{"id":2447,"date":"2013-09-25T15:47:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T15:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afe.epicenter1.com\/news\/murder-sex-and-greed-make-afes-2013-fundraising-dinner-one-to-remember"},"modified":"2024-03-18T21:46:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T21:46:31","slug":"murder-sex-and-greed-make-afes-2013-fundraising-dinner-one-to-remember","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/murder-sex-and-greed-make-afes-2013-fundraising-dinner-one-to-remember","title":{"rendered":"Murder, Sex and Greed Make AFE&#8217;s 2013 Fundraising Dinner One to Remember"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/featuredimage_2013dinner-960x675.jpg\" alt=\"Murder, Sex and Greed Make AFE's 2013 Fundraising Dinner One to Remember\" class=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"675\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1693\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1693\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/tommoeller2013dinner-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Moeller at 2013 Fundraising Dinner\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-1693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teleflora Chairman and AFE Development Chairman Tom Butler (left) and AFE Chairman Paul Bachman (right) congratulate FTD, Inc. Executive Vice President Tom Moeller.<\/p><br>Murder, sex and greed were on the menu for the 200-plus attendees of AFE\u2019s 2013 fundraising dinner, held in conjunction with the Society of American Florists\u2019 Annual Convention in Phoenix.<br>In the <a title=\"Asesinato, sexo y avaricia\" href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/awareness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>animated eye-opening awareness video<\/strong><\/a> that debuted at the dinner, murder, sex and greed describe solutions AFE-funded research has unearthed, from controling and eliminating pests to solving breeding and genetic issues.<br>\u201c\u2018Murder\u2019, \u2018sex\u2019 and \u2018greed\u2019 are not words normally associated with our industry \u2013 until now, and for good reason,\u201d Charles Kremp, AFE Trustee and Public Relations Committee Chairman, said.<br>This new video takes a bold and shocking approach to reach the industry and explain how important the Endowment is to advancing floriculture for all industry segments.<br>AFE Development Chairman Tom Butler announced <a title=\"Fondos nominativos\" href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/afe-named-funds-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>five new undesignated named funds<\/strong><\/a>-including The FTD Fund, now AFE\u2019s second largest named fund. Undesignated funds allow AFE to use donations where they are most needed and can be created with a pledge or donation of $25,000 or more.<p><\/p><h2>The new undesignated funds are:<\/h2><ul><li><strong>The FTD Fund<\/strong> \u2013 $450,000<\/li><li><strong>The Ecke Family Fund<\/strong> \u2013 $275,00<\/li><li><strong>The Mellano &amp; Company Fund<\/strong> \u2013 $100,000<\/li><li><strong>The Olive Hill Greenhouses Fund<\/strong> \u2013 $75,000<strong><br><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Sunlet Nursery, Inc. Fund<\/strong> \u2013 $25,000<\/li><\/ul><a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/gabeandpaul2013dinner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1766\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1766\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/gabeandpaul2013dinner-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Gabriel Becerra and Paul Bachman at 2013 fundraising dinner\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/gabeandpaul2013dinner-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/gabeandpaul2013dinner-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/gabeandpaul2013dinner-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/gabeandpaul2013dinner-250x187.jpg 250w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/gabeandpaul2013dinner-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/gabeandpaul2013dinner-1080x807.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AFE Chairman Paul Bachman (right) commends AFE Chairman-Elect Gabriel Becerra on reaching the Patron Club.<\/p><h2>Also recognized for reaching new giving levels:<\/h2><p><strong>Bachman\u2019s and the Bachman Families<\/strong><br><strong>Mellano &amp; Company<\/strong><br>The Platinum Club (more than $100,000 in giving)<br><strong>Familia Altman<\/strong><br>The Diamond Club (more than $75,000 in giving)<br><strong>Berwick Offray LLC<\/strong><br>The Gold Club (more than $50,000 in giving)<br><strong>Candle Artisans, Inc.<\/strong><br>The Builder Club (more than $25,000 in giving)<br><strong>DeJong Greenhouses<\/strong><br>The Benefactor Club (more than $20,000 in giving)<br><strong>Flores doradas<\/strong><br><strong>ProFlowers<br><\/strong>The Patron Club (more than $15,000 in giving)<br><strong>Phoenix Flower Shops<\/strong><br><strong>Billy Heroman's<\/strong><br><strong>Dramm Corporation<\/strong><br>The Founder Club (more than $10,000 in giving)<br>\u201cThe bottom line is that the industry needs support to advance and prosper \u2013 every donation, small or large, continues to give,\u201d Butler said.<br><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013DinnerReception.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2975\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2975\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/2013DinnerReception-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"2013 Fundraising Dinner Reception\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013DinnerReception-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013DinnerReception-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013DinnerReception-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013DinnerReception-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013DinnerReception-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/2013DinnerReception.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 200 attendees chatted and networked at the fundraising dinner\u2019s reception.<\/p><br>Chairman Paul Bachman reported AFE is funding more than $400,000 this year in scientific research, grants and scholarships, including three new scholarships: The American Florists Exchange Scholarship, the Julio and Sarah Armellini Scholarship and the Richard T. Meister Scholarship. In total, AFE now awards <a title=\"AFE Scholarships\" href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/becas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>23 different scholarships<\/strong><\/a> annually, ranging from $500 to $5,000.<br>AFE also announced the recent launch of the <a title=\"Floriculture InfoSearch\" href=\"https:\/\/floricultureinfosearch.ces.ncsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Floriculture InfoSearch Library<\/strong><\/a>, funded by AFE with North Carolina State University, is a powerful search engine for convenient and comprehensive access to floriculture information dating back to the early-1800s. From just Sept. 1 to Sept. 17, the website had 56,230 hits and 1,558 unique visitors.<br>Results were released from the <a title=\"Floral Marketing Research Fund\" href=\"https:\/\/www.floralmarketingresearchfund.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Floral Marketing Research Fund\u2019s (FMRF)<\/strong><\/a> new study on Purchasing Barriers for Non-Flower Buyers, made possible largely by a $600,000 donation in January from the Flower Promotion Organization (FPO). To access the study or others, like a social media guide or study about flowers as gifts, <a title=\"Floral Marketing Research Fund\" href=\"https:\/\/www.floralmarketingresearchfund.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>create an account online for free<\/strong><\/a>.<br>Additional photos from the dinner are available on the <a title=\"AFE Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fb.com\/americanfloralendowment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AFE Facebook<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong><a title=\"AFE Google+\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/103748133615457484850\/posts?partnerid=ogpy0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Google+<\/strong><\/a> or by contacting AFE Communications Specialist <a title=\"Suzanna McCloskey\" href=\"mailto:smccloskey@afeendowment.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Suzanna McCloskey<\/strong><\/a>.<br>Make an <a title=\"Donar\" href=\"\/es\/www.wordpress.endowment.org\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online donation today<\/strong><\/a> and help the Endowment continue to support the industry!<p><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","news-categories":[32,31,29],"class_list":["post-2447","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-categories-donors","news-categories-latest-news","news-categories-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Murder, Sex and Greed Make AFE&#039;s 2013 Fundraising Dinner Memorable<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Murder, sex and greed were on the menu for AFE&#039;s 2013 fundraising dinner, which raised $30,000. 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