Graeter’s Ice Cream, a family-owned firm with a 154-year historical past, is partnering with The Remedy Begins Now for the sixteenth consecutive yr to boost funds for pediatric most cancers analysis, in accordance with a press launch.
The marketing campaign, known as Cones for The Remedy, facilities round The Remedy Begins Now’s mission to discover a “Homerun Remedy” for childhood mind most cancers. It provides ice cream lovers an opportunity to bask in a candy deal with whereas supporting a worthy trigger.
Since 2009, Graeter’s has raised greater than $1.9 million for pediatric most cancers analysis via Cones for The Remedy. Final yr, a buyer stunned everybody with a $10,000 donation, marking the first-ever “platinum scoop” contribution. This yr, Graeter’s goals to surpass the $2 million mark.
From Sept. 5 to fifteen, Graeter’s Rewards members can take pleasure in a free single dip of Elena’s Blueberry Pie ice cream in a sugar cone via the app at any Graeter’s location. All prospects can donate in shops or on-line at conesforthecure.org.
New additions to this yr’s marketing campaign embrace limited-edition ice cream pies that includes Elena’s Blueberry Pie ice cream and particular “Bones for the Remedy” Bark’n Blueberry canine treats. The canine treats will probably be obtainable throughout the Canine’s Evening Out occasion on Sept. fifth. Each pies and treats will probably be offered whereas provides final in any respect Graeter’s scoop retailers, with a portion of proceeds benefiting Cones for The Remedy.
“Yearly we create our signature Elena’s Blueberry Pie ice cream as a restricted time provide for this particular partnership,” Chip Graeter, fourth technology co-owner of Graeter’s, stated within the press launch. “Since we first partnered with The Remedy Begins Now again in 2009, we now have launched this taste in efforts to boost funds to search out the Homerun Remedy™ for pediatric mind most cancers. We’re wanting to see everybody in our scoop retailers take pleasure in some scrumptious ice cream and help these youngsters and households.”
Keith Desserich, co-founder and Chairman of the Board at The Remedy Begins Now, stated the partnership demonstrates the facility of teamwork. “This partnership highlights the worth of teamwork and the {dollars} raised are making an incredible affect,” Desserich stated within the press launch. “This yr, we’ll attain and exceed $2 million in donations from Graeter’s Ice Cream. Graeter’s has been a basic companion and we’re so appreciative of their whole group and the help they put behind Cones For The Remedy.”
Graeter’s has 56 retails shops and ships greater than 300,000 pints yearly. The model can be discovered in additional than 3,000 grocery shops in 46 states.