{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Thumbcoast.tv | ebw.tv - Serving Port Huron and the Thumbcoast","provider_url":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv","title":"A Little Something: Scoop\u2019d","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"lyIt67aId1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/a-little-something-ice-cream\/\">A Little Something: Scoop\u2019d<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/a-little-something-ice-cream\/embed\/#?secret=lyIt67aId1\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A Little Something: Scoop\u2019d&#8221; &#8212; Thumbcoast.tv | ebw.tv - Serving Port Huron and the Thumbcoast\" data-secret=\"lyIt67aId1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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Lucie DeLine co-manager of A Little Something, said the new layout and ice cream has been a big hit with customers. \u00a0 \u00a0DeLine added the store sells Ashby\u2019s 16 most popular favors, including Michigan Pothole, Superman and Jacked Up Tennessee Toffee. They also have a little something for everyone with no sugar added varieties or a dairy-free option like Raspberry Pomegranate Sorbet. \u00a0 \u00a0The store also continues to sell unique gifts and Michigan made products. But A Little Something is more than just a retail store with sweets. All proceeds from the store help fund programs for the nonprofit Touchstone Services. \u00a0 \u00a0The nonprofit, which also runs Blue Water Clubhouse, provides programs for employment, community access, wellness and other rehabilitative services for adults with barriers to employment. The mission of A Little Something is to assist people\u00a0in refining work skills, including customer service and merchandising, to aid their return to competitive work in the community. \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cThe store has kind of evolved in stages,\u201d Redfield said. \u201cIt actually came about because of a need we had at the Clubhouse.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0Blue Water Clubhouse serves adults living with and recovering from mental health issues. It\u2019s a community that provides opportunities for friendship, employment, housing and education. \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cThe other unique thing about Clubhouse is we focus on an individual\u2019s strengths, talents and abilities rather than a diagnosis,\u201d Redfield added. \u00a0 \u00a0A Little Something was born because of the Clubhouse\u2019s summertime garage sales the organization used as a fundraiser. Because of the garage sales\u2019 popularity, Redfield started looking for ways to make them year-round. \u00a0 \u00a0The store began as a resale shop with job training run by Sally Smith. Soon it got too big for Smith to handle herself, so she shifted her focus to the vocational training and DeLine moved up to store manager. \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cDuring that time we were kind of transitioning from resale items to more gifty items, more Michigan stuff, basically just trying to find our niche,\u201d Redfield said."}