Sixth Graders Organize Make-A-Wish Fundraiser

This Sunday, May 15, Here's the Scoop on Coast Village Road will donate 20% of proceeds to the Make-A-Wish Foundation as part of a fundraiser organized by Laguna Blanca School sixth graders. The fundraiser, organized by Madeleine Nicks '22 and her classmates, is part of a school project in which advisory classes pick charities to support throughout the year. "We chose Make-A-Wish because they help grant wishes for sick children and help bring happiness to them during a difficult time in their lives," Nicks told us.

Nicks and her classmates collaborated with Here's the Scoop owners Bob and Ellie Patterson, who have watched the sixth graders grow up over the years. During their second grade year, the class even participated in a special "Farm to Scoop" video that now plays on repeat in the gelato shop. The video, which was produced by Nicks's father, Dewey, features local farmer Tom Shepherd helping the students pick fruit from his farm, and the Pattersons are shown using the fruit in their gelato and sorbet. "This is a full-circle moment," Ellie said, adding that Shepherd's produce was the first locally sourced fruit they used when the store opened 12 years ago, and still many of their current flavors are made with the produce.

The fundraiser for Make-A-Wish is all day Sunday, May 15, and from 2 to 4pm, the Laguna Blanca sixth graders and Tom Shepherd will be in the shop to greet customers.

Here's the Scoop is located at 1187 Coast Village Road (now upstairs).