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Sunshine Foundation
A Top Rated Charity!
December—January 2015
Happy Holidays! January is Glaucoma Awareness Month!
From flying in his space ship bed in the Space Cottage at Sunshine Foundation’s Dream Village to the Magic Kingdom
at Walt Disney World, Chase , 10 years old with cerebral palsy, had a trip to remember. Riding the Buzz Lightyear ride
was his favorite, but Winnie the Pooh was a close second. He even made a large group of friends in Walt Disney World!
Chase’s dream was sponsored by the Batchelor Foundation
“We can't express how much this meant to us in words.”
- Michelle, Chase’s Mom
Happy Holidays from
Sunshine Foundation and
our little reindeer
Cayden! Cayden is 5
years old with
meconium aspiration
syndrome. He dreams
of receiving a
sensory room!
Meet Brielle! She is 7 years old and suffers from
severe uveitis and glaucoma. Glaucoma is a
significant cause of childhood blindness and is
caused due to the abnormal development of the
ocular drainage system. Brielle wants to be a
pediatric eye doctor when she grown up so she
can help children with their eyes. Brielle
currently dreams of going to the
Central Florida Theme Parks!
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Abigail’s Frozen Holiday Season! “Let it go!” Abigail, 6 with Down syndrome sang along with the Frozen show at Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney
World. Abigail and her family went on her dream come true tr ip and stayed in the Chr istmas cottage at the
Dream Village. Abigal’s dream was sponsored by the Batchelor Foundation.
“You gave to my kids the happiest place on earth! They had a blast and I had fun watching them”
- Jennifer, Abigail's mom
At a recent get together a
check for $7500.00 from the
proceeds of the Sunshine
Football Classic game was
given to Cathy DiCostanzo,
President of the All Volun-
teer Mercer County Chapter
of Sunshine Foundation.
Pictured are coordinators of
the Sunshine Football
Classic Gary Leonhardt
Jack Dunn, Cathy
DiCostanzo, and Steve
Jablonski. The money is
used for Operation Dreamlift.
Sunshine Football Classic supports
Operation Dreamlift!
Longtime Sunshine
Foundation friend and
supporter Leigh Picariello
nominated Sunshine
Foundation for the Citizens
Bank Colleague Choice
Community Award.
Charities were nominated
during the Credo
Celebration at Citizens
bank and voted on by the
bank’s employees. Thanks to Leigh and Citizens
Bank, Sunshine Foundation was awarded $500.00 to
go towards making Dreams Come True!
Sunshine Foundation Wins
Colleague Choice Community Award!
Photo credit: Jackie Schear/ The Tren-
38 years ago Sunshine
Foundation started with one
dream. Bobby, a 4 year old
diagnosed with Leukemia,
dreamed of seeing snow.
Bill Sample, a Philadelphia
cop stationed on protective
duty at St. Christopher’s
Hospital saw the struggle
families with sick children went through every
day, so he started Sunshine Foundation by
taking Bobby and his family on a trip to the
Pocono Mountains. 38 years later Sunshine
Foundation has granted over 37,000 dreams.
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Sunshine Foundation
Turns 38!
Bill Sample’s
legacy was
remembered by
Kingsway
Executive
Director Christine
Condi Robinson
as she explained
why Bill was
receiving ASAH’s Legacy of Caring
Award in Memoriam. Bill was
recognized for all the work he
did with special needs children.
Congrats Bill Sample! Meet Elias!
Elias is 5 years old with
Down syndrome. He
dreams of going to the
Central Florida Theme
Parks!
Xaria, 18 with cerebral palsy received her
Dream Come True thanks to the Sunshine
Foundation All Volunteer Delaware County
Chapter’s Sunshine Run.
“She has had an experience of a life time. She
has never flown before nor been this far from
home. She got to experience Disney World just
not on T.V. but up close and personal. This is
a memory that will last forever!”
