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American Floral Endowment
Fundraising Dinner
September 10, 2015
Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island
Amelia Island, FL
www.endowment.org
Just the Last Decade…AFE By the Numbers
Corpus increased by $5.3 million
Currently at $13.6 million
From
2005 - 2015
$495,992
in Ball and
Mosmiller
Intern
Scholarships
$3 million
funded in
scientific
research
40+
named funds
scholarships awarded
annually
$238,736 in
scholarships
(since 2006,
when AFE
began
administering
scholarships)
$248,663 in
educational
grants
$139,500 in
James & Helen
Phillip Floral
Design Grants
(established
in 2008)
$51,000 in
Paul Ecke Jr.
M.S./Ph.D.
Fellowships
(established
in 2010)
250+
online research
reports
330+
Living, Memorial and Corporate
Tributes established
Funding Generations of Progress Through Research and Scholarships
Welcome & Invocation
Dinner and Sponsor Recognition
(Music by Classern Strings Quartet)
Introduction of the AFE Board of Trustees
Endowment Update
Donor Recognitions
New Named Fund Recognitions
Closing Remarks
The American Floral Endowment (AFE) is an independent, nonprofit organization that funds research,
educational grants, scholarships and internships in floriculture and environmental horticulture for the
benefit of growers, wholesalers, retailers, allied industry organizations and the general public.
The success of the floral industry depends on the availability of healthy, long-lasting flowers and plants.
Your tax-deductible contributions to AFE help make that possible.
To learn more, visit AFE’s website at www.endowment.org.
American Floral Endowment • September 2015
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AFE Sponsors
The success of the AFE Fundrasing Dinner is due largely to sponsors who graciously lend their names and financial support.
Sponsorships help AFE offset the fundraising dinner expenses, allowing more funding for research, grants and scholarships.
RECEPTION SPONSOR
ENTERTAINMENT SPONSOR
FLORAL DONATIONS
HOSTS
INSURANCE & EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
To guide and provide
SPECIAL THANKS:
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SPONSORS
PRINTING SPONSORS
WINE SPONSORS
OTHER SUPPORTERS
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AFE Executive Committee/Board of Trustees/Staff
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Gabriel Becerra
Paul Bachman
Chairman
Golden Flowers
Miami, FL
Past Chairman
Bachman’s, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
Ken Altman
Treasurer/Secretary
Altman Plants
Vista, CA
Jim Daly
Charles Kremp
Dwight Larimer
Floralife, Inc.
Walterboro, SC
Kremp Florist
Philadelphia, PA
DESIGN MASTER
color tool, inc.
Boulder, CO
Billy Hardin, Jr.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PJ Ellison
Bill Fernandez
Ramon Garcia
Cindy Hanauer
Meister Media
Worldwide
Willoughby, OH
Ellison’s Greenhouses,
Inc.
Brenham, TX
Continental Flowers,
Inc.
Miami, FL
The Pete Garcia Co.
Atlanta, GA
Grand Central Floral,
Jacksonville, FL
Kristi Huffman
Eric Levy
Randy Tagawa
Hillcrest Garden, Inc.
Paramus, NJ
Marvin Miller,
Ph.D.
Laura Shinall
The John Henry Co.
Lansing, MI
Laura Drotleff
Ball Horticultural Co.
West Chicago, IL
Syndicate Sales, Inc.
Kokomo, IN
Tagawa Greenhouses
Brighton, CO
Debi Aker
Lori Ostrow
Executive Director
Communications
Specialist
Hardin Global
Siler City, NC
Juan Carlos
Gonzalez Uribe
G.R. Chia S.A.
Chia, COL
AFE STAFF
Ken Young
Phoenix Flower
Shops
Scottsdale, AZ
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Terril A. Nell, Ph.D.
Research Coordinator
Chairman’s Message
Dear Industry Friends,
Thank you all for attending this year’s Annual Fundraising Dinner and for
joining us to celebrate the Endowment’s achievements. I am honored to
serve as AFE Chairman, after spending eight years as a trustee, spearheading
AFE’s efforts to advance the floral industry through research, scholarships and
educational grants.
During my inaugural year as chairman, there were some exciting new ways
AFE served all segments of the floriculture and environmental horticulture
industries:
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The launch of AFE’s Young Professionals Council (YPC), which consists of 21- to 35-year-old students and
professionals in the floral industry. YPC members will be using their skills to help reach other young professionals
interested in becoming leaders in the industry and provide feedback on AFE’s programs (see page 15). We
will continue placing emphasis on finding ways to attract young people to our industry and educate the next
generation of floral industry leaders with hands-on experience.
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The “Funeral Directors and Flowers” report, which highlights funeral directors’ perspectives and consumer
preferences on sympathy flowers, and the relationship between floral retailers and funeral directors (see page 17).
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The Del Demaree Business Internship, which is a new internship program coming in 2016 that will allow students
and recent graduates to gain practical experience from the industry’s leading floral organizations (see page 14).
Since 1961, AFE has funded more than $16 million in research and scholarships, benefiting growers, wholesalers,
retailers, allied industry organizations and the public. With its increased focus on awareness, AFE is expanding its
reach and hoping to introduce a new generation of supporters.
Our goal is and always will be to help build a stronger future for everyone involved in our wonderful industry.
Thank you for your generous support of the Endowment, which has been allowing all of this great work to become
possible.
Sincerely,
Gabriel Becerra
Chairman, American Floral Endowment
Golden Flowers
Miami, FL
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Donors Reaching New Giving Levels
Congratulations to the following donors receiving awards tonight!
Platinum Club
$100,000 to $199,999
Builders Club
$25,000 to $49,999
Patrons Club
$15,000 to $19,999
Altman Family
Charles and April Walton
Accent Décor
DESIGN MASTER color tool, inc.
Hillcrest Gardens
Scotts Miracle-Gro
National Floral Supply of
Maryland
Diamond Club
$75,000 to $99,999
Tagawa Greenhouses
Benefactors Club
$20,000 to $24,999
Albin Hagstrom & Son, Inc.
Founders Club
$10,000 to $14,999
BloomNet
California Pajarosa
Special thanks for
16 years of floral
donations:
Continental Flowers
Tributes
Living, Memorial and Corporate
Recent Memorial Tributes:
Tributes are a special way of
Peggy and Michael Leider
honoring individuals, families
and organizations.
A minimum contribution of
$1,000 is required to establish
a tribute, and additional
contributions to a tribute
can be made in any amount
at any time. The family or
organization is always notified
of contributions.
A complete list of tributes
is available at
www.endowment.org.
Ken Tagawa, a previous AFE Trustee, established a memorial tribute
in memory of Margaret Lynch “Peggy” Leider and her son Michael
J. Leider Jr. Past AFE Chairman Jim Leider suffered the losses of his
wife and son in 2015, first with the death of Peggy who passed
away on March 23, and two months later with the death of his
and Peggy’s oldest son Michael, who died on May 24. Peggy first
met Jim at Cornell University, and was a major supporter of the
family greenhouse business, Leider’s Greenhouses – a 117-yearold greenhouse operation based in Buffalo Grove, Ill. Peggy was a member of several organizations,
including the Chicago Botanic Garden Women’s Board. She was proud that her children and
grandchildren were carrying on the family business to the fifth generation. Michael Leider graduated
from the University of Illinois with a degree in Ornamental Horticulture in 1982. He contributed to
various projects at the Chicago Botanical Gardens as a wholesale plant supplier, and most recently
sourced all of the plants for the February Orchid Show.
Ken Benjamin
The Kennicott and Van Namen families established a memorial tribute in
memory of Kenneth “Ken” Benjamin, a lifelong member of the floral industry
who passed away on December 14, 2014 at the age of 91. Benjamin started
his floral career at Amling Company wholesale florists in 1954, after holding
several advertising and marketing positions in the industry. He later served
as chairman of Cenflo which produced nine different publications, including:
Flower News, Grower’s Digest, The Flower Book and Nursery News. A fixture at
most floral industry events, he also served as an AFE trustee for many years.
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New 2015 Named Funds
Altman Family
Scholarship Fund
Ken and Deena Altman, owners
of Altman Plants, began their
love of the industry in 1975
with what started out as an
innocent hobby. With an avid
interest in plants, their business
slowly transformed itself into a
wholesale nursery business encompassing over 1700 acres in six
states. Today, Altman Plants supplies exciting plant programs to
large retailers with point of purchase materials, sales reps to assist
with merchandising, a large distribution system that covers the
United States, and offers expertise in growing plants from cactus
to herbs, from grasses to perennials, and more.
Hortica Insurance Fund
Founded in 1887 by the Society
of American Florists (SAF), Hortica
Insurance & Employee Benefits is a
INSURANCE & EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
To guide and provide
mutual company dedicated solely to
the floral and horticultural industry. It is a proven partner for the industry, providing insurance and
employee benefit solutions. Hortica is proud to support the
educational and research initiatives of AFE. Hortica has been an active supporter of AFE since its inception.
Prior to AFE and SAF joining resources, AFE relocated its offices to
Hortica’s headquarters in Edwardsville, Illinois. Hortica managed
AFE’s administrative functions for four years during a period of
AFE’s restructuring and growth.
The Altman’s are highly appreciative of the field of horticulture and
enjoy giving back. They have established the Center for Applied
Horticultural Research as an effort to help the industry and they
support numerous efforts to improve education and research for
the industry. The Altman Family Scholarship is for full-time M.S. or
Ph.D. students in floriculture or horticulture with a career goal in
becoming a leading floriculture scientist, marketer and/or educator.
Smithers-Oasis Fund
Ball Horticultural
Company Fund
Smithers-Oasis is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of
products for the floriculture industry, sold under the company’s
three brands: Oasis Floral Products, Floralife Postharvest Products,
and Oasis Grower Solutions. The company provides solutionbased products and services to the industry from propagation
to home through growing media for the greenhouse grower;
postharvest care and handling of cut flowers and potted plants;
and floral foam products, wedding accessories, adhesives, tapes,
decorative wires, and other specialty products for floral designers.
Smithers-Oasis is dedicated to advancing the art and science
of floriculture worldwide and is committed to having a positive
impact on its employees, customers, communities, and the
floriculture industry.
Ball Horticultural Company is an
internationally renowned breeder,
producer and wholesale distributor of ornamental plants.
A family-owned business since it was founded in 1905, Ball has
introduced many innovative, award-winning varieties to the world
of horticulture, including the Wave® petunia family and Super
Elfin® impatiens. Ball is committed to sustainable practices and
has highlighted its green accomplishments in its “Sustainability
Report.” The company has worldwide production, sales and
marketing through its many subsidiaries on six continents.
The SmithersOasis Fund has
been established
to promote the
floriculture industry
by providing support to AFE through unrestricted funds.
Establishing a named fund is a great way to
show your support and leave a lasting tribute
to the floral industry for years to come. AFE is
grateful to all those who have created funds
through the Endowment. If you are interested in
creating a new named fund, please contact AFE
at (703) 838-5211.
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AFE Named Funds
Teleflora Fund, $1 Million (2012)
Teleflora owners Stewart and Lynda Resnick established AFE’s largest undesignated named
fund to provide assistance for the industry’s most critical needs. Teleflora is the world’s largest
privately held floral wire service company.
