St. Michael Dairy Queen Helping With a Miracle

Today is a great day for ice cream, and it has nothing to do with the weather forecast. 

Dairy Queens throughout Minnesota—including the —are participating in Miracle Treat Day, a one-day fundraiser through Children’s Miracle Network that benefits kids receiving care at St. Paul’s Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare.  
While participating DQ operators have agreed to donate a minimum of $1 per Blizzard sold, many owners choose to go above and beyond that commitment.  

“Many Dairy Queens actually choose to contribute $2 per Blizzard or give 100 percent of proceeds from the Blizzard purchase,” Children’s Miracle Network spokesperson Cate Pardo explained. “Dairy Queen is an extremely generous corporation and is one of Gillette's top Children's Miracle Network sponsors year after year.” 

Throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin, Miracle Treat Day raised more than $235,000 in 2010 and, according to statistics provided by Pardo, the DQ network has raised more than $81 million for Children’s Miracle Network since 1984. 

The DQ network has also donated more than $3 million to Gillette specifically since 1984. In 2010, the hospital provided care to over 23,000 children, including 221 from Rosemount.

"We hope to see a snowstorm of activity [today] as DQ locations throughout the region raise money for children with some of the most complex medical conditions seen today,” said Darlis Clausen, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals manager at Gillette. “We encourage everyone to visit their local Dairy Queen store, cool off with a tasty Blizzard Treat, and support children in their communities.”