What cooler way to celebrate the opening of TriMet’s Max Orange Line and Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People, than with a new Salt & Straw ice cream flavor.
Beginning Sept. 4 and throughout the month, Salt & Straw is donating a portion of the proceeds from the special-edition Olive Oil and Burnt Orange Marmalade ice cream to Ride Connection. The non-profit organization provides transportation options for people over 60 and people with disabilities in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties.
Salt & Straw’s head ice cream maker, Tyler Malek, created the Olive Oil and Burnt Orange Marmalade ice cream to honor the Orange Line and the “epic-ness” and “beauty” of Tilikum Crossing. Salt & Straw describes the flavor this way: "Our olive oil ice cream is stark and clean like the white lines of the Tilikum Crossing’s cables. Meanwhile, a splash of burnt orange marmalade glides through this ice cream like our hometown Max trains."
“The opening of the new Max Orange Line and Tilikum Crossing is a monumental event for the Portland area and we are incredibly honored to have the opportunity to mark the occasion through a partnership with TriMet and Ride Connection,” says Salt & Straw co-founder and owner Kim Malek. “Affordable transportation options throughout our community is one of the things that makes Portland so special and Ride Connection ensures those that are most in need in the community have access to reliable transportation.”
TriMet partners with Ride Connection to helps seniors and those with disabilities learn how to ride our buses and trains to increase their mobility and connect with services, jobs and other opportunities in the community. TriMet and Ride Connection also are teaming up to introduce older adults living in facilities along the new Max Orange Line to the Max service as well as educate them about the bus improvements being made in the corridor.
“We are thrilled to partner with TriMet on the historical opening of the Max Orange Line and we are honored that Salt & Straw has selected Ride Connection to be the beneficiary of such a sweet and exciting fundraiser,” says Lydia Corran, Ride Connection’s manager of development and outreach.
The Olive Oil and Burnt Orange Marmalade ice cream first made its debut at TriMet’s Orange Picnic & Fireworks Spectacular on Aug. 22 to rave reviews. It will be available in Salt & Straw stores starting Sept. 4. You also can get a scoop of the Orange Line-inspired ice cream on the Max Orange Line opening day. It will be available at street fair being held next to the Clinton St/SE 12th Ave Station beginning at 11 a.m.
