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Cultural and Environmental Consultant
Sunflower Board of Directors
Melissa Livingston President
Bill Epstein
Vice President
Jaime Greenberg
Secretary
Lora McCoy
Sue Petersen
Carol Deaktor
Susan Caruso
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2601 Saint Andrews Blvd.
Boca Raton, FL 33434
561 482-3412
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Sunflower Community Businesses
New on our website-- we're compiling a list of businesses and services provided by Sunflower community members and friends.
Business listings on our website are $25 per year. Included in this price is a monthly link from our e-newsletter, which reaches an audience of approximately 300+ subscribers, to the Sunflower Community Businesses section of our website.
For more information, please e-mail the Sunflower office with the subject "Sunflower Community Businesses" or call 561 482-3412.
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 Greetings!
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Drop In Anytime!
Explorers and Explore a Story offer drop-in classes
Did you know you can visit
many of our classes on a drop-in basis? Just call first to let us know you're coming.
Drop-In Rates for Explorers and Explore a Story:
$18 per class drop-in
or $96 for a series of 6 classes ($16 per class)
Sunflower Explorers offers kids ages 6-10 a safe, nurturing environment to interact with peers in a slightly more structured version of our popular play-based programs. Classes meet Wednesdays, 3:30-5:00 pm, at Sunflower. Our new 6-week Explorers theme, Passport to Foreign Adventure, begins this Wednesday with food, music, art and storytelling from India!
Explore a Story, created by master storyteller Mij Byram, allows children ages 5-8 to make storytelling their own with unique characters, conflicts and alternate endings. Kids have a blast acting out well-known stories, creating new endings, and making up their own stories in this fun class, Fridays, 3:30-4:30 pm, at Sunflower. This week's story is Work Fairies: a woman wishes she didn't have to work so hard, but when the Work Fairies come and take over her life she has to figure out how to get rid of them! It will take some creativity and negotiation to make them leave--is your child up for the challenge?
For information on drop-in rates for our other classes, please call 561 482-3412
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This Month's Film Night is All About Play
What do all of us mammals have in common? The ability to play. Play has a powerful impact on learning and development. And it's not just for kids.
In this month's film, "The Mother of Invention" (part one of The Promise of Play, a series of three films produced by The Institute for Play and televised by American Public Broadcast), discover what Jane Goodall and other researchers have learned about the importance of play throughout our lives. The ability to master and enjoy a changing world may depend on how well we play.
Share & Learn Pizza and Film Night
Saturday, Oct. 16, 5:00-7:30 pm
at Sunflower Creative Arts
UU Fellowship of Boca Raton, 2601 Saint Andrews Blvd.
Call 561 482-3412 for reservation
Dinner at 5:00 pm. Film at 5:30 pm sharp.
Discussion will follow the one-hour film.
$10/person suggested donation for pizza dinner and church use.
Limited childcare available for a fee. Please call 561 482-3412 by Wednesday, Oct. 13, to reserve.
Sunflower's Share & Learn Pizza and Film night is a monthly night out for the whole family, featuring films that examine hot topics relevant to everyone who cares about children.
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New Class for Children with Special Developmental Needs Begins Next Week
DREAMS, facilitated by Seedlings teacher Michele Iemolo, is a unique and integrative mommy and me class for children with special developmental needs ages 3 to 5 years old and their parents. This class provides interactive movement and music and an opportunity to network and connect with others in a child-friendly atmosphere.
Free DREAMS Workshop for Parents and Professionals
Saturday, Oct. 16, 2:30-4:00 pm, at Sunflower Creative Arts
Michele will reviewing the basics of dance/movement therapy (DMT) so you can use and practice these simple principles with your children.
DREAMS for Special Developmental Needs
Weekly classes begin Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2:00-3:30 pm, at Sunflower Creative Arts
Drop-in fee is $25
Class size is limited. Please call 561 482-3412 to register.
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Volunteer Coffee
Sunflower is growing and we need your help to put our plans into action!
If you're interested in volunteering with Sunflower in any capacity, we invite you to join us for a Volunteer Coffee on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 9:00-10:30 am, in the Rockberger room at the UU. Seedlings will be in session during this time, so please park in the back and enter through the western double doors off the lot.
Come by and learn about all the ways you can help us out, whether you have a lot of time to give or a little.
Contact Jennifer Ligeti for more information.
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Cultural Enrichment Outings
Ellen Stone, Environmental and Cultural Consultant to Sunflower Creative Arts, invites you to attend four exciting cultural field trips this year.
Outings include three shows at The Playground Theatre in Miami, as well as a special tour and art exhibit at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens, also in Miami. Sunflower is organizing carpools to each of these events.
Outings will take place on Nov. 14 (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland play), Jan. 16 (The Love of Three Oranges play), Feb. 26 (Fairchild gardens and sculpture exhibit) and May 1 (The Red Thread play). Additional information on each outing, including prices, is available on our calendar. Deadline for ordering tickets is Nov. 5. For more information, contact Ellen Stone: 561 866-2876. |
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October Outreach News
Featuring our free community programs, Roots & Shoots and Shakespeare for Everyone
 Roots & Shoots
Peace Day, celebrated last month, was a huge success! We received lots of great feedback and the many photos speak volumes about the fun we all had while spreading the message of peace.
This month, Re-Cycos (age 10-18) and Shooting Stars (age 9 and younger) began work on their first community service project of the year, a garden plot at Pearl City Community Garden. This is the second year Sunflower Roots & Shoots has tended a plot in the community garden; the harvest is donated to Boca Helping Hands.
See our calendar for up-to-date information on upcoming meetings and community service projects.
Shakespeare for Everyone
Sunflower's repertory theatre group aims to bring free performances to students, seniors and any audience who might not otherwise get to see Shakespeare performed live. Actors ages 10-18 perform in full costume, with scripts in hand, so they can concentrate their energy on bringing their characters to life.
The players have been busy this fall preparing scenes from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Taming of the Shrew, and Comedy of Errors. They will perform their first show Dec. 4, 1:00 pm, at the outdoor amphitheatre at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. Members of the Shakespeare for Everyone troupe also will perform during our Fall Skit Shows, Nov. 7, at Sunflower.
Sound like fun? Contact Susan to schedule an audition to join this group as an actor: 561 482-3412. |
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Parenting Safe Children Book
 Feather Berkower, presenter of the popular Parenting Safe Children workshop that Sunflower has sponsored in the past, has a new book out: "Off Limits: A Parent's Guide to Keeping Kids Safe from Sexual Abuse."
The book, like Feather's empowering workshop, is full of practical and proven information, advice, and tips on how to keep your infant, toddler, child, and teen off limits to sexual abusers.
Order Feather's book or read excerpts here.
For more information, visit Feather's website, which includes a wealth of resources for parents and professionals: http://www.parentingsafechildren.com/
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October links
Green Halloween is a non-profit, grassroots community initiative to create healthier and more Earth-friendly holidays, starting with Halloween. Their website includes tips on green parties, treats, costumes and more: http://www.greenhalloween.org/
It's not just for eating... Halloween candy can be used for art supplies and science experiments. Learn about one family's candy experiments at this blog: http://www.candyexperiments.com/
How does your family handle all the candy that comes with trick-or-treating? Share your tips with us on Facebook. |
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All the best,
Susan Caruso
Sunflower Creative Arts |
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