FTD Fund, $450,000 (2013)
FTD, in Downers Grove, Ill., supports their floral network through an innovative spirit,
comprehensive education and a commitment to raising the awareness of giving flowers. For
more than 100 years, FTD has stood for trust, quality, creativity and worldwide floral delivery.
The Todd Bachman Memorial Fund, to sponsor AFE’s
quarterly news Bulletin (2014)
Todd Bachman served as chairman and CEO of Bachman’s before his untimely death in 2008.
Todd was a past chairman of AFE and was very active in many state and national industry
organizations. He was a great communicator and demonstrated outstanding leadership and
devotion to work and family.
The Ecke Family Fund, $275,000 (2013)
Since 1976, the Ecke family has made countless and lasting contributions to AFE and the floral
industry. The Ecke name is synonymous with the modern day poinsettia, as three generations of
Ecke’s developed and promoted poinsettias worldwide.
The Del Demaree Family Fund, $250,000 to establish a
business internship program (2014)
Delmar “Del” Demaree has an unsurpassed commitment to the floral industry and to the
Endowment, where he served as chairman in the early 1990s. As chairman of Syndicate Sales,
Inc., Del has earned the utmost respect of his peers and colleagues throughout more than 60
years in the industry.
Herman and LaDonna Meinders Fund, $250,000 (2011)
Herman and LaDonna Meinders established AFE’s first undesignated named fund.
An industry icon and past AFE Trustee, Herman founded American Floral Services, Inc., which
grew to one of the world’s largest floral wire services.
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AFE Named Funds
The Pennock Company Fund, $125,000 (2014)
The Pennock Company was founded in 1882 and is the premier wholesaler serving the
Eastern seaboard with a full selection of cut flowers, floral containers and supplies and
specialty items. The Pennock Company has more than 200 associates in eight locations
and has been a proud supporter of AFE since the mid 1970s.
Mellano & Company Fund, $100,000 (2013)
Mellano & Company, headquartered at the LA Flower Market since 1925, is a leading cut
flower grower, shipper and wholesaler. Now in its third generation, Mellano & Company is
still plowing ahead in floriculture.
Olive Hill Greenhouses Fund, $75,000 (2013)
Olive Hill Greenhouses in Fallbrook, Calif., has grown into one of the largest interior plant
producers in the state since Tony and Sue Godfrey opened it in 1973. Olive Hill sets quality
standards high and has the support of excellent customers who appreciate their quality
plants and fantastic employees.
Tom Butler Family Fund, $50,000 (2014)
Teleflora Chairman Tom Butler began his distinguished career in the industry more than
44 years ago. He joined American Floral Services (AFS) as President and CEO and in 2000
led their merger with Teleflora, creating the world’s largest flowers-by-wire company.
Tom is a past chairman of AFE and was inducted into the SAF Hall of Fame in 2012 in
recognition of his outstanding contributions to advancing floriculture.
The Peter Ullrich/Esmeralda Farms Fund, $35,000 (2014)
Peter Ullrich is the chairman of Esmeralda Farms, a market leader in the floral
industry that is committed to breeding, growing and distributing the highest
quality fresh cut flowers. Based in Miami, Esmeralda is dedicated to the sales,
marketing and distribution of flowers and only sells flowers grown by its own
operated farms in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Peter Ullrich and Esmeralda Farms
have been proud AFE supporters since 2000.
Sunlet Nursery, Inc. Fund, $25,000 (2013)
John and Janet Kister established Sunlet Nursery, Inc. in 1985 on the premise of offering
more unusual flowering plants than were typically available. Sunlet Nursery currently
supplies independent garden centers, wholesale florists and supermarkets across the U.S.
with an eclectic mix of flowering and foliage plants.
More information about these and other funds can be found at www.endowment.org.
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Raising Awareness with “Murder, Sex and Greed” Video
It is no secret that flowers and plants
make people happy. However, AFE and
the many ways it benefits the entire
floral industry are secrets that need
to be discovered by more retailers,
wholesalers, growers, importers and
allied organizations. The Board of Trustees
decided to take a surprising approach to
raising awareness to get noticed.
AFE’s custom animated short video
spotlights how AFE-funded research
supports healthier and longer-lasting
flowers and plants.
The award-winning video, accessible at
www.endowment.org/awareness or
by scanning the QR code on this page
with your smartphone, is the primary
communications vehicle for carrying this
message.
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Murder, sex and greed describe solutions
AFE-funded research has unearthed, from
eliminating pests and diseases to solving
breeding and genetic issues. The video is
intended to be shared digitally memberto-member to increase awareness and
contributions, which can be made online
at www.endowment.org/donate.
For more than 50 years, the Endowment’s
work has benefited everyone. The hope
is that the video effectively reinforces all
the good that has been accomplished
thanks to the current donor base, as
well as introduces a new generation of
supporters to AFE.
“Murder, Sex and Greed”
is the proud winner of the DC Ad Club’s
Silver 2014 American Advertising (ADDY)
Award, a Gold Circle Award from the
American Society of Association Executives
(ASAE), a Thoth Award from the National
Capital Chapter of the Public Relations
Society of America and MarCom’s Platinum
Award.
Watch the
video from your
smartphone!
AFE Research Funding - Benefiting the Entire Industry
Who benefits from a strong floral
industry? The answer is simple: everyone!
Production and post-harvest scientific research projects provide
essential knowledge for a growing and dynamic floricultural
industry. The complex and diverse structure of the industry makes
it difficult for single entities or individuals to support highly
comprehensive research programs.
The Endowment, however, allows all industry representatives,
regardless of size, to contribute to funding continuous floriculture
and horticulture research. Thus, AFE maintains strong, vibrant
floriculture and environmental horticulture industries. AFE
research priorities are focused on all floricultural crops – fresh cut
flowers, fresh cut greens, flowering potted plants, foliage plants
and bedding plants.
Some of the many AFE research
projects that have directly
benefited you and your business:
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Improving cut flower
longevity
Best care and handling
practices
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Pest and disease management
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Production technologies
Find more than 150 free research reports
online at www.endowment.org.
Gus Poesch Research Fund
The Gus Poesch Research
Fund was established in
honor of Gus Poesch, a true innovator and stimulator of research,
an influential educator and a respected businessman.
Poesch was a floriculture professor at The Ohio State University
for 11 years. The Gus Poesch Fund was created to help recruit high
quality floriculture graduate students and fund research projects
at Ohio State.
“With challenges ranging from pest control to
sustainability and social marketing, AFE deliberately
directs research funds to scientists who are most
capable of producing answers for the floriculture
industry.”
Terril A. Nell, Ph.D., AFE Research Coordinator
2015-2016 Funded Research:
More than $310,000
Plant Breeding and Genetic Engineering
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Development of Petunia with Enhanced Stress
Tolerance – Dr. Nicole Waterland, West Virginia University
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Making Better Plant Products by Understanding
Dynamic Facets of Metabolism – Dr. Thomas A.
Colquhoun, University of Florida
Disease Management
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Managing Pythium Species in Floriculture Irrigation
Water – Dr. Mary Hausbeck, Michigan State University
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Engineering Impatiens for Resistance to the
Devastating Disease Downy Mildew – Dr. Zhanao Deng,
University of Florida
Insect Management
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Beneficial Fungal Endophytes for Effective Insect
Management in Floriculture Crops – Dr. Kevin Heinz,
Texas A&M University
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A Novel Approach to Fungal-based Thrips Management
with Marigold Guardian Plants – Dr. Margaret Skinner,
University of Vermont
Post Production
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New and Potent Inhibitors of Ethylene Action for
Improving Cut Flower Longevity – Dr. Rasika Dias, The
University of Texas at Arlington
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Postharvest Management of Botrytis During Shipping
and Storage – Dr. John Dole, North Carolina State
University
Production Technology/Protocols
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Utilization of Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) Irradiation on
Ornamental Plants for Disease Suppression, Growth
Regulation and Extended Post-Harvest Longevity –
Dr. Mark Bridgen, Cornell University
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Development and Evaluation of Various Biochars as
Aggregates for Increasing Substrate pH Stability –
Dr. Brian Jackson, NCSU
Other (Pollinator Conservation and
Insecticide Management)
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Impacts and Residual Longevity of
Systemic Insecticides on Pollinators in
Floricultural Plant Production Systems –
Dr. Juang-Horng Chong, Clemson University
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AFE Funded Scholarships
Floriculture Scholarships
“I feel that this path will prepare
me to be the best educator and
researcher possible, as I will
have a balance of real-world
experience to impart to students
while also having a strong
academic background.”
The Endowment supports the education
and fostering of students entering the
floriculture and horticulture industries by
providing scholarships and educational
opportunities.
AFE annually awards more than 20
scholarships ranging from $500 to $10,000,
this year awarding more than $50,000 in
scholarship funding.
2014 John Carew Memorial
Scholarship Recipient Emily Lloyd,
University of Hawaii at Manoa
AFE Scholarships
Altman Family Scholarship
American Florists’ Exchange Scholarship
Julio and Sarah Armellini Scholarship
Ball Horticultural Company Scholarship
Harold Bettinger Scholarship
BioWorks IPM/Sustainable Practices
Scholarship
James Bridenbaugh Memorial Scholarship
John Carew Memorial Scholarship
Carlson-Johnson Scholarship for
Nontraditional Students
Lawrence “Bud” Ohlman Memorial
Scholarship
Earl Dedman Memorial Scholarship
James K. Rathmell Jr. Memorial Scholarship
for Horticultural Work/Study Abroad
Long Island Flower Growers Association
(LIFGA) Scholarship
Markham-Colegrave International
Scholarship
John L. Tomasovic Sr. Scholarship
Richard T. Meister Scholarship
Jacob and Rita Van Namen Marketing
Scholarship
National Greenhouse Manufacturers
Association (NGMA) Scholarship
Mike and Flo Novovesky Scholarship
Paul Ecke Jr. M.S./Ph.D.
Scholarship
The scholarship honors the late Paul Ecke Jr.
of Encinitas, Calif., who made indispensable
contributions to the advancement of the
global floriculture industry. Among his
many interests was concern for the future
of floriculture, as influenced by innovative
research and educational programs.
He recognized that creative scientists
and educators are required to lead the
floral industry in the 21st century and
beyond. Thus, the primary objective of
the scholarship is to assist in funding the
education of graduate students (M.S. or
Ph.D.) who will become leading floricultural
scientists and educators.
Each year, one student will receive $5,000
for two consecutive years, providing they
continue to meet requirements.
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Seed Companies Scholarship
Edward Tuinier Memorial Scholarship
Vocational (Bettinger, Holden and Perry)
Scholarship
“Support from the industry is a
very meaningful and appreciated
honor. I am very excited and
grateful for the opportunity to
help the industry move forward.”
2015 Ecke Scholarship recipient Daniel
Klittich, UC Davis
Internships – Preparing the Next Generation of Leaders
The Vic and Margaret Ball
Intern Scholarship Program
In 1992, Vic and Margaret Ball made a
generous donation to AFE to establish this
program for students to receive critical
hands-on growing experience away from
home and to help establish successful
future generations of horticulturalists.
