HAPPINESS INTO
THEIR DAUGHTER’S LIFE THAT IS SO OFTEN FILLED WITH
DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS, THE FAMILY APPLIED FOR A
DREAM COME TRUE THROUGH THE SUNSHINE FOUNDATION.
SUNSHINE FOUNDATION, FOUNDED IN 1976, IS THE VERY
FIRST WISH GRANTING ORGANIZATION EVER CREATED TO
GRANT THE WISHES OF SERIOUSLY ILL, PHYSICALLY
CHALLENGED AND ABUSED CHILDREN AGES 3-18. THE
FAMILY WILL RECEIVE ROUND TRIP AIRLINE TICKETS,
LODGING, THEME PARK TICKETS, EXPENSE MONEY AND A
RENTAL VEHICLE TO USE FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR
STAY. SUNSHINE WILL HOST THE FAMILY AT THE
FOUNDATION’S DREAM VILLAGE, A 22-ACRE RETREAT
CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN THAT
BOASTS NINE UNIQUELY THEMED COTTAGES, A WHEELCHAIR
ACCESSIBLE POOL, HANDICAPPED FRIENDLY PLAYGROUND
AND EVEN ITS OWN CITRUS GROVE WHERE FAMILIES CAN
PICK THEIR OWN ORANGES! SUNSHINE FOUNDATION GIVES
84.5% OF ALL DONATIONS DIRECTLY BACK TO MAKING
DREAMS COME TRUE, AND CURRENTLY HAS CLOSE TO TWO
HUNDRED CHILDREN FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WAITING
FOR THEIR DREAM TO COME TRUE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
LEARN HOW TO ADOPT A SPECIAL DREAM, OR FOR GENERAL
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOUNDATION, CALL
1-800-767-1976.
SUNSHINE FOUNDATION GRANTS DREAM TRIP TO SERIOUSLY
ILL CHILD
STREATOR,
IL-
JULY 13, 2009
– 14 YEAR OLD KYLE AND HIS FAMILY ARE PREPARING
FOR A TRIP OF A LIFETIME TO SUNSHINE FOUNDATION’S
DREAM
VILLAGE
IN
DAVENPORT,
FL!
THE FAMILY WILL DEPART FROM THEIR HOME IN
STREATOR,
IL
TO ARRIVE IN
FLORIDA
FOR AN EXCITING FIVE DAY STAY! BECAUSE KYLE
SUFFERS FROM SPASTIC CEREBRAL PALSY, TAKING A
FAMILY TRIP HAS BEEN DIFFICULT DUE TO THE PHYSICAL
AND FINANCIAL STRESS THAT COMES ALONG WITH AN
ILLNESS. LOOKING FOR A WAY TO BRING HAPPINESS INTO
THEIR SON’S LIFE THAT IS SO OFTEN FILLED WITH
DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS, THE FAMILY APPLIED FOR A
DREAM COME TRUE THROUGH THE SUNSHINE FOUNDATION.
SUNSHINE FOUNDATION, FOUNDED IN 1976, IS THE VERY
FIRST WISH GRANTING ORGANIZATION EVER CREATED TO
GRANT THE WISHES OF SERIOUSLY ILL, PHYSICALLY
CHALLENGED AND ABUSED CHILDREN AGES 3-18. THE
FAMILY WILL RECEIVE ROUND TRIP AIRLINE TICKETS,
LODGING, THEME PARK TICKETS, EXPENSE MONEY AND A
RENTAL VEHICLE TO USE FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR
STAY. SUNSHINE WILL HOST THE FAMILY AT THE
FOUNDATION’S DREAM VILLAGE, A 22-ACRE RETREAT
CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN THAT
BOASTS NINE FAIRYTALE THEMED COTTAGES, A
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE POOL, HANDICAPPED FRIENDLY
PLAYGROUND AND EVEN ITS OWN CITRUS GROVE WHERE
FAMILIES CAN PICK THEIR OWN ORANGES! SUNSHINE
FOUNDATION GIVES 84.3% OF ALL DONATIONS DIRECTLY
BACK TO MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE, AND CURRENTLY HAS
CLOSE TO TWO HUNDRED CHILDREN FROM ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY WAITING FOR THEIR DREAM TO COME TRUE.
KENNEDY,
NY-
APRIL 9, 2009
– SEVEN YEAR OLD JOSEPH
AND
HIS FAMILY
ARE
PREPARING FOR A TRIP OF A LIFETIME TO SUNSHINE
FOUNDATION’S
DREAM
VILLAGE
IN
DAVENPORT,
FL!
THE FAMILY WILL DEPART FROM THEIR HOME IN
KENNEDY,
NY
TO ARRIVE IN
FLORIDA
FOR AN EXCITING FIVE DAY STAY! BECAUSE JOSEPH
SUFFERS FROM NOONAN’S SYNDROME,
TAKING A FAMILY TRIP
HAS
BEEN DIFFICULT DUE TO THE PHYSICAL
AND
FINANCIAL STRESS THAT COMES ALONG WITH AN ILLNESS.
