14th Annual Flower Empower Luncheon
Thank you to everyone who came together to make our Flower Empower Luncheon such a wonderful event!
2025 Flower Empower Luncheon Photos
Photo Credit: Renee Kim Photography
HONOREES
2024 VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR
Alison Brainard Sydney Margaret Prothero
2024 YOUTH VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR
boys team charity
boys team charity North
2024 GROWER OF THE YEAR
Maximum Flowers
2024 PROGRAM SPONSORS
Robin & Roger Himovitz
The Thornton Foundation
14TH ANNUAL FLOWER EMPOWER LUNCHEON SPONSORS
MAGNOLIA
Apollo and Adara Alday
Tom & Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth & Kenny Slaught
Southwest Airlines
PEONY
Arlington Financial
Audrey Hillman Fisher Foundation
Robin & Roger Himovitz
ROSE
Colleen Barnett-Taylor & Michael Taylor
Kate & Arthur Coppola
Richard & Karen Perry
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians
Sprigeo
Scott St. Germain
DAISY
Liz & Andrew Butcher
Casa Dorinda
Tim & Louise Casey
Deborah and Ivan Kallick
Montecito Bank & Trust
Nathan C. Rogers, Rogers, Sheffield & Campbell, LLP
Laura & Kevin O’Connor
Melinda & Tim Werner
Sheryl Zimmerman & Philip Sloane
UNDERWRITERS
Colleen Barnett-Taylor & Michael Taylor
Joyce Bernstain
Chad Blomgren
Betty Dominguez
Chris Freeman
Stuart & Deborah Fuss
Peggy Gaebe
Jennifer Hall
Robin & Roger Himovitz
Pamela Johnston
Hale & Anne Milgrim
Holly & Bob Murphy
Trudy Smith
Meghan & Bob Stoll
Anne Towbes
Volentine Family Foundation
MEDIA SPONSOR
Santa Barbara Independent
Valet parking sponsored by Robin & Roger Himovitz
EVENT IN-KIND SPONSORS
Carpinteria Wine Company
Robin & Roger Himovitz
Margerum
Rosewood Miramar Beach
Ysidro
PROGRAM SUPPORTERS
Thanks to our wonderful growers and suppliers, who support Flower Empower throughout the year.
Chocolats du CaliBressan
Florabundance
Gallup & Stribling Orchids
Hilltop Flowers Inc.
Robin & Roger Himovitz
Maximum Flowers
Myriad Flowers
Trader Joe’s
Westerlay Orchids
Westland Floral
AUCTION IN-KIND SPONSORS
Alaska Airlines, Aligned Pilates, Andrew Murray Vineyards, Art & Soul Gallery, Bar Le Cote, Bellosguardo, Benchmark Eatery, Bettina Pizzeria, Bill Krebs, Black Market Spirits, Blenders, Bluewater Grill, Brophy Brothers, Caravan Outpost, Carlyle Salon & Style Bar, Carpinteria Wine Company, Celebration Santa Barbara, Chris Potter Foundation, Cigar Empire III, Clare V, Coast 2 Coast Collection, Colette Cosentino, Considerate Done SB, Corner Tap, Cos Bar Montecito, Costco, CrossHatch Winery, Cutarts, David Sparer, Deep Sea Tasting Room, Doen, Dylan Star, El Capitan Canyon, Elizabeth Patterson, Emily Joubert, Esee Knives, F45 Training, Farmer Boy, Felipe Saffie, Field & Fort, Fleks, Flor De Maiz, Flower Empower Committee, Four Seasons Resort Maui, George, Godmothers, Gorjana, Grassini Family Vineyards, Heritage Goods & Supply, Holdren’s, Hotel Le Toiny, Imagine, Imagine Family Farms, Inn at Matteis Tavern, J.McLaughlin, Janine Cifelli Representation, Jeannine’s Restaurant & Bakery, Jill Ellis, Jill Martin, John Millei Studio, Johnny Was, Julie Weidmann’s The Good Good Show, Kenny & Elizabeth Slaught, Kevin Gleason, Klapp Ceramics, La Cantina, Lazy Acres, Lenore Hughes, Linda Anderson, Lynette Hall, Mad & Vin, Magic Nails & Spa, Maison K, McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams, Melinda Werner, Mesa Burger, Metropolitan Theatres, Miner’s Ace Hardware, Moment Maps, Momentum Dance Company, Monica Mahoney, My Bougie Bottle, Olio e Limone, Olio Bottega & Olio Pizzeria, Pony Cocktails & Kitchen, Porch, Pro-Tech Knives, Rebecca Borgioli, Renauds, Rincon Brewery, Rita Barton, Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Ron & Serena Weddle, Rose Story Farm, Rosewood Miramar Beach, Rubyloo, Rupa Danier, Sabor & Sazón, Sacred Sisters, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara Hives, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Santa Barbara Pickle Ball Shop, Santa Barbara Symphony, Santa Barbara Tennis Club, Santa Barbara Together, SeaVees, Sensorio, Sheriff Bill Brown, Shopkeepers, Soul Sucker Ceramics, South Coast Deli, StarCycle, Sugar, Summerland Winery, Summerwood Winery & Inn, SwingPath Golf Club, The Eddy, The Ellwood at Goleta Beach, The Haunt Ghost Tours, The Hilt Estate, The Natural Café, The Ojai Vineyard, The Pet House, The Well, The Winston, Tradewind Airlines, Tru Beauty Lash Academy, True Love Always Goods, TRUSS Winery, UCSB Arts & Lectures, University Club, Validation Ale, Vega Vineyard & Farm, Vino Vaqueros, Waxing Poetic, Westerlay Orchids
EVENT COMMITTEE
Rebecca Borgioli
Sheri Dirksen
Shannon DiPadova
Erin Griffin
Lynette Hall
Robin Himovitz
Jenny Johansson
Margaret Lloyd
Amy Love
Margaret Prothero
Melinda Rogers
Crosby Slaught
David Sparer
Lisa Spink
Alison Brainard Sydney
Serena Weddle
EVENT STAFF
Rita Barton
Kisa Heyer
Isabelle Meyer Stapf
Elizabeth Patterson
Barbara Schoch