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Thank you 2018 donors!
February 06, 2019
Thanks to all of our donors from the past year for your generous contributions.
Your support is greatly appreciated and allows us to continue providing programs and other important benefits to the industry.
AFE is the floral industry’s endowment — a place where all industry members can invest to help solve critical challenges.
Tackling industry challenges is something that can’t be done overnight, or by one individual or company; it takes a collaborative effort and the support of many.
You play an important role in helping us advance the industry through our research, scholarships and educational programs. And we want to thank you!
2018 Donors
- Accent Decor
- Acolyte Technologies Corporation
- Alaska Peony Growers Association
- Alaska Peony Marketing Group
- Alaska Perfect Peony
- Albin Hagstrom & Sons, Inc.
- Ashley Alexander
- Alexandra Farms
- All My Thyme
- Allan’s Flowers & More
- Allburn Florists
- Allied Hort Sales, Inc.
- Altman Family
- America’s Florist Inc.
- Americangrownflowers.org
- AmericasMart Atlanta
- Teresita Amore
- Anonymous Donation
- Anytime Flowers
- Aquamatics
- Arctic Alaska Peonies
- Jeff Argo
- Arizona Family Florist
- Armellini Logistics
- Ian Ashdown
- Asocolflores
- Association Specialty Cut Flower Growers, Inc.
- Kathryn Bacastow
- Paul & Barbara Bachman
- Baisch & Skinner Wholesale Florist
- Baker & Tayler Books
- Ball Horticultural Company
- Ball SB L.C.
- Bandy Ranch Floral
- Guiomar Barreiro
- Michael and Mary Leider Barss
- Bay City Flower Company, Inc.
- Bradley Beck
- Berger Horticultural Products
- Berkeley Florist Supply Company, Inc.
- Berwick-Offray, Hampshire Paper and Lion Ribbon
- Betallic Balloon
- Betallic LLC
- BFG Supply
- Bill Doran Company
- Billy Heroman’s
- BioWorks, Inc.
- Blackmore Co., Inc
- Sylvia Blankenship
- Bloom Konnect
- Bloomaker USA
- Bloomerang Solutions
- BloomNet, Inc.
- Blossoms on Monroe
- Blumz…by JR Designs
- Bonide Products, Inc.
- Bonnett Wholesale Florist, Inc.
- Bottomley Evergreens & Farms
- David & Stacy Boulton
- Bouquet Collection, Inc.
- Boven’s Quality Plants
- Brierley, Johnson Florist
- Brighten Floriculture LTD
- David and Claudia Brodsky
- Bundi Gardens, Inc
- Burge Flower Shop, Inc.
- Burton + Burton
- CalFlowers
- California Assn. of Flower Grower & Shippers
- California Pajarosa
- CallaCo
- Camflor, Inc.
- Karen Cancino
- Candle Artisans Inc.
- Cedar Grove Gardens
- Ken Chatham
- Debi Chedester
- Chrysal Americas
- Chrysler Commercial Marketing Fund
- City Line Florist
- Erin Clark
- Richard and Wendy Cohen
- Ross Como
- Computer Solutions, Inc.
- Continental Flowers, Inc.
- John Corbett
- Costa Farms
- Creative Displays, Inc.
- Richard Criley
- Sten Crissey
- Edward Cronin
- Kasey Cronquist
- Ana Cruz
- CTI Industries
- Curate
- d. stevens llc
- D.S. Cole Growers
- Dakota Products
- Dallas Market Center
- Jim Daly
- Dandelions Flowers & Gifts LLC
- Danziger Flower Farm
- Margery Daughtrey
- David Austin Roses Limited
- Kevin Day
- William De Berry
- Lori De Hertogh
- Mary Bell De Hertogh
- DecoWraps
- DeJong Greenhouses, Inc.
- James M. Del Prince
- DeSantis Florist
- DESIGN MASTER color tool, inc.
- Designs by Buddy, LLC
- Details Flower Software
- Diamond Ridge Peonies
- Diamond-Line Container Corp.
