Screamin' Mimi's Ice Cream - Ice Cream is fun, but we take it seriously!

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October 28, 2005 marked Screamin' Mimi's 10 year anniversary. We decided to celebrate a couple of different ways.

April of 2005 we participated in the Apple Blossom Parade and won 1st Place with our float, conceived by Art Director Nicola Neidermier. We were fortunate to have several hard working Analy students participate by dancing non-stop behind the float for the entire parade. Lead by dance instructor and Screamin Mimi's employee Charlotte Nehm, they earned every ounce of free ice cream they received and more. The solo male dancer was none other then our solo male employee at the time, Tom Polley. They were a stellar group of performers. That day we gave away 800 samples of our ice cream to anyone who "Screamed for Ice cream!"

We then revised the float to participate in the Rose parade in Santa Rosa in mid May. At this event we gave away over 1500 samples of ice cream to happy onlookers!

The Friday after Thanksgiving was Free Ice Cream Day. Because it was Thanksgiving weekend we knew past employees would be home visiting. So we got them back for a few hours to celebrate, work and eat while we gave way ice cream and collected donations for local and worldwide charities. Focusing on children, we chose to collect funds for Food Bank of the Redwoods, COTS, the public schools in Sebastopol and Africare. We were able to collect over $1200 between the groups. We also served over 3000 cones that day as a thank you to Sonoma County for supporting us and voting us Sonoma County's Best Ice cream every year since we opened in 1995.

Over the years we have had such great employees work at Screamin Mimi's. We were so lucky to have so many volunteer to come back that day and help us. From our first employees hired to the most recent, Screamin' Mimi's is Sonoma County's best ice cream because of their efforts when doing their jobs. We are so fortunate to know these people who started as employees and became friends.

We look forward to the next 10 years in Sonoma County. We are already planning the celebrations!