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December 12, 2025
Sunflower Bakery fills orders ahead of Hanukkah — and trains chefs with special needs
December 26, 2024
Hanukkah treats with Sunflower Bakery
2025
The MoCoShow, July 28, 2025 – Sunflower Bakery Graduates Find Sweet Success at New Rockville Wegmans
2023
Cribwolf Talks, November 12, 2023 – Cribwolf Talks: Disability Employment – Sunflower Bakery 
VoyageBaltimore, November 6, 2023 – Check Out Jody Tick’s Story
The Daily Record, October 27, 2023 – Moore promotes start of pilot year for Md. service year program
Jewish Life Now, September/October 2023 – Smart Cookies
NBC4, July 11, 2023- Maryland baker starts business to overcome adversity
WUSA9, July 12, 2023 – Gaithersburg baker opens small business despite learning differences
Sunflower Celebration 2023 Event Video
WUSA9, April 20, 2023 – Sunflower Bakery Recognized for Its Mission
FOX5, April 20, 2023 – Maryland Delegates Visit Bakery Students with Learning Disabilities
ABC7, April 20, 2023 – Maryland Lawmakers Give Citation to Sunflower Bakery
2022
ABC7 Evening News December 15, 2022
ABC7 Good Morning Washington, Small Business Spotlight December 15, 2022
MoCo360, October 31, 2022 – Help Someone Build Skills and Find a Job
Sunflower Bakery: Enabling Pathways to Employment
Washington Jewish Week, October 26, 2022 – 2022 Best of Jewish Washington Winners
Tribute to Sara Portman Milner
Rockville Reports, January 21, 2022 – Rockville Recognizes Those Carrying on King’s Legacy
2021
JewishInsider, December 23, 2021 – At Sunflower Bakery, life skills baked into the kosher cookies
North Bethesda Neighbors, December 2021 – Sunflower Bakery’s Recipe for Community Building
Food Activist Magazine, Fall & Winter 2021-2022 – Walk the Walk
FOX5 News, November 30, 2021 – Giving Tuesday: Sunflower Bakery
Sunflower Appreciation & Graduation Event 2021
Bethesda Magazine, May 16, 2021 – Cookies & dreams
Go Dairy Free, March 13, 2021 – Maryland: These Restaurants Keep Hunger at Bay for Dairy-Free Diners
2020
Our Recipe: Get Trained, Get Hired
2019
2018
Washington Jewish Week, October 26, 2018 – Best of Jewish Washington 2018 Winners
Washingtonian, January 9, 2018 – Washingtonians of the Year 2017
Washington Jewish Week, January 10, 2018 – A sweet honor for bakery co-founder
2017
Sunflower Bakery 2017 Graduates
2016
Washington Jewish Week, July 6, 2016 – You Should Know… Kelsey Pitta
Sunflower Bakery 2016 Graduation
Jewish Food Experience, February 21, 2016 – Sweets and So Much More
Baltimore Jewish Times, February 3, 2016 – The Ability to Succeed
SourceAmerica Design Challenge 2016: The Change Maker, January 7, 2016
2015
Bethesda Magazine, November – December 2015 – The Guide to Giving
ArtStream, October 13, 2015 – Disability Employment Awareness Month – Shaun McDonald
Bethesda Magazine, September-October 2015 – Table Talk: Café Sunflower
Washington Jewish Week, March 19, 2015
Montgomery County Media, Connecting our Community, January 13, 2015
2014
Sunflower Bakery Part II, Zeh Lezeh (For One Another) Blog, May 2014
Sunflower Bakery Part I, Zeh Lezeh (For One Another) Blog, April 2014
WJLA Harris’ Heroes, April 23, 2014
2013
Jewish Food Experience, September 18. 2013
DC News FOX 5 DC WTTG, July 10, 2013
eJewish Philanthropy, June 2013
2011
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