AFE supports opportunities focused on
attracting young people to the industry, as
well as educational endeavors to identify
and solve industry needs and challenges.
This year AFE is funding more than $58,000
in internships.
AFE offers two paid internship programs encouraging students to:
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Train at the industry’s top facilities
Develop critical skills, potentially
improving employment opportunities
Apply classroom knowledge to real and
practical situations
Get diverse, hands-on paid experience
“I am truly thankful to AFE to
have been given the opportunity
to work for a major growing
operation. This internship has
given me so much experience that
you simply cannot learn in the
classroom.”
Joshua Henry, North Carolina State
University, Ball internship at Smith
Gardens
Vic and Margaret Ball’s interest in
student training stems from their close
involvement with the DuPage Horticultural
School, for which they provided leadership
and direction. Having observed firsthand
the educational value of work-study, which
served as a cornerstone of that highly
respected program, they established
this internship program to help assure
continuance of practical experience
opportunities.
Vic and Margaret Ball
Internships are available for a period of
three, four or six months.
The Mosmiller Intern
Scholarship Program
Named in honor of the Colonel and Mrs.
Walter E. Mosmiller Jr., this internship is
geared toward equipping students with
real experience working with leaders in
floral retail, wholesale or allied trades.
Internships are available for a period of
10-16 weeks.
Colonel Mosmiller, a past AFE chairman
and a former retail florist in Richmond, Va.,
demonstrated a strong lifelong interest
in professional training and encouraged
young people to pursue careers in
the floral industry. The Endowment
established this program to honor the
Mosmillers and express a meaningful
extension of their industry dedication.
“Thanks to AFE, I was given a
great internship opportunity
that provided me with useful
knowledge and experience in the
floriculture industry.”
Ryanna Zoellner, University of Georgia,
Mosmiller internship at Phillip’s Flowers
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Internships – Attracting a Vibrant Workforce
Coming Soon!
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Del Demaree Business Internship
Established through a significant and generous gift from Del Demaree in 2015, the Del
Demaree Business Internship Program will provide internships to top collegiate talent
with a concentration in business (accounting, marketing, sales, communications, IT, etc.),
while introducing them to the floriculture industry. The program provides a 10-12 week paid internship in business management working
for prominent organizations in the floral industry.
Through the Demaree Business Internship Program and AFE, we have an opportunity
to offer students real experience working in and becoming familiar with the business
side of floriculture. Internships in accounting, marketing, sales, IT and HR can help
undergrad and grad students alike actually see themselves choosing a career in the
floral industry.
Students and recent graduates will gain practical business experience from the
industry’s leading organizations, develop essential skills and improve their future
employment opportunities.
FLOWERS
Are Serious Business
Start Your Career Now!
Paid Internships and $2,500 Scholarships
Program Funded by the
Del Demaree Family Fund
Interested
in becoming
a host
employer?
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AFE is searching for host employers for this new internship program, which will be
launched in 2016.
Importers, manufacturers, wholesalers, retail floral shops and growing operations are
encouraged to contact AFE if they have internship opportunities or are interested in
participating in this program. The program is still in the development phase, but more
information will be available soon!
If you would like to become a host employer for the Demaree Business Internship
Program, please contact AFE at (703) 838-5211.
Young Professionals Council
Tha Cha
Current members:
AFE established the Young Professionals
Council (YPC) in 2015 to enable a vibrant
group of 21- to 35-year-olds to share their
ideas, collaborate with influential industry
members and help promote and support
AFE’s mission by bringing fresh, energetic
leadership to their roles.
The goal of YPC is to help reach other
young professionals interested in
becoming leaders in the floral industry and
to provide feedback on AFE’s programs.
nTha Cha (Grower at Cha Veggies,
Production Manager at Wagner
Greenhouse)
nJoshua Craver (Ph.D. student at Purdue
University)
nKara Crist (Research and Development
Manager at Tagawa Greenhouses)
Eric Fernandez
Be 21-35 years old and dedicated to
AFE’s mission
n
Commit to using their skills and
strengths to advance AFE and build a
strong group of supporters and donor
prospects
n
n
Be an ambassador for AFE and expand
our network of friends and supporters
Participate in one or more volunteer activities (i.e., scholarship review, fundraising dinner efforts, article/social media
contributions, etc.)
n
Participate in at least 2 calls/meetings
each year
n
Assist in promoting AFE’s annual gala
among peers
n
Help develop and employ new strategies and approaches for fundraising,
marketing, outreach and planning
University of Florida)
nEric Fernandez (Director of Mass
Markets and Business Development at
Continental Flowers)
YPC members must:
n
nRyan Dickson (Ph.D. student at the
nNicholas Flax (Graduate student at
Iowa State University)
nSarah Hollis (Undergraduate student at
Texas A&M University)
nBethany Kennedy (Undergraduate
Krystal Snyder
student at Texas A&M University)
nOctavia Law (Founder/CEO of Poppy,
Inc.)
Objectives:
1. Learn about nonprofit board service
by engaging in training, shadowing
and mentoring opportunities with AFE
Board and staff.
2. Raise awareness about AFE and the
floral industry through marketing,
social media and events.
3. Volunteer with AFE in a variety of areas:
fundraising, events, scholarship review,
etc.
nKeri Livingston (Program Manager at
Altman Specialty Plants)
nEmma Lookabaugh (Ph.D. student at
North Carolina State University)
nShelby McCarty (Owner of SRM Events)
nQingwu (William) Meng (Ph.D. student
at Michigan State University)
nIkenna Obi (Undergraduate student at
Sam Houston State University)
nBrian Poel (Graduate student at
Michigan State University)
If there is a young professional at your organization who would be interested
in joining the YPC, please contact AFE at (703) 838-5211.
nKrystal Snyder (Technical Specialist at
J.R. Peters)
nKaylee South (Undergraduate student
at the University of Georgia)
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Educational Grants - Building a Stronger Floriculture Industry
The AFE Education Committee annually
reviews and approves funding for
educational programs to promote the
industry. The majority of programs focus
on attracting young people to the industry
or on educational endeavors to identify
and solve industry needs and challenges.
This year, AFE will fund $46,000 in
educational grants, which must provide a
benefit to a broad geographic area and for
a broad industry constituency within the
U.S. AFE is committed to the education of
future leaders of the industry.
Promoting Horticulture – National
Study & Action Plan (ASHS)
■
■
Floriculture InfoSearch Engine and
AFE Floriculture Library
■
The e-GRO (Electronic Grower
Resources Online) Alert
■
Many more!
Classified = 2” x 5”
ONLINE NOW!
The James and Helen Phillip Floral Design
Scholarship Grant
The James and Helen Phillip Scholarship Fund was established to honor James and Helen
Phillip by providing scholarship assistance to people in need who are interested in careers
in the retail sector of the floral industry. The fund was established by a $500,000 donation
by their daughter, Lee Phillip Bell, in 2008.
The scholarship provides annual grants to institutions to distribute to students. While the
majority of grants are geared toward the Great Lakes region, they are also available to
worthy applicants from elsewhere in the country.
2015-2016 James and Helen Phillip
Grant Funding:
Floriculture
InfoSearch Engine
and American
Floral Endowment
Library
The industry’s only free floral
search engine, featuring
information dating back
to the early-1800s.
floricultureinfosearch.ces.ncsu.edu
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College of Southern Nevada
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Hennepin Technical College
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Joliet Junior College
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Kishwaukee College
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Mississippi State University
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The Ohio State University ATI
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Texas A&M University
Total: $34,700
James & Helen Phillip
Heritage Circle
AFE’s Heritage Circle is an
honorary organization of
individuals who have made
provisions for a planned gift
to AFE through a bequest,
life insurance policy, trust or
retirement plan beneficiary
designation.
The Heritage Circle was
established as a way for AFE to
recognize and appreciate those who wish to make such thoughtful
contributions that will support the future of the industry.
Your support can provide vital assistance to AFE in our efforts to
fund research and scholarships that are so critical to the industry.
By becoming a member of the Heritage Circle, you help fund a
stronger Endowment for a stronger industry.
For more information about the AFE Heritage Circle, contact
AFE at (703) 838-5211.
Heritage Circle Members:
Ken and Deena Altman
James and Peggy* Leider
Paul and Barbara Bachman
Shirley and Terry Lyons
Gabriel and Maria Becerra
Robert and Charee Maddux
Tom* and Becky Butler
Michael Novovesky & Family
Sten and Maryann Crissey
Herman and LaDonna
Meinders
August and Mary Belle De
Hertogh
Jim and Gwen Phillip
The Del Demaree Family
J.R.* and Mary* Phillip
John R. De Winter*
Russell G. Phillip
Jim and Ellen Ellison
Dennis Puppel
PJ Ellison
Mel and Joey Schwanke
Tim and Nancy Galea
Jacob* and Rita Van Namen
Brenda and Pete Garcia
Red and Katie Kennicott
Wanda M. Weder
Charles and Gina Kremp
Anonymous
John and Janet Kister
*Deceased
Dwight and Dawn Larimer
AFE launched a newly designed website for the FMRF at
www.fmrf.org. The updated website is now mobile-friendly and
features improved navigation for users to access research reports
and other FMRF news and updates. Flowers
The FMRF’s latest study,
“Funeral Directors
and Flowers” report,
provides funeral directors’
perspectives and
consumer preferences on
sympathy flowers, and
the relationship between
floral retailers and funeral
directors.
Funeral Directors
F lowers
and
Insights into Floral Tributes
in the Funeral Industry
A guide to floral tributes in funeral services,
consumers’ reactions, and feedback to improve
relationships with floral retailers.
2014
Some of the other studies the FMRF has funded, which are
available online for FREE, are:
■
Purchasing Barriers Tracking Study for Non-Flower Buyers
■
Social Media Guide for Floral Retailers and Wholesalers
■
Consumer Preferences Study for Flowers as Gifts
AFE Trustees established the FMRF in 2008 to focus on funding
consumer research projects to advance the floriculture industry
and enhance the lives of consumers. With financial support from
other industry members, the FMRF has provided more than
$110,000 in funding over its first two years.
Register online to access and download the FREE reports at
www.fmrf.org.
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Stay Connected!
AFE Website
The AFE website contains
information on research findings, educational programs,
scholarships and much more.
Additionally, past AFE Bulletins,
videos, annual reports and a
complete list of donors are
available. The site also includes
an online donation option
to make it easier than ever
to make your tax-deductible
donations.
2015 • ISSUE TWO
AFE Alerts
Periodic AFE Alerts will be
emailed to donors when
any new final research
reports are submitted. Help us keep you
informed of where your
donations are being best
used by providing us with
your email address. These
final research reports are
always available on the
AFE website.
QUARTERLY NEWS FOR ENDOWMENT SUPPORTERS
AFE Research Examines
Honey Bee Health
AFE is funding a new research project to examine
the health of honey bees on ornamental plants
following treatment with neonicotinoids and other
systemic insecticides.
The two-year research project – “Impact and
Residual Activity of Systemic Insecticides in
Ornamental Plants,” with Clemson University
researchers J.C. Chong, Steven Klaine and Jennifer Tsuruda - will document the translocation of
systemic insecticides to various plant parts.
