[ShareTompkins] Correction: In Cahoots with Bloom

[McKenzie Jones Rounds]

Hi everybody,

There are some corrections to the email I sent previously. I hope you can
join us on February 8th. Please email mckenzie at bloominithaca.com with any
questions.

Thanks!
McKenzie

In Cahoots with Bloom

Ithacans! Please join the Mama's Comfort Camp (a local support network of
moms) as we show our overwhelming support for Bloom after a recent robbery.
Bloom, a retail store and play-space on the Ithaca Commons, is owned by two
mother entrepreneurs, and its play space has become a second home to many
Ithaca mothers and care givers. We want to lift our voices in an outpouring
of financial and emotional support in order to demonstrate that we will not
be silent after a thoughtless act of vandalism. We invite the community to
join us as we take a stand to sustain a local downtown business that makes
Ithaca a more family-friendly town.

Co-owners Draya and McKenzie were shocked to learn that Bloom had been
robbed in the middle of the night in early January. While they feel
incredibly lucky that their store and merchandise were not damaged, they
lost a considerable amount of cash and were responsible for fixing their
shattered door, neither of which are being covered by their insurance.
Although this was a devastating violation, Draya and McKenzie are amazed by
and grateful for the outpouring of support they have received from the
Bloom community. Please join Mama's Comfort Camp in offering them a hand to
replenish some costs and feel that their store is loved and safe!

We have organized two events to help them recover:

A cash mob event for Saturday February 8th encourages all those who depend
on and support Bloom to come out and shop. Anyone can shop on that day
whether to purchase for yourself and your family or a family you know will
benefit from ethically sourced toys and clothes. They will also have gift
certificates available for purchase that can be used for play or
merchandise.

This will run from 12pm to 5pm. We will have light refreshments laid out
along with Courtney Schroeder, of Little Buddhas Yoga, who will offer yoga
for children and families.

As a more direct fundraising event, on the evening of Saturday February 8th
from 8:30 to 10 the local branch of Mama's Comfort Camp will be sponsoring
a Mama's in Pajama's Party. This will be a luxurious evening of sensory
awareness. Please wear your comfiest pjs or casual clothes. We will be
enjoying niblies and Bubbly as well as indulging in presentations by: -Yael
Saar, Founder and Keeper of the Mama's Comfort Camp will be guiding a
Self-Kindness ritual involving gentle movement and nourishing self-talk.
-Avital's Apiaries will soothe your winter weary skin by providing scented
and unscented Winter Balm for Yael Saar's self-kindness ritual, as well as
free soap samples for everyone. One lucky guest will win a goody bag fit
for a queen with "Malka" Dead Sea Salt soap, "Vashti" Winter Balm, and
other treats (a $30 value!). -Lital Dorchin will be teaching LILA - a
ritual north african ritual of women's healing, connecting, and dancing in
the old ways. -Other wonderful presenters are in the works, so stay tuned.

You can find the event here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/227003400816835/

Clarification: Cash Mob February 8th 12-5. light refreshments and
children's yoga. Join us to shop!! February 8th 8:30pm to 10:30. Niblies,
bubbly, dance, self-kindness, girlfriends, oh my... Mothers/women only
(sorry dads) $25 at the door, or free for those who would spend $50 and up
shopping at the store on that day.

Background:

Bloom is Ithaca's newest destination for children and families with their
fun and interactive play space and ethically sourced retail store on the
Commons. Since the winter of 2012-2013 caregivers have been shopping for
responsible play clothes and toys and bringing their little ones to enjoy
the comfort and stimulation of their art space, loft, play restaurant, and
bean bags!

www.bloominithaca.com | www.facebook.com/bloominithaca

Mama's Comfort Camp is a free support community online and in real life. We
are over 1000 mothers from all around the world (over 500 are from the
Ithaca area) connecting via a private facebook group to offer loving peer
support online and mutual assistance locally. Together we normalize the
challenges and celebrate the joys of the roller-coaster ride called
motherhood, all in a safe space free from judgment, protected from
unsolicited advice, and steeped with respect and kindness. In Ithaca we
enjoy a vibrant and responsive network of local moms helping each other
out. We hold free monthly support meetings, play-dates, moms nights out,
and classes. Free and open to all kinds of moms with kids of kids of ANY
age. Whether you are a mother of a newborn or a grandmother (or in any
stage in between) you are welcome to join us at
https://www.facebook.com/mamas.comfort.camp
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