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Eldersburg Dairy Queen Offering Free Vanilla Cones
Share the news. Dairy Queen is declaring an early spring, and celebrating 75 years of the Free Cone Day on Tuesday, March 15.
ELDERSBURG, MD — Don't let the day pass you by without grabbing your free ice cream.
On Tuesday, March 15, participating Dairy Queen locations are offering each customer one free small vanilla cone. During the promotion, Dairy Queen asks for donations to the Children's Miracle Network.
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The Dairy Queen at 2030 Liberty Road (Route 26) in Eldersburg is participating.
Dairy Queen usually schedules the fundraiser and promotion for the first day of spring but is holding it early this year in honor of the 75th anniversary of Free Cone Day, reports Bustle.
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Barry Westrum, executive vice president of marketing for American Dairy Queen Corporation, told Yahoo Finance that DQ raised $140,000 in one day last year, averaging about 1,330 cones per store. He said he hopes to surpass those numbers this year.
Children's Miracle Network helps raise funds and create awareness programs for the benefit of children, and the network includes more than 170 hospitals nationwide.
Photo via Dairy Queen.
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