02/15/2026
An update from Pineapple on Main
My sweetest POM Friends,
I’ve been sitting with this message for a few days, trying to find the right words, and the truth is, I’m not sure there are words big enough to hold all of the emotions in my heart right now. But what I do know is this: I am incredibly grateful for you.
Earlier this week, while I was in New York at the kids’ show, I received a call that there had been a pipe burst in the space above Pineapple on Main, and water had come through the ceiling into the store. We immediately left the show and rushed back, only to find the store blocked off out of concern for the ceiling. I couldn’t go inside, but I could see enough to know there had been significant water damage.
The restoration team began carefully removing the damaged ceiling and affected areas to prevent further issues. Watching parts of the store I’ve lovingly built over the past six years come down was truly heartbreaking, but I also understood it was a necessary step toward rebuilding.
In the middle of that shock, something incredibly beautiful happened.
My sweetest customer and vendor friend, Sarah, created a GoFundMe to help support the rebuilding of POM. I was overwhelmed, not just by the generosity of the donations, but by the prayers, messages, encouragement, and love that poured in from this community. During what is already one of the slowest seasons in retail, that kindness brought me a sense of comfort and relief I can’t fully explain.
Then, just two days later, I received another call: a second pipe had burst in the space above the store in a different area, again sending water through the ceiling into Pineapple on Main.
This time, I stood inside and watched as water moved through the space, realizing we were no longer talking about repairs, we were facing a full rebuild. Fixtures, displays, equipment, and much of the inventory built over years of care will all need to begin again.
It’s a daunting moment.
But somehow, it also feels filled with light, all because of you.
Every prayer, every message, every offer to help, every donation. They have wrapped our family and this little store in more love than I knew was possible. I am deeply humbled. Truly. And more grateful than I could ever put into words.
Pineapple on Main has always been about community, about celebrating babies, families, milestones, and everyday moments of joy. And now, in a way I never expected, this community is holding me up. That is a gift I will carry forever.
We will rebuild.
And when we reopen our doors, it will be with even more gratitude, purpose, and love than before.
If you feel led to support the rebuilding of Pineapple on Main, you can visit the GoFundMe here:
Please know that your kindness, whether through prayers, messages, sharing our story, or donations, means more to me than I could ever express.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for loving POM so well.
With endless gratitude and hope,
Kathy
Pineapple on Main 💛
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