LOOKING FOR A WAY TO BRING HAPPINESS INTO THEIR
SON’S
LIFE
THAT IS SO OFTEN FILLED WITH DOCTORS
AND
HOSPITALS, THE FAMILY APPLIED FOR A DREAM COME
TRUE THROUGH THE SUNSHINE FOUNDATION. SUNSHINE
FOUNDATION, FOUNDED IN 1976, IS THE VERY FIRST
WISH GRANTING ORGANIZATION EVER CREATED TO GRANT
THE WISHES OF SERIOUSLY ILL, PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
AND
ABUSED CHILDREN AGES 3-18. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE
ROUND TRIP AIRLINE TICKETS, LODGING, THEME PARK
TICKETS, EXPENSE MONEY
AND
A RENTAL VEHICLE TO USE FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR
STAY. SUNSHINE WILL
HOST
THE FAMILY AT THE FOUNDATION’S DREAM VILLAGE, A
22-ACRE RETREAT CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR SPECIAL
CHILDREN THAT BOASTS NINE FAIRYTALE THEMED
COTTAGES, A WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
POOL,
HANDICAPPED FRIENDLY PLAYGROUND
AND
EVEN ITS OWN CITRUS GROVE WHERE FAMILIES CAN PICK
THEIR OWN ORANGES! SUNSHINE FOUNDATION GIVES 84.3%
OF
ALL
DONATIONS DIRECTLY BACK TO MAKING DREAMS COME
TRUE,
AND
CURRENTLY
HAS
CLOSE TO TWO HUNDRED CHILDREN FROM
ALL
OVER
THE COUNTRY WAITING FOR THEIR DREAM TO COME TRUE.
IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO LEARN HOW TO ADOPT A SPECIAL DREAM,
OR FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOUNDATION,
VISIT THE WEBSITE AT
WWW.SUNSHINEFOUNDATION.ORG,
OR CALL 1-800-767-1976.
SUNSHINE FOUNDATION GRANTS DREAM TRIP TO SERIOUSLY
ILL CHILD
EUBANK,
KY-
MARCH 19, 2009
– THIRTEEN YEAR OLD
TWINS, CODY AND CAMERON
AND THEIR FAMILY ARE PREPARING FOR A TRIP
OF A LIFETIME TO SUNSHINE FOUNDATION’S
DREAM VILLAGE IN DAVENPORT, FL! THE FAMILY WILL
DEPART FROM THEIR HOME IN
EUBANK,
KY
TO ARRIVE IN
FLORIDA FOR AN EXCITING FIVE DAY STAY! BECAUSE
CODY AND CAMERON BOTH
SUFFER FROM
CEREBRAL PALSY, TAKING A FAMILY TRIP HAS
BEEN DIFFICULT DUE TO THE PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL
STRESS THAT COMES ALONG WITH AN ILLNESS. LOOKING
FOR A WAY
TO BRING HAPPINESS INTO THE LIFE OF THE TWINS
WHICH IS SO OFTEN FILLED WITH DOCTORS AND
HOSPITALS, THE FAMILY APPLIED FOR A DREAM COME
TRUE THROUGH THE SUNSHINE FOUNDATION. SUNSHINE
FOUNDATION, FOUNDED IN 1976, IS THE VERY FIRST
WISH GRANTING ORGANIZATION EVER CREATED TO GRANT
THE WISHES OF SERIOUSLY ILL, PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
AND ABUSED CHILDREN AGES 3-18. THE FAMILY WILL
RECEIVE ROUND TRIP AIRLINE TICKETS, LODGING, THEME
PARK TICKETS, EXPENSE MONEY AND A RENTAL VEHICLE
TO USE FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR STAY. SUNSHINE
WILL HOST THE FAMILY AT THE FOUNDATION’S DREAM
VILLAGE, A 22-ACRE RETREAT CREATED SPECIFICALLY
FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN THAT BOASTS NINE FAIRYTALE
THEMED COTTAGES, A WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE POOL,
HANDICAPPED FRIENDLY PLAYGROUND AND EVEN ITS OWN
CITRUS GROVE WHERE FAMILIES CAN PICK THEIR OWN
ORANGES! SUNSHINE FOUNDATION GIVES
84.3% OF ALL
DONATIONS DIRECTLY BACK TO MAKING DREAMS COME
TRUE, AND CURRENTLY HAS CLOSE TO
TWO HUNDRED
CHILDREN FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WAITING FOR
THEIR DREAM TO COME TRUE.
