WATERVILLE — The staff at Northern Light Inland Hospital participated in a contest to name a new Gifford’s ice cream flavor. The winning submission — Northern Light Delight — will now be associated with a chocolate and toasted coconut ice cream just released by Gifford’s.
The ice cream naming contest is the kick-off to a summertime fundraising collaboration with Gifford’s and the hospital, located on Kennedy Memorial Drive. Gifford’s will be donating a portion of the sale of Northern Light Delight at its Waterville stand to procure new cardiac monitoring equipment for new moms and babies with possible heart conditions.
Today, Gifford’s leaders presented thank you gifts to two employees, who both submitted the new ice cream name. Sandra Porter, a pharmacy technician, and Cathy Russell, a respiratory therapist, were two of more than a 100 Inland and Lakewood staff participating in the naming contest.
“We’d like to thank Inland and Lakewood employees for suggesting names for the new ice cream,” said Chris Kinney, Gifford’s general manager. “All the submissions were wonderful, and they all showed great creativity, but Northern Light Delight stood out because it paid tribute to you as our local healthcare provider and our region. It also has the perfect word to describe how you feel when you eat the ice cream. We are certainly delighted with the new name and know that other ice cream lovers will be too!”
Northern Light Delight is a limited-edition flavor and will be sold at all five Gifford’s locations — Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn, Bangor and Farmington — through the summer.
In addition to the ice cream sales, Gifford’s will be holding a mini golf tournament Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 22 and 23, at its Waterville location, with proceeds to benefit Inland’s cardiac monitoring equipment campaign; preregistration is recommended. To register or learn more, visit northernlighthealth.org/giffords.
“We are very grateful for Gifford’s fundraising support during these tough times,” note Terri Vieira, president of Inland Hospital.” We value our partnership and thank them for their amazing community spirit!”
