MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT:
Dairy Queen Blizzard® Taste Test
WHEN:
Monday, August 6, 2007
2:30 p.m. media opportunity
WHERE:
Columbus Childrens Hospital
555 S. 18th St.
Columbus, Ohio 43205
*parking located in visitors parking garage on the corner of S. 18th St. and Mooberry
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
To help kick off Dairy Queens national Miracle Treat Week, a week of ice cream inspired fun, Dairy Queen and DQ Grill & Chill® stores of mid-Ohio are sponsoring a Blizzard® Taste Test at Columbus Childrens Hospital. During the taste test, a panel of official Blizzard testers including preschoolers, Childrens staff members, local celebrities and Miss Ohio 2007, will be sampling and giving feedback on upcoming flavors as well as old favorites.
DQ Miracle Treat Week ends with DQ Miracle Treat Day on Thursday, August 9 when proceeds from Blizzard sales at participating Dairy Queen and DQ Grill & Chill stores around the country will directly benefit 170 Childrens Miracle Network hospitals, including Columbus Childrens Hospital.
WHO:
Roberta Camp, Miss Ohio 2007
Dave Gilmore, Vice President of Operations of Dairy Queens of Mid-Ohio
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CONTACT:
Elyse Palm
Columbus Childrens Hospital
Marketing and Public Relations
(614) 722-4595
Media Advisory: DQ Blizzard Taste Test Monday
August 6, 2007
About Nationwide Children's Hospital
Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 14,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.7 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.