Cold Stone Creamery (Restaurant News Release):
EVENT:
Cold Stone Creamery hosts “World’s Largest Ice Cream Social”
Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, marks Cold Stone Creamery’s® ninth-annual “World’s Largest Ice Cream Social,” a nationwide fundraising event to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. All Cold Stone Creamery locations throughout the United States, Guam and Puerto Rico are inviting ice cream lovers to experience the joy of supporting a worthy cause while enjoying Cold Stone’s super-premium ice cream.
From 5-8 p.m. on Sept. 30, Cold Stone Creamery will give away a FREE 3-ounce serving of the featured Creation™, Kate’s Creation, while encouraging guests to make a donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Kate, 11, is the Junior Tastemaster behind this year’s Make-A-Wish® Creation. She asked the Make-A-Wish Foundation to grant her wish to design the flavor that ice cream lovers around the nation would savor during the “World’s Largest Ice Cream Social.” Cold Stone Creamery welcomed Kate to its Arizona headquarters, where she learned the sweet science of creating ice cream flavors with Tastemaster Ray Karam. She spent a day in the lab, got her own business cards and helped develop marketing plans for her Creation: caramel apple ice cream mixed with graham cracker pie crust, chocolate shavings and apple pie filling.
As an ice cream connoisseur, Kate’s one true wish was to create the exclusive flavor for the “World’s Largest Ice Cream Social.” By attending the event and trying Kate’s Creation, guests will help Kate’s wish come true and contribute to granting the wishes of other seriously ill children.
Donations that night and all month long will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation, an organization that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.
WHO:
Supporters of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and ice cream lovers are encouraged to partake in this indulgent event, cooling off with ice cream and supporting a great cause.
WHERE:
Cold Stone Creamery locations nationwide.
For store locations, please visit www.coldstonecreamery.com.
WHEN:
Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, from 5-8 p.m.
WHAT:
Cold Stone Creamery has supported the Make-A-Wish Foundation since 2002, generating more than $3.6 million in donations. Cold Stone has dedicated the month of September to raising funds for the Foundation. In addition to the event, guests can donate $1 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and receive a paper wish star to write their name on that will be posted inside stores during the month.
CONTACT:
Veronica Graves
480.362.4946
vgraves@kahalacorp.com
About the Make-A-Wish Foundation
The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Founded in 1980 when a group of caring volunteers helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, the Foundation is one of the world’s leading children’s charities, with 65 chapters in the United States and its territories. With the help of generous donors and nearly 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants a wish every 40 minutes and has granted more than 193,000 wishes in the United States since inception. For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, visit wish.org and discover how you can share the power of a wish®.
About Cold Stone Creamery
Cold Stone Creamery delivers The Ultimate Ice Cream Experience® through a community of franchisees who are passionate about ice cream. The secret recipe for smooth and creamy ice cream is handcrafted fresh daily in each store, and then customized by combining a variety of mix-ins on a frozen granite stone. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Cold Stone Creamery is a subsidiary of Kahala, one of the fastest growing franchising companies in the world, with a portfolio of 12 quick-service restaurant brands. Cold Stone Creamery operates more than 1,500 locations in 16 countries.
For more information about Cold Stone Creamery, visit www.coldstonecreamery.com. For more information about Kahala, visit www.kahalacorp.com.