After Penn State Berkey Creamery announced earlier this month it will be selling pints of its ice cream at Beaver Stadium concession stands this fall, another popular Pennsylvania dairy treat will be available on Nittany Lion game days as well.
The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association will begin selling its popular Pennsylvania Farm Show milkshakes at a booth in the Fan Festival area along Curtin Road during Penn State home games.
For more than 60 years, the association has been selling the milkshakes at the Pa. Farm Show every January in Harrisburg, where they’ve become a celebrated tradition.
The American Dairy Association North East (ADANE) and Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association announced they have entered a new sponsorship agreement with Penn State football to sell the shakes as part of an effort to promote the Fill a Glass with Hope campaign.
Fill a Glass with Hope partners the associations with Feeding Pennsylvania to raise funds for Feeding Pennsylvania member food banks to purchase milk directly from local dairies at a reduced price and distribute it to families in need.
“One in five Pennsylvania children face hunger every day, which is enough to fill Beaver Stadium five times,” said Feeding Pennsylvania executive director Jane Clements-Smith in a news release. “This sponsorship is a great opportunity to introduce the Fill a Glass with Hope program to tens of thousands of Penn State football fans, and invite them to help our neighbors in need.”
David Smith, executive director of the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, said that $1 from each shake sold at the Fan Festival booth will go to Fill a Glass with Hope.
By the second home game on Sept. 9 against Pittsburgh, the booth will offer distinctive blue and white milkshakes. The booth also will have games, giveaways and information about the Fill a Glass with Hope program.
“Our sponsorship also provides an opportunity to reach across the state to all Penn State Football fans listening to game broadcasts on the radio or following them via the team’s website with information about the program and how they can support this worthy cause,” said John Chrisman, American Dairy Association vice president.
Clements-Smith said that since its founding in 2015, Fill a Glass with Hope has provided more than 4 million servings of milk from local dairies to families facing hunger.
“Feeding Pa is dedicated to providing healthy options and all know how critical milk and its nutrients are to growing young minds and bodies,” she said. “We are grateful to Penn State, the Pennsylvania Dairymen and American Dairy Association Northeast for their dedication to making sure that all families have access to fresh milk.”
