Celebrate Dairy Queen’s Miracle Treat Day in Central Georgia to Benefit Children at Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital
Children’s Miracle Network donations remain local and help central Georgia children
Buying a Blizzard® at participating central Georgia Dairy Queens® on Thursday, Oct. 28, will do more than just treat your taste buds. The 17th annual Miracle Treat Day® will benefit Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital, a Children's Miracle Network Hospital®.
At least $1 per Blizzard® purchased nationwide on Thursday, Oct. 28, will be donated to Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals®. One of the largest, single-day fundraising events of the year for CMN, donations will remain local and will benefit patients by funding critical treatments, health services and pediatric medical equipment.
“One hundred percent of the funds raised throughout central Georgia will benefit Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital. Last year, our local Dairy Queens raised more than $16,000 for our children through this event,” said Renee Bryan, Children’s Miracle Network coordinator for Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital.
To help celebrate Miracle Treat Day, participants are encouraged to use #MiracleTreatDay on social media and invite others to join them in visiting a participating Dairy Queen location on Thursday, Oct. 28. To find a participating local Dairy Queen®, visit www.miracletreatday.com.
To honor Emma Moseley, a 16-year-old Jones County girl who died of cancer in September, the Dairy Queen location on West Clinton Street in Gray will donate all of its sales on Oct. 28 to CMN. The location is hoping to raise $50,000 on Miracle Treat Day through sales and matching donations from several private businesses.
Since 1984, Dairy Queen has raised more than $150 million for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. These donations have gone to support research and training, purchase equipment, and pay for uncompensated care, all to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible.
About Atrium Health Navicent
Atrium Health Navicent, the leading provider of health care in central and south Georgia, is committed to its mission of elevating health and wellbeing through compassionate care. Providing more than 1,000 beds and offering care in 53 specialties at more than 50 facilities throughout the region, Atrium Health Navicent provides care for health care consumers’ through an academic medical center; community, pediatric and rehabilitation hospitals; urgent care centers; physician practices; diagnostic centers; home health; hospice and palliative care; and a life plan community. Atrium Health Navicent is dedicated to enhancing health and wellness for individuals throughout the region through nationally recognized quality care, community health initiatives and collaborative partnerships. For more information, please visit www.NavicentHealth.org.
About IDQ
International Dairy Queen Inc., (IDQ), based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the parent company of American Dairy Queen Corporation. Through its subsidiaries, IDQ develops, licenses and services a system of more than 7,000 locations in the United States, Canada and more than 20 other countries. IDQ is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) which is led by Warren Buffett, the legendary investor and CEO of Berkshire. For more information visit DairyQueen.com.
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 $7 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 and identify your member hospital at CMNHospitals.org and facebook.com/CMNHospitals.