12th Annual Flower Empower Luncheon
Thank you to everyone who came together to make our Flower Empower Luncheon such a wonderful event!
2023 Flower Empower Luncheon Photos
Honorees
2022 VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR
Betty Dominguez
Kathy Henry
Sidonia Slaff
2022 FLORIST OF THE YEAR
Margaret Lloyd of Margaret Joan Florals
2022 YOUTH VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR
Stella Crawford
Charlie Weddle
2023 PROGRAM SPONSORS
Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation
Colleen Barnett-Taylor & Michael Taylor
Robin & Roger Himovitz
The Thornton Foundation
IN MEMORIAM
Ann Smithcors
12TH ANNUAL FLOWER EMPOWER LUNCHEON SPONSORS
MAGNOLIA
Elizabeth & Kenny Slaught
Southwest Airlines
PEONY
Kate & Arthur Coppola
Robin & Roger Himovitz
Wells Hughes, Arlington Financial Advisors
Shelley & Paul Schulte, Rudi Schulte Family Foundation
ROSE
Colleen Barnett-Taylor & Michael Taylor
Casa Dorinda
Montecito Bank & Trust
Elizabeth Farnan Rodrigues & Gerry Rodrigues
ORCHID
Elizabeth & Andrew Butcher
Tim & Louise Casey
Betty Dominguez
Jenn Duffy, Rimon Law
Impact Family Office
Justine Roddick & Tina Schlieske
DAISY
Anonymous
Ella Brittingham
Laura Collins
Paul & Renee Crawford
Lisa Gaede, Carlyle Salon and Style Bar
Hospice of Santa Barbara
Elizabeth & Tom Patterson
Timothy & Melinda Werner
UNDERWRITERS
Marisa & Brett Grimes
David J. Nygren, PhD, Nygren Consulting
Claude Raffin in memory of Jon Gathercole
Eva Rhodes
Sheri Smith
EVENT-IN-KIND SPONSORS
Babcock Winery; Blue Blossoms; Brandinc US; Bright Event Rentals; Bright Floral; Cotton and Bone; Debbie Does Flowers; Ella and Louie; Emma Rose Floral; Flower Empower Volunteer Design Team; Folded Hills; Forage Florals; Marisa & Brett Grimes; Head & Heart Photography; Robin & Roger Himovitz; Jill & Co. Events; Margaret Joan Florals; Margerum Wines; NCL; PacWest Bloom; Paradise Retreats; Riviera Towel Company; Santa Barbara Woman’s Club; Seasons Catering; Sunstone Winery; Toast; TV Santa Barbara; The Twisted Twig
PROGRAM SUPPORTERS
Thanks to our wonderful growers and suppliers, who support Flower Empower throughout the year.
Chocolate du CaliBressan
Florabundance
Hilltop Flowers Inc.
Robin & Roger Himovitz
Maximum Nursery
Myriad Flowers
Trader Joe’s
Westerlay Orchids
Westland Floral
LIVE AUCTION IN-KIND SPONSORS
Alaska Airlines
Colette Cosentino
Explora Journeys
Four Seasons Maui Resort at Wailea
Steven E. Shulem of Strictly Vacations
SILENT AUCTION IN-KIND SPONSORS
3 D Studio Gallery
Aligned Pilates
Aline Shapiro Jewelry
Karine Anderson
Apropos Boutique Catering
Arcadian Winery
Bliss Beach
Rebecca Borgioli
Alison Brainard-Sydney
Bree’osh
Brophy Bros.
Cabana Home
Café Luxxe
Carlyle Salon and Style Bar
Carpinteria Wine Company
Carr Winery
Channel Islands Surfboards
Clare V
Coast 2 Coast Collection
Janey Cohen
Colette Cosentino Atelier +Gallery
Kendall Conrad
Core Power Yoga
Paul Crawford DDS
Cuyana
Deckers Brands
Diani
Deep Sea Winery
Dune Coffee Roasters
El Capitan Canyon
El Encanto
Field + Fort
Pete Flynn
Folded Hills
Folly Home
gorjana
Marisa Grimes
Handlebar Coffee Roasters
Holdren’s
Hotel Yountville
Peter Horjus
House of Profound LLC
Imagine
Jenni Kayne
Johnny Was
Jules By The Sea
Lobero Theater
Lotusland
Lucky’s
Mesa Burger
Maison K
Margerum Wine Company
Ava Miller
Cydney Miller
Devorah Miller
Mollusk Surf Shop Santa Barbara
Aiden Mullen
Amie Parrish
Paradise Retreats
Person & Covey
Porch
Chris Potter
Sama Sama Kitchen
Sandi Prather
Surf N’ Wear Beach House
Rascal’s Vegan Restaurant
Riverbench Winery
Riviera Towel Company
Santa Barbara Gift Baskets
Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club
Santa Barbara Pickleball Shop
Santa Barbara Symphony
Santa Barbara Tennis Club
Santa Barbara Winery
Santa Barbara Zoo
Henry Schulte
Shelley Schulte
Serenity by Stephanie
Shopkeepers
Skin Deep
Jessica Sneed
South Coast Deli
David Sparer
StarCycle Santa Barbara
Summerland Winery
Surf N’ Wear Beach House
Sunstone Winery
Kathleen Remy
The Lark
Treat
Trippers & Askers
Tyger Tyger
Underground Hair Artists
Lara Urbany
Vices & Spices
Villa Wine Bar & Kitchen
Viva Oliva
The Weddle Family
Westerlay Orchid
Zen Diva Spa
Zen Spa
Event Committee
Michelle Avila
Rebecca Borgioli
Renee Crawford
Sheri Dirksen
Shannon DiPadova
Erin Griffin
Lynette Hall
Candy Hedrick
Robin Himovitz
Jenny Hoffman
Margaret Lloyd
Amie Parrish
Elizabeth Patterson
Melinda Rogers
Shelley Schulte
Crosby Slaught
Isabelle Stapf
Serena Weddle
Dream Foundation’s Flower Empower program is a Santa Barbara-based, volunteer-driven program that delivers floral bouquets, fresh-baked cookies, fine chocolates and cards that are hand made by volunteers to people in hospices, cancer centers and their homes. Volunteers prepare dozens of arrangements using donated flowers. Flower delivery referrals come from cancer centers, nurses, social workers, hospices, elder support organizations and the community at large.
Since its inception in 1994, the program has served thousands of community members by providing more than 125,000 bouquets, cookies (homemade by longtime Flower Empower Supporter, Robin Himovitz), artisanal chocolates (provided by Chocolats du CaliBressan) and cards.