The Sunshine Foundation

"I am proud and excited to announce the formation of an initiative to help build our children’s self-esteem," said First Lady of Louisiana Alice Foster in 1997. "What started with the simple desire by three women to give something or do something special for children, has blossomed into a beautifully illustrated book which is designed to build every child’s self esteem, to stress the value of every child, to encourage reading to and by young children, and to strengthen the bonds between adults and children."
" T H E   S U N S H I N E   P R O J E C T "
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SPONSORS

Sponsor List | Letter - First Lady | Sponsor Levels | Contribution Form

2007 Sponsor Letter

Our special thanks to the Sponsors for their donations that made this book possible.

 Sponsor List

Platinum Sponsors
($5,000 - $20,000)
BP America
Gulf States Health Services, Inc.
Soldiers & Airmen of the LA National Guard

Corporate/ Individual Leaders
($3,000- 4,999)
Arthur C. Lewis III
First American Printing & Direct Mail

Corporate/ Individual Partners
($2,999 - $1,999)
ChevronTexaco
Avec Souci
Governor & Mrs. Mike Foster

Corporate/ Individual Friends
($1,000 - $1,999)
Apple Guerin, LLC
Alvin and Pat Smith
Bayou Steel Corporation
Charles & Frances Bennett (ExxonMobil Grant)
Christen Foundation (Amedisys Health Services)
ConocoPhillips
Debra Tongue - Purple Rocks
Dwight and Nedra Andrus
Entergy
F.M. Hood & Associates
Josephine W. Nixon
Knight Oil Tool
Liz Hampton
Louisiana Lottery Corporation
Matt Saurage
Nan S. Wier
North Oaks Health Systems
Roland Toups, Turner Industries Group, LLC
Southern Media & Opinion Research, Inc

  Gary O'Reilly presents $20,000 on behalf of International Paper to Mrs. Foster and Shirley Porter, author of "You Are Sunshine" book.   The First Lady accepts a $10,000 donation from Albert Chao, president of Westlake Group of Companies, Inc.,to be used in the printing and distribution of the children’s book.   BellSouth President Hershel Abbott, Jr. presents Alice Foster with a $10,000 donation for the non-profit organization, Sharing Sunshine with the Children of Louisiana.   All pre-press production, as well as promotional materials and several mock-ups of the book, You Are Sunshine, was donated by K & W Prepress, Inc. Representing K & W Prepress at the book’s preview were Sales Manager Mike Wade, Vice-President Chris Weilenman, and Sales Representative Denny Chustz.

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Letter from Former First Lady

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Letter - First Lady

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Sponsor Levels - Corporate / Individual

Leader $5,000 - $19,999
Partner $2,000 - $4,999
Friend $ 1,000 - $1,999

Any individual or corporation contributing $1,000 or more will have their donation acknowledged on the back cover of all future printings of the book.

Distribution averages between 30,000 and 50,000 copies per year.

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IRS Letter

The Sunshine Foundation is a public, non-profit [501 (c) (3)] foundation (Internal Revenue Service Letter) (Tax ID# 72-1434671).  Your donation will help to pay for printing between 30,000 and 50,000 copies of You Are Sunshine that are given to kindergarten children each year.

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Contribution Form

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You can read more about this exciting new project and preview the book by following the links below.  You may also call the toll free number (in Louisiana) 1.888.633.1255, to order a book or for further information.

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