A LOVE LETTER TO OUR SUNSHINE FAMILY When we took the baton of leadership passed down through the decades from one Director to another, we had no idea how God would provide nor what was possible. We had so much to learn but all the enthusiasm of a young couple with nothing to lose. Before passing the full weight of responsibility to Kimberly Salley and the amazing current Sunshine staff and board, we thought it would be important to acknowledge those who have been on this journey with us and who have helped us carry the baton. There have been more than 80 staff, 20 board members, and 1100 donors, who have sustained the work with a lifetime collective total of tens of millions of dollars supporting upwards of 10,000 children and families just in the last 22 years. These many people have come to mean so much to us and without them we could not have imagined programs that strengthened families, loved on children, built businesses, redeveloped buildings, and dreamed of a community that exhibits Shalom: the world as it ought to be. The collective impact of passionate staff, supported by donors with open hearts, all of whom know and believe in the importance of the work of the Gospel and the transformation of lives and communities, cannot be underestimated. The work of Sunshine over the last 22 years has been a together thing; a family thing. The work of the Gospel is something that has brought rich and poor, black and white, urban and suburban and even various political and doctrinal persuasions together in an effort that bridges common human divisions. We cannot say enough about the staff and families who saw the vision for an urban camp and believed in us enough to uproot their own lives to join us in the work. The Woods, Rees, Benner, Scott and King families brought what they had learned about camping at Camp Forest Springs and worked together to build the coolest urban camp we could envision. The years of sweet fellowship, hard work and creativity amidst personal hardships while working with such a tight budget was one of the best adventures of our lives. The Ballenger, Murphy, Clark, Blodgett, Roy, Avery, Allen, Williams, and Daly families as well as Ann, Tori, Chris, Brittney, Ashley, Andy, Jennifer, Ryan, Sojo to name a few, and of course all the rest of our current Sunshine Enterprises and Sunshine Gospel staff created a family within the Cabrini and Woodlawn communities that to this day lives with joy and intention, loving each other well, creating a place for the children and families to belong. Because of them those same children have known they mattered, made it through difficult school situations, college, new jobs and now many have families of their own. Their love, hard-work and creativity have paid huge dividends for eternity. What a joy and privilege it has been to learn and work alongside you all! Joel & Paula, Jared, Lauren, Josiah, Caleb, Karissa, Alex, Corban, Caden, and Kaylie 15
FINANCIALS Richard Wilson Chair Kim Lodewyk Vice Chair Jay Schommer Treasurer Wendell Davis Secretary Cathy McNeil-Stein Trustee BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tuan Huynh Trustee Rebecca Gutwein Trustee Peter Kisluk Trustee Kimberly Salley Executive Director Joel Hamernick President 16
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