Dairy Queen Free Cone Day benefits Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals kids at Beaumont Children’s Hospital

Whether you’re craving vanilla, chocolate or a twist ice cream cone, visiting a Dairy Queen store on March 20 will treat your taste buds and benefit hospitalized kids at Beaumont Children’s Hospital.

More than 50 participating Southeast Michigan Dairy Queen locations are inviting people to come out and enjoy a cold, refreshing ice cream treat on Free Cone Day. The stores will give out free soft-serve ice cream cones from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. in exchange for a donation to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The promotion raises funds for services and equipment to benefit hospitalized children at Beaumont Children's Hospital.

“Last year, nearly 30,000 free cones were served and more than $20,000 was raised on Free Cone Day,” says Matt Romkey, associate director Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals at Beaumont Children’s Hospital. “All of the money raised at DQ on Free Cone Day stays local and provides life-saving care for more than 100,000 sick and injured children treated at Beaumont Children’s Hospital each year.”

This year marks Beaumont Children’s Hospital’s 25^th Anniversary year as a CMN Hospitals affiliate. Since 1988, more than $42 million has been raised to provide the best care possible for children at Beaumont. In that time, Dairy Queen has committed more than $250,000 to CMN Hospitals at Beaumont Children’s Hospital.

Beaumont Children’s Hospital
Beaumont Children's Hospital provides comprehensive services for children up to age 21. From specialized care for premature babies through the entire range of pediatric subspecialty care, Beaumont's doctors have the expertise and experience to help parents give their children the right start to a healthy life. Beaumont is an associate member of the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions and the only Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals-affiliated hospital in Southeast Michigan.

Dairy Queen
American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ), which is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., develops, licenses and services a system of more than 5,900 Dairy Queen^® stores in the United States, Canada and 20 other countries. ADQ is part of the Berkshire Hathaway family, a company owned by Warren Buffett, the legendary investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. For more information, visit DairyQueen.com.