Honey bees are valuable to commercial crops, but
since the early 1950’s, honey bee colonies have
declined. In recent years, more rapid declines have
occurred, which has been referred to as colony collapse disorder (CCD). Use of the systemic pesticide
category, neonicotinoids, has been linked to CCD
due to the presumed presence of the chemical
in pollen and nectar following drench or spray
applications.
“This research will expand our knowledge about
one of the multiple factors often cited as being
related to CCD,” says AFE Research Coordinator
Terril Nell, Ph.D. “Armed with solid scientific
facts, the floral industry can continue to assure
consumers that their landscape plants and flowers
are safe for honey bees and other pollinators.”
Researchers will examine the pesticide residues
in the pollen, nectar and leaves of treated plants
following pesticide applications and document
the impact on the behavior and health of honey
continued on page 3
UC Davis Student Awarded 2015
Ecke Scholarship
Daniel Klittich
Daniel Klittich, a doctoral candidate at the University of California (UC Davis), has been awarded the
2015 Paul Ecke Jr. Scholarship.
“I am very excited. Support from the industry is a
very meaningful and appreciated honor,” said Klittich, an aspiring floriculture scientist and educator
who grew up in the nursery business.
He said he is grateful for the opportunity to “help
the industry move forward” with his work on pest
control and management.
continued on page 4
Paul Ecke Jr.
continued on page 7
The AFE Bulletin is proudly sponsored by
The Todd Bachman Memorial Fund.
Todd Bachman served as Chairman and CEO of Bachman’s
before his untimely death in 2008. Todd was a past
chairman of the American Floral Endowment and was very
active in many state and national industry organizations.
Those who knew him will always remember what a great
communicator he was and his outstanding leadership and
devotion to work and family. His wife and daughters are
honored to carry on his legacy.
AFE Bulletin
AFE publishes a quarterly print
and electronic newsletter, which
helps keep donors and industry
members informed of projects
supported by AFE. If you are not
receiving the electronic AFE Bulletin, please email afe@afeendowment.org.
Social Media
AFE was listed on Greenhouse Management magazine’s 2015 list of the 25 best green industry Twitter
accounts to follow! Connect with AFE on Twitter (and
our other social media sites) to receive timely news
and updates on research, scholarships, contests and
other programs.
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Past AFE Trustees and Chairmen
AFE has been lucky enough to have had so many dedicated past Trustees and Chairmen who have served the Endowment and its
mission and represented many different industry segments. Their top duties were fundraising and responsibility for the wise and prudent
use of money contributed to the Endowment. Thank you!
Vincent Adamo
Conner Park Florist
Paul Ecke Jr.
Paul Ecke Ranch
Bob Maddux
Krueger-Maddux Greenhouses
Felix Ankele
Gordon Boswell Flowers, Inc.
Alvaro Ferro
Flores de Funza
Gurney Mann
E.G. Hill Company
Stanley Bachman
Bachman’s Inc.
Tony Fiannaca
Sparks Florist, Inc.
Jacob Mast
Henry Mast Greenhouses, Inc.
Todd Bachman
Bachman’s Inc.
Fred Flipse
Fields of Flowers
Dave Mears
Mears Floral Products
William Belden
Oscar G. Carlstedt Co.
Don Flowers
Don Flowers Florist, Inc.
Herman Meinders
Teleflora
Kenneth Benjamin
Cenflo, Inc.
Chuck Gainan
Gainan’s Flowers
H. Michael Mellano
Mellano & Company
Tom Butler
Teleflora
Pete Garcia
Pete Garcia Company
Bob Carbone
R.J. Carbone Company
Shahriar Ghoddousi
The John Henry Company
Gustavo Moreno
Multiflora/Vistaflora
Corporation
Everett Conklin
Edward Goeppner
P.S. Cook
Carl Gortzig
Sten Crissey
Crissey Flowers, Inc.
William DeLoache
DeLoache, Inc.
William Gouldin
Strange’s Florist, Greenhouse &
Garden Center
Granville Gude
Col. Walter Mosmiller, Jr.
David Niklas
Clackamas Greenhouses
Eric Nissen
Sunshine State Carnations, Inc.
Ole Nissen
Charles Pennock
Pennock Co
Mike Suyeyasu
Bill Suyeyasu
Wholesale Florist, Inc.
Kenneth Tagawa
Tagawa Greenhouses, Inc.
Harry Tayama
Hero Tsukushi
Jack Van Namen
Vans Inc.
Jacob Van Namen
Vans Inc.
Tom Van Wingerden
Metrolina Greenhouses
Ernesto Velez
Asocolflores
Charles Walton
Smithers-Oasis
Don Weder
Highland Supply Corporation
Wanda Weder
Olin Wetzel
Norman White
White’s Nursery & Greenhouses,
Inc.
Del Demaree
Syndicate Sales
Jo Lynn Gustin
Jones the Florist
Lane DeVries
The Sun Valley Group
O. Ben Haley, Jr.
Samuel Pennock III
Pennock Co
Donald Hook
Pittsburgh Cut Flower Company
Jim Phillip
Phillip’s Flowers
Bob Wilkins
Delaware Valley Wholesale
Florist, Inc.
James Irwin
Irwin Greenhouses, Inc.
Walter Preston
Manatee Fruit Company
George Wolfe
Wolfe the Florist, Inc.
Harrison (Red) Kennicott
Kennicott Brothers
Kenneth Royer
Royer’s Flowers
Paul Kirk
G.R. Kirk Company
Mabel Simmons
The Claprood Companies
Harold Yoder
Eiichi Yoshida Sunnyside
Nursery
James Leider
Leider Horticultural Companies,
Inc.
John Smith, Jr.
Knud Nielsen Company
Robert Dewey
Pennock Co
John Dramm
John Dramm Sales
John Henry Dudley
James Durio
Jim Durio Florist, Inc.
Mike Duvall
Home Depot
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Friends of the Endowment
$1 Million Club
Asocolflores/Colombia Flower
Council
Teleflora
$500,000 Club
Margaret Ball
Ball Horticultural Company
Lee Bell
Andrew L Darbee Estate
Extra Touch Florist Association
Oscar G. Carlstedt Company
Strange’s Florist, Greenhouse &
Garden Center
Syndicate Sales, Inc.
Tagawa Greenhouses, Inc.
Armellini Express Lines, Inc.
Sarah and Jules Armellini
The Ecke Family
Association of Floral Importers of
Florida
$200,000 Club
Ball Seed Company
Contributions build and sustain funding for industry research and
education. The individual and company names that follow are
industry members joining together for solutions now and in the
future.
AmericanHort
All individuals and organizations who have made
contributions of more than $1,000 to AFE as of July 1, 2015
are listed in this report, and a complete list of donors can be
found on the AFE website. Thank you for your generosity and
support.
Platinum Club
$100,000
The Del Demaree Family
Herman and LaDonna Meinders
Smithers-Oasis Company/Floralife
Altman Family
Bachman’s, Inc. & Bachman
Families
Berwick-Offray, Hampshire Paper
and Lion Ribbon
Tom and Becky Butler
Green Glo Products
Kennicott Brothers Company
Leider Horticultural Companies,
Inc.
Meister Publishing Company
Mt. Eden Floral Company
National PromoFlor Council
Ole & Eleanor Nissen
Albert H Burki Foundation
Phillip’s Flower Shops
DV Flora
R.J. Carbone Company
DWF Wholesale Florists
Stuppy Family Foundation
Hallmark
Sunburst Farms, Inc.
White’s Nursery & Greenhouses,
Inc.
Hortica
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Olive Hill Greenhouses
Gold Club
$50,000 - $74,999
American Floral Services, Inc.
American
Floral
Endowment
Garcia Group
FTD Inc.
The Todd Bachman Family
It’s now easier than ever to show your
support of AFE. Download AFE’s “proud
supporter” badges for both print and
online purposes at www.endowment.org.
These badges can be used in publications,
posted on websites, shared on social
media, etc. to show the industry you stand
behind AFE’s initiatives.
Florafax International, Inc.
Nancy S. Tuinier
$300,000 Club
Suppor
ter
oud
Pr
Gertrude Bianchi
$400,000 Club
Society of American Florists
Contributions are cumulative and provide a practical way of
building individual and organizational participation. Recognition
plaques are presented annually to those reaching each level
beginning with the Founders Club.
Diamond Club
$75,000 - $99,999
Kitayama Brothers/Greenleaf
Wholesale Florist, Inc.
Los Angeles Flower Market of the
American Florists’ Exchange Ltd.
Builders Club
$25,000 - $49,999
A.L. Randall Co.
Manatee Fruit Company
Aldershot of New Mexico, Inc.
Mellano & Company
Allied Hort Sales, Inc.
Pennock Company
Baisch & Skinner Wholesale Florist
Pete Garcia Company
Ball Publishing Company
Mabel Simmons
Bay City Flower Company, Inc.
Bill Suyeyasu Wholesale Florist, Inc.
Vans Inc.
BioWorks, Inc.
Yoder Brothers, Inc.
Blackmore Co., Inc
Arthur Blome Estate
Sieck Wholesale Florist
Reeves Floral Products, Inc.
Candle Artisans Inc.
Southern Floral Company
Ribbon Narrow Sales, LLC
CCC Associates
Sunlet Nursery, Inc.
Rockwell Farms, Inc.
Century Florist Supply Company
Speedling, Inc.
Chrysal Americas
Syngenta Seeds, Inc.
United Wholesale Florists, LLC
Clackamas Greenhouse, Inc.
Harry Tayama
Walter J Engel, Inc.
Cleveland Plant & Flower Company
The Roy Houff Company
Washington Bulb Company, Inc.
Continental Farms
The Scotts Company
Harold Wilkins, Ph.D.
Design Master Color Tool, Inc.
Tomasovic Greenhouses & Nursery,
Inc.
Wilsey Bennett, Inc.
Dillon Floral Corporation
Earl J Small Growers, Inc.
Jacob and Rita Van Namen
Zelienople Greenhouses, Inc.
National Floral Supply of Maryland,
Inc.
Ocean View Flowers
Oglevee, Ltd.
PA Floral Industry Association
Pajaro Valley Greenhouses, Inc.
Pikes Peak of Texas
Regency International Business
Corp.
Robert R. Hall, Inc.
Schaefer Greenhouses, Inc.
Patrons Club
$15,000 - $19,999
Sunnyside Nurseries, Inc.
Weatherford Farms & Greenhouses,
Inc.
1-800-FLOWERS
The USA Bouquet Company
Bob & Betty Abrams
Val-Al Greenhouses, Inc.
Floral & Nursery Times
WF&FSA
Accent Décor
Wanda Weder
FloraStar
M. Fossum
Benefactors Club
$20,000 - $24,999
Four Farmers
A & W Glads, Inc.
American Oak Preserving
Company, Inc.
Fred C. Gloeckner Foundation, Inc.
Albin Hagstrom & Son, Inc.
American Takii
Bell Nursery
Gary Gallup
Paul F. & Alwina Amling Estate
Ashland Addison Florist Company
Billy Heroman’s
Glass Corner Greenhouses, Inc.
BFG Supply Co., LLC
Associated Cut Flower Co., Inc.
Amy and Lyol Brumby
Joel Goldsmith
BloomNet, Inc.
Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm, Inc.
Burnaby Lake Greenhouses Ltd.
Gude Brothers Company
Bob Gilmore Company, Inc.
Bay State and Johnsons
C. Raker and Sons, Inc.
Hall Affiliates, Inc.
Bordine Nursery, Ltd.
Bill Doran Company
Henry Mast Greenhouses, Inc.
Branch-Smith Publishing Co.
Brand’s Nurseries, Inc.
C.J. Van Bourgondien, Inc.
Greenhouses
International Rose Breeders, LLC
Brody Company
Canadian Greenhouse Conference
Ivy Acres, Inc.
Cenflo, Inc.
Jim and Judy and John Corfield
Jim Botsis Wholesaler’s Educational
Program
CFX, Inc.
Colleen Crombie
DeJong Greenhouses, Inc.
Robert Dewey
DeWinter’s Inc.
Dosatron International, Inc.
Dillen Products
Extra Touch Florists District 11 O +
P Louisiana
Equiflor/Rio Roses
Esmeralda Farms
Fall River Florist Supply Company,
Inc.
Kamut International, Ltd.
Knud Nielsen Company, Inc.
Krueger-Maddux Greenhouses
Long Island Flower Growers
Association
W.F.R., Inc.
John Henry Dudley
Gardens America, Inc.
Malmborg’s, Inc.
Harry’s Greenhouse, Inc.
Mikkelsens Incorporated
Heartland Growers
Egon and Laina Molbak
Irwin Greenhouses, Inc.
Barbara Mosmiller
Art & Alice Ito
Walter Mosmiller, Jr.
L. Piazza Wholesale Florists
Pearlstein Family Foundation
Lehrer’s Flowers, Inc.
JR and Mary Phillip
Linda Vista S. A.
Pittsburgh Cut Flower Company
Mainland Nursery, Inc.
Presbyterian Foundation
Mayesh Wholesale Florist, Inc.
Redbook Florist Services
Molbak’s, LLC
Royer’s Flower Shop
Northwest Florist Association
Sakata Seed America, Inc.
ProFlowers
Scotts Miracle-Gro
Rainbow Flowers Imports, Inc.
Alexander R. Masson Greenhouses,
Inc.
Fischer USA
Fred C. Gloeckner & Company, Inc.
Gallup & Stribling Orchids, Inc.
Gelco Internacional, SA
Golden Flowers, Inc.
Gordon Boswell Flowers, Inc.
Hillcrest Garden Inc.
Claude Hope
Kube-Pak Corporation
Larry Beck Company, Inc.
Layser’s Flowers, Inc.
Lincoln Wholesale Florists Co.
McShan Florist, Inc.
Michigan West Shore Nursery
The Sun Valley Group, Inc.
Founders Club
$10,000 - $14,999
A.L. Randall Co. Salesmen
California Chrysanthemum
Growers Assn.
California Flower Market, Inc.
California Pajarosa
Will & Barb Carlson
Coast Nurseries, Inc.
Everett Conklin
Conroy Wholesale Florist
Continental Flowers, Inc.
Creative Distributors, Inc.
Cuthbert Greenhouses
Del Rey Plastics Corporation
Don Flowers Florist, Inc.
Dos Gringos - H&L Group LLC
Dramm and Echter, Inc.
East Jordan Plastics, Inc.
Maureen Ecke
Elite Flower Services, Inc.
Ever-Bloom, Inc.
Exotic Gardens
Fairytale Foils
Farmers’ West Flowers & Bouquets
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Fred Flipse
Pleasant View Gardens, Inc.
Battlefield Farms
Ferris Brothers, Inc.
Floral Plant Growers, LLC
Post Gardens, Inc.
Behnke Nurseries Company
FloraCraft Corporation
Flower Trading Corporation
Jack Redditt
Bel-R Greenhouse, Inc.
Flowers, Inc. Balloons
Rojahn & Malaney Company
Beroske Farms & Greenhouses, Inc.
Florists’ Mutual Insurance Co.Officers
Frazee Flowers, Inc.
Roman J. Claprood Company
Andy Blodgett
Fresca Farms, LC
Rosas Del Monte/Inversiones
Ponte Tresa Cia Ltd.
Blumex USA, Inc.
Boesen the Florist
Gainan’s Floral & Greenhouses
Green Point Nurseries, Inc.
Greiling Farms, Inc.
David Hartley
San Diego County Flower & Plant
Association
Bodger Seeds, Ltd.
Bogie Lake Greenhouse, Inc.
Bonnett Wholesale Florist, Inc.
Hungnong Seed America Inc.
San Diego International Floral
Trade Center
International Master Products
Shinoda Floral, Inc.
Frederick Brown
Irene Hayes Wadley & Smythe
LeMoult, Inc.
Sieck - Wright Floral Products, Inc.
California Assn. of Flower Grower
& Shippers
J. M. McConkey & Company, Inc.
J. P. Freund, Inc.
Jacobson Floral Supply, Inc.
Sluder Floral Co.
Sonny’s Texas Posies Company
Southern California Floral Assn.
Bouldin & Lawson
California Cut Flower Commission
California Flower Shippers
Calvert Wholesale Florists, Inc.
John Dramm Sales
Southern California Flower
Growers, Inc.
K.W. Zellers & Sons
Larry Teitel
Carolina Nurseries
Jack Kaufman
Tennessee Florist Supply, Inc.
Carson & Gebel Ribbon Co.
Kee Kitayama Research Foundation
The Queens Flowers Corporation
Catoctin Mountain Growers
Klepac Brothers Greenhouses, Inc.
The YardenCare Company
Celebrity, Inc.
Kremp Florist
Twin City Florist Supply, Inc.
Cherry Creek Systems, Inc.
Kurt Weiss Florist, Inc.
Twyford Plant Laboratories, Inc.
Chicago Florist Supply Company
Lafayette Florist & Greenhouses,
Inc.
U.S. Floral Corporation
Conner Park Florist, Inc.
Wadsworth Control Systems, Inc.
Conroy's, Inc.
Jerome Wagner
Continental Floral Greens
Milton M Weiss
Craig Bachman Imports
Welby Gardens Company, Inc.
Sten Crissey
William Willbrandt
Kathleen Curtice
Lubbock Wholesale Florist, Inc.
M. Adler’s Son, Inc.
William Maas
Mast Greenhouses-Illinois
Matsui Nursery, Inc.
Elaine Carbone
D.S. Cole Growers
Florists’ Review Enterprises, Inc.
Foco, Inc.
Four Star Greenhouse
FTD District 14 G
FTD District 15-A - Seattle
FTD District 2-A&B, Nielsens’ Flw.
Inc.
G. A. Berlin, Inc.
G. R. Kirk Company
George W Radebaugh & Sons
Glad-A-Way Gardens
Golden State Bulb Growers
Grande Greenhouse, Inc.
Green Leaf Enterprises, Inc.
Greight Marketing Concepts
Groen Rose Company, Inc.
Grolink, Inc.
Growers Wholesale Florist
Growing Systems, Inc.
Grupo Visaflor
H.J. Benken Florist & Greenhouses,
Inc.
O. and Helen Haley, Jr.
Henry J. Seagroatt Company, Inc.
Donald Hook
Huddart Floral
Hudson and Associates, Inc.
James and Iva T Irwin
Mid American Growers
Protectors Club
$5,000 - $9,999
Mischler’s Florist, Inc.
A-Roo Company
Daehnfeldt, Inc.
Moore Paper Boxes, Inc.
AA Importing, Inc.
Delbert Smith, Inc.
Mueller Brothers, Inc.
Agriflora Group
Dominion Growers, Inc.
National Greenhouse
Manufacturers Assoc.
Aldik Artificial Flower Co.
Dramm Corporation
American Carnation Society
Neal Mast & Sons Greenhouses,
Inc.
Duamex L.L.C.
American Clay Works & Supply Co.
Dunlap, Codding & Rogers P.C.
American Foam Technologies, Inc.
Eason Horticultural Resources, Inc.
Amlings Flowerland
Elmhurst Flower Growers, Inc.
Amlings of California, Inc.
Elmira Floral Products, Inc.
Amy’s Orchids
Elzinga & Hoeksema Greenhouse
B & L Greenhouse LLC
Esbenshades’ Greenhouses
Badger Wholesale Florists, Inc.
Esprit Miami, Inc.
Richard Barrett
Euser’s Greenhouses, Inc.
Kuhn Acquistion, LLC d/b/a Kuhn
Flowers, Inc.
Bartz-Viviano Flowers
Fairview Greenhouse, Inc.
Lakewood Greenhouses, Inc.
Metrolina Greenhouses, Inc.
Neubauer’s Flowers, Inc.
Oliver & Thompson, Inc.
Park Floral Company
Paul’s Wholesale Florist
Pearlstein Family Foundation
Phoenix Flower Shops
Pierson Gardens, Inc.
Pinter Brothers
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D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles,
Inc.
Iwasaki Bros., Inc.
J.B. Parks Wholesale Florist, Inc.
J.R. Johnson Supply, Inc.
Karl Jens
Jim Akin, Inc.
Robert Johnson
Jones the Florist, Inc.
K Drive Greenhouse Company
Kalamazoo Valley Plant Growers
Co-op
Karthauser & Sons, Inc.
T. James Kavanagh Foundation
Ray Kitayama
Landmark Plastic Corp.
Platz Flowers & Supply, Inc.
WeHoP
California Florida Plant Company
Lansing Florists Exchange
Possum Run Greenhouses, Inc.
Wenke Greenhouses
Callaham Wholesale Florists, Inc.
Lederer Greenhouses, Inc.
Premium Flowers Corp.
Otto Wentland
Canton Wholesale Floral, Inc.
Victor Levy
Pyramid Flowers, Inc.
Rhyne Floral Supply
Manufacturing
Western Michigan Greenhouse
Association
Cavicchio Greenhouse
Living Plant Growers Association
Westview Greenhouses
CF Greenhouses
Longfellow Greenhouse
Riverdale Farms, Inc.
Olin Wetzel
Robert Mann Packaging, Inc.
William F. Kasting Company, Inc.
Robert Saunders & Company
World Commerce Online
Roman J. Claprood of Florida
G. Ramsey Yoder
Master Tag
Ronald Jones Ferneries
Georgia Yoder
McIntire Florist
Royer’s Flower Shop
Renato Zappettini
Mears Floral Products, Inc.
San Diego Flowers by Coley
Zeidler Floral Company, Inc.
Micandy Garden Greenhouse
San Francisco Flower Mart
Zieger & Sons, Inc.
Cloy Miller
Seagroatt Riccardi, Ltd.
Dr. Marvin Miller
Shady Hill Gardens
Mount Clemens Rose Gardens
Harry Sharp
Multiflora / Vistaflora Corporation
South Central Growers, Inc.
Mutual Cut Flower, Ltd.
Sparks Florist, Inc.
N.C Bulb Growers Association
Spectrum Investment Company
Nature’s Flowers
Longview Fibre Co.
Lynchburg Wholesale Floral Corp.
Maday’s Wholesale Greenhouses,
Inc.
Center Greenhouse, Inc.
Chicago Flower Exchange, Inc.
Roman Claprood
Claymore C. Sieck, Inc.
Cleveland Floral
Colonial Village Flowers
Continental Farms LLC
Corso’s Flower & Garden Center
Crofton Grower Services, Ltd.
Guardians Club
$2,500 - $4,999
D & R Plants
A Gude Sons Company
Darby Greenhouses & Farms, Inc.
A. B. Price, Inc.
David L Jones Wholesale, Ltd.
A.D. Mohr Greenhouses, Inc.
Day One Fresh, LLC
Stimming Flowers
Acme Engineering &
Manufacturing Corp.
Jack de Vroomen
Albert Neill
Summit Plastics Company
Al’s Garden Center
Nelson & Holmberg
Suncoast Greenhouses, Inc.
DeSantis Florist
Allied Florists Assn. of Baltimore
Newton Greenhouse, Inc.
James Sykora
Dickerson’s Greenhouse
Allied Florists Assn. Of Illinois
Nordlie, Inc.
The Claprood Companies
Didier Greenhouses, Inc.
Ameri-Cal Floral
Norfolk Wholesale Floral Corp.
The Elite Flower Company
Do Right Plant Growers
American Floral Art School
Bob Norton
The Hiawatha Corp.
Dole Fresh Flowers
American Nurseryman
Novartis Seed Company
Timbuk Farms, Inc.
John Dole
Nyren Brothers of Conneticut
Delores Todd
Amling Brothers / Newport
Wholesale Floral, Inc.
Dreisbach Wholesale Florist
Oglesby Plant Laboratories, Inc.
Toni’s Flowers & Gifts
Andy Mast Greenhouses, Inc.
Ohlman Farm & Greenhouse
Hero Tsukushi
Aquatrols Corp
Eighteen Karat International
Product Sourcing, Inc.
Olson’s Greenhouses, Inc.
Tulsa Greenhouse, Inc.
Ball Tagawa Growers
Elaine’s Flower Shoppe
Oregon Flowers, Inc.
U.S. Flowers
Barco Sons, Inc.
Elliott & Williams Roses
Oregon Roses Inc.
Uniflora Overseas Florida, Inc.
BASF
Jim And Ellen Ellison
Pacific Floral Exchange, Inc.
United Floral Exchange, Inc.
Baucom’s Nursery Company
Elzerman’s Greenhouse
Panzer Nursery, Inc.
US Flowers, Inc.
Bayport Flower Houses, Inc.
Engwall Florist & Greenhouses, Inc.
Parks Horticulture, Walt Disney
World
USA Floral Products
Bedding Plants International
Erie Cut Flower & Supply Co., Inc.
Paul Krone Fellowship Fund
Valent U.S.A. Corporation
Benson’s Farm
Falcon Farms
Valley View Farms
Berens Flower Gardens
Flint Florist Exchange
Jack & Carolynn Van Namen
Berthold-Grigsby of Kentucky, Inc.
Floral Finance Business Services
John Van Wingerden
Bob’s Market & Greenhouses
Floral Greens International
Van Wingerden Greenhouse
Company
Brehob Nursery, Inc.
Perishables Research Organization
Floral Resources / Hawaii, Inc.
Bright’s Florist Supply, Inc.
Peterson Brothers
Veldkamp’s Flowers & Gifts, Inc.
Floranova
Broussard La Foliage Greenhouse
Ronald and Barbara Pierre
Vosters Nurseries, Inc.
Florascope Communications
Buchbinder
Plainview Growers
W.A. Zappettini Group, Inc.
Florence Zuegel
Buckingham Florist, Inc.
Plant Marvel Laboratories
Wagner Greenhouses, Inc.
Florensis Deutschland GmbH
Burdette Coward & Company, Inc.
Florimex,Inc. New York
S. Pennock, Jr.
Penny’s Flowers
Peoria Gardens, Inc.
Dakota Plastics Company
DeLoache, Inc.
Egan’s Gardens, Inc.
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Florist Magazine
Inglis Florists
Flower Mart, Inc.
Inland Wholesale Flowers, Inc.
Flower Transfer
International Floral Distributors
Flowerbuyer.Com
J.P. Bartlett Co. Inc.
Flowers by Dick & Son, Inc.
J.R. Johnson Supply Company
Flowers by George, Inc.
Jacques Flower Shop, Inc.
Frank Adams Wholesale Florist
Jiffy / Preforma
Franklin China Co., Inc.
Jim Durio Florist, Inc.
Franklin County Floral Services
Joe Koida Florist
John Van Hanford, Jr.
Frey’s Greenhouse
Johnston Investments
From You Flowers, LLC
Joseph H Hill Company
FTD District 10-A
Julia’s Florists
FTD District 15-I
Keeline-Wilcox Nurseries, Inc.
FTD District 3-G
Keller Pottery Co.
FTD District 9-D
Ken’s Greenhouses, Inc.
G & E Greenhouses, Inc.
Kendal Floral Supply
Gassafy Wholesale Florist, Inc.
Kiyota Greenhouses
Jim and Donna Gaunt
Klooster Greenhouse, Inc.
General Reinsurance
Klupengers Nursery, LLC
Geo. W. Radebaugh & Sons
Knox Nursery, Inc.
George Thomas Floral
Koehler & Dramm, Inc.
Giftwares Company, Inc.
James W. Kussow
Carl Gortzig
L. Ginsberg, Inc.
Greenhouse & Truck Gardener
Lakeland Florist Supply, Inc.
Griffin Greenhouse and Nursery
Supplies
Langohr’s Flowerland
Gunther’s Greenhouse
Philip Lavalle
H.L. Stansell Trucking Company
Halifax Floral Company
Hans Rosacker Stems and Vines
Hardin’s Wholesale Florist, Inc.
Hawaiian Heart, Inc.
Heap Greenhouses, Inc.
Heeney Company, Inc.
Heinz Bros. Greenhouses
Henry C Alders Wholesale Florist,
Inc.
Henry F. Michell Company
Herman J. Heyl Florist, Inc.
Hill’s Imports
Holland America Bulb Farm, Inc.
Holland Flower Express
Hood’s Gardens, Inc.
Howard Hook
Hortus Group
IF Supply Company, Inc.
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Meldrum Manufacturing &
Engineering
Ruth Messmer-Florist, Inc.
Memorial Florist and Greenhouse
S Austin S. Edgar Floral, Inc.
Michigan Floral Association
Michigan Peat
Miller’s Wholesale Florist, Inc.
S & S Wholesale Florist
S. Peterson
Saito Nurseries, Inc.
Milton Adler Company
San Francisco Flower Growers
Association
Grace Moore
Betty Sapp
Moore Greens, Inc.
Satake Nursery, Inc.
Mountain View Greenhouse
Schaaf’s, Inc.
Nanz & Kraft Florist
Schmidt Bros, Inc.
Terril & Cathy Nell
Schmidt’s Flowers
New Century Transportation
Schroeder’s Flowers, Inc.
Ninomiya Nursery Company
Schwartz’s Greenhouse, Inc.
Norfolk Florist
Scott’s Gladiolas Farms, Inc.
North Central Florists Assn.
Laura Shinall
Northwest Wholesale Florist, Inc.
Shoch’s Wholesale Florist
NPI
Leona Short
OHP, Inc.
Sieck Floral Products, Inc.
Pagter Innovations, Inc.
Sieck Wholesale Florist Of New
York
Pan American Seed Company
Paradise Candles, Inc.
Pell Greenhouses
Pennsylvania Florist Assn Research
& Ed Fund
Sieck Wholesale Florist, Inc.
Silver Lerner Schwartz & Fertel
Slingerland’s, Inc.
Sole Farms
Samuel Pennock III
Southern Retail Florist Assn., Inc.
Peoples Florist
Southern Steel & Wire, Inc.
Perkins Flowers, Inc.
Speedling, Inc.
Phoebe Floral Shop
Speight Associates Ltd.
Pikes Peak Greenhouse
Sen Speroff
Plant Island Greenhouses, Inc.
Stadium Flowers, Inc.
Plants, Inc.
Sunnyvale Plants
Pleasant Valley Flowers, Inc.
Swiss Army Brands, Ltd.
Pletschers Greenhouse, Inc.
Tayama Wholesale Florists
Powell Plant Farms, Inc.
Temkin International
Proven Winners North America LLC
Tennessee Florist Supply, Inc.
Barbara Puppel
Tennessee Wholesale Florists, Inc.
Reed’s Flowers
The Garden Factory, Inc.
Regional Farms, Inc.
The Green Thumb, Inc.
Riverview Flower Farm, Inc.
The Haeger Foundation
M. J. Malloy Company
Robert J. Bennett Wholesale
Florist, Inc.
The Ivy Basket Florist
Malborg’s Greenhouse
Rocket Farms, Inc.
Master Flowers, Inc.
Roman J. Claprood of West Virginia
The Smith Floral Company
McConkey Company
MEI
Ron Clesen’s Ornamental Plants,
Inc.
Richard T. Meister
Ross Marketing Co.
Dawn & Dwight Larimer
Lee Wholesale Floral
Leider’s Garden Greenery
Lemac Nurseries
Len Busch Roses, Inc.
Norma Lineberger
Lion Ribbon Co.
Lomey Manufacturing Corp.
Louisiana Wholesale Florist
Lovell Farms, Inc.
Ludvig Svensson, Inc.
Ludy Greenhouse Mfg. Corp.
Lynn Lary McLean, LLC
The Minneapolis Foundation
Thompson Rose Sales, Inc.
Tiger Lily Florist
Tipton & Hurst, Inc.
Rough Brothers, Inc.
Tom Johnson Investment
Management
Ahern’s, Inc.
Biaggi’s Evergreen Company
Clyde Smith & Sons
Airborne Express
Bill Moore & Company, Inc.
Collins Flowers, Inc.
Turkey Creek Farms, Inc.
Al-Par Peat Co.
Bill’s Montclaire Floral
Colony Florist
All Seasons Flowers LLC
Billings Floral
Allburn Florists
Blackwell Nurseries, Inc.
Colorado Nursery & Greenhouse
Association
Blanton’s Flowers, Inc.
Union Bank of California
Allcities Allstates Flowers-ByPhone
United Flowers by Wire Canada
Alpine Floral, Inc.
Vacuum Orna-Metal, Inc.
Amato’s Wholesale Florist
Blue Pacific Wholesale Florist
Valley Floral Company, Inc.
America’s Florist
Van Bloem, Inc.
American Horticultural Society
Van Dyk Brothers Wholesale
Florists
Americana Floral Distributor, Inc.
Vaughan, Inc.
Amling Brothers
Ulery Greenhouse Company
Underhill Ferneries
Uniflor
Victor the Florist, Inc.
W. H. Milikowski, Inc.
Alice Walker
Virginia Walter
Wallitsch Nursery, Inc.
Waterdale, Inc.
Waukesha Floral & Greenhouse
Weidner’s Gardens, Inc.
WF&FSA
Americas Flower Dist., Inc.
Anchor Hocking
Anchor Wholesale Flowers, Inc.
Annandale Florist, Inc.
Apex-Neidinger, Inc.
Sam Applebaum
Appleway Florist & Greenhouse
Argus Controls Systems, Ltd.
