Lemon Tree Collective, Inc.

10/16/2026

Because of the AMAZING outpouring of support from our…

❤️ 2 Seasonal Sponsors
🩷 The community
🤎 Our customers & volunteers

…for this nonprofit pilot business serving autism, we’re closing out our season at the end of this month and opening again in spring 2027 with an expansion to employ more.

HUGE thank you to our 2 generous seasonal sponsors who each gave $5,000 — making this season even possible!

💜 M’lou Cavendish
💜 Danette Chimenti

This has set us up to expand and have a much longer season starting early spring 2027, allowing us to fulfill our mission:

🤝🏼 To address the 80% unemployment rate for adults with autism by employing as many adults with autism as possible.

Thank you, thank you, thank you — it was so successful and we are so excited about the contributions all of our employees made with their time and talents.

In addition, our partner sponsors The Frances Modern Inn and sitiatx were OUTSTANDING in supporting us to success!

10/10/2026

✨🌞 TODAY’S THE DAY! It’s gorgeous out—stop on by and Give Peace a Scoop!

$1 organic gelato until SOLD OUT! 🍋

📍 In front of The Frances Modern Inn & Siti
1123 E. 11th St., Austin
🕑 TODAY, October 10, 2–9 PM
✨ Back tomorrow, October 11, 2–9 PM!

Celebrate our Movement for Belonging in the Workplace!! Our sweet Gelato Truck is employing Adults with Autism.

Bring your friends, meet our brilliant team, and grab a scoop! 🍨

The Frances Modern Inn sitiatx Lemon Tree Collective

10/06/2026

🍨 $1 GELATO GIVE-AWAY for a Great Cause!

🤟 We’re celebrating the Bright Scoops Gelato Truck with premium organic gelato for just $1 — until SOLD OUT!

Bright Scoops is about more than really good gelato 👉 it’s about meaningful employment for adults with autism and we are employing five in our truck & gelato making!

We could not be happier - we want to thank our talented Gelato Scoopers & all of our employees for their talented contributions and helping us make this gelato truck so successful.

Come meet us. Eat some amazing gelato. Bring your friends. And help us show Austin what belonging in the workplace can look like.

📍 1123 E. 11th St.
In front of The Frances Modern Inn + Siti
📅 SAT + SUN • OCT 10 & 11
⏰ 2–9 PM
🍦 $1 GELATO UNTIL SOLD OUT!

🌟🏆 AND SOME VERY EXCITING NEWS FROM OUR EAST 11TH SPONSORSHIP PARTNERS! 🗝️✨

Our generous sponsor partner, The Frances Modern Inn The Frances Modern Inn, was just awarded a coveted MICHELIN Key! 🗝️🌟🥂

And our equally generous sponsor partner, the award-winning Siti Southeast Asian Restaurant sitiatx 🌶️✨🍜, has shared some culinary expertise in making Bright Scoops possible.

Quite simply, without their sponsorship and support, Bright Scoops Gelato Truck would not exist. 🍨💛🙏

Don’t forget to share or send this to someone you want to get gelato with🍦❤️

Lemon Tree Collective

10/01/2026

POSTPONED! ☔️🍨💛

Stay safe out there, Austin!

We’re so happy for the plants and trees — they needed a good drink of water 🌳🌧️💛

NEW DATES: Sat. & Sun. OCTOBER 10th & 11th! $1 GELATO — until SOLD OUT!

Give Peace a Scoop! ✌️🍨

See y’all next weekend! 💛🍋

09/28/2026

Who loves gelato? 🍨
Well… obviously this little guy does! 😂

Just some happy, happy customers who stopped by over the weekend!

Y’all come see us this weekend Oct. 4th & 5th — we’re giving away gelato for just $1 A CUP!!! 💥

09/24/2026

🍨 $1 GELATO GIVE-AWAY for a Great Cause!

🤟 We’re celebrating the Bright Scoops Gelato Truck with premium organic gelato for just $1 — until SOLD OUT!

Bright Scoops is about more than really good gelato 👉 it’s about meaningful employment for adults with autism and we are employing five in our truck & gelato making!

We could not be happier - we want to thank our talented Gelato Scooper and all of our employees for their talented contributions and helping us make this gelato truck so successful.

Come meet us. Eat some amazing gelato. Bring your friends. And help us show Austin what belonging in the workplace can look like.

📍 1123 E. 11th St.
In front of The Frances Modern Inn + Siti
📅 SAT + SUN • OCT 3 & 4
⏰ 2–9 PM
🍦 $1 GELATO UNTIL SOLD OUT!

Don’t forget to share or send this to someone you want to get gelato with🍦❤️

Lemon Tree Collective

08/20/2026

05/29/2026

We’re getting closer . . . .

To our GELATO TRUCK OPENING!! 🍨🍋🩵

We have 3 flavors so far:

1. 70% Dark Chocolate Gelato
2. Vanilla Bean Gelato
3. Lemon Sorbetto

We had our first public TASTE TESTING — we were only open for 1 hour and 41 people showed up!! Here’s what they said…

- “Tastes great! Wonderful mission!”
- “Best chocolate flavor, very rich and not too sweet!”
- “What a project! I’d love to do what I can to support/grow the venture.”

Stay tuned everyone!!

05/08/2026

GELATO TRUCK OPENING!!! 🍨🍋🩵

Coming soon…

Join us as we launch Bright Scoops! This soulful little Gelato Truck — our pilot business — has a big purpose: employing young adults in the autism community :)

Come enjoy some gelato & find us right in front of the charming Francis Modern Inn!! (Just down the street from the iconic Franklin Barbecue)

www.TheFrancesModernInn.com

04/17/2026

NEW DATE — June 14th!!

Oops… Happy Mother’s Day :)

Join us for our next 2nd Sunday Social! These are about connection and making friends first. We meet each month and try new things every time.

This is an autism-friendly space where we connect, create, and feel comfortable showing up as we are and being ourselves.

This June, we’re taking a stretch limo ride to see all the famous at FUN murals around Austin!!

• Meet @ Francis Modern Inn no later than 4:30 — (timed event)
• Food will be provided after limo ride (yummy vegetarian tacos from Taco Deli)
• Limo picks up 20 (RVSP ONLY)

• Please RSVP “Going” so we can cap attendance as we only have 20 spots in the limo.
• After **suggested only** donation-based Venmo, return to Partiful to finish your RSVP.

Quick & easy RSVP — just click, enter your name, and you’re in (no account or password needed).

Free to attend however. Please consider a donation so that we can cover costs (sliding scale): $5 / $10 / $15 / $20 / $25

• Give what you can — ****NO ONE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS****
• If you are not on Venmo, no worries. Cash or Checks at the door also accepted.

We’d love for you to join