**This is an external event benefiting Bloom.

**This is an external event benefiting Bloom.

**This is an external event benefiting Bloom.

Save the Dates!

June 1, 2024

Highmark Walk

DeSales University

Bloom is a Participating Non-profit

September

Bloom for Women

Celebration

October 2, 2024

Freedom Benefit Dinner

Hotel Bethlehem

November 2-8, 2024

Lehigh Valley Anti-Trafficking

Awareness Week

Numerous Events

December 2024

DIY Holiday

Centerpiece Workshop

Regular Monthly Prayer Meetings

The sessions will now take place on Zoom from

12:00-1:00 p.m. the second Monday of the month:

May 13, June 10, July 8 and so on.  

If you are interested in joining us for prayer,

please email us.

"Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her."

~Luke 1:45

Dinoli Rowlands

This month, we’d like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our board member, Dinoli Rowlands. Dinoli brings to her role at Bloom her 20-plus years of experience in the financial services industry, particularly as it relates to empowering women. As a PNC Treasury Management Officer and Certified Women’s Business Advocate, she works closely with her clients to ensure their financial well-being.

Dinoli’s first awareness of Bloom’s mission came when she heard CEO Carol Andersen speak during a Lehigh Valley Human Trafficking event about five years ago. Thereafter, at a calligraphy class taught by Carol at our Bloom Creative Studio in Bangor, she became particularly aware of the various needs of our safe homes and residents. She put on her thinking cap and got creative.

Join Bloom's Sustainer Circle Today!

Make an Immediate Impact!



The Sustainer Circle is Bloom’s monthly giving program supporting critical resources to fund the work of providing sanctuary and a continuum of care to heal, empower and employ women survivors of sex trafficking.

The Sustainer Circle recurring monthly gift is an automated, monthly giving program where members support Bloom all year round and sustain the important work of our programs.

It’s convenient! No more checks to write or no monthly reminders to set! This saves you time and reduces printing and postage costs.

Has immediate impact! In 2023, monthly recurring donors contributed $78,570! We are grateful for this on-going support!

It's timeliness! You know your gifts will always be on time and will go to work immediately, changing survivors’ lives each and every day!

Click the button below to join our Sustainer Circle!

My Sister's Closet

Host a Private Gathering at MSC

It is the perfect time of year to gather friends for some shopping. Why not do it at My Sister's Closet where you can shop for a cause! Contact Rebekah Fritchman for more information on hosting a private event at our boutique!

Host a Pop-up Shop

Is your church, business, assisted living/senior housing facility, or community organization looking for a way to support Bloom's mission? Why not arrange to have us bring one of our pop-up shops to you? Your members will love the convenience of shopping our beautiful handbags, jewelry and other accessories right at your location. Contact Rebekah Fritchman for more information.

VIP Shopper Club

Join our VIP Shopper Club and take advantage of special perks from coupons, invites to private shopping events to first looks at new items and exclusive sales! Click here to learn more.

Attention VIP Members:

Is it time to renew your VIP Shopper

Club membership?

If you signed up in April 2023, it's time to renew.

Stop into the store or click the link below:

April Sale!

April 22-27

15% off full price bottoms (slacks, jeans, and skirts)

New Bloom Sweatshirts

New colors at the closet!

Now Accepting Donations!

We are now accepting spring and summer clothing!

Please check our website for details on what we will and will not accept.

Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes,

and having fun. We do this at Bloom Creative Studio (BCS)!!

Come visit our Studio to see the endless possibilities to experience creativity. We are located at 34 Broadway in Bangor.

On April 7^th BCS partnered with SOS Pet Rescue and we held a pottery workshop here at the Studio. We had 21 individuals come out to support two great causes. The individuals made pet bowls for their furry friends and did amazing work. Most of the participants had never worked with clay or it had been years since they last worked with it, They took the leap to be creative!

The ladies at our Jasmine House are learning to make pottery bud vases that we are planning to sell for Mother's Day, Look for them shortly. Also several of the ladies will be be doing a Community Outreach on April 20th at the Pen Argly YMCA . They will be offering face painting as well as promoting the Studio. Hopefully with our new pamphlets that they will be handing out it will bring in some new faces.

On May 2^nd we are offering a card-making class and the spots are filling up fast, so if you are interested, check out our website. If you are interested in doing pottery, please call the Studio at 610-588-4775.

We continue to do private events and right now we have four scheduled between mid-April and mid-May, which is so awesome. If you have a group you want to gather together for a creative time think about booking with us. 

Wish List for the Studio:

Old costume jewelry

Blow dryers to help dry the paint quicker

Kid rocking chairs

Amazon gift cards are always wonderful for supplies.

Contact us via email or call us at 610-588-4775 if you have items to donate. Thank you!

Bloom is a faith-based non-profit organization with the mission of providing sanctuary and a continuum of care to heal, empower and employ women survivors of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation. As part of its mission, Bloom offers emergency response, a two-year residential program, pregnant survivor services and an independent living program in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. Bloom follows the model and is a sister community of the remarkably successful Thistle Farms Nashville program. In addition, the Bloom Creative Studio, located in Bangor, Pa., is a social enterprise to leverage art as a healing tool and provide employment opportunities for survivors. Bloom also has a women’s upscale, resale boutique, My Sister’s Closet, based in Bethlehem, Pa., providing employment opportunities for survivors, community volunteer opportunities, and financial support for the organization. 

610-866-5755

info@bloomforwomen.org

www.bloomforwomen.org