There’s no shortage of ice cream flavors at Broom’s Bloom Dairy in Bel Air, but one flavor stands out for more than its taste. The signature key lime pie flavor is helping raise money for children battling cancer.
Event Details:
Flavor: Key Lime Pie
Duration: Through September 30
Donation: $1 from every key lime pie ice cream purchase goes to the We Cancerve Pediatric Assistance Fund at Sinai Hospital.
“We have an endless selection of flavors,” said Kate Dallam, the dairy’s owner. This specific flavor is not just a summer treat but also supports a significant cause.
Zachary Gwiazda, 16, is working his first summer job at the dairy and serves as the chair of the all-youth board of advisors for We Cancerve, a youth-led nonprofit organization. “You get a nice, delicious, summer treat, but you are also making a big difference, which is something that is really important,” said Gwiazda.
We Cancerve was founded in 2012 to help children who are sick, experiencing homelessness, or facing other life struggles. The organization started the We Cancerve Pediatric Assistance Fund at Sinai Hospital in 2016, which assists cancer patients and their families with food, transportation, bills, medication assistance, and more.
Grace Callwood, the founder of We Cancerve, battled stage four non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma as a child and understands the importance of this support. “I had no idea what cancer was or what it meant until I had it,” Callwood said. “I just knew that my life is changing completely. This fund is something that my family would have benefited from many times.”
To date, the fund has raised over $25,000, aiding families with:
805 hospital cafeteria vouchers
900 grocery gift cards
300 prescription co-pays for medications
245 ride-share services like Lyft and Uber
500 parking passes
Household bills for 77 different families
Leaders with We Cancerve and Broom’s Bloom Dairy hope the key lime pie ice cream flavor will raise even more money for the fund. Lime, the ribbon color for non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, serves as a reminder of Callwood’s journey and the cause behind the ice cream.
“I just really want it to help out and help the mission,” Dallam said.
Geannine Darby, the director of major gifts and clinician engagement for LifeBridge Health, added, “I think it’s a very exciting way to engage new people who may not have heard of We Cancerve and what We Cancerve is making possible for kids served by Sinai.”
