Louis Tsiktsiris aka Dr. Cool has raised almost $9,000 on Go Fund Me to fix his ice cream truck.
A popular Etobicoke ice cream vendor named Dr. Cool is hoping his precious cream doesn’t melt in the heat as his truck is broken down with engine problems.
And he did what most people do these days and launched a Go Fund Me page, that has raised almost $9,000 in less than a week from ice cream lovers.
Louis Tsiktsiris wrote that his Dr. Cool ice cream truck needs major engine work.
The truck “has had a long run but now needs a new or rebuilt engine to continue,” he wrote on Go Fund Me, adding he was embarrassed to seek financial help.
Some refreshing cones obtained from a friendly ice cream truck vendor at an event.
“This is very humbling and embarrassing and I never thought I would be at a place like this in my life,” Tsiktsiris said “I am sorry. Thank you.”
Records show that he was at one time licensed by the City as a hawker, pedlar with push cart vendor.
There were more than 177 non-motorized food carts and 325 motorized refreshment vehicles, including 75 hot dog carts, licensed by the City in 2020.
Many truck owners have more than one ice cream truck. They said the business has gradually shifted its focus towards private or large events, rather than traditional street sales.
People love the sounds of a colourful ice cream truck. The successful drivers understand that location and timing are everything – hitting up parks during kids’ birthday parties, positioning near busy TTC stops during rush hour, or setting up at community events.