-Xzaria's mom”
Cathy DiCostanzo was honored
at the 10th Annual Columbus
Day Gala for her work as
President of the All Volunteer
Mercer County Chapter of
Sunshine Foundation. Pictured
are John Rosatti, Cathy
DiCostanzo, Sara Rosatti and
volunteer Eileen Thorton, who all
gave Cathy the yellow flowers
for Sunshine. Congratulations
Cathy and Thank you for all the
work you do to help make
Dreams Come True!
Congratulations Cathy! Xaria’s Dream Come True!
2014 Chapter Seminar
Thank you to the All Volunteer Chapter
members who came out to the 2014
Chapter Seminar! See you all again next year!
Meet Mary!
Mary is 12 years old with Down
syndrome. When she grows up,
Mary wants to be a cook because
she loves cooking! She dreams of
going to the Central Florida
Theme Parks.
Jeremy’s Dream Come True
Jeremy, who is 13 years old
with Type 1 Diabetes loved
riding the Harry Potter and the
Forbidden Journey Ride and
getting a Harry Potter wand on
his Dream Come True trip!
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More than 250 guests enjoyed a night of dinner,
dancing and bidding on over 100 silent and live
auction items. Guests were greeted by Marilyn
Monroe at the end of the red carpet, and Osceola
Arts Big Band performed hits from the silver
screen celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the
Dream Village. Thank you to all our sponsors,
donors, guests and volunteers that helped raise
$110,000 for the Sunshine Foundation!
2014 Dream Village Gala
Mercer County Sheriff
Jack Kemler was the
unexpected winner of
the Mercer County
Italian American
Festival’s Super 50/50.
Kemler took his
winnings and broke it up amongst multiple charities in the Mercer
County area. He gave $5000.00 to Cathy DiCostanzo, President of
the All Volunteer Mercer County Chapter of Sunshine Foundation
to help make Dreams Come True! Thank you Sheriff Kemler!
Mercer County Sheriff Shares Prize Winnings with
the All Volunteer Mercer County Chapter of Sunshine Foundation!
Jaylene, 13 with
Down syndrome,
loved staying in her
Legoland Cottage
at Sunshine
Foundation’s
Dream Village and
visiting Legoland!
“This experience has been great for our
family!” - Shirley, Jaylene’s Mom
Jaylene’s Dream Come True!
When you purchase Sunshine
Foundation’s holiday cards you can
help make Marlayah’s Dream Come
True! Marlayah has
arthrogryposis, a condition of
the joints and muscles that im-
pairs children’s abilities to use
their shoulders, wrists, fingers
and lower extremities. (Nemours). She dreams of go-
ing to the Central Florida Theme Parks. This holiday
season help spread sunshine and make Marlayah’s
Dream Come True! (Pictured: Marlayah holding Sunshine Foundation’s Holiday Cards)
Holiday Cards Help
Make Dreams Come True!
When you shop on Amazon you could give back to Sunshine at
no extra cost to you! Choose Sunshine Foundation as your
charity of choice on Amazon smile and a portion of your order is
donated to Sunshine Foundation! Go to www.smile.amazon.com
and log into your Amazon account. Type Sunshine Foundation
in to pick your charity and select Sunshine Foundation in
Feasterville, PA. Now anytime you shop you will be donating to
Sunshine Foundation as well!
Shop and Spread Sunshine!