SUNSHINE FOUNDATION GRANTS DREAM TRIP TO SERIOUSLY
ILL CHILD
WEST CHESTER,
PA-
FEBRUARY 17, 2009 – FIVE YEAR OLD GAVEN
AND HIS FAMILY
ARE PREPARING FOR A TRIP OF A LIFETIME TO SUNSHINE
FOUNDATION’S DREAM VILLAGE IN DAVENPORT, FL! THE
FAMILY WILL DEPART FROM THEIR HOME IN
WEST CHESTER,
PA TO ARRIVE IN FLORIDA FOR AN EXCITING FIVE DAY
STAY! BECAUSE GAVEN SUFFERS FROM OROMANDIBULAR
LIMB HYPOGENESIS, TAKING A FAMILY TRIP HAS BEEN
DIFFICULT DUE TO THE PHYSICAL
AND
FINANCIAL STRESS THAT COMES ALONG WITH AN ILLNESS.
LOOKING FOR A WAY TO BRING HAPPINESS INTO THEIR
SON ’S
LIFE THAT IS SO OFTEN FILLED WITH DOCTORS
AND
HOSPITALS, THE FAMILY APPLIED FOR A DREAM COME
TRUE
THROUGH THE SUNSHINE FOUNDATION. SUNSHINE
FOUNDATION, FOUNDED IN 1976, IS THE VERY FIRST
WISH GRANTING ORGANIZATION EVER CREATED TO GRANT
THE WISHES OF SERIOUSLY ILL, PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
AND ABUSED CHILDREN AGES 3-18. THE
FAMILY WILL RECEIVE ROUND TRIP AIRLINE TICKETS,
LODGING, THEME PARK TICKETS, EXPENSE MONEY
AND A RENTAL VEHICLE TO USE FOR THE
DURATION OF THEIR STAY. SUNSHINE WILL
HOST THE FAMILY AT THE FOUNDATION’S DREAM VILLAGE,
A 22-ACRE RETREAT CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR SPECIAL
CHILDREN THAT BOASTS NINE FAIRYTALE THEMED
COTTAGES, A WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE POOL,
HANDICAPPED FRIENDLY PLAYGROUND
AND
EVEN ITS OWN CITRUS GROVE WHERE FAMILIES CAN PICK
THEIR OWN ORANGES! SUNSHINE FOUNDATION GIVES 84.3%
OF
ALL
DONATIONS DIRECTLY BACK TO MAKING DREAMS COME
TRUE,
AND CURRENTLY HAS CLOSE TO TWO HUNDRED CHILDREN
FROM
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WAITING FOR THEIR
DREAM TO COME
TRUE.
SUNSHINE FOUNDATION GRANTS DREAM TRIP TO SERIOUSLY
ILL CHILD
ARLINGTON, TX-
DECEMBER 22, 2008
– SIX YEAR OLD CASSANDRA AND HER FAMILY ARE
PREPARING FOR A TRIP OF A LIFETIME TO SUNSHINE
FOUNDATION’S DREAM VILLAGE IN DAVENPORT, FL! THE
FAMILY WILL DEPART FROM THEIR HOME IN ARLINGTON,
TX TO ARRIVE IN FLORIDA FOR AN EXCITING FIVE DAY
STAY! BECAUSE CASSANDRA SUFFERS FROM CEREBRAL
PALSY, TAKING A FAMILY TRIP HAS BEEN DIFFICULT DUE
TO THE PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL STRESS THAT COMES
ALONG WITH AN ILLNESS. LOOKING FOR A WAY TO BRING
HAPPINESS INTO THEIR DAUGHTER’S LIFE THAT IS SO
OFTEN FILLED WITH DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS, THE
FAMILY APPLIED FOR A DREAM COME TRUE THROUGH THE
SUNSHINE FOUNDATION. SUNSHINE FOUNDATION, FOUNDED
IN 1976, IS THE VERY FIRST WISH GRANTING
ORGANIZATION EVER CREATED TO GRANT THE WISHES OF
SERIOUSLY ILL, PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED AND ABUSED
CHILDREN AGES 3-18. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE ROUND
TRIP AIRLINE TICKETS, LODGING, THEME PARK TICKETS,
EXPENSE MONEY AND A RENTAL VEHICLE TO USE FOR THE
DURATION OF THEIR STAY. SUNSHINE WILL HOST THE
FAMILY AT THE FOUNDATION’S DREAM VILLAGE, A
22-ACRE RETREAT CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR SPECIAL
CHILDREN THAT BOASTS NINE FAIRYTALE THEMED
COTTAGES, A WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE POOL,
HANDICAPPED FRIENDLY PLAYGROUND AND EVEN ITS OWN
CITRUS GROVE WHERE FAMILIES CAN PICK THEIR OWN
ORANGES! SUNSHINE FOUNDATION GIVES 84.3% OF ALL
DONATIONS DIRECTLY BACK TO MAKING DREAMS COME
TRUE, AND CURRENTLY HAS CLOSE TO TWO HUNDRED
CHILDREN FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WAITING FOR
THEIR DREAM TO COME TRUE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
LEARN HOW TO ADOPT A SPECIAL DREAM, OR FOR GENERAL
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOUNDATION, VISIT THE
WEBSITE AT
WWW.SUNSHINEFOUNDATION.ORG, OR CALL
1-800-767-1976.
Cassandra and her family at the Christmas Cottage
at Sunshine Foundation's Dream Village!
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