| Affectionately known by thousands of deaf students in Alabama as "The Ice Cream Man," Robert Weaver has been delivering treats to children in need for 50 years. What originally started with a request to assist with weight training classes at the Alabama School for the Blind in 1960 has since blossomed into a five-decade relationship that is as strong as ever. At 83-years-old, and with more than 12000 estimated campus visits under his belt, Weaver's contributions to the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) have been life-changing to the organization's deaf, blind, deaf-blind and multi-disabled students between the ages of three and 21-years-old. With such a widespread influence, even the best mathematicians would have a hard time estimating the vast number of lives Robert Weaver has touched. Even today, just six years shy of his 90th birthday, Robert still manages to contribute more than 30 hours per week to his many charitable endeavors. Robert's dedication to volunteerism is as diverse as it expansive. From creating intramural basketball at the Alabama School for the Deaf (ASD) and bowling programs at the Alabama School for the Blind (ASB) to teaching deaf-blind students at the Helen Keller School of Alabama how to ride tricycles, Robert truly is a jack of all trades. Once featured in Newsweek magazine's "In Search for Outstanding Good Neighbor in America" series, Robert was instrumental in the construction of both a track and field facility and a prayer center ... |