- Dillon Floral Corporation
- Huguette Dionne
- John M. Dole
- DollarTree.com
- Traci and Mark Dooley
- Susan Doyle
- Dramm and Echter, Inc.
- Dreisbach Wholesale Florist
- Christopher Drummond
- Dutchman Tree Farms
- DV Flora
- DWF Wholesale Florists
- E.G. Hill Company Inc.
- Eason Horticultural Resources, Inc.
- Eco Fresh Bouquet
- Edwards Florist, Inc.
- Elizabeth Westerback
- Miu Eng
- Equiflor/Rio Roses
- Exotic Flowers
- Expoflores
- Express Seed Company
- Expressions Floral Design Studio
- Falcon Farms
- The Moscone Family
- James Faust
- John Feldtmose
- Fern Trust, Inc.
- Ron and Terry Ferriss
- Fides BV
- Fiesta Toy
- Tom Figueroa
- Fitz Design
- Flopak USA
- Florabundance, Inc.
- Floral Boutique
- Floral Delivery Ease, LLC
- Floral Design Institute
- Floral Essentials
- Floral Finance Business Services
- Floral Greens Farmers of Florida
- Floral Merchandising Systems
- Floral Supply Syndicate
- Floraline Display Products
- FloralStrategies
- Floranext – Florist POS and Websites
- Florasearch, Inc.
- Florexpo
- FLORISTWARE
- Florists’ Review Magazine
- Flot-Aire Refrigerators
- Flower Farm
- Flower Shop Network, Inc.
- FlowerBox
- Flowers by Dick & Son, Inc.
- Flowers by George, Inc.
- Flowers By Steve, Inc.
- Flowers from Sky’s the Limit, Inc.
- Focal Pointe Outdoor Solutions, Inc.
- Karen Fountain
- Four Seasons Flowers
- Frank Adams Wholesale Florist
- Fred C. Gloeckner Foundation, Inc.
- French Florist
- Fresca Farms, LC
- Fresh Bloomers Flowers and Gifts
- Steve Frye
- FTD Inc.
- Jim Futterman
- G & G Distributors, Inc.
- Charles Gainan
- Gary Gallup
- Pete and Brenda Garcia
- Gardens America, Inc.
- Garrison Hill Florists, Inc.
- Richard Gebel
- Gene’s Beaver Floral
- Georgia State Floral Dist.
- Laura M Gerhold Gee
- Miranda Gerritsen
- Sharon Gillespie
- Ellen Gitelman
- Golden Flowers, Inc.
- Beth Goldstein
- Sue Gooch
- Robert Gordon
- Amy Gorin
- Barry Gottleib
- David Graper
- Greater St. Louis Flower Growers Assn.
- Green Bay Botanical Garden
- Green Point Nurseries, Inc.
- Green Valley Floral, Inc.
- Lisa Greene
- Griffin Greenhouse Supplies, Inc.
- Grolink, Inc.
- Growing Green
- Drew Gruenburg
- GTB / Ford Motor Media
- JoLynn Gustin
- Charlie Hall
- Cindy Hanauer
- Harvest Import, Inc.
- Henry C Alders Wholesale Florist, Inc.
- Joel Hernandez
- Hi-Rise Balloons and Floral Supplies
- Ellie Hikes and Tony Ketelaar
- Hill’s Imports
- Hillcrest Garden Inc.
- Hobby Hill Florist
- Holland America Flowers, LLC
- Patricia Holloway
- Nancy Hooper
- Horstmann Brothers, LLC
- Hortica
- Allen Houck
- Darrell Housden
- Houston School of Flowers
- Jack Howard
- John Howard
- HPP Worldwide / World Floral Expo
- Janie Jackson
- Jacobson Floral Supply, Inc.