Name Age Hometown Dream Diagnosis Completed Hospital Family
Andre 18 Mandeville, LA Entertainment Center Global developmental delay;
spastic quadriplegia 11/3/2014 Ochsner 3
Scott 18 Inverness, FL Family trip Intracranial injury &
quadriplegia 11/3/2014
Citrus Memorial
Hospital 4
Kari 18 Strasburg, VA Trip to
Great Wolf Lodge Liver disease 11/7/2014
Winchester Medical
Center 2
Shun'Terria 16 Memphis, TN Van Accessibility Spastic quadriplegia 11/7/2014 LeBonheur CMC 2
Chace 9 Blountstown, FL FL Theme Parks/
Dream Village Cerebral Palsy 11/13/2014
Tallahasse Memorial;
Shands 7
Kyle 11 Warminster, PA FL Theme Parks/
Dream Village
Intrauterine Stroke/Cerebral
Palsy 11/13/2014 Doylestown; Dupont 2
Xzaria 17 Collingdale, PA FL Theme Parks/
Dream Village Static encephalopathy 11/13/2014 CHOP 4
Esperanza 4 Lansing, MI Shopping Spree Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome 11/14/2014 University of Michigan 3
Raul 16 Naples, FL Trip to Henry Ford
Museaum Traumatic brain injury 11/14/2014 Tampa General 2
Robert 9 Riviera, FL Trip to Six Flags-GA Trauma 11/14/2014 Children’s Hospital 5
Yasin 17 Brooklyn, NY Trip to Cuba Down Syndrome 11/14/2014 Maimonedes 4
Abigail 5 Bradenton, FL FL Theme Parks/
Dream Village Trisomy 21 11/20/2014 Children’s Hospital 5
Hailey 8 Barnegat, NJ FL Theme Parks/
Dream Village Cerebral Palsy 11/20/2014 Jersey Shore 4
Joelanni 3 Trenton, NJ FL Theme Parks/
Dream Village Ehler's Danlos Syndrome 11/20/2014
St. Christopher Bucks
County 4
Todd 5 Redford, MI FL Theme Parks/
Dream Village Severe Autism 11/20/2014 Wm. Beaumont Hospital 3
Kadison 16 Concord, NC Trip to
Great Wolf Lodge Trauma 11/24/2014 CMC Northeast 2
Daniel 16 Bremerton, WA i-Mac & accessories Trauma 11/26/2014 Children's Hospital 2
Hailey 11 Sacramento, CA FL Theme Parks/
Dream Village Cri du chat syndrome 12/3/2014 Sutter Memorial 5
Kimberly 13 Tyler, TX FL Theme Parks/
Dream Village
Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic
arthritis 12/4/2014 Children’s Hospital 5
Stefanie 18 Hartford, WI FL Theme Parks/
Dream Village Mitochondrial Complex 1 12/4/2014
Children's Hospital of
Wisconsin 2
Trinity 4 Ocala, FL FL Theme Parks/
Dream Village Down Syndrome 12/4/2014 Shands, Gainsville, FL 7
Terrel 7 Cedar Rapids, IA Shopping Spree Cerebral Palsy 12/10/2014 St. Lukes; University of
Iowa Hospitals 2
Brittany 18 East Palatka, FL FL Theme Parks/
Dream Village Systemic lupus 12/18/2014
Shands of Univ. of
Florida 4
Linda 15 Pasadena,TX FL Theme Parks/
Dream Village Pulmonic stenosis; epilepsy 12/18/2014 Memorial Children's 5
Marli 5 Gap, PA FL Theme Parks/
Dream Village
Weakness of both legs; delayed
milestones 12/18/2014 Nemours 3
Starr 15 Newark, NJ FL Theme Parks/
Dream Village
Tracheostomy; stenosis; chronic
lung disease 12/18/2014
Children's Specialized
Hospital 5
Katelin 16 Cambridge, MD Baltimore Ravens
game Spina Bifida 12/26/2014
Children's Hosp. of
Pittsburgh 4
Omar 4 Dallas, TX Shopping Spree Chronic lung disease 12/31/14 Children's Hospital 4
