Thursday, June 27th, 2024

Bartlett's Farm Garden Center Tent

Join us for the 24th Annual Blooming Bids Fundraiser for Fairwinds- Nantucket’s Behavioral Health Center.  

Blooming Bids includes an on-line silent auction and in -person party bringing our community together to get ready for summer, raise funds and celebrate!

3:00pm: Feel free to come view the auction items. Planters and window boxes specially created and donated by Nantucket’s talented landscapers and florists and one-of-a kind experiences.  

5:00 - 7:00pm: Celebration including live music, small bites, festive drinks and updates on the ways in which our community is working together to improve mental health on Nantucket.

Online bidding: Will be available for a limited number of silent auction items will begin on June 20th, one week before, at 10:00am. All items will be online and available for bids at 10:00am the day of the event. The auction will end online and in-person on June 27th at 7:00PM.

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Thank You to Our Generous Donors!

2024 Blooming Bids Steering Committee Members

Sue Ellen Alderman, Karen Gagnier, Wendy Greenberg, Sheila MacKeigan, Paddy Nicholls,

Abby Perelman, Nancy Serafini, Eileen Shields-West

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2024 Blooming Bids Volunteers

​​Mark Alderman, Heidi Drew, Natasha Feeney, Chris Gagnier, Nigel Koester, Carolyn Losty, Rachel Meriwether, Zoe Mikhailovich, Joyce & Jim Morgan, Miguel Morocoima,  Steve Perelman, Roberto Santamaria, Ann Smith, St. Paul’s Church Community Members, Amanda Wright

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Thank you to the 2024 Blooming Bids Supporters

Our generous supporters make Blooming Bids possible. We owe so much to you!

Mental Health for All Sponsor - $5,000

Elizabeth Galvin, Joshua & Rena Kopelman, Eileen Shields-West & Robin West, Alison & Charles Townsend

Mindful Leader Sponsor - $2,500

Mark & Sue Ellen Alderman, Ambassador Elizabeth F. Bagley, Beverly & David Barlow, Karen & Chris Gagnier, Michelle & Steve Garfinkel, Eileen Gebrian & Tim Barberich, Maureen & James Hackett Sr., Mary & Robert Haft, Lydia & Mark Kennelley, Nell Morgan & George Wilson, Maria & George Roach, Phyllis Rifkin-Russell & Steven Russell

Stigma Fighter Sponsor - $1,000

Kay Bernon, Anne Carroll, Eriberto Chacon, Helen & Ray DuBois, Caroline Ellis, David & Michelle Gee, Wendy Greenberg & Simon Mihailovich, Cindy & Evan Jones, Michael Kovnet, Chris & Kathleen Matthews, Helene Patterson & Leo Mullen, Janet & Rick Sherlund

Empowerment Champion Sponsor - $500

Kyra Haydock, Murray Camp Nantucket, Nantucket Tents, Carolyn & Jim Losty, Miriam & Herbert Mittenthal, Margaret Ann B. Price, M.D.

Hope Giver Sponsor - $250

Morgan Baker, Jason Bridges, Cape Cod 5, Marion Roland Conley, Kate & Kell Damsgaard, Sheila Daume, Alison & Brian Elworthy, Toby Greenberg,  Sally Horchow & John Seitz, Sheila & Dan MacKeigan, Robin Martin, Nantucket Looms, Paddy & Shane Nicholls, Abby & Steve Perelman, Philip Salerno, Catherine O'Brien Saynor, Dorothy Slover, Carolyn Thayer Interiors

Additional Donors

Clara Bingham & Joe Finnerty, Liz & Matthew Kamens

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In- Kind

45 Surfside, 167 Raw, Ack Professional, Sue Ellen Alderman, Hilary Anapol, Anonymous, Arrowhead Nursery & Furniture, Bartletts Farm, Bruce Beni, Brotherhood of Thieves, Cape Air, Chacon Landscaping, Inc., Chris Powers Landscaping, Cisco Brewers, Current Village, Barbara Dale, Sheila Daume, Dave Ryan Landscaping, David Lazarus, Darya Salon & Spa, Deb Dooley & Paddy Nicholls, Heidi Drew, Eleish Van Breems Home, Enrique's Landscaping, Ernst Land Design, Ezia Athletic Club, Flowers on Chestnut, Karen & Chris Gagnier, Karen Gagnier, The Garden Design Company- Julie Jordan, Kate Glidden, Hafsa & Co., Hill House Home, Hy-Line Cruises, Janice Savery, J&M Landscape Services, Matthew & Liz Kamens, Kitty Murtagh's, Kristina Jelleme, Lemon Press, Lola 41, Marriott Marquis NY, Jan Purdy Metcalf, Millie’s Restaurant, Ricki Millington, Mitchell's Book Store, Moors End Farm, Nancy Serafini Interior Design, Nantucket Bike Shop, Nantucket Bubble Bark, Nantucket Grassroots, Nantucket Historical Association, Nantucket Hotel, OverSeas Gardening, Pip & Anchor, Pumpkin Pond Farm, Ralph Lauren, Rodriguez Laundry, RJ Miller Salon & Spa, Nancy Serafini, Sconset Gardener, Shaws, Eileen Shields-West, Janet & Rick Sherlund, Ann and Phillips Smith, Surfside Taco Stand, Sustainable Nantucket, The Corner Table, The Inquirer and Mirror, Toscana Corporation, Billy Voss, Wicked Waves Waterpark, Heidi Weddendorf, White Heron Theater, White Elephant Resorts, Erica Wilson, Wingworks Landscaping,  Young's Bike Shop