In The Loop with SCARF
Sunlight Children’s Advocacy and Rights Foundation
June 2014
Issue 6/Volume 8
Suzi Thien, Executive Director
Thank you to all who attended our first annual Sporting Clay Shoot
on May 22nd at the Murphy and Sons course in Augusta! It was a
great success. We were honored to have
Teresa Vail, Miss Kansas 2013, help us
kick off the event (picture, left: Cale
Stephens, Joe Vittitow, Miss Kansas
Theresa Vail, Kelly Herzet, & Rex
Stephens.) Thanks to the following
companies who sponsored teams: GT
MidWest, Kice Industries, AJ Well
Services, Sundgren Real Estate,
Andover CPA, Stephens Farms, Vantage Properties, and Holly
Frontier. Thank you to our event sponsors: Cabelas, Meritrust,
American Ag Credit, Ace Augusta, Ace Andover, Darin LaCrone, Jet
BBQ, and Mark Murphy. We are looking forward to next year’s event!
Thank you to all of our generous donors!
We are proud to announce that we have
exceeded our $2.5 million Capital
Campaign goal!
Because of compassionate donors like you, construction has begun on
Sunshine Children’s Home. The funds exceeding our goal will go
towards operating expenses as we build policies and staff to respond to
the child clients who have been removed from their homes due to abuse
or neglect. We expect to finish construction by the fall.
“In the Loop with SCARF” is a memo to friends and
supporters of Sunlight Children’s Advocacy and
Rights Foundation. It is mailed on the
first Monday of each month.
Thank you to Circle High School’s Senior Class for hand-making 38
blankets for Sunshine Children’s Home! Shelly
Nibarger led the seniors in the service learning
project. Children from your community who have
been removed from their own homes will feel
welcomed and cared for because of your hard
work. People like you are making a difference.
We had record attendance at the 8th Annual Buckaroo Ball. We are
so grateful to the more than 430 attendees at Murfin Stables in April. You
helped us raise over $140,000 and we had a great time doing it! With
Kyle Bauer from KFRM 550 acting as Master of Ceremonies, we enjoyed
live and silent auctions, dancing with the Bucky Fowler Band, and a steak
dinner catered by Mike McCoy/Real Deal Catering. Thank you to all who
responded to your invitation to enjoy a western-themed event to benefit
abused and neglected children in your community. Because of you,
these children are finding safety at SCARF.
SCARF Serves Children in YOUR Community
Kimmy’s parents told her not
to let her uncle do that to her
again, and she should get over
it and not tell anyone. She
saw her uncle every week and
was afraid. Kimmy was glad
to tell the truth to someone
who cared at SCARF.
Andover
123
18
Potwin
Augusta
99
4
Rosalia
Beaumont
2
59
Rose Hill
Benton
17
49
Towanda
Douglass
51
16
Whitewater
El Dorado
313
26
Elk Co
Elbing
1
31
Greenwood Co
Thank you for
Latham
3
Leon
31
137
Other
helping Kimmy
Total, 2007-2013
find safety.
980
SCARF Board & Staff
Mark Conway, President
Susan Koslowsky, Vice President
Linda Ralston, Secretary
Mike Clifton, Treasurer
Lee Butler, Board Member
Randy Coffman, Board Member
Leah Ford, Board Member
Terry Huelskamp, Board Member
Cindy Miles, Board Member
Matt Morris, Board Member
Seth Nesmith, Board Member
Suzi Thien, Executive Director
Tammy McKibban, Program Assistant
Keri McWethy, Sunlight CAC Coordinator
Mickey Yaghjian, Sunlight CAC Family Advocate
Sunlight Children’s Advocacy and Rights Foundation
Mission: To provide resources and facilities that support and protect
abused and neglected children and their families.
Suzi Thien, Executive Director: [email protected]
P.O. Box 967 * El Dorado, KS 67042
Phone: 316-313-4107 * Website: www.scarfks.org