Left to Right- Board President Mike Purnell, Quinn and Stu Natale-exceptional vendors, Irene Edlebeck-Exceptional VendorLeft to Right- Sam Bear- Executive Director Blossom IDD, Mike and Cindi Purnell Co-Founder’s of Blossom IDD and Cedarburg MercantileStrawberry Fest Day 1! Left to Right- Emma Leonhard-participant, Kalindi Drewry- Board Member and Participant, Emma Gaffney- Board Member, Lauren Buchanan- ParticipantLeft to Right- Sam Bear- Executive Director Blossom IDD, Mike and Cindi Purnell Co-Founder’s of Blossom IDD and Cedarburg MercantileVolunteer Spotlight! Mary Jo Deflorentiis and her daughter Katie (employee at CM and participant with Blossom IDD)Check out all of the awesome photos from this weekend. Doesn’t even capture half the fun we had!
June 25-26, 2022 Strawberry Fest in Cedarburg Was back in action! The store was open the whole weekend promoting our vendors, both exceptional and supporting. Along with that we had exceptional vendors and individuals who participate in Blossom IDD come by and support the organization and our partnership. So many amazing people popping in to chat, just say hi, and shop! We are so grateful to all of the customers who supported our mission, all of the vendors who put faith in what we are doing, and all of our community who continue to back us every step of the way!
Our June Garden Party was a big one! Just under 20 individuals made the drive up to Green Bay, WI. Blossom IDD was able to coordinate a group tour of Lambeau Field. We were able to see the various private suites, squeezed into the elevator ALL together, go down to the field (don’t worry we…
Mercantile is the brainchild of Samantha Bear and Cindi Purnell the profits from the store will support Blossom IDD which aims to help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
This past month (May 19, 2022), Blossom IDD members and supporters had the wonderful privilege to participate in Balance Inc.’s 30th anniversary gala! We had an absolute blast. A huge thank you to Karen Cohen for the generous invitation, Erin Calfa photography and Lillian Short for the wonderful photos, and of course Balance Inc. for…