- Jamali Floral & Garden Supplies
- Jardines De Los Andes
- Jenny’s Floral
- Karl Jens
- Konnie Jerabek
- Jet Fresh Flower Distributors
- Joseph H. Hill Memorial Foundation
- James L. Kaplan
- Vicki & Jeffrey Kaufman
- Kay Berry
- Kee Kitayama Research Foundation
- Kendall Farms
- Kendall’s Flowers & Gifts
- Kennicott Brothers Company
- Skip Kerr
- Kitayama Brothers/Greenleaf Wholesale Florist, Inc.
- Kitty’s Flowers
- Knight’s Florist
- Koen Pack Colombia
- Amra Kolasinac
- Hugo Kolff
- Christine Kosiorek
- Kremp Florist
- Kube-Pak Corporation
- Kurt S. Adler, Inc.
- LA Flower Market
- Lafayette Florist & Greenhouses, Inc.
- Diane Lagerstedt
- Landmark Plastic Corp.
- Landscape & Nursery Association of Greater St. Louis
- Dwight & Dawn Larimer
- Leider Horticultural Companies, Inc.
- Leisure Arts, Inc.
- Len Busch Roses, Inc.
- Ria Leonard
- Jackie Levine
- Eric Levy
- Janice Lillie
- Livetrends
- Santiago Londono
- Long Island Flower Growers Association
- Longfellow Greenhouses
- John Looby, III
- Louisiana State Florists Association
- Joan M. Lucht
- Robert Lyons
- Thomas Lyons
- Main Street Hub
- Sonja Maki
- Manatee Fruit Company
- Mirella Martinez
- Robin Martinez
- Masterpiece Flower Co.
- Remington Mathis
- Matzke Florist
- Maximum Nursery, Inc.
- Robert and Carol Mayer
- Mayesh Wholesale Florist, Inc.
- Chris McCain
- McCarthy Flowers
- Nora McElroy
- McShan Florist, Inc.
- Jodi McShan
- Meadowscent
- Mellano & Company
- Michael Mellano
- Melrose International
- Martin Meskers
- Messe Frankfurt / Floradecora
- Metrolina Greenhouses, Inc.
- Jill Meyer
- Mary Meyer
- Michigan Floral Association
- Micky’s Minis Flora Express
- Chad Miller
- Dr. Marvin Miller
- Miller’s Flower Land Inc.
- Frank Mischler
- Misty Fresh Cut Flowers
- David & Megan Mitchell
- Robin Mitchell
- Egon and Laina Molbak
- Blanca Mondragon
- Holly Money-Collins
- Jay and Barbara Moskow
- James and Carla Moytnihan
- Mueller Brothers, Inc.
- Multi Packaging Company
- Remko Muntinga
- Murrieta VIP Florist
- Candice Musgrove
- Myriad Flowers International
- Doris K Nakagawa
- Nashville Wraps, LLC
- Sundaram Natarajan
- Nature’s Flowers
- Nature’s Nook Florist LLC
- Terril and Cathy Nell
- Network for Good
- Neubauer’s Flowers, Inc.
- New York Botanical Garden
- Nicholas Fronduto
- Ninomiya-Koda Foundation
- Nordlie, Inc.
- North American Bancard
- Northern Trust
- Norton’s Flowers & Gifts
- Nova Packaging Solutions
- Nuckton Company
- James & Brenda O’Brien
- Ocean Breeze International
- Ocean View Flowers
- Thomas Oconnor
- Olive Hill Greenhouses
- Oregon Flowers, Inc.
- James C. Orling and Jane F. Orling
- Janet Oxman
- Page One Designs
- Kathryn Pahl
- Pajama Sweets
- Ellen Paparozzi
- Passion Growers LLC
- Kate Penn
- Pennock Company
- Pete Garcia Company/Garcia Group
- Peterkort Roses
- Jim & Gwen Phillip
- Phillip’s Flower Shops
- Phoenix Flower Shops
- The Estate of Darlene Piazza
- Pikes Peak of Texas
- Pioneer Flower Farms
- Plant Island Greenhouses, Inc.
- Plaza Advisory Group
- PMN – State Farm
- Pokon & Chrysal USA
- Polar Peonies, LLC
- Por La Mar Nursery
- Portofino International Trading
- Potomas Floral Wholesale, Inc.
- Potter Inc.
- Lisa Pritchett
- Produce Marketing Association
- Progressive Balloons & Gifts
- Progressive Insurance
- Pugh’s Flowers
- Pyramid Flowers, Inc.
- QMT Windchimes
- Quality Growers
- Adalberto Ramirez
- Rebecca Rathbone
- Rebel Hill Florist
- Regency International Business Corp.
- Reliant Ribbons Bows & Trims
- Resendiz Brothers Protea Growers
- Joseph Riley
- Rittners School
- Kevin Roethle
- Roman, Inc.
- Rosa Flora Limited
- Royal Flowers
- Royer’s Flower Shop
- Erik Runkle
- Sakata Seed America
- Rodney L. Saline
- San Francisco Flower Mart
- Sandtastik
- Scenic Place Peonies
- Steven L. Schilb and Toni M. Schilb
- Tannus Schlam
- Lin Schmale-Tate
- Richard C. Schmidt
- Schneider’s Florist
- Jamie S. Schrof Derek P Schrof
- Scott’s Miracle-Gro Company
- Seagroatt Riccardi, Ltd.
- Selecta Cut Flowers
- Seminole Floral Delivery Systems
- Sense Ecuador SA
- Sequoia Floral International
- Shelley’s Flowers & Gifts
- Silver Vase
- Arthur Simon
- Joseph and Donna Simone
- Alfred and Carol Smith
- Joyce Smith Kyne
- Ronald Smith
- Pamela Smith-Almeida
- Smithers-Oasis Company/Floralife
- Eric Smoczyk and Maryanne Smoczyk
- Society of American Florists
- Soderbergs Floral and Gift
- Sole Farms
- Spring Flowers – Flowers n Ferns
- SRC Refrigeration
- Stadium Flowers, Inc.
- Stemcounter.com
- StemPro Systems
- Anne M Stewart
- Stuckmeyers, Inc.
- Susan Sullivan
- Sunburst Farms, Inc.
- Sunlet Nursery, Inc.
- Sunshine Bouquet Company
- Suntory Flowers
- Surf Florist Inc & Miami Beach Flowers
- Syndicate Sales, Inc.
- Tagawa Greenhouses, Inc.
- Ken Tagawa
- Alan Tanouye
- Teleflora
- Temkin International
- Terrill Landscape Contracting
- Texas Specialty Cut Flowers
- Texas State Florists’ Assn.
- The Elite Flower Company
- The Hiawatha Corp.
- The Magnolia Company
- The National Ribbon Company
- The Queens Flowers Corporation
- The Sun Valley Group, Inc.
- Manfred Tidor
- Albert Tierney
- Tomasovic Greenhouses & Nursery, Inc.
- Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition (TPIE)
- United Floral, Inc.
- University of MIssouri
- Eleonora Uribe
- Vacuum Orna-Metal, Inc.
- Michael Valade
- Roberto A Van Der Slurs
- Van Dyk Brothers Wholesale Florists
- Jack and Carolynn Van Namen
- Vanessa’s Flowers
- Vans Inc.
- Vase Valet Enterprises, Ltd.
- Verdifratti, Inc.
- Vickerman Company
- Virgin Farms Direct
- Dan Vordale
- James and Sue Vosters
- Charles and April Walton
- John Wangrin
- Waterous Floral Consultant, LLC
- Brian and Lori Wheat
- Dennis Wheeler
- Nancy White
- Whiz Strip
- Richard and Gail Wholey
- Joep Wiegel
- Willamette Evergreen, Inc.
- Robert Williams
- Wilson Farm, Inc.
- Blair Winner
- Tom Wolf, Sr
- Wolfe Wholesale Florist, Inc.
- Harold Wolfson
- World Flower Council
- Sarah Worley and Samuel Worley
- Lori Yalowchuk-Doty
- Susan and John Yoder
- Sandra Yoemans
- York Flowers, Inc.
- Jennifer Zecher
- Zlesak Plant Breading
- Kenneth Zutz
