Norwood ice cream shop continues to operate after city shut down boy’s stand

Furlong’s Candies in Norwood raised hundreds of dollars Saturday for a community event raising money for the Boston Bear Cubs, an initiative started by a local boy whose ice cream shop closed.

The Boston Bear Cubs are a Canton-based ice hockey program for young adults with disabilities.

Danny Doherty, a 12-year-old from Norwood, had his ice cream shop closed by the Norwood Health Department last week after a complaint. He planned to donate half of his earnings to the Bear Cubs, his brother’s hockey team.

Health department closes ice cream stand of Norwood boy who is raising money for his brother’s hockey team.

Local donors and Furlong’s decided to continue Danny’s cause.

“It’s overwhelming in a good way,” said Nancy Doherty, Danny’s mother. “Look at us. It’s unbelievable.”

In collaboration with Mix 104.1, the ice cream parlor plans to donate half of its Saturday afternoon proceeds to the hockey program.

Bear Cubs manager John Quill expects the event and local donors to raise more than $10,000 for the team.

He continued, “We can offer tuition discounts. We can offer discounts to parents on fundraisers. It’s our 20th anniversary season, so I’m hoping we can order special jerseys.”

Furlong told Boston 25 on Saturday that the fundraiser was an opportunity they couldn’t pass up.

“Sometimes what seems like the worst situation turns out to be the best,” said Nancy Thrasher, one of the owners of Furlong’s.

Nancy Doherty said it had been a turbulent week for her entire family – but a lesson for her son.

She concluded, “Think a little differently in the face of adversity and see what you can do… If you run into a mountain, maybe you can turn it into a molehill.”

Doherty said they are done with ice cream production and Danny will soon move on to other ventures as a local entrepreneur.

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