A.O.O.C., Ltd. Adamia Designs
Paula (Szmauz) & Lori (Szmauz) Adjami
James Adlam Aetna Foundation
All Volunteer Cape Atlantic Chapter
All Volunteer Monmouth County Miracles Chapter
All Volunteer New Castle County Chapter
All Volunteer Space Coast Area Chapter America's Charities
Caren C. Anastasi
Melvin & Jean Anderson Andiamo Enterprises, LLC/T/A Finishing
Touches
Anthony J. Golowski Memorial Foundation Mary Arcadipane
Bruce Aronson
John Ash AT&T Employee Giving Campaign
Atkinson Inspection SVCS of Cen FL, Inc
Jeffrey & Tracy Atwell Amy Aust
Auto-Chlor System
Bahr Associates The Batchelor Foundation, Inc
Anna Battagia Judith Bauer
Jane Belger
James David Bell Ben & Irv's Restaurant & Delicatessen
Marc & Susan Berman
Gary/Bonnie Bertrand Kathie Betor
Rosemary Bianchini
Benjamin Blank Donna Blankmann-Alexander
Maria W. Blaschek
Hank Blaszczyk
Deborah Blazejewski
Charles Bowman Jr
Diane Boyd Marianne Breccia
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation
Heather Ann Butera
CafePress Inc. Dr. Aristides Cajar-Bravo
Marie E. Calandra
Caring for Special People Chapter Steven Carman
David & Ellen Champion
Robert Chaney Dr. Peter Chen
George Chmiel
Christiana Care Laboratory Citizens Bank Chritable Foundation
Lauren & Bob Clark
Richard Clawges Jeremy Cockerham
Gary Cohen
Combined Federal Campaign Combined Federal Campaign Central
Florida Area
Combined Federal Campaign of North Texas
Community Assoc Institutes Mid Fl
Michael Connelly Martin & Rita Cooper
Rick & Phyllis Cooper
Tom & Susan Copeland Alan & Marsha P. Corson
Edward & Carol Cox
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. Betty Crossen
Carolyn Cullen Carmen & Norma D'Angelo
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Danker
Michael & Pat D. D'Arcangelo Daughters of Penelope Atles Chapter
No. 163
P. Charles & Mary Ann De Stetano Gene A. Deemer
Eileen Demond
Teresa Derr Debra Dicintio
Michael Dill
Bart & Ann DiNola Deborah Dole
Dream Factory of St Louis, Inc
Dream Factory, Inc Joan T. Duffy
Eastern Pennsylvania & Southern
New Jersey G.P. Ellis
Bruce P. Epstein
Marcus Epstein Ewing Township Senior Citizen Club A
Maria Falcone
Katherine Fawcett Brandy Jeffery & Matthew Fernandes
Scott and Sharon Fletcher
Floz-On Painting, Inc/ Mr. John Howe Karl Flammer Ford
Robert and Ann Franz William Freebery, Jr.
Lawrence Friedman
Friendz, Inc Carmela Furia
Janet Gabbianelli
Anita Galkin Roman and Mary Gankiewicz
GE United Way Campaign
Russell Gervasi GlaxoSmithKline
GoodSearch
Reas R. Graber
Grace Lutheran Church Womens Guild
Diana Groden
Edward Grodsky Arsenia Gross
Gurman & Co.
Judy Haggerty Kelly Haggerty-Ahuna
Edward & Babetta Hammond
Don & Anna Hargrove Harvey and Daughters
John & Carolyn Heary
Raymond & Mary Heffner Helen M. Harrison Foundation
Linda Helmstetter
William & Loraine Hennessy Fran Hiser
Jill Hogan
The Hogettes Doug & Phyllis Hopper
Jeanette F Huber
Maureen Huebel Brenda Ingvaldsen
J.F. Fick Inc.
