shi SUPPORTER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Bobbie Sweet
DONOR

Bobbie Sweet is one of SHI’s longest standing donors. Active in preserving the environment on multiple fronts, not only through her generous donations to SHI, she also serves on the boards at the Nature Conservancy, the Ocean Conservancy and the Island Institute.

Bobbie grew up in Illinois and spent her summers exploring the wild in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It was there that she gained a profound love of nature that set her on a conservation mission that she has continued to pursue throughout her life.

Bobbie and her brother, Doug Kinney, provide breadfruit seedlings from the National Tropical Botanical Garden to SHI’s partnering farmers. Incorporated into farmers’ agroforestry plots, these seedlings grow into trees that produce up to 400 pounds annually of low-fat, nutrient-dense carbohydrates.

Over the years, her donations to SHI have contributed to countless projects from establishing school gardens in Belize to reforesting degraded land in Honduras.

Standing the test of time

Bobbie’s relationship with SHI is a story of continuity. Not only has she been a regular donor for over twenty years, she’s also witnessed SHI’s long-lasting effects on the communities it partners with.

Bobbie’s husband, Cy, is united in her support of SHI. When Cy passed away several years ago, SHI planted a small grove of trees in Panama to honor his memory.