{"id":232718,"date":"2020-10-18T13:45:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T18:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=232718"},"modified":"2020-10-18T13:41:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-18T18:41:13","slug":"down-syndrome-ice-cream-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/down-syndrome-ice-cream-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama teen with Down syndrome is CEO of ice cream truck business"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hunter Norwood, a 19-year-old boy with Down syndrome, was the guest of honor at the 50<\/span>th<\/span> convention for the International Association of Ice Cream Distributors and Vendors last November. Hunter is the CEO of <\/span>A Little Something Extra<\/span><\/a>, an ice cream truck business based in Dawson, Alabama. The idea for the company was developed by Hunter\u2019s mother, Michelle, who teaches special education. Michelle was worried that living in a rural community meant Hunter \u201cwould never experience things that bring gratification, such as a paycheck and a job title.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It was while she and her students were running a snack bar at their school that Michelle thought to herself, \u201cI need something like this for my son.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Then, in 2017, Michelle patronized an ice cream truck for the first time when she visited her sister in Memphis. This sudden burst of inspiration motivated Michelle to spend months researching and jotting down ideas that came to her at two in the morning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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