Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day benefits Children’s Miracle Network kids at Beaumont Children’s Hospital

On Thursday, Aug. 8, Metro Detroit will be hit with a rare summer blizzard.

More specifically, it will be a day of Dairy Queen Blizzard Treats to benefit area children. For the seventh year in a row, Dairy Queen’s Miracle Treat Day invites people to come out to area stores, enjoy an ice cream treat and raise funds for services and equipment for hospitalized children at Beaumont Children’s Hospital.

Participating Dairy Queen stores in Metro Detroit will donate proceeds from each Blizzard Treat sold that day to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals benefitting Beaumont Children’s Hospital in southeast Michigan.

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals is a national charity that works with 170 children’s hospitals across the U.S. and Canada. The group ensures that when a donation is made, it stays in the local community, so that every dollar given goes to help local kids.

“Miracle Treat Day continues to grow every year and participating in this event is a terrific way to cope with a hot Michigan summer,” says Tom McGannon, vice president, Beaumont Foundation. “We appreciate our DQ partners and their ongoing support to raise funds to help Beaumont Children’s Hospital kids through the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.”

Miracle Treat Day 2012 raised more than $5.5 million for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals in local communities throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Dairy Queen system is one of the top 10 contributors to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals raising nearly $100 million since 1984.

For more information about Miracle Treat Day including participating locations in Metro Detroit, visit MiracleTreatDay.com or  DairyQueen.com.

About Beaumont Children’s Hospital
Beaumont Children's Hospital provides comprehensive health services for infants, children and adolescents in more than 30 medical and surgical subspecialties at locations in Royal Oak, Troy, Grosse Pointe and other Southeast Michigan communities. The BCH team includes more than 80 pediatric subspecialists, more than 200 board-certified pediatricians, and pediatric nurses and support staff in more than 30 pediatric medical and surgical subspecialties. Some major pediatric specialties include neonatal and pediatric intensive care, emergency care, gastroenterology and pediatric surgery. Beaumont Children’s Hospital is a member of the National Association of Children’s Hospitals. Connect on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beaumontchildrenshospital.

About ADQ
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.