Foundation set to receive historic preservation award for restoration work
Sunflower Foundation has been selected by the Topeka Landmarks Commission and the Shawnee County Historical Society to be recognized Saturday afternoon at their annual Historic Preservation Awards ceremony at the Kansas Statehouse. Sunflower Foundation will be receiving an award for the work it has done to restore two prominent 1920s era buildings on the historic hill […]
Bipartisan Policy Center bringing Dole Series to Kansas
The Bipartisan Policy Center and Sunflower Foundation are pleased to present the 2023 Bob and Elizabeth Dole Series on Leadership, with this year’s topic exploring the future of rural health care, with a focus on Kansas. Those attending the event will be by invitation only and will include a diverse group of experts and stakeholders […]
Foundation’s Burger attends Trails Summit
Elizabeth Burger, Sunflower Foundation Vice President of Healthy Communities, was in Reno, Nev., earlier this week participating in the 2023 International Trails Summit, co-hosted by American Trails and the Professional Trailbuilders Association. But Elizabeth was more than just a participant as she joined a panel to discuss the topic of Sustaining the Momentum of the […]
Partnership supports integrated care
Access to behavioral health services remains a critical issue for far too many Kansans, particularly those living in rural areas, where specialized support is often difficult to find. Sunflower Foundation has long supported innovative efforts to modernize the state’s behavioral health care delivery system and improve access to services, and we believe that integrated care […]
Flint Hills Trail receives grant
Sunflower Foundation is proud to have been a partner in the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks successful efforts to secure the $24.8 million federal RAISE grant that will be used to complete the final stretch of the 118-mile Flint Hills Trail. Elizabeth Burger, Vice President of Healthy Communities and coordinator of the Sunflower Trails […]
Zimmer named new CFO
The Sunflower Foundation is pleased to announce the hiring of veteran financial controller Shanna Zimmer as its new chief financial officer. Zimmer, of Topeka, joins Sunflower Foundation after spending the previous six years as a controller in both the health care and nonprofit sectors. She brings considerable experience in accounting processes; financial planning, reporting and […]
Scott gives $4M gift
Gift Will Help Organization Expand on Wide-Ranging Health Philanthropic Work TOPEKA, Kan. – Sunflower Foundation is pleased to announce that it has received a one-time, unrestricted gift of $4 million from billionaire philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott. “We are grateful for and humbled by Ms. Scott’s gift,” said Billie Hall, Sunflower Foundation president and CEO. […]
Foundation launches Food is Medicine
As health systems across Kansas struggle to address the growing prevalence of chronic disease, which can cause devastating effects on individuals and families and contribute to the rising costs of health care, Sunflower Foundation is focusing on the critical role nutrition can play in preventing, treating, and even reversing these conditions. On Aug. 24, the […]
Mildred Store Remains Hub
MILDRED – Regena and Loren Lance have fond childhood memories of shopping at Charlie Brown’s grocery store in their tiny hometown of Mildred, Kan. Located in a building built in 1913 that once was a hardware store, feed store, garage and eventually a grocery store in the former cement boom town, Charlie Brown’s was the […]
Trails Can Fuel Tourism
K-State Research and Extension First Friday e-Call set for Aug. 5 TOPEKA, Kan. – When a community develops public trails, it’s not only making an investment in the health and well-being of its citizens, but also improving the appeal and vitality of the community itself – to residents and visitors alike. How trails can be […]