Dairy Queen Shows Appreciation for Girl Scouts Nationwide in July

Girl Scouts has entered in to a licensing partnership with American Dairy Queen Corporation to produce and market a Blizzard® Flavor Treat incorporating Girl Scouts® Thin Mint cookies. The Girl Scouts Thin Mint Cookie Blizzard will be Dairy Queen’s featured Blizzard of the Month in July of this year (2008).

Girl Scouts is always looking for new ways to increase brand awareness by expanding to places girls, their friends and their families frequent. Through Dairy Queen’s promotion of the Girl Scouts Thin Mint Cookie Blizzard, the Girl Scouts brand will be promoted via national television advertising, local print and radio advertising, Dairy Queen’s website, and in-store signage.

Additionally, Girl Scouts nationwide will have the opportunity to develop their leadership skills by visiting Dairy Queen restaurants to take behind-the-scenes tours, receive tips from

Dairy Queen is declaring the week of July 7 to 13 “Dairy Queen’s Girl Scout Appreciation Week.” Participating Dairy Queen and DQ Grill & Chill locations in the U.S. will salute Girl Scouts for their community service and display of leadership during Dairy Queen’s Girl Scout Appreciation Week.

This July, Dairy Queen will introduce a new treat—the Girl Scouts Thin Mint Cookie Blizzard®. Made up of creamy soft-serve, blended with Girl Scouts Thin Mint Cookie pieces and a crème de menthe topping, the Girl Scouts Thin Mint Cookie Blizzard will be available during July 2008 at participating Dairy Queen locations. As the featured Blizzard of the Month, you’ll see the Girl Scouts Thin Mint Blizzard advertised on national television, local radio and print, and promoted on Dairy Queen’s websites—Blizzard.com and DQ.com.

And as a community-oriented company, Dairy Queen and its operators want to help Girl Scout councils take advantage of this summer’s promotion to increase membership and volunteerism and create fun activities for girls—for Dairy Queen Girl Scout Appreciation Week and beyond.

Here in the Tampa Bay area, Girl Scouts of West Central Florida is inviting girls ages 5-17 to stop by the Dairy Queen located at:

Pasco County

• Tuesday, July 8 at 6:30 p.m. at 6405 State Road, New Port Richey

Polk County

• Monday, July 7th from 6 – 8 p.m. at 1795 N Broadway Bartow
• Wednesday, July 9th from 6 – 8 p.m. at 1795 N Broadway, Bartow
• Friday: July 11, from 6-8 p.m. at two locations- 1702 Havendale Blvd. NW and 511 Cypress Gardens Blvd, Winter Haven
• Friday: July 11th from 6-8 p.m. at 36172 Hwy 27, Haines City

For more information about Polk events, contact Sandy McNeil, (813) 777-0121 or smcneil@gswcf.org.

Hillsborough County

• Thursday, July 10 at 6:30 p.m. at 8410 Citrus Park Dