Today, Aug. 2, is Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day 2018.

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Here are a few things to know about Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day 2018.

• The event has the fast food chain raising money for the Children’s Miracle Network.
• This includes $1 from each Blizzard treat sold today going to the charity.
• The money from the charity will go to local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
• This allows DQ customers to help out this charity by buying Blizzard treats from U.S. Dairy Queen locations today.
• There is also a Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day 2018 for Canada, but it isn’t today.
• Anyone in Canada that is looking to help out a charity by buying a Blizzard will have to wait until Aug. 9, 2018, which is next Thursday.
• DQ customers can also use the hashtag #MiracleTreatDay to help raise awareness for the event.
• DQ notes that to date it has raised a total of $135 million from customers and franchisees looking to help out Children’s Miracle Network.
• The company also breaks down how every bit of the dollar donated is spent to help children.
• This includes 29% of the donation going to custom needs.
• Another 20% goes toward equipment.
• 17% of the donation is put toward charitable care.
• Then there’s 15% that is used for special services.
• 12% of the donation goes toward research.
• Finally, 7% of the donation is used to help a child with their education.

You can check out this link to learn more about Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day 2018 and find a participating store near you.

As of this writing, William White did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.