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Meet the Alabama Teen with Down Syndrome Who Is the CEO of an Ice Cream Truck
Oct 20, 2020
Hunter Norwood and his team are changing the world one ice cream at a time.
In rural Dawson, Alabama, Hunter Norwood is a bit of a rock star—and he has the ice cream suit to prove it.
The 19-year-old, who has Down syndrome, is CEO of A Little Something Extra , an ice cream truck staffed by a diverse team of “ice cream experts,” all of whom have disabilities.
“It’s the first ice cream truck of its kind in America,” his mom Michelle told AL.com .
The name of the business is a sweet nod to the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome .
Small communities like Dawson, which has a population that teeters just above 1,000, don’t provide many opportunities for people like Hunter. Michelle, who works as a special education teacher, said that she used to worry that he “would never experience things that bring gratification, such as a paycheck and a job title.”
It was in 2017, while visiting her sister in Memphis, that Michelle patronized her first ice cream truck . That’s when she started dreaming about having a truck of her own—one that could employ Hunter and others with disabilities.
After months of research, A Little Something Extra finally hit the road in August of 2018.
The ice cream truck operates from March through October, traveling to businesses, nursing homes, schools, golf tournaments, birthday parties, and other special events. Hunter and his “ice cream experts,” sell 22 pre-packaged frozen items.
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