The Golden Scoop ice cream shop “Super Scooper” Matthew Breedlove diligently put dozens of stickers on lids for ice cream pints on Thursday. “Do you want to know my favorite thing about working here? I like helping the customers,” he said. Breedlove is one of many employees who have special needs and disabilities. The Golden Scoop says its mission, in part, is “to provide meaningful employment for people with developmental disabilities” and to inspire employees and create positive experiences for customers. But for a place that scoops the sweet, it has experienced something sour. “I saw it and my heart sank. This is bad,” Golden Scoop CEO Amber Schreiber said as she looked at a massive, crumbling, retaining wall behind the ice cream store for which the city of Overland Park has asked for immediate repairs.”We’ve had several contractors. We’re trying to get some more engineers out here specifically, and we want this to be done the right way,” Schreiber said. “We just don’t want to put Band-Aids on it to protect our neighbors and protect all of our visitors and stuff that frequent our shop.” But, there’s no extra money in the budget to repair what may cost in excess of $40,000. Golden Scoop is asking for the public to make an extra visit to any of the ice cream shop’s locations, and consider making a donation to the repair project. “What do you think?” Breedlove showed the labels he completed, and dove into more work. Breedlove and his co-worker, Trey Lockwood, are part of the fundraising effort by offering extraordinary kindness to customers and encouraging them to come back. “Teacher Trey,” as he wanted to be called, also has special needs, and likes to teach the method of making his specialty — coffee toffee ice cream. “I did good … we treat our customers like we treat our guests … we don’t eat the ice cream. It’s only for customers,” Lockwood, or “Teacher Trey,” said. Breedlove made conversation with a family of six just stopping in for a first-day-of-school treat. He spoke to a boy of 4 years old, “How old are you? That’s great!” Schreiber said Golden Scoop is grateful for any help the public can give and is currently finding bids to repair the retaining wall.Donation links can be found on the Golden Scoop website here.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. —
The Golden Scoop ice cream shop “Super Scooper” Matthew Breedlove diligently put dozens of stickers on lids for ice cream pints on Thursday.
“Do you want to know my favorite thing about working here? I like helping the customers,” he said.
Breedlove is one of many employees who have special needs and disabilities. The Golden Scoop says its mission, in part, is “to provide meaningful employment for people with developmental disabilities” and to inspire employees and create positive experiences for customers.
But for a place that scoops the sweet, it has experienced something sour.
“I saw it and my heart sank. This is bad,” Golden Scoop CEO Amber Schreiber said as she looked at a massive, crumbling, retaining wall behind the ice cream store for which the city of Overland Park has asked for immediate repairs.
“We’ve had several contractors. We’re trying to get some more engineers out here specifically, and we want this to be done the right way,” Schreiber said. “We just don’t want to put Band-Aids on it to protect our neighbors and protect all of our visitors and stuff that frequent our shop.”
But, there’s no extra money in the budget to repair what may cost in excess of $40,000.
Golden Scoop is asking for the public to make an extra visit to any of the ice cream shop’s locations, and consider making a donation to the repair project.
“What do you think?” Breedlove showed the labels he completed, and dove into more work.
Breedlove and his co-worker, Trey Lockwood, are part of the fundraising effort by offering extraordinary kindness to customers and encouraging them to come back.
“Teacher Trey,” as he wanted to be called, also has special needs, and likes to teach the method of making his specialty — coffee toffee ice cream.
“I did good … we treat our customers like we treat our guests … we don’t eat the ice cream. It’s only for customers,” Lockwood, or “Teacher Trey,” said.
Breedlove made conversation with a family of six just stopping in for a first-day-of-school treat.
He spoke to a boy of 4 years old, “How old are you? That’s great!”
Schreiber said Golden Scoop is grateful for any help the public can give and is currently finding bids to repair the retaining wall.
Donation links can be found on the Golden Scoop website here.
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