Scoop Scoot ice cream event raises funds for UC Davis Child Life
(SACRAMENTO)
A hospital stay can be scary and isolating for children. In June, people from across the Sacramento region will have the chance to brighten the experience for young patients.
The 2025 ALCAL Scoop Scoot is scheduled for Friday, June 6 at 6 p.m. at William Land Park. The family-friendly ice cream event raises funds for organizations including the UC Davis Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department. The department strives to minimize the anxiety of hospitalization, illness or injury by increasing understanding and strengthening coping skills while supporting children’s continued growth and development.
Scoop Scoot participants can walk or run around a one-mile loop inside the Sacramento park between 6 and 8 p.m. They can start anytime they like. The registration fee includes a scoop of Leatherby’s Ice Cream (choices are mint chocolate, cookie dough or vanilla, topped with Leatherby’s chocolate or caramel sauce) and a courtesy beer garden (for those 21 and older).
“Scoop Scoot is a great way to spend a warm June evening! With plenty of ice cream and community spirit, it’s a wonderful event for all ages,” said Diana Sundberg, manager of the UC Davis Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department. “I’m deeply grateful to the generous donors whose support of this event helps provide play items to children in the hospital year after year.”
Money raised through previous Scoop Scoot events has funded iPads, art supplies, toys and more for hospitalized patients at UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
Registration is $5 through May 26. Registration increases to $10 on May 27. For more information and to register online, visit ScoopScoot.org.
