<div dir="ltr">Hi everybody,<br><br>There are some corrections to the email I sent previously. I hope you can join us on February 8th. Please email <a href="mailto:mckenzie@bloominithaca.com" target="_blank">mckenzie@bloominithaca.com</a> with any questions.<br>
<br>Thanks!<br>McKenzie<br><br><p style="font-size:13px;margin:10px 0px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17.940000534057617px">In Cahoots with Bloom</p>
<p style="font-size:13px;margin:10px 0px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17.940000534057617px">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.</p>
<p style="font-size:13px;margin:10px 0px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17.940000534057617px">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!</p>
<p style="font-size:13px;margin:10px 0px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17.940000534057617px">We have organized two events to help them recover:</p>
<p style="font-size:13px;margin:10px 0px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17.940000534057617px">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. </p>
<p style="font-size:13px;margin:10px 0px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17.940000534057617px">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.</p>
<p style="font-size:13px;margin:10px 0px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17.940000534057617px"> 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. </p><p style="font-size:13px;margin:10px 0px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17.940000534057617px">
You can find the event here:
<a class="" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/227003400816835/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(59,89,152);text-decoration:none">https://www.facebook.com/events/227003400816835/</a></p><p style="font-size:13px;margin:10px 0px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17.940000534057617px">
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.</p>
<p style="font-size:13px;margin:10px 0px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17.940000534057617px">
Background:</p><p style="font-size:13px;margin:10px 0px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17.940000534057617px">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! </p>
<p style="font-size:13px;margin:10px 0px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17.940000534057617px"><a href="http://www.bloominithaca.com">www.bloominithaca.com</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/bloominithaca">www.facebook.com/bloominithaca</a></p>
<p style="font-size:13px;margin:10px 0px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17.940000534057617px">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 <a class="" href="https://www.facebook.com/mamas.comfort.camp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(59,89,152);text-decoration:none">https://www.facebook.com/mamas.comfort.camp</a></p>
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