Bill Sinkin to celebrate 100th birthday @ Incarnate Word, 5-17
By Kathleen Petty
San Antonio Magazine
If you plan to wish Bill Sinkin a happy 100th birthday, you’d better bring your bowtie.The longtime community leader and founder of Solar San Antonio will celebrate a century of life during a party and fundraiser Friday at the University of the Incarnate Word’s Rosenberg Sky Room. And, in homage to the sharply dressed solar advocate, bowties are required. “He’s known for his bowties,” says Kristin Dunlap-Little, director of community affairs and special events. “If you don’t come with one, you’ll have to purchase one.”
Along with bowties, Sinkin’s celebration will include a special toast from Mayor Julián Castro and a performance by the San Antonio Symphony, which has composed a piece in Sinkin’s honor. Guests also can participate in a raffle drawing for the chance to win a roof-mounted solar power system worth $16,500.
Lanny Sinkin, Bill’s son who now serves as executive director of Solar San Antonio, says his dad has always believed that anything’s possible. Whether it was the organization of HemisFair, the creation of Goodwill of San Antonio or his work with solar energy, Bill Sinkin has taken a can-do approach to life.
“That’s part of what makes him special,” says Lanny. “He doesn’t know how to slow down. It’s not in his DNA. He’s remarkable”
Bill Sinkin, who still spends time in the office advocating with the solar energy nonprofit he started in 1999, says spearheading new ideas, such as Solar San Antonio, simply takes work and patience. “We were thrilled to have an opportunity to work with solar power,” he says. “(I felt) that it was the cleanest and greatest power our country offers.”
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