Martha O'Bryan Center to Host
22nd Ice Cream Crankin' on Sunday, August 5

Martha O'Bryan Center is gearing up for another Purity Miss Martha's Ice Cream Crankin' — Sunday, August 5, on the shaded lawn of First Presbyterian Church, 4815 Franklin Pike in Nashville. This highly anticipated, summer social is entering its 22nd year, and now has a new time from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m!

All proceeds from the event benefit Martha O'Bryan Center, a Christian outreach ministry and covenant mission of the Middle Tennessee Presbytery. The Center's work helps those in surrounding communities living in poverty to attain greater levels of stability and self-reliance.

Hundreds of volunteer crankers will be on hand scooping up delicious, homemade flavors to eager ice cream enthusiasts. In addition to the "main event," four entertainment stages will be serving up an afternoon full of music and fun for all.

Volunteer crankers dish up delicious, homemade ice¬cream
at the 2006 Purity Miss Martha's Ice Cream Crankin'

We are pleased that our chairs for 2007 are WSMV-TV evening news anchor Dan Miller and his wife Karen Miller, a Martha O'Bryan Center board member. We are also excited to announce Tennessee Titans Linebacker David Thornton as our honorary Crankin' chair.

Back by popular demand is the ministers' stacking contest. Whoever can balance the most scoops of hand dipped ice cream on a cone, without tumbling, claims victory, and most important — official bragging rights until 2008.

Another Crankin' staple is the ice cream contest, where your favorite flavor can win it all. The ice cream creator crowned Best of Show by celebrity judges will have the chance to have his or her winning recipe produced by Purity and sold in local grocers in their 2008 product line.

Tickets will be on sale at Presbyterian churches for $8 per person with no charge for children under 2. Tickets, t-shirts and other fun Crankin' collectibles will also be available for purchase the day of the event.

For more information contact Judy Gaither at 254-1791, ext. 114.

Founded in 1894, the Martha O'Bryan Center provides integrated services that support families living in poverty as they work to achieve greater self-sufficiency through sustained employment and education. The Center primarily serves the residents of James A. Cayce Homes, Nashville's largest and oldest public housing development, and the surrounding East Nashville area.