Jeffrey and Diane Jablon Ron & Diane Jedlinski
Tiziana Johnston
Just Give The K.W. Grader Foundation
Dave & Lorraine Kaplan
Joe Keenan Paul Kelly, Sr
Thomas Kelsch
John & Annette Kemler Lee Kenney
Marcia J Klein
Toni Klein Marianne Kobie
Kohl's Department Stores Kelly Kolbjornsen
Tara C. Krall
Edward Kramer George & Linda Kranich
Ariyapadi Krishnaraj
David and Mary Anne Kuehne Mary Anne La Monica
Chris LaFreeda
The Lagunitas Brewing Co. Beth and Stan Lashner
Susan LaTorre
Lindsey Leggett LEGOLAND Florida
Alan Liebowitz
Little River Inn Mark Lockhart
Steve and Lois Loevner
Eric Logis James & Beth Logue & Family
Joyce Lomma
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Lyle Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lyle
M.A. Ott Inc. T/A J&J Properties LLC
Nandu and Shaku Makhija Marc P Malpeli
Leonard & Rosemarie Marano
Marc-M Langhorne, LLC Tamara Mayberry
Michael & Dorothy Mazick Cathleen McErlean
Julianna McGinnity
Annie McKeiver Enrico & Elisa Meale
Donald Melchiorre
Mercer County Italian-American Festival Assoc.
Merck Foundation/ c/o Cybergrants Inc.
Middlesex County Public Employees Charitable Campaign
Millard & Lillian Prutky Charitable Trust
Joseph Miller
Henri Moore
Michael & Debi Mullin
Kristina Negron Michael & Barbara Nelson
Herb Netsch
New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey I. Newman
Katherine Niro Ocean County Public Employees Charitable
Campaign
Offbeat Training LLC Peter & Jane Orangio
Osceola Regional Med Ctr Auxiliary
Michael and Sandra Otchet Mr. and Mrs. Richard Palma
Palmer Consruction, LLC/Prsident Mark
Medvene Nick & Jane Parvesse
Debbie Peel
John & Pearl Persi Thomas and Marie Pfender
Jillian Pienciak
Martha Pirmann Damian Ponzo
Premium Distributors of Virginia L.L.C.
David & Ann Preston PSEG Educational Matching Gift or
Volunteer Prog.
Eugene and Anita Pulaski Racecar Engineering/
Michael & Judy Radich
James and Susan Rafferty James Randall
Linda Reichert
John and Martha Reilly Mark & Doreen Risoldi
Miguel Roma Don Rosenberry
Heather Rosenkrans
Collen Rowe Arnold & Terryl Rubin
Diane Sadler
Andrea Salvatini Marilyn Salvatini
Kathleen E Sample
Rita Sasse Peggy Saville
Jessica Schindewolf
Seabury Arline Planning Group/ Mr. Stephen Still
Suzanne & Gray Sexton
Martin Shallenberger Judi S. Shapiro
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Shavell
Alexandria Shelly Bernice Sherman
Daniel & Gail Sirks
Marie Skilling Skysmith Aviation Services, LLC
Barbara Small
Lee Smith Robert & Theresa Smith
Lawrence and Marcia Smith
Solix Southwest Georgia Combined Federal
Campaign Barry & Trisha Spector
Evelyns Stacy
The Stern Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Steward
Mike, Lucy, Kristin & Frank Stewart
Sydney E. Stubbins Suburban Diner
Kevin and Mary Sutow & Family
Gene & Roseli Szmauz Anthony and Moira Tamburello
TD Bank, N.A.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Foundation
Edith and Joseph Trafka
Richard Trehuba Truist
Holly Tullier
The Umphrey Family Trust Jane R. Vanhise
Linda & James Vanhorn
Michael and Joan Vendetti Verizon Foundation
VFW Ferguson-Foglio Post #6650
Walmart Foundation's Volunteerism Pays Walmart Store # 5997
Walmart Supercenter # 2881
Walmart Supercenter #5315 Webb's Realty
Daniel and Eileen Wenstrup
Ligia L Westwood Whimsy Paint And Sip Art Studio LLC
Patty White
Beverly Kay Whitedeere Warren & Karen Whittaker
Debra Wise
Joanne Wissner Mr. and Mrs. John Wrighter
John & Patricia Young
Your Painted Day, Inc./Bubble Confections/ Ms Gail Hillman
Joseph & Kathleen Zavatsky
Philip and Phyllis Ziring
You can be a Dream Maker® too when
you donate at sunshinefoundation.org
From Halloween Dance to Dream Come True Gala
Nicholas’ dream all started with a Halloween Costume.
