Dance Marathon Announces Miracle Treat Day Contest Winners
On July 27th, Miracle Network Dance Marathon programs lit up their social media channels to help spread the word about Dairy Queen’s Miracle Treat Day.
Dance Marathon programs were able to compete for the opportunity to receive a donation for their local hospital and ice cream for any event hosted by their program. Programs could post from their official channels using the hashtag #DM4MiracleTreatDay and the posts with the most social media engagement would be declared the winners.
In total, there were over 230 individual posts from Dance Marathon program accounts using the #DM4MiracleTreatDay hashtag with a total of 45,670 likes, comments, and shares.
And the winners are…
First Place:
Knight-Thon at the University of Central Florida
Eating ice cream and helping kids in the Orlando community, what more could you ask for? Today is Miracle Treat Day and…
Posted by Knight-Thon at the University of Central Florida on Thursday, July 27, 2017
Knight-Thon won the first place prize, which includes a $5,000 donation for their local children’s hospital, Arnold Palmer Medical Center in Orlando, Fla., and 1,800 Dairy Queen Dilly Bars for their Dance Marathon.
Second Place:
Clemson Miracle at Clemson University
Channel your inner Donna and Tom and head over to your local Dairy Queen today for Miracle Treat Day! For every blizzard…
Posted by Clemson Miracle on Thursday, July 27, 2017
Clemson Miracle has won a $3,500 donation for their local children’s hospital, Greenville Health System in Greenville, S.C., and 1,080 Dairy Queen Dilly Bars for their Dance Marathon.
Third Place:
Purdue University Dance Marathon
All Blizzards are guilt free on #MiracleTreatDay at Dairy Queen! Join PUDM and Children's Miracle Network Hospitals…
Posted by Purdue University Dance Marathon on Thursday, July 27, 2017
Purdue University Dance Marathon has won a $1,500 donation for their local children’s hospital, Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Ind., and 720 Dairy Queen Dilly Bars for their Dance Marathon.
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TREAT YO' SELF cause today is Miracle Treat Day!! ??? for every blizzard sold, Dairy Queen is donating $1+ to a local Children's Miracle Network hospital! •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••No DQ around? No problem! You can make a difference and help us jumpstart this year towards our goal simply by liking, commenting, or sharing this page! We have the chance to win up to $5,000 that will all go to Sacred Heart Children's hospital and kids like Maddie. We NEED your help today Zags, so get licking and liking for the kids! #MiracleTreatDay #DM4MiracleTreatDay #ZagsForKids
Posted by Gonzaga University Dance Marathon on Thursday, July 27, 2017
We've got our blizzards, do you?! Hurry over to Dairy Queen and grab a blizzard to support Children's Miracle Network…
Posted by UGA Miracle on Thursday, July 27, 2017
RT & ❤️ to help us win $5,000 for Akron Children's Hospital! And go pick up a BLIZZARD today on #MiracleTreatDay! ?#DM4MiracleTreatDay pic.twitter.com/A4QnnqDxxG
— KSU Flashathon (@KSUFlashathon) July 27, 2017
Treats are better with friends! Head to Dairy Queen Baton Rouge and $1 from every blizzard purchased will go to Our…
Posted by Dance Marathon at LSU on Thursday, July 27, 2017
Happy Miracle Treat Day from GC Miracle! Today, $1 from every Blizzard sold at participating Dairy Queen locations will…
Posted by Georgia College Miracle on Thursday, July 27, 2017
TODAY'S THE DAY!! Go celebrate #MiracleTreatDay at your local DQ!! #DM4MiracleTreatDay #IlliniThon pic.twitter.com/XoGlW2sXdO
— IlliniThon (@IlliniThon) July 27, 2017
Went out to @dairyqueen to get Blizzards to help raise money for Children's Miracle Network! @asuhomecoming will be…
Posted by Kappa Delta Rho (Angelo State) on Thursday, July 27, 2017
Celebrate Kinley's 5th year CANCER FREE. Indulge in 5 blizzards and $5 will go to CMN hospitals! ??#MiracleTreatDay #DM4MiracleTreatDay pic.twitter.com/wkYcoSuBti
— BuckeyeThon (@BuckeyeThon) July 27, 2017
Miracle Network Dance Marathon is an international movement, involving over 300 colleges and universities across North America that fundraise for their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Since its inception in 1991, Miracle Network Dance Marathon has raised more than $180 million–ensuring that no child or family fights pediatric illness or injury alone.
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