Ice cream sales raise funds for fallen firefighters

Roughly 400 gallons of ice cream were sold to help raise money for firefighter charities at Maricopa’s Baskin-Robbins Wednesday.

The ice cream parlor hosted 31 Cent Scoop Night to support the national franchise’s donation of $100,000 to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

We’re trying to give back to our community,” said owner-operator Paul Koury.

Members of Fire Department Maricopa were also on hand, raising funds for local firefighter charities with their boot drive.

FD Maricopa bag pipers played music, and a ladder truck was on display while customers consumed more than 1,700 scoops of ice cream.

“We regularly do about 500 a day,” Koury said.

Baskin-Robbins is located at the southern end of the Bashas’ shopping center on John Wayne Parkway.