Community seeking support for Full Tilt Ice Cream owner Justin Cline

Justin Cline, owner of Full Tilt Ice Cream suffered a heart attack on Feb. 5, and the White Center community is seeking public support for him and his family.

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Justin Cline, owner of Full Tilt Ice Cream, suffered a heart attack on Feb. 5 and remains in the hospital. A Go Fund Me page has been set up to assist him and his family as he recovers. 

Full Tilt opened in White Center in the summer of 2008 and since then Cline and company have expanded into retail and other locations around the Seattle area. 

The Go Fund Me page swiftly surpassed the $10,000 goal to more than $20,000 from more than 300 donors and has since been raised to $50,000.

Here’s the text from the page.

On Feb. 5th our wonderful friend, involved community member and local business owner, Justin, woke his wife up in the middle of the night and told her to call 911. He was having a massive heart attack. He’s been in the ICU since, and recovery has been slow. Justin and Ann give so much to our community, and as their friend, I can say they bring so much to the lives they touch. Let’s return some of the love they’ve shown us!

If you don’t know Justin, Ann and their two kiddos well or if you’ve never been to Full Tilt know that they are the kind of family that consistently donates their time, and heart to to the community. Recent examples of this were Full Tilt’s Pints for Palestine wherein not only did FT donate profits for their Arabic Coffee ice cream pints, but donated entire days profits to the Palestinian Children’s Fund. They’ve supported local families going through tragedy, and have fiercely showed their love for the business family in White Center. I met Ann over ten years ago when she and Justin volunteered FT to be the host of a diaper and formula drive when supplemental assistance was dramatically cut, and it was clear to me then, that this is how they roll. Giving is 1st nature to this family, and yet I know it can still be hard to ask. So I put this here, more of a reminder to Ann and Justin – that people want to help as a way of reflecting back to you, the kindness and goodness you’ve shared with them. Let us take joy in supporting you during this time.