As you may have seen in an earlier blog post, the Spirit Farm hoop build was challenging and exhausting due to the miserable weather and less than perfect hoop kit that arrived at the site. Jeff and I decided to throw our volunteer hoopsters a party to show our appreciation, and to make it even better, we scored some door prizes to give away from some awesome and generous Selma supporters.

Our volunteers were really pleased, and felt extra-appreciated. We were thrilled that folks in the community are so generous and thoughtful. Thank you so much to:

Catherine from Red Shoes, one of Ann Arbor’s best gallery and gift shops, donated a sweet smelling, long burning soy candle from her home wares collection. Red Shoes has cool everything -from sweet and funky gift cards, to lovely jewelry; and baby gifts to graduation presents. Catherine takes extra care with the special gift wrapping, adding to the loveliness. Be sure to stop by her place, check out the fairy door on her front porch, give her cute pup some love, enjoy her pretty little canaries, buy a little something, and tell Catherine thanks for her support.

Arbor Teas, the neighborhood tea company owned and operated by Jeremy and Aubrey Lopatin, gifted our volunteers a beautiful bag of herbal berry tea, packed in their new, completely compostable bags. Arbor Teas in deeply committed to fair trade, organic teas, and eco-friendly packaging. They bicycle deliver in Ann Arbor, and ship all over the world. If you haven’t had an opportunity to try their teas, come by and have a cup some Friday morning soon, or, even better, order a bag of your favorite tea from their website, and be sure to mention a thanks for their support of RP&F!

Mary from Everyday Wines was both generous and thoughtful. She donated a hefty gift certificate to use in her lovely Kerrytown store, so that the door prize winner could choose exactly what they want from her ample supply of reasonably priced white, red and bubbly selections. Mary also offers beautiful accessories to her wine selections, including glasses, openers and other items, and there are always some delicious bottles of sparkling wines chilling in the front case, just waiting for a spontaneous picnic or party. She also carries some Pot and Box goods-when I was there the other day there were some sweet little terrariums all ready to come home and spread some happy plant joy. Stop by her shop soon, and let her know you appreciate her support of our work!

Last but not least, John Roos, of Roos Roast Coffee donated a couple of bags of his best coffee in all the land brew. What can we say about Roos that captures his enthusiastic, consistent, glorious support of all RP&F events? I’m not sure if regular words work. How about hugetastic? Or fabumassive? You get the idea. Check out Roos’s latest venture-his coffee shop on Rosewood. Stop in, buy a pound or two, and be sure to thank John for his ongoing support of all things Selma.

We all had such a great time at the party we want to keep it going. Sign up for our next hoop build here, and be part of the community that builds hoops together, and celebrates our successes together with drinks, snacks and door prizes galore. Are you someone who has a service, a shop, or a product you would like to donate to our volunteers as a door prize for our next party? Please contact me and let me know!

Big thanks again, to everyone. See you soon,

~Lisa