10/04/2022
Smile: a facial expression in which the eyes brighten and the corners of the mouth curve slightly upward. Smile. A feeling of happiness, joy, love, & amusement even. Smile. A sign of friendship, peace, & playfulness. Smile.
Like the smile our island curves, like the smile our island gives and loves and offers peace. Like the smile our island is constant, sometimes fading in hard times but always remembering to show up.
Our future at Spoondrift is unknown. It is a gut wrenching hard reality. It is a numbing nightmare that these images don’t even do justice to provide.
One thing remains in perfect condition. An orange smile shirt. This shirt remains with 10+foot flood waters, 150+mph winds, and pure chaos. This shirt remains on what our staff knows to be the most wobbly mannequin we found in the Noah’s Ark thrift store garbage. This smile shirt is hope. This smile shirt is strength. This smile shirt is sanibel.
Where to even begin with the memories that fill these walls for the last 4 years. I can tell you the most joyous act in this world is that of providing food. To see our staff dancing and singing. Our customers becoming our family. Working side by side with my father -my absolute hero. We hope our customers know that not one thing we did was without intention and love and above all a smile.
We will help our community in anyway we can, as hard as it may be. We are extremely grateful for those rescued and the efforts our city and state are putting forward to help the island. For those we lost - your memory will forever be eternal.
It is extremely hard for us to ask for help but what we are facing is above and beyond our control. If you can donate to our go fund me (link attached) - so we can help mend our business, home, and help our staff- we would be extremely thankful.
It’s not goodbye it’s see you later. And hey *cries* smile 😊
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-samson-family-hurricane-ian-survivors?member=22435177&sharetype=teams&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer