Graeter's scoop shops are giving away free cones of Elena's Blueberry Pie ice cream from 4-8 p.m. Sept. 5 in a partnership with The Cure Starts Now, a local nonprofit that fights against pediatric cancer. It is part of their Cones for the Cure campaign.
All scoop shop locations will be giving away free scoops of the ice cream served in a sugar cone. No purchase is necessary and there is a limit of one cone per customer.
This is one of two secret pop-up days in September when Graeter's and The Cure Starts Now Foundation — "one of the only cancer foundations dedicated to a 'homerun' cure for all cancers, starting first with one of the most deadly and difficult cancers: pediatric brain cancer" — will be partnering to give away free ice cream.
Since joining together in 2009, Graeter's and The Cure Starts Now have raised more than $772,000 with Cones for the Cure. This year, Graeter's hopes to raise $180,000 according to a release. There will be donation opportunities available when you visit a shop to get your free cone.
Graeter's Elena's Blueberry Pie flavor was created in 2008 when the ice cream company auctioned off a chance to create your own flavor in support of The Cure Starts Now. The winners worked to craft a flavor to honor Elena Desserich, whose death from a rare form of pediatric brain cancer inspired the creation of the childhood cancer nonprofit. According to Graeter's, "Elena's Blueberry Pie honors the memories of all young lives affected by pediatric cancer and supports The Cure Starts Now's mission to find the Homerun Cure for all cancers."
Elena's Blueberry Pie pints are also available in your grocer's freezer and in scoop shops. A portion of pint proceeds benefits the nonprofit as well. And, yes, the word "blueberry" is spelled incorrectly on the pint, but Graeter's said they would rather give the money spent on reprinting to the foundation instead of fixing the mistake.
