The Lakewood Scoop’s famous ‘Click-it & Lick It’ program is back for the 14th year!
This year, the Howell Police Department will once again be giving out our coupons!
It’s simple – wear a helmet and get a coupon for a free ice cream!
TLS recognized the need for increased awareness and safety in regards to helmet-wearing in Lakewood, so we decided to do something about it. But since summonses can’t be issued, we figured a treat would do the trick.
As a result, the first of its kind ‘Click-it and Lick it’ was born – founded and sponsored by TLS.
(The idea has since been copied by other police departments.)
In the coming weeks, patrol officers from the Lakewood and Howell Police Departments will be patrolling with bundles of gift cards like the ones pictured, and if they observe your child with a helmet, he or she will be receiving the card for a free kiddie ice cream at Sprinkles (located in the Gourmet Glatt Plaza on Route 9, and in Todd Plaza). It’s that simple!
(Talking about Sprinkles for a moment, Lakewood’s favorite ice cream shop, did you know they can come to you for your next birthday party, day camp or corporate event? That’s right – with a full bar of shakes, crepes, waffles, smoothies and much more!)
(BE SURE TO CHECK OUT SPRINKLES’ WEBSITE!)
In addition to the positive reinforcement aspect of the program, we felt the program will also increase the comfort level of children when approaching police officers to report a crime, suspicious behavior, or G-d forbid if the child is lost.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PARENTS: This program is specifically being done in conjunction with the Lakewood and Howell Police Departments for security and safety reasons. Cards will ONLY be given out by patrol officers in a MARKED police car. No private citizens whatsoever will be distributing these cards. Children should be told never to approach a stranger’s vehicle – even if he or she claims to be from the Law Enforcement community. If you see someone other than a police officer attempting to give a child the ice cream card, please report it to the LPD, HPD & TLS immediately.
14-Year Veteran of ‘Click-It & Lick It’ Program Wary About Stomaching Another Season of Perpetual Ice Cream Consumption
23-year-old Aryeh Gleedeman, a 14-year veteran of the Lakewood ‘Click-it & Lick it’ program, says he’s not certain he can stomach another season of nonstop ice cream consumption.
“I always wear my helmet when I ride my bike,” the 23-year-old told reporters on Monday, “which has netted me tons of ice cream over the course of the 14-year ‘Click-it & Lick it’ program. However, as much as I love ice cream, this 24/7 cycle of ice cream consumption is starting to get to me.”
“I mean, there’s only so much ice cream a 23-year-old can tolerate, and I think that, after 20,000-plus ice cream cones, I might have reached my limit!”
“Nevertheless,” he added, “if anyone needs some of those ‘Click-it & Lick it’ cards, you can have all of mine because, from here on, it’s just seltzer-flavored slushees for me.”
Sure sure! When i grew up in lakewood we used to ride our bike with our helmets to the police station and we would show them our helmet and then bike to sprinkles to get our free ice cream!! Good ol’ days!!