DQ® Blizzard Sales to Benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals®

10th Annual Miracle Treat Day is Thursday, July 30

Oreo® Cookies Blizzard® Treat (Photo: Business Wire)

MINNEAPOLIS--()--Mark the calendar for Thursday, July 30 to support children like Jacob, Starla, Molly, Nathan and Michael who have a remarkable medical story to tell thanks to the treatment they received at Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® (CMN Hospitals).

On Thursday, July 30, DQ Grill & Chill® and Dairy Queen® locations throughout the U.S. will celebrate the 10th Annual DQ® Miracle Treat Day to raise funds to help save and improve the lives of sick and injured children in CMN Hospitals. During Miracle Treat Day, $1 or more from every Blizzard® Treat sold at participating locations will be donated to CMN Hospitals, which raises funds and awareness for 170 children’s hospitals across the U.S. and Canada.

“Every minute, 62 children enter a CMN Hospital for treatment. That’s a staggering statistic,” said John Gainor, president and CEO of International Dairy Queen, Inc. “When you visit these hospitals and meet with the kids and their families, you can’t help but be moved by their stories and appreciate the doctors and nurses who care for them. Miracle Treat Day helps raise awareness and funds for these kids and their families in our local communities.”

This year Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev, the national goodwill ambassador for CMN Hospitals, will serve as honorary spokesperson for DQ® Miracle Treat Day. Miss America titleholders have been involved with CMN Hospitals by visiting member hospitals and helping with fundraising activities since 1989.

This year the featured Miracle Treat Day Blizzard Treat of the Day is Oreo®, the most popular Blizzard Treat in the world. The Blizzard of the Month for August in the U.S. is ROLO® Minis, featuring creamy vanilla soft serve blended with ROLO Minis and swirls of smooth caramel. All other Blizzard flavors are also available that day.

Last year, Dairy Queen operators across the U.S. and Canada raised nearly $5 million on Miracle Treat Day for CMN Hospitals. Since 1984, the Dairy Queen system has raised more than $100 million for the charity through fundraising efforts including Miracle Treat Day, the Miracle Balloon campaign and other local initiatives.

“As part of the Dairy Queen system’s 75th anniversary celebration this year, we want to make this the biggest and best Miracle Treat Day ever,” Gainor adds. “We are encouraging our fans to spread the word and mark this date on their calendar by visiting miracletreatday.com. Or, they can text ‘miracle’ to 88769 to receive a Miracle Treat Day text reminder on July 30 to visit a participating DQ location.” Text 'Miracle' to 88769 to receive DQ texts for updates and Miracle Treat Day reminders. Must be 18 to participate. Msg & data rates apply; ask your carrier for details. Text HELP for help and STOP to stop.

To help fans of the DQ brand spread the word about Miracle Treat Day, the DQ system will have shareable social content fans can use to encourage everyone to make it an absolute priority to visit their nearest participating DQ location on MTD. Fans are encouraged to use #MiracleTreatDay when inviting others to join them in visiting a participating DQ location on Thursday, July 30. For more information about Miracle Treat Day, visit MiracleTreatDay.com.

For the first time ever, the Dairy Queen system will also be launching a national TV commercial in support of Miracle Treat Day (https://youtu.be/-8KriQnY3LE). “We are doing all we can to make this year’s Miracle Treat Day the biggest ever,” says Gainor.

For more information about the Dairy Queen system, visit DairyQueen.com. Connect with the DQ system on Twitter using #LOVEmyDQ and at twitter.com/dairyqueen. Visit the DQ Facebook fan page, which has more than 9.9 million friends and become a friend at facebook.com/dairyqueen.

About Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals:

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® raises funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year to kids across the U.S. and Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical treatments and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment and charitable care. Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $5 billion, most of it $1 at a time through the charity's Miracle Balloon icon. Its various fundraising partners and programs support the nonprofit’s mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible. Find out why children’s hospitals need community support, identify your member hospital and learn how you can Put Your Money Where the Miracles Are, at CMNHospitals.org and facebook.com/CMNHospitals.

About ADQ:

American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ), which is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., develops, licenses and services a system of more than 6,500 Dairy Queen® stores in the United States, Canada and 26 other countries. ADQ is part of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies led by Warren Buffett, the legendary investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. For more information, visit DairyQueen.com.

Contacts

For American Dairy Queen Corporation
Media Contacts:
Noelle Robillard, ext. 238
nrobillard@piersongrant.com
Kate Gallagher, ext. 242
kgallagher@piersongrant.com
954-776-1999

Contacts

For American Dairy Queen Corporation
Media Contacts:
Noelle Robillard, ext. 238
nrobillard@piersongrant.com
Kate Gallagher, ext. 242
kgallagher@piersongrant.com
954-776-1999