Thank You!

UCG Foundation, MD for their grant of $4,000 for the funding of CD players, duffel bags, clothing and other items that will fill our Family Volunteer Day Care Packs in November 2008.

Wal-Mart of Neptune, NJ for their community grant which went towards our Care Pack program in 2006 and sponorship of our Family Volunteer Day event in November.

Wal-Mart of Brick, NJ for their community grant which went towards our Care Pack program and our Cultural Education 4 Kids program and sponsorship of our 2007 Family Volunteer Day event in November.

Green DoDo of Manasquan for their sponsorship of 2007 Family Volunteer Day.

Sam's Club of Freehold for their financial grant in support of our Care Pack program.

Target Foundation for their grant making the 2007 Cultural Education program possible.

The Atlantic Club of Manasquan for the use of their facilities for Family Volunteer Day 2007.

Applebee's of Wall Township for their sponsorship of Family Volunteer Day 2007.

Blue Water Beads of Manasquan for the donation of supplies and staff for Family Volunteer Day 2007.

PMA Insurance of Wall for the donation of the insurance policy for Family Volunteer Day 2007.

Meridian Subacute Rehabilitation at Wall for their financial sponsorship of 2007 Family Volunteer Day.

GUND Inc. for their generous donation of over 80 plush that has been used in our Gift of Goodness program, Holiday Drive and Care Packs in 2006.

Best Buy of Holmdel for their support by donating 5 Insignia cd players for the children who benefit from the Care Pack program.

Through Gifts in Kind Estee Lauder, A.C. Moore, Khol's, Old Navy, GAP and Mattel have donated items.

Personal donations in 2008 came from Courtney Kritch, Georgiana Sutphen, Gail Levenelm, UCG Foundation, Cheryl Penry, Michele and Abel Rodriguez and Allison Sullivan. In 2006-2007 Missy Stires, Amanda Lamonaca, Angela Cacciatore, Beth Winters, Girl Scout Troop 127, Greg Mosho, Jacqueline De Menezes, Julie Russo, Mary Ellen Sabatino, Peggy Staab, Sanni Margolies, The DePetro Family, Dorothy Bogdan, Paul J. Burgess, Elizabeth Cregan, Melissa Haworth, Diane Galpin, Loretta Hendrickson, Brian and Eileen Farrell, Maria Lancer, Mark Randall, The Lindst Family, The Pontera Family & The Rodriguez Family, the Liberty Unites Foundation

In-kind donations from Peggy Rogers, Courtney Kritch, Pattie Kowitski, Adrienne Nittolo, The Sullivan Family, Stephanie Federici, Georgiana Sutphen, Gina Morrone, Chargane Stires, Jean Keil, Levenelm Family, Amato Family, Elizabeth Cregan, Rodriguez Family, Manasquan Art Gallery, Blue Water Beads, Brielle Cyclery, Jaspen Hardware, Re-Juice-a-Nation, Elan Hair Studio, What to Wear, Birdseed & Such, Sam's Club of Wal-Mart, ETHICON a Johnson & Johnson Company, 4Imprint, Eckerd Drugs of Manasquan, The Disney Store of Eatontown, Monmouth Mall, Google Inc., Extra Space Storage of Neptune, Bed Bath & Beyond of Brick, Making Memories and Kohl's.

In 2007 Children's authors & illustrators donated their time and talent by creating one of a kind bookmarks that were auctioned off to benefit our Cultural Education 4 Kids program. A huge thank you for this to Steve Swinburne, Tony Diterlizzi, Oliver Jeffers, Barbara Sofer, Neil Arksey, Sean Addy, Chris Soentpiet, Sonia Levitin, George Smith, Curtis James, Alma Alexander, Gianna Marino, Beatrice Gormley, Susan Katz, R.W. Allen, James Solheim & Maria van Lieshout who are both creative and generous.

Volunteers showed their support by making everything we do possible. Volunteers are responsible for everything that happens here at Blossom and we can't thank you enough!!