Help Mother/Daughter Business Rebuild

When Laurie and her daughter, Alice, decided to go into business together, nothing sounded as sweet as opening up an ice cream shop! The duo moved to Sanibel Island, a beloved travel destination, where they purchased and rebranded an ice cream shop and became true fixtures of the community. Sanibel's Best Homemade Ice Cream and Sanibel's Best Bakery & Coffee Shop was born! It was rare to walk into the ice cream shop and not see Laurie or Alice (or both) working tirelessly to create sweet treats for vacationers and locals on Sanibel Island. These two women are not the types to open a business and leave the operation to be run by employees -they put their heart and soul into this business and dedicated themselves to the community. Sanibel's Best partnered with the Captains for Clean Water, raising money for a full year to support environmental education regarding Florida’s estuaries and Everglades. On September 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian tore through Southwest Florida, decimat...View More