Scoop-a-Thon celebrates 20th year of Teen Center!

THANKS TO DR. ALYSSA GOODWIN OF STELLAR PEDIATRICS AND CHRIS

GOODWIN OF GOODWIN MOTOR GROUP (above) for sponsoring the Teen

Center Scoop-a-Thon! And, of course, Jim Howard of Priority Real Estate Group

(right, middle), for his 20th year of Teen Center partnership and sponsorship! We

couldn’t do it without you, Jim!

As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Brunswick Area Teen Center program this summer, we have set a goal to raise $20,000 to mark this terrific milestone.

To really get things rolling, we recently hosted the annual Gelato Fiasco Scoop-a-Thon fundraiser featuring celebrity scoopers, sponsors, entertainers, volunteers, and gelato-enjoying community members. All that combined in late April to create a festive and flavorful fundraiser.

To complement the delicious mix of flavors at Gelato Fiasco (about 40 of them!) for this year’s Scoop-a-Thon, we had a fabulous mix of community-minded scoopers, including Brunswick town and school officials; the president of Bowdoin College; and a local hospital executive. We annually see an average of 1,200 supporters turn out for the fun event to support a good cause while enjoying a creamy treat. So all day (and night!), scoopers were busy as entertainers performed curbside. The sights and sounds included local student singers and musicians, a cappella choirs from Bowdoin College, Woodside One Wheelers & Jugglers, Pat Cannon & Friends, and People Plus member Claude Bonang on his famous spoons and other instruments. The lineup was full of talent!

We want to thank all the devoted scoopers, including President Safa Zaki of Bowdoin College, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Maureen Perdue of MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital, Town Manager Julia Henze, Town Councilor Sande Updegraph, husband and wife duo Chris Goodwin of Goodwin Motor Group and Dr. Alyssa Goodwin of Stellar Pediatrics, Bowdoin sports teams, and Kharma Amos of the Unitarian Universalist Church. The list of scoopers is too long to include all the names, but we sincerely hope all of you were able to sample some gelato after your scooping shift. Of course, none of this wonderful day would have been possible without our generous sponsors: Bill Dodge Auto Group, Bowdoin College, Riley Insurance Agency, MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital, Priority Real Estate Group, Rusty Lantern Market, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Brunswick Police Benefit Association, Goodwin Motor Group, Midcoast Federal Credit Union, Stellar Pediatrics, Moore Painting, Coastal Landing Retirement Community, Darling’s Brunswick Ford, Dead River Company, Edward Jones Investments, Topsham, Maine Pines Racquet & Fitness, Norway Savings Bank, The Highlands, Rotary Club of Brunswick, Fraser Ruwet Contracting, Reform Physical Therapy, and Wally J. Staples Builders.

We thank you all and we send a special shout-out to Gelato Fiasco for donating $2 of every sale to a growing Teen Center that helps so many students every day.

Now get ready to sing “Happy Birthday!” in June!