We take that very seriously at your Charlottesville Ben & Jerry’s!  Since 2009, we have donated over 5,000 scoops of ice cream directly to community non-profits organizations to support fundraising efforts.  We would love to meet with you to talk about how we can help your organization as well!  Download our Donation Request From here, or see our list of community partners here for more information on how you can get involved in your local community.



Our biggest community celebration each year is Free Cone Day, and we LOVE to give out free scoops in Charlottesville.  Since we opened in 1999, we have given away almost 100,000 Free Cone Day scoops!  Taking advantage of this terrific community based event, we have also raised over $30,000 for the Virginia Institute of Autism (www.viaschool.org) during Free Cone Day events.  Beginning in 2009, we have partnered with other Charlottesville businesses to make Free Cone Day a mobile event, and we would love to partner with your workplace as well.  Click here for more information.  Additionally, in 2008 we served over 4,000 Free Cone Day scoops to all employees of the City of Charlottesville, including all 9 city schools, police, fire and rescue!



The staff at Ben & Jerry’s Charlottesville has helped make our community stronger as well.  We have participated in Habitat for Humanity (www.cvillehabitat.org) builds, collected for Toy Lift (www.kidslift.org), and donated over 500 pounds of canned goods to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank (www.brafb.org).  We have also sponsored numerous Vermonster eating contests with our community partners!  E-mail here for more information about community activism, or click here to view more pictures of the Charlottesville Ben & Jerry’s staff in action.