This summer, they’re launching a “Let’s Chill Together” campaign, providing free ice cream for children in local neighborhoods courtesy of Cleveland’s own Pierre’s.
Kicking off yesterday, when Cleveland weather just started to heat up, the ice cream effort will last for the rest of the summer season.
The Cleveland Police Foundation is sponsoring the event along with Pierre’s, and will give the local police force an opportunity to get out in the community and “[take] time to visit all summer long,” according to their blog.
Like last year, 2017 marks another “Safe Summer” for the city. The initiative, which Mayor Frank Jackson spoke about on Saturday, is meant to keep Cleveland adolescents safe and occupied during the summer with activities like swimming and sports, and now encompasses “Chill Together” as well.
So the next time you hear the familiar jingle of a nearby ice cream truck, watch out, it just might be the Cleveland Police with some complimentary summer treats.
This article appears in Jun 7-13, 2017.
It is commendable for Pierre’s to donate all this icecream…. however, the CPD need to quit the PR game and focus on training and real lasting change. But as long as their leader is a racist bigot that encourages the status quo and protects officers that murder our youth, than sorry, some ice cream isnt going to make it all better.
This is a good step and I see it as a good thing for the community, but as soon as you have another police shooting it’s going to wipe out all the good will that you’ve established by doing this. Yes this is a good idea, but this alone isn’t going to fix everything.