Aromas Nursery, Inc.
Whitmire Micro-Gen Research
Assoc Florida Gladiolus Growers,
Inc.
Wilhide’s Flowers, Inc.
Atlantic Nurseries, Inc.
WoJo’s Greenhouses
Avenue J Florist
Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas, Inc.
B & B Greenhouses
Woodinville Garden Club
B & C Greenhouses
World Flowers, Inc.
B & H Flowers, Inc.
X.S. Smith, Inc.
Bailey Nurseries, Inc.
XL Group, Inc.
Baldwin Wholesale Florist, Inc.
York Flowers, Inc.
John Balistreri
Z. D. Blackistone/Trust
Ballard Blossom, Inc.
Zywicki’s Greenhouse
Bark & Garden Center
Vanguards Club
$1,000 - $2,499
A to Z Wholesale Floral Supply
A. Caggiano, Inc.
Barton’s Greenhouse & Nursery
Bay State Farm Direct Flowers
Beall’s Roses
Beaverton Florists
Bloom-Rite Flowers, Inc.
Blue Sky Flower Farms, Inc.
Bluebird Nursery, Inc.
Bo-Ty Florist, Inc.
Bonnie Brae Flowers
Bordine Nursery, Ltd.
Bostdorff Greenhouse Acres
Boulevard Florist Wholesale Market
Boven’s Quality Plants
Monica Bramblett
Briarwood Florist
Colorado Springs Wholesale Florist,
Inc.
Columbia Greenhouse Co., Inc.
Computer Solutions, Inc.
Conklyn’s, Inc.
Cottage Gardens Nursery, Inc.
Country Florist of Waldorf, Inc.
Coy Kendall Flowers, Inc.
Crestline Flower Shop
Crowley Brothers, Inc.
Crown Floral Shop
Crown Research & Chemical
Curtis Richardson, Inc.
Broadway Florist
Cut Flower Exchange of
Pennsylvania
Brower Greenhouses
D & L Grower Supplies, Inc.
Brown Wholesale Floral Company
Dahlstrom & Watt Bulb Farms, Inc.
Bruce Wheeler Marketing
Daisy Hill Greenhouses, Inc.
Buffalo Import Company
Daisy’s Market Place
Bundi Gardens, Inc
Jim Daly
Buning The Florist
Dan & Jerry’s Greenhouse
Butterfly Garden-Lynn Ann Flowers
& Gifts
Dandelions Flowers & Gifts LLC
BVM Florist
C. J. Baker Wholesale Florists, Inc.
California Cut Flower Commission
California Flower Farms, Inc.
California Protea Management
California State Floral Assoc.
Christopher and Diane Calkins
Campbell Road Nursery, Inc.
Carey’s Flowers, Inc.
Carithers Flower Shop / Flower
Holdings LLC
Danziger Flower Farm
Davidson-Uphoff, Inc.
Dr. August De Hertogh
de Monye Greenhouses
Dean’s Designs, Inc.
Dean’s Greenhouse
Delaware County Wholesale Florist
Delhi Hills Flower & Garden
Centers, Inc.
Deneweth’s Greenhouses &
Strawberries
Bradley Deprez
A. Cavallaro & Son, Inc.
Bel-Air Flower Growers & Shippers,
Inc.
Carlton Rose Nurseries
Robert Deprez
A. Dykstra Florist
Beneva Solutions
Cathy Cowgill Flowers, Inc.
Diane Deprez-Harmon
A. G. Beiser Wholesale Floral Co.
Bennett’s Greenhouses, Inc.
Cedar Rapids Greenhouses
Design of the Times
A. Nagamine Nursery, Inc.
Glenna Benton
Central Iowa Wholesale Floral, Inc.
Designer Dispatch
Action International
Berkley Florist Supply Company,
Inc.
Charles Barr Company
DeVor Nurseries, Inc.
Charlotte Florist Supply Company,
Inc.
Dey Bros. Greenhouses, Inc.
Adelaide’s Flowers & Gifts
Ades and Gish Nurseries
Agrexco (USA) Ltd.
Ah Sam Floral Company
Berns Greenhouse & Garden
Center, Inc.
Berry Hill Farms, Inc.
Newt Beugen
Chipola Nurseries, Inc.
City Scents, Ltd.
Clearview Horticultural Products
Dick & Don’s Greenhouse, Inc.
Dick Adgate Florist
Dick Miller Florist
Diefenbacher Greenhouses
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Dill’s Greenhouse
Flambeau Products Corporation
FTD District 6-F&G
H.R. Mueller Florist
Dix Greenhouse, Inc.
Fleming Wholesale, Inc.
FTD District 7 I
Halls Flower Shop
Dixie Green, Inc.
Flora Fresh International
FTD District 7-D
Hamilton Farms
Doherty Flowers
Flora Fresh, Inc.
FTD District 8-K
Handy Floral Products
Dole Fresh Flower
Flora-Dec Sales, Inc.
G. C. Chastain Co., Inc.
Hanford’s, Inc. Wholesale
Don Hahlbeck Greenhouse
Flora-Trop
G. R. Brown Company, Inc.
Harris’ Farms
Donna’s Designs, Inc.
Florabundance, Inc.
G. S. Grimes Seeds
Harrison Wholesale Floral, Inc.
Dos Pueblos Orchid Company
Floral & Hardy dba The Farm
Bridge, Inc.
G.M. Floral Company
Harry H Fukutome Nursery, Inc.
Harry Miller Flowers
Floral Acres, Inc.
Galleria Farms, LLC
Garden City Floral
Hartman’s Towne & Country
Greenhouse,Inc
Hulda Dramm
Thomas Dudley
Durban’s Greenhouses, Inc.
Earthco, Inc.
East Coast Bulb Company, Inc.
Eastern Floral and Gift Shop
Echter’s Greenhouses, Inc.
Ed Lenz Enterprises, Inc.
Ed Pawlak & Sons Florist, Inc.
Edgewood Greenhouses
Edward’s Florist Supply, Inc.
Edwards Florist, Inc.
Edwards Greenhouse, Inc.
Eldorado Trading Corp.
Elliott Rose Company
Ellis Floral Company, Inc.
Elsberry Greenhouse, Inc.
Emil Yedowitz Sons, Inc.
Greenhouses
Floral Ave. Greenhouse Company
Floral Supply Syndicate
Floral Works, Inc.
Floralies Marketing, Inc.
Floralware Display Products, Inc.
Florida Fern Growers Assn.
Florida State Florists’ Assn.
Florimax, Inc.
Flower Cart
Flower Farm, Inc.
Flower Pak, Inc.
Flower Promotion Organization
Flower Shop Network, Inc.
Flowers By Esther
Flowers by Ramon
Flowers by Sandy, Inc.
Flowers by Tommy Luke
Gardensville Greenhouses
GEMS Group, Inc.
Geneva Flower Farm
Geo E. Fern Company
George Didden Greenhouses
George’s Florist
Georgia State Floral Dist.
Gerald Stevens
Germantown Greenhouses, Inc.
Ghilarducci’s Florists, Inc.
Barbara Gilbert
Gilbertie’s Herb Gardens
Gish’s Pacific Flowers, Inc.
Golden Field Greenhouse
Golden West Greenhouse
Joan Gordon
Harts Nursery of Jefferson, Inc.
Harvey O Preuss Florists
Hastings, Inc.
Hauge’s Flower Store, Inc.
Hausermann Orchids
Hawkins Greenhouses
Hayman & Lindenberg, Inc.
Hehn’s Greenhouses, Inc
Henry J Kaufman & Assoc., Inc.
Henry Molded Products, Inc.
Hermes Floral Company Inc.
Heyl Roses, Inc.
Hicks Nurseries, Inc.
Jim Hill
Hills Floral Group
Hilltop Gardens
Emma’s Flowers & Gifts
Flowers First, Inc.
Gordon’s Greenhouse, Inc. of Bear
Valley
Endres Floral Company
Flowers International, Inc.
GR Chia SAS
Hirt’s Wholesale Company
Engledow Group
Flowers, Inc. Wholesale
Graf Growers
Nancy Holden
Ensign Wholesale Florist, Inc.
Focus Greenhouse Management,
Inc.
Robert Graham
Holex Flower B.V.
Holtkamp Greenhouses, Inc.
Four Seasons Greenhouse &
Nursery
Gramercy Park Florist
Grassmid Greenhouse
Hoogasian Flowers, Inc.
Great Lakes Greenhouse
Hoover Fisher Florist
Green Circle Growers, Inc.
Horticulturist
Green Mountain Florist Supply, Inc.
Hrnak’s Flowerland, Inc.
Green Thumb Floral
Hub Floral Corp.
Greenhouse Grower Magazine
Kristi Huffman
Greenstone Farm Credit Services
Hummert International
Greenstreet Growers, Inc.
Hungerford Farms
Greenwood Greenhouses
IBC, Inc.
Greenwood Nursery
IBG International
Gregoire’s Flowers
Illinois Bronze Paint Co.
Drew Gruenburg
Ironwood Evergreens, Inc.
Gulley Greenhouse
Alice and Jim Ito
JoLynn Gustin
Ivex Floral & Nursery
H. Nakano & Sons
J & L Plants, Inc.
H.M. Buckley & Sons, Inc.
J-M Trading Corporation
Eric Johnson, Inc.
Ernst Benary of America, Inc.
Erwin Mojonnier Enterprises
Estate of Doris N. Weberg
Eufloria Flowers
Everflora Chicago, Inc.
Everflora, Inc.
Express Seed Company
Extra Touch - Virginia District 6 H&I
F. Clesen & Sons, Inc.
Fenton Art Glass Co.
Field of Flowers
Figone Nursery
Fiksdal’s Flowers
Fine Farms
Fischer and Page, Ltd.
Fisher Florist, Inc.
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Foxpoint Plant Growers
Frampton’s Greenhouses
Frank and Bess Fredenhagen
Frederickson Greenhouse
Frericks Gardens
Freytag’s Florist
Friesell Ranches
FTD District 1 L
FTD District 1-G&H
FTD District 5-A&B
FTD District 5-C
FTD District 6-E
Hines Horticulture, Inc.
J. H. Thompson, Inc.
Lala Imports, Inc.
Middle Atlantic Florists Assn.
Parmenter & Blooms Florist
J. Mollema & Son, Inc.
Lamborn Floral Company
Midwest Floral Group
Michael Parrella
J. W. Dudley Sons Company
Lanman Flower Shop, Inc.
Passion Growers LLC
Jackson Florist, Inc.
Roy & Darlyne Larson
Midwest Horticulture Supply
Company
Jacksonville Wholesale Floral
Company
Latif Farms
Milmont Greenhouses, Inc.
Paul Meconi, Inc.
Jacobsens Flowers
Jade Systems
James Saunoris & Sons, Inc.
Javo USA, Inc.
Jeff Creque Farms, Inc.
Jessup Transportation, Inc.
Jetram Sales, Inc.
M. James Leider
Leo Berbee Bulb Company
Liberty Blooms
John Liesveld
Lievens Bros. Farm, Inc.
Linder’s Greenhouse, Inc.
Lindskoog Florist
Jiffy Products of America
Lisa Anne American Foliage
Company/The Allensworth Group
Joe’s Market Basket LLC
Lloyds Wholesale Florist
John Gernaat & Son, Inc.