While dressed up like a storm trooper at the
All Volunteer Joan Jake Miller Memorial
Chapter’s Halloween Spectacular , Nicholas, 9 with
cystic fibrosis, found out he would be receiving his
Dream Come True trip to the Central Florida Theme
Parks. His dream started at the airport where he was
greeted by Sunshine Foundation’s Preteen Queen, Giah
Ramirez. Nicholas then spent par t of his dream
trip wowing everyone with his dance moves at the
25th Anniversary Dream Village Gala.
Thank You Italian American Festival Association! All Volunteer Cape Atlantic Chapter’s Golf
Tournament Makes Dreams Comet True
The All Volunteer Cape
Atlantic Chapter’s 19th
Annual Sunshine Golf
Classic raised $44,000.00,
making it possible for
more dreams to come
true! The golf classic is
going to make eight
dreams come true!
Kyle’s Run to the Dream Village
Kyle, 12 with cerebral palsy, loved
going on all the rides at Universal and
Walt Disney World, especially the
Tower of Terror. He spent his days in the
parks and loved coming back to relax in
the pool or at his Legoland cottage!
Kyle’s dream was made possible by the
2014 RunWalkBark4Dreams!
Community of Faith UMC helps Clean up the Dream Village
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Thank you to the members of the
Community of Faith UMC who
came out to the Dream Village to up
clean up the entrance areas! By the
time they were done they had a
truck full of weeds!
The Italian American Festival
Association donated $2000.00
to the All Volunteer Mercer
County Chapter of Sunshine
Foundation. President of the
Italian American Festival
Association, John Scarpati is
pictured to left giving the
check to All Volunteer Mercer
County Chapter’s President
Cathy DiCostanzo.
December 22, 2014 - Firestone, CO - Deja Lu Books Paint with the Ice Princess During Winter Break
February 28, 2015 - Philadelphia, PA - 13th Annual Michele Consalvo Memorial Event Beef and Beer
April 18, 2015 - Davenport, FL - Dream Village Anniversary Celebration
For more information on all upcoming events visit www.sunshinefoundation.org
Events
Sunshine Foundation Appreciates Memorial Donations and Honors Your Loved Ones…
Kaitleyn Nicole Abel
Mary Madeline Alessi
Dave Bailey
Major General George J. Betor
Michelle Conslavo
Damon D'ambrosio
Mary Faber
Julie Farley
James Fricker
Marie Gaydos
Your Grandmother Geraldine
Rose Glick
Michael Goldberg
James R. Groden
Joanne Heffner
Charolette Heffner
Bill Henfey
Deric Hiser
James LaSala Jr.
Agnes Lauman
Rubin Levin
William Lista, Jr.
Sarah Clayton Luster
Veronica M. Maden
George J. Malick
Jim Marsella
June Matthews
Viola McCrork
John McLaverty
Anita Meale
Angela Memberg
Francis Frank Meyers
Karen Miller
John Miller, Sr.
Ernest Miller, Sr.
June Mitchell
Chet Monti
Meghan O’Riordan
Cooper Penta
Rosemarie Pillets
Ann Posen
Fred Sandford
Phyllis Schack
Dr. Stanley Shapiro
Julie Sloane
Harvey E. Undercoffler
Sol Vinokur
Celebrating 40 Years of Spreading Sunshine in November 2016!
Celebrate 40 years of Dreams with 40 dream stories! Sunshine Foundation is looking for Past Dreamers
from the Philadelphia Area to celebrate our 40th Anniversary with in November 2016. If you are
interested in participating please email us at [email protected]