"Bill Bornsheuer has simply adopted us," rejoices Brenda Sharpe, Executive Director of Sunflower House, whose mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect through child-centered programs and interventions. "He's a one man business who spends enormous amounts of time and energy on us--and treats us like we're his best paying customer."

Bill Bornsheuer, coming in after a day of filming a new video for the organization's Valentine Gala, "Mission Possible," is not too excited to be talking about himself. He is, however, passionate about Sunflower House, its people, and what it does for abused children. The growth of the organization and what it does to ease children's pain has been enormous," he says. "I'm just glad to have been a part of it."

Sharpe gives him more than a little credit: "Having lent us his professional services and incredible competencies, he has completely changed our image to the community. I can't give him enough praise."

Bornshueur's one man firm, Studio Graphics, creates multimedia presentations for business meetings and also does TV commercials, offering a complete creative turnkey operation. He puts it simply, "I help people share their ideas creatively." He began in graphics after earning a degree in political cartooning from KU, saying that he has finally ended up on his own, "doing what I love."

He also clearly loves this organization. He became involved in a simple way: friend Tom Bath, an Overland Park attorney, asked him as a favor to do the invitation graphics for an event. Then, many volunteers know the process: "As I became more familiar with child abuse prevention, the more involved I got." He says he really hadn't done any charitable work before Sunflower House, but that he's just "evolved with it." He's been on the Board for six years, chairing the PR committee and leading the charge each April for Child Abuse Prevention Month. He and wife Ann are committed to helping Sun-flower House grow in its capabilities for helping abused children--and Sunflower House staff, children, and other donors couldn't be happier about that!

Myron Cramer is a man who turned a hobby into a job and then, some years later, back into a hobby that benefits others.

Cramer's former livelihood was photography. After attending Wyan-dotte High School where he developed his passion for photography, he eventually moved to Beverly Hills where he lived for five years as a free lance photographer taking pictures of the rich and famous.

Called back home, he took over the family construction company and reduced his photography to a hobby enjoyed especially when he and wife Joyce traveled. But with seven kids, eleven grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren, photo time was limited--until he thought of giving back by providing free photography to groups who can then give back more to their constituents.

So he talked with his wife and she said, great. His company, United States Construction, a design/build commercial, industrial, general contractor, was willing to take on the expense of buying the film and developing the pictures.

So off Cramer drove, taking photos for charities. For free. One event after another, as many as he can do. Last year, he showed up at nearly 40 charity events, even the ones that last all day like the Kansas Special Olympics. He shoots all kinds of images, some ending up as the ‘who was who' shots in the paper, others going home to the participants (especially kids), others on the web site or in the organization's materials. He presents the charities with two copies of each photo and a disk and tells them to use them however will best serve their cause.

And it is all about the cause, he says. Particularly if the cause involves children--"If there's kids, you can count me in." But his work spans much of the charitable world--from ALS to Angel Flight to Leukemia to Operation Breakthrough. If it's a good cause and he can do it, he will, saying simply, "Gosh, I've been so lucky. I've got to give back."