Environmental Education & Community Start Here
Environmental Education & Community Start Here
Our Team
Ricelle “Bunny” Grossinger is a lifelong activist and educator with roots in the non-profit sector. One of Bunny’s most notable, impactful works was her involvement as an executive board member in forming the American Disabilities Act in the 1990s. She was also a proud professor at New York University and served on countless other boards in her lifelong career.
Bunny proudly continued a legacy of community development at Grossinger’s Catskill Resort Hotel near the village of Liberty, New York. Grossinger’s started as a small farm for New York City residents seeking a healthier lifestyle in the lush countryside. This small farm soon ran out of space as guests were sleeping across the lawn and would later become one the most renowned communities in New York’s history that eventually had its own zip code.
Bunny’s Flowers honors the life and legacy of its founders’ family history through the Bunny’s Wish Program and many other community services
Gregory Booth has over 20 years of experience in the social services network including having served as a social worker and an eligibility specialist in child care subsidy work.<br>
Gregory and Brandon Grossinger met while working in a nursing home kitchen as teenagers, and later co-founded Bunny’s Flowers.
Brandon Grossinger has been working in community development and education for over 20 years. His impassioned leadership skills have driven his work in elevating local activism and birthing sustainable, collaborative solutions to meet community needs for long-term sustainability.
Brandon is a graduate of the National Outdoor Leadership School’s educator program and has applied his learnings throughout his extensive work experience. His work includes assisting the Youth Services Agency’s outdoor adventure and music therapy programs, and teaching and mentoring at-risk youth in juvenile detention.
He also co-founded Broad Street Beats, which served North Philadelphia’s children and families through various educational programs that were later adopted by various churches and other educational organizations throughout the city to help increase its community impact.
As a community development consultant, Brandon has served alongside an array of community leaders and organizations notably Miracle Corners of the World NYC, and Blue Ocean Global Technology.
Rabbi Adam Jacobs was born and raised in New York and has lived in Boston and Jerusalem, where he received his rabbinic ordination. He completed his B.A. in Music from Brandeis University and has a Masters of Jazz Performance from the New England Conservatory. His writing has appeared in the Huffington Post, the Times of Israel, the Algemeiner Journal and Aish.com. He has a podcast on music and spirituality called The Secret Chord and is the host of a YouTube show on science and theology called Beyond Belief. He lives in New Jersey with his wife Penina and 5 children.
A Philadelphia Native, born at the Presbyterian Hospital, Francine began her education at S. Weir Mitchell Elementary School, Evelyn Graves Christian Academy, 2 years Undergraduate College of Arts & Science major at Temple University, and 3 years at Saint Joseph’s University, with a BS in Elementary Education, SJU Alumni member. Also proudly a Board Member of WAHTPhilly, Women Against Human Trafficking Philly,(https://womenagainsthuman-trafficking.com) I am a self-published author of 3-books of poetry:_ Every Rose Has a Thorn, a collection of poetry-.
I am a weekly podcast host of The Exceptional Scribble Show- a live-streaming audio broadcast that airs on Tuesday nights @ 8PM EST, via the www.talkshoe.com Internet server, since May of year 2014. The show’s platform is a backdrop used both to promote Literacy and to promote INDIE/Independent Literary Artists and Independent Artists in general. I invite writers who are published to come on to the panel and to share their published literary works. The goal and objective is that each special guest artist in the spotlight- discuss in depth- the Process, Purpose, and Prose behind writing and or delivering relevant, Spoken Word Art & Poetry, i.e. sharing their JOURNEY as a Literary Artist and where they plan to be within a trajectory of 5yrs as an accomplished Poet and or Spoken Word Artist.
I have been a Teacher & Educator for almost 30 years, a child literacy advocate, and a literacy enrichment specialist. I am a published freelance journalist. Writing is my Passion and assisting writers in developing book ideas is my joy. My passion to be a part of Bunny’s Flowers stems from being an Artist as a child, sketching Flowers was always a joy. To be a part of an organization that loves and understands flowers and environmental education is an honor for me.
Mike is the owner of CrossFit Summa in Doylestown, PA as well as a Health and Physical Education teacher at the independent Crefield School in Chestnut Hill, PA. He is committed to helping the communities he serves stay fit, healthy, and happy through education. Mike and his gym, CrossFit Summa, are striving to improve the surrounding community with a passion for helping others through service projects and following through its commitment to equity and inclusion.
At the Crefeld School, he is involved in the schools mission to empower young students who are capable of critically thinking, being socially active, and leaders of change in their communities.
Mike is excited to be a member of Bunny’s Flowers, an organization that shares many of his ideals, morals, and passions for improving the world around us.
