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College of the Ozarks College Creamery offers free ice cream to children who recite the Pledge of Allegiance

Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 12:00 AM

POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — The Nettie Marie College Creamery, located in The Keeter Center at College of the Ozarks, is proud to support the “I Pledge Project,” a campaign that rewards children with an ice cream cone for reciting the Pledge of Allegiance from memory. They will give one complimentary scoop of homemade ice cream to children 12 and under in exchange for reciting the Pledge of Allegiance by memory from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the following dates in July:

  • July 13
  • July 20
  • July 27

 

To read more about the “I Pledge Project,” visit https://www.ipledgeforicecream.com/about/.

"I Pledge is a program that The Keeter Center has been dedicated to participating in for many years,” said Mollie Crawford, director of sales and marketing at The Keeter Center. “We value patriotic education at College of the Ozarks, and this is one way we like to show appreciation to young children for learning the Pledge of Allegiance and reciting it by memory. Our students at The Keeter Center enjoy interacting with children and serving them a scoop of complimentary ice cream which is made fresh from milk from our campus dairy. We are honored to see little ones show their appreciation for our country, and to have the opportunity to serve our community in this way."

For additional information, contact Public Relations Director Valorie Coleman at (417) 690-2212.

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