Cold Stone Creamery and The Make-A-Wish Foundation teamed up for the largest ice cream social in the world last night as Cold Stones across the country provided free ice cream to support children with terminal illnesses.

"We have this social once a year with Make-A-Wish," Cold Stone Manager Brenda Kelly said. "One-hundred percent of the donations go to the foundation."

Throughout the month of September, the walls and windows of Cold Stone, 321 E. Beaver Ave., were filled with paper stars marking donations made to Make-A-Wish, an organization which grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses.

"I am definitely going to donate," Brenda Neff (graduate - customized job training) said. "These kids are going through so much pain and suffering. They need something to take their minds off of it."

The month-long promotion culminated last night with the handing out of free cups of "Cole's Creation," a flavor inspired by this year's 10-year-old Make-A-Wish child from Denver.

The ready-made mix was a blend of chocolate ice cream, yellow cake, chocolate chips and rainbow sprinkles.

"This tastes amazing -- and I sincerely mean that," Samantha Zamias (freshman- political science and business management) said, as she spooned a bite into her mouth.

"Plus, you're helping kids make a dream come true. It's a great organization."

In exchange for their sweet 3-oz., guests were encouraged to make donations to the foundation.

"I think it's a beneficial project," said Cold Stone employee Dan Cooney (senior-journalism). "It goes to the kids and that's really great."

Despite light drizzle of rain, which may have deterred some guests, employees said they remained positive about the final outcome of the project.

"Hopefully people will realize that donating a dollar to a good cause is worth it," Kelly said. "Helping little kids and ice cream is a great combination."