Meet Lilly
Lilly and Fam
“I want to drive.”
Like most teenagers, that’s what Lilly most wanted when she turned 16. And because her mom, Stacy, had always told Lilly she could do anything, there simply wasn’t an option. Driving had to happen.
And that’s how Lilly’s dad, Tim, found himself on the hunt for a used golf cart.
The golf-cart search stirred up an old dream of Tim and Lilly’s. They both loved snow cones and they thought it would be a blast to drive around like the ice cream truck and sell snow cones instead.
(You see where this is headed, right?)
Tim and Stacy took their golf-cart hunt to social media, and one of their friends tagged a St. Louis favorite: Darren Pang, the St. Louis Blues’ announcer.
Together with his friends, Panger purchased a golf cart for Lilly’s birthday—one specially equipped with a snow cone machine and all the supplies!
Lilly’s been happily running her business ever since.
We’re all
more alike
than different.
Owning a snow cone stand has had an immeasurable impact on Lilly’s life. She’s learned social skills and job skills, and she’s gained confidence and independence.
But the truth is, few people with disabilities have an opportunity like this. In fact, only three in 10 people with intellectual disabilities are employed. Lilly’s Snow Cones is working to change that narrative by offering people with and without disabilities a welcoming and fun place to learn job skills and earn a meaningful wage.
By bringing your friends and family to Lilly’s, you support inclusion in our community and advocate for the acceptance of all people, regardless of their abilities.
Lilly’s Snow Cones wouldn’t have our permanent home without the generous support of our community, family, and friends.