Get Your Annual Free Cone At Southampton's Dairy Queen

By CHARLENE ARSENAULT

Don't let the day pass you by without grabbing your free ice cream.

This 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.

Dairy Queen is located at 108 Street Rd, Southampton.

Dairy Queen usually schedules the fundraiser and promotion for the first day of spring, but the business is holding it early this year in honor of the 75th anniversary of Free Cone Day.

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.

According to its website, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals "was established nationally in 1983 to help children by actively supporting improved health care for millions of young people around the world. CMNH's mission is to generate funds and awareness programs for the benefit of children served by its associated hospitals, now numbering more than 170 nationwide."

Photo via Dairy Queen