craveABLEs

11/21/2025

We are celebrating Thanksgiving with our friends and family this week and will be closed Wednesday November 26th through Sunday November 30th. Enjoy the time with your loved ones and swing by to pick up a pint of your favorite ice cream to share (or not) on Thursday.

11/19/2025

It's TIME!!!! That's right, we are back at the Osbourne Express and can't wait to celebrate the holiday season with you!

🎄CraveABLEs is returning to the Osborne Express! 🎄

We’re so excited to have CraveABLEs back to bring sweet treats, warm smiles, and holiday cheer to the Osborne Express Train Station this season! 🍪☕️🍫

📅 Every Thursday–Sunday
🕠 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
📍 1800 Hixburg Rd, Pamplin, VA

Come share a treat, share a smile, and help support their mission to change lives! Scan the QR code on the graphic to learn more and get involved! ❤️

CraveABLEs will be at the station on these dates:
• Nov. 28–30
• Dec. 04–07
• Dec. 11–14
• Dec. 18–21

Can’t wait to see you at the Osborne Express! Only 10 more days!! Who’s ready?!🚂✨🎄

11/17/2025

One of our favorite little moments in the shop is the way the fall sunlight hits the window art just right, leaving a perfect “ice cream” shadow across the floor. A cute aesthetic for sure… but also a reminder of how grateful we are to be open year-round.

Ice cream isn’t always easy to sell in colder months, which is why we bring out the hot cocoas, warm cookie or brownie sundaes. But as a supportive employment, consistency matters. Our ABLE staff count on their jobs, their routines, and their paychecks, and we’re committed to being here for them in every season.

Thanks for helping us keep the lights on and the mission going. Come by this week for a warm (or cold) treat to celebrate a year-round mission.

11/14/2025

craveABLEs is so much more than just ice cream. It’s finding new and creative ways to support our local disability community.

11/13/2025

We are so proud to announce that craveABLEs has been awarded a KOVAR grant! KOVAR’s mission is to invest in and improve the quality of life for Virginians with intellectual disabilities and we are turning that funding into employment workshops!

This grant allows us to now offer free employment workshops for individuals on our waitlist and others in our community who want to grow their job skills. From workplace hygiene and technology to social skills and hands-on training, these workshops are designed to build confidence, independence, and readiness for long-term success. Even though we don’t have any job openings at this time, we want to equip other adults with disabilities with employment skills for wherever life takes them!

Allison Lacks was chosen as the honoree of the grant due to her dedicated time and efforts in leading these workshops. We couldn’t do this without our amazing team, our supportive community, and organizations like KOVAR who believe in creating inclusive opportunities for all!

11/10/2025

me omw to get more craveABLEs merch

11/07/2025

It's an LU Game Weekend!! Come Saturday after the game dressed in your Flames gear for 25% off your ice cream, baked goods, or hot cocoa! A sweet treat is the best way to celebrate and you'll get to support your favorite local inclusive ice cream shop too! See you Saturday and Go Flames!

11/05/2025

It’s that time of year again! Many have been asking and our winter menu and hot cocoa is back today! We are kicking off the holiday season with a something extra special!

Coat For A Cup!
We’re partnering up with Foster Fuels and collecting coats for those in need of a little extra warmth this season! Simply drop your gently used coat into the box at our store and receive a FREE cup of hot cocoa!

11/04/2025

Back in August, we were Mission Thrift's Round-Up Partner and last week we got the opportunity to pick up our donation check, and let me just say WOW! Mission Thrift is doing amazing work in highlighting particularly new non-profits in Lynchburg through this round-up program and we are so grateful to be part of it. This is also a huge testament to everyone who shopped at Mission Thrift and rounded-up for us! Thank you and we can't wait for next year!!