About Us
What is Cool Treats For Charity?
Cool Treats For Charity is a nonprofit frozen treat mobile pushcart business owned and established in 2013 by Kristen Short and operated by The Short Family in Oxford Hills, Maine. We are licensed and insured in the State of Maine. Celebrating our 13th year "Serving Up Hope...Family Style!"
From our pushcart we take donations for frozen treat items such as Magnum bars, Klondike bars and sandwiches, Haagen-Dazs bars, Toll House Cookie ice cream sandwiches, Hershey Ice Cream products, Outshine fruit bars, Healthy Choice fudge bars, and more. We also have Poland Spring water and, depending on the event, we also have a coffee, tea and hot chocolate service available, as well as a snack bar with fresh popped popcorn.
Invite Us To Your Event - All Proceeds Benefit Charity
Here's how it works:
(1) Invite Cool Treats For Charity to your event that you'd like refreshments served at. We provide the treats and friendly service, and your event patrons make donations for treats; or
(2) Hire Cool Treats For Charity for your event, and we'll provide the treats and friendly service free for your patrons. Your organization will make a donation for either the projected number of treats to be dispensed at the event, or an actual number of treats dispensed at the event, plus a small fee to assist with our charity's insurance and travel cost for the event. (Patrons may still make additional donations in our cart's donation bin if they wish.)
We've brought Cool Treats For Charity to birthday parties, community fundraising events and suppers, schools, business open houses and grand openings, sporting and theater events, and much more! Your patrons have treats to enjoy at your event, and proceeds benefit local charity.
Proceeds benefit local charity, including 501(c)(3) cancer support charity Short Folks For Hope Foundation of South Paris, Maine. Over the years we have made donations to numerous other local charities, including Dempsey Center, Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, Androscoggin Hospice House, American Cancer Society/Relay for Life, Team Hailey Hugs, Maine Make-A-Wish, Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake, Responsible Pet Care, Safe Voices, fire relief benefits, and fundraisers for families with loved ones going through cancer treatment. Since our first event in the summer of 2013, Cool Treats For Charity has raised over $10,000 for local charity. With the Short Family's Cool Treats For Charity, Allie Short was the Dempsey Challenge Top Youth Fundraiser in 2013.
Cool Treats...Warm Hearts!
* 2026 EVENTS *
Papoose Pond Campground & Cabins, Waterford, Maine - providing refreshments at Short Folks For Hope Foundation's charitable bingo events at the campground 6/29/2026 to 8/17/2026.
Moore Park Concert Series, Wednesday evenings July 8 to August 19, South Paris, Maine.
Project Graduation - Hot Rods For Grads, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, Saturday, August 1, 9 AM to 1 PM.
Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce Festival of Trees, Norway Armory, November 27 through 29. Serving up hot chocolate and sweets!
...and more in the works!
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