Logigs/Hove
John S. Swift Charitable Trust
Longwood Gardens
John Schuring, Jr., Company
Lopshire Flowers, Inc.
John VanEerden Greenhouses
Louis B Glick & Son, Inc.
Johnston & McCallum, Inc.
Loyson’s Greenhouse
Johnston The Florist
Lucas Greenhouses
Jones Wholesale Florist, Inc.
Lucie Sable Imports, Ltd.
Jonker’s Garden
Lynde Greenhouse & Nursery, Inc.
Jost Greenhouses
Lynn Doyle Flowers, Inc.
Laura Kantakis
M & M Wholesale Florist, Inc.
Karen’s Floral Expressions
Machiela Farms
Kessler & Associates
Main Line Gardens
Keystone Ribbon & Floral Supply
Co.
Main Wholesale Florist
Kiko’s Flower & Gifts
Mary Jane Flst/Gift Shop
King Wholesale Flowers
Kitty’s Flowers
Klenke Floral
The Robert J.M. Knash Estate
Knaup Floral Inc.
Mark Knox
Koetsier Greenhouse
Konjoian’s Floriculture Education
Service
Kono & Sons, Inc.
Krismer’s Northgate Greenhouses
Kruse Grimm Florist, Inc.
Kunz Floral
Frank Kuwahara
Kwantlen University College
La Crosse Floral Company, Inc.
La Salle Wholesale Florist, Inc.
Diane Lagerstedt
Marshall St. Greenhouses
O.A. Matkin
Mattern Wholesale Florist, Inc.
Mattoon Flower Shop & Ghses.
Matzke Florists
Mazzoni Farms, Inc.
McArdle Florist & Garden Center
McCallum Wholesale Floral Service
McHutchison Horticultural
Distributors
McNamara - Broadripple Florist
Dave and Judy Mears
Measured Marketing
Meskers’
Alice Metcalf
Michell’s
Michigan Peat
Mid Island Floral Supply, Ltd.
Minneapolis Floral Company
Minshall The Florist, Inc.
Moehring-Woods Flowers
Moeller Greenhouse
Moncrief’s Wholesale
Greenhouses, Inc.
Monterey Flowers, Inc.
Morgan’s Nursery & Plant Farm
Mountain State Greenhouse
Muennich Sales, Inc.
Napco Marketing Corp.
Navlet’s Flowers & Gift
Neitzert’s Greenhouse & Florist
Netcong Village Florist
Nettie’s Flower Garden, Inc.
Nickeson Greenhouses
Norben Import Corp.
Norl Schut Greenhouses, Inc.
Nouvette Trading Ltd.
Novacek Greenhouses
Nuckton Company
Ann O’Bleness
Oak Grove Fernery
Oakland Nursery
Obra Verde Growers
Oelschig Nursery, Inc.
Oelschig’s Wholesale Nursery
OHP
Oklahoma Flower Market
Oklahoma State Florist’s Assn.
Oku, Inc.
Oliver Flower Shop & Greenhouses
Orchid Isle Nursery
Orie VanWingerden & Sons
Greenhouses
Stephen Otte
Otto Keil Florist
Pacific Coast Evergreens
Pacific Flower Shippers, Inc.
Pacific Plant Farm, Inc.
Palisade Greenhouse, Inc.
Palm Ranch
Panacea Products Corporation
Paul Meconi Wholesale Florist
Paul Minor, Inc.
Pechiney Plastics Packaging
Penn Hill Farm
Penn State Seed Company
Peter’s Flowers
Phil Gernaat & Sons, Inc.
Plant Products Company, Ltd.
Plantland Garden Center
Plaza Flowers
Gustav Poesch
Poinsettia Pete’s Exotici, Inc.
Poulsen Greenhouses, Inc.
Prairie Flowers & Gifts
Pressell’s Florist & Greenhouses
Preston Altman Etal
Priva Computers, Inc.
Produce Marketing Association
Progressive Growers
Prolific Plants, Inc.
PVP Industries, Inc.
Quality Gladiolus Gardens, Inc.
Quality Wholesale Florist, Inc.
Quinlan-Wasserman Wholesale
Florist, Inc.
R. David Adams Flowers
Radford City Florist, Inc.
Rainbow Farm and Greenhouse
Rainbow Florist
Rancho Tissue Technologies, Inc.
Raney’s Plants
Cindy Rapley
Raymond A Fleck, Inc.
Red Oak Greenhouses, Inc.
Reinecker Nursery
Reliable Glassware & Pottery Co.,
Inc.
Relles Florist
Riverside Wholesale Florist
Robert Fine Associates
Robert L Orth, Inc.
Robertson Of Chestnut Hill Florist
Rod McLellan Company
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Roman J. Claprood of Alabama
Smith, Brock & Weber LLC
The Flower Company International
Walter R. Knoll Florist
Roman J. Claprood of Clarksburg
Sol Spitz Co., Inc.
The Greenery
P. Washburn
Roman J. Claprood of Lima
Sportel Greenhouse
The Grower Talks Advertisers
Wedowee Wholesale Florist, Inc.
George Ross
Springfield Florists’ Supply, Inc.
The Growing Place
Weesies Brothers Farms, Inc.
Royal and Charlene Heins
St. Cloud Floral, Inc.
Thies Farm & Greenhouses
Thomas Weiler
Ruhlig’s Farms
St. Rose Nursery
Thorsen’s Greenhouse
Welch Wholesale Florist, Inc.
S.F. Brannan St. Wholesale
Stan Cassel Greenhouses, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank - Carlsbad RCBO
Safeguard
Star Lake Greenhouse
Toledo Area Flower & Vegetable
Growers Association
Starbright Floral Design
Tom’s Greenhouses, Inc.
West Side Greenhouses
Sam Bridge Nursery’N
Greenhouses
Stemson’s
San Diego Florist Supply Inc.
Stokes Seeds
San Lorenzo of Texas
Satow Growers, Inc.
Sauisa S.A.
Schaap’s Greenhouse
Scherer’s Plant Farm
Lin Schmale-Tate
Schmidlin Produce, Inc.
Israel Schneider
Schneider’s Florist
Stimming Flowers of California
Stonequarry Greenhouses, Inc.
Stringer Wholesale Florist, Inc.
Strong Lite Products
Stutzman Greenhouses
Styer’s Hort. Consulting, Inc.
Suk Farms & Greenhouses
Steve Summers
Sun Gro Horticulture, Inc.
Schundler Company
Sunderman Manufacturing
Company
Robert Schurke
Sunflowers Florist
Scott’s House Of Flowers
Sunwest Wholesale Floral, Inc.
Select Ribbons, Inc.
Superior Florals, Inc.
Selecta Farms, Inc.
Susan’s Florist
Semrau Greenhouses, Inc.
Sweetwater Tropicals
Shannon’s Flowers & Gifts
Swift Greenhouses, Inc
Deloris Shelton
Fred and Martha Swindle
Shemin Nurseries, Inc.
Syracuse Pottery, Inc.
Shenandoah Floral Mfg. Co., Inc.
T L C Polyform, Inc.
Sheppard West, Inc
T. Larry Jones, Inc.
Sheridan Nurseries
Talmage Farm
Shinoda Design Center, Inc.
Bill Taylor
Ken Short
Taylor’s Flower Shop &
Greenhouse, Inc.
Shreveport Flower Mart, Inc.
Sid’s Greenhouse & Florist
Simon Hoekstra & Son, Inc.
Skinner Advertising Specialties,
Inc.
Tommy’s Wholesale Florist, Inc.
Tremont Floral Supplies, Inc.
Tri-Mar, Inc.
Tropical Foliage Plants, Inc.
Trudy’s Flowers
Trueleaf Technologies
Tuinstra Greenhouse, LLC
Twin Lake Greenhouse, LLC
Ulery Greenhouse Company
Westerlay Roses
Weston Trucking Co.
Weyerhauser Tissue Culture Center
Whistle Stop Florist
Wholesale Flower Market, Inc.
J. Wilcox
Wild Flowers Quality Wholesale
Virginia Wienhoeber
Uncle John’s Plant Farm
Willard DeHaan & Son
Greenhouses
Union County Florist Supplies, Inc.
William F. Puckett, Inc.
United Floral Supply, Inc.
William Pinchbeck, Inc.
United Flower Growers Co-Op.
Willow Run Farms
United Wholesale Florists of
California
Wilson Farm, Inc.
University of Alaska
Windmill Nursery
Utah Roses, Inc.
Value Network Service
Van der Salm Farms, Inc.
Jim and Cyndy Van Namen
Van Wingerden Greenhouses
Vanni Nursery, Inc.
Vestal Woda Farms
Vickery Wholesale Greenhouse
Vinson & Fortiner
Windler Wholesale Floral Company
Witmers’ Greenhouses, Inc.
Wolfe Wholesale Florist, Inc.
Wooden Shoe Greenhouses, Inc.
Everett Wright
X.S. Smith, Inc.
XYZ Imports, Inc.
Yoshitomi Brothers
Zipperer Farms, Inc.
Vis Seed Company
Viviano Flower Shop
Terra Nigra, Inc.
Vogt’s Flowers, Inc.
Texas A&M
Vogue Flowers & Gifts, Ltd.
Texas State Florists’ Assn.
Tyrus C. Voigt
The Conard-Pyle Company
W. W. McAllister Company
Harry and Katherine Smith
The Country Greenery
Wagenmaker Farms, Inc.
Smith Gardens, Inc.
The Flower Basket, Ltd.
Waldo & Associates
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West Hills Greenhouses, Inc.
If You Don’t Support Floriculture, Who Will?
A thriving industry is one that is supported by those in it. Help secure a
stronger, more sustainable floral industry for generations to come.
Become a proud supporter of AFE by making a tax-deductible
contribution:
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AFE protects the floral industry by funding research to solve scientific
challenges posed by disease, pests and other environmental issues.
■
AFE scholarships help educate the next generation of floral industry
leaders.
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AFE donations are perpetual gifts to an ongoing endowment, which
generates dividends to fund research and scholarships.
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TEXT YOUR PLEDGE! Text “grow”, your
name and amount to 91011 to make a
pledge to AFE. Grow Your Name $100
Since 1961, AFE has funded
more than $15 million in
research, scholarships,
internships and grants.
AFE Research Helps:
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Increase vase life
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Garner customers & increase sales
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Improve floral packaging & shipping
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Combat pest & diseases
AFE Scholarships Provide:
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Support the floriculture industry by donating at
www.endowment.org/donate.
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www.endowment.org
(703) 838-5211
afe@endowment.org
Hands-on training for future industry
leaders
Opportunities for students to learn the
trade from professionals
Skilled students for the workforce
Through the American Floral Endowment, you are investing in the future
of your industry – likewise, you are investing in your own future.
Your participation in the Endowment Dinner, your annual pledge and
other support are greatly appreciated.
On behalf of the Endowment and the floral industry,
we extend to you our special thanks!
American Floral Endowment
1601 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 838-5211 • Fax (703) 838-5212
afe@endowment.org • www.endowment.org

AFE`s Dinner Program - American Floral Endowment

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