Ice Cream Man's mission is to travel the country, eventually the world, giving away FREE ice cream.
In the summer of 2004, Matt Allen was behind the wheel of a 1969 Chevrolet Step Van, roaming the streets of Ashland, Oregon in search of adventure. Armed with a video camera and an endless supply of frozen treats, he was determined to become not only the most famous ice cream man in Ashland, but the most famous ice cream man in the world. As that summer came to a close, Allen’s mission of entertainment evolved into a greater calling. He began giving away his ice cream for free, starting with an ice cream social for the residents of Ashland and quickly moving to his hometown of Long Beach, California to expand the simple idea of free ice cream into the phenomenon it is today.
Seven years, six national tours, and over 400,000 free ice creams later, Ice Cream Man has come to represent the power of a dream. “This is about getting people to think about things a bit differently, proving that you can do anything with your life,” says Allen, a veteran adventurer whose feats have included hiking from Mexico to Canada and biking across the country to raise money for breast cancer groups. “I want to give away ice cream. It’s that simple. I can’t be the only one who thinks this is a good idea. Why not bring all of these like-minded people together to do great things?”
Bringing people together has indeed been at the core of Ice Cream Man’s organization. In the course of five years, what was once a one-man job has become an international operation, dependent upon the determination and coordination of over 100 volunteers and a constantly growing roster of sponsors, business partners and crew members committed to the idea of free ice cream for all. With each year come new ideas and new opportunities for growth, but the inspiration for Ice Cream Man remains the same: “Why wait to fulfill your dreams?”
Company Details
- Employees
- 14
- Founded
- -
- Address
- Long Beach, Ca 90814, Us
- Industry
- Events Services
- NAICS
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Convention and Trade Show Organizers
- Website
- http://www.icecreamman.com
- Keywords
- Music Festivals.
- HQ
- Long Beach, CA
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Ice Cream Man's website is http://www.icecreamman.com
Ice Cream Man's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/ice-cream-man-com
Ice Cream Man has
14 employees.
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employees at Ice Cream Man.
Ice Cream Man's industry is
Events Services
Ice Cream Man's top competitors are
Ice Cream Cottage,
The Ice Cream Station,
Ice Cream Bro,
Stifel Institutional,
The Ice Cream Truck,
Ice Cream Delights,
Ken's Ice Cream,
Ice Cream Pi,
Ice Cream Shack Of Sunnyland,
The Ice Cream King Of Brooklyn.
Ice Cream Man's categories are Events Services
Ice Cream Man's founding year is 2004
