Who was Georgette?
Georgette Engler was a mother, a visionary, a caregiver and one strong-willed woman. She and her husband, Roy, raised five children with disabilities at a time when others often institutionalized those who were different.
In 1950, the Maumee couple founded Sunshine Children’s Home to help other families care for their children with disabilities and to help “bring a little bit of sunshine” into the lives of these children through loving care in a clean, home-like setting.
Today, now called Sunshine Communities, we support people with developmental disabilities in their every day life, along with vocational, clinical, therapeutic, recreational, and other services 250 people in northwest Ohio and their families. Learn more about Sunshine here.
Wonderful coffee and fun shop, employing people with special capabilities
Coffee with a cause.
Georgette’s Grounds & Gifts offers supported employment to workers with disabilities in its kitchen, cafe, and coffee packaging areas right down the road.
Our goal is to provide opportunities and meaningful income for people with disabilities locally as well as farmers and artisans around the world. Your cup today not only tastes delicious, it helps ensure we continue to build opportunities for those with developmental disabilities. So please, let this coffee warm your heart. You’ve warmed ours.
A wonderful little place to meet with a friend.