Page 16 - Sports Energy News, Cornwall, Issue No 106

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Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day

profit goes to Children’s Miracle
By Christine Ouellet Network, specifically to our regional
hospital, CHEO. It goes to help fund
olan Martin Quinn, owner of children’s care at the hospital. The
NDairy Queen in Cornwall, held cost for children’s equipment is quite
a special event on October 28th: often double that of regular hospital
the DQ Miracle Treat Day. Net equipment as the size and complexity
proceeds go to the Children’s Miracle is greater than adult equipment.”
Network, specifically the Children’s Q: What is your goal for the
Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
fundraiser?
located in Ottawa. The event, which
is usually held in August, lasted all Nolan: “We are hoping to break
day. Due to COVID restrictions, the $50,000 this year. We fundraise year-
event was held over until October. round, every day we are open. Staff
donate $1 each time they use their
Q: How long has this event been a discount, which amounts to about
priority for DQ?
$5000 annually and we do round-
Nolan: “DQ has been hosting ups for the kids every second month.
Miracle Treat Day for over 20 years. I Every second month we also have a
have been a supporter of CMN since BOGO $5 box novelty sale during
1983. Having owned the store for 11 which $5 from the sale is donated
years, we’ve been doing it for 11 years, directly to CHEO. On a normal
but the store has been supporting year in August, we sell about a 1000
CMN since the beginning.” Blizzards. This year we hope to sell
600 on October 28th. In the last 11
Q: What kind of Blizzards are you
years, we have raised approximately
offering?
$175,000 for CHEO. CHEO is such
Eric Duncan (MP) L and Nolan Quinn ( DQ Owner) Photo Submitted
Nolan: “We do all Blizzards an important organization to our area.
in any size. ALL proceeds go to The hospital sees over 500,000 visits speak of how friendly and engaged enough to win the Miracle Maker
the event. The cost of Blizzard is from children annually. Every person the staff are, that they feel treated Award a few years back, which is
what we donate in Cornwall. The that has ever had to visit will always like family. Locally, we were lucky given to very engaged DQ franchise.”

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