Turning the Sunflower Festival into the not-to-be-missed event of the summer would not have been possible without the generous help and support of our sponsors. It has been through our loyal sponsors that we have been introduced to new sponsors, and thus the relationships have grown. Rather than simply brand the event with the names of our sponsors, we have tried to reinvent the wheel and provide visibility in a more creative and exciting way. Brainstorming with large companies has been a challenging and rewarding process.

Thomas Pink, the epitome of classic elegance, will dress the Sunflower staff in a rainbow of colors. They have also kindly agreed to place a full page "Sunflower" ad in The New York Times. Thomas Pink will also dress our host Henry Buhl, and he gets to keep his shirt!

City New York… the well-known downtown magazine has been a long and generous supporter of the SoHo and TriBeca Partnerships, coming on board to support the Sunflower Festival with advertising and contacts with their advertisers that help our event… John McDonald, the publisher, and his staff have generously donated free ads and made introductions to downtown companies.

Gift Bags… a bag that you will want to carry all summer… think pink. The designer is the New York Observer. The paper and our staff put our heads to gether and designed a bag that will debut at our event. Free ads also will help us let their readers know about our party.The Observer has always been supportive of the Soho and TriBeca Partnerships.

eCityofStyle.com… a precursor to style on the web, concise original content and features, links to stylish sites. Travel begins at eCityofTravel.com… their features include exclusive Delta Express destination guides to Florida cities, original travel contests, destination links and much, much more… Through their many contacts we were introduced to Delta Express.

Delta Express and their management has made the travel portion of our silent auction possible. Their contacts in Fort Lauderdale and Orlando also brought us our hotel gifts in the silent auction. Delta Express has some new routes and wants all of you to hear about travelling with them.

Mor Vodka… looking not only to supply their product but also to help furnish and brand our VIP cocktail area, they have partnered with a furniture company to execute a setting that typifies a "Mor Vodka Club".

Nestled in the north fork of Long Island's Bordelaise microclimate, Castello di Borghese/Hargrave Vineyard has crafted classically proportioned wines since 1973. Blessed with a 210 growing season and sandy lone soils, Long Island's first estate vineyard ferments vintage after vintage of critically acclaimed wines.

Exclusive Champagne… From the House of Pommery comes the charming Champagne Pommery Brut Royal, a blend of tradition and sophistication and introducing POP, the unconventional champagne served in a personal-sized bottle with its own personalized straw. We wouldn't be caught dead this summer after dark without our POP.

Anne Fontaine is a member of the SoHo and TriBeCa partnerships. She will tuck in something special to the silent auction as well as to the goody bag. AND … We are most grateful that she will give a cocktail party on September 11th to announce what happened to the Knights and Ladies and the winning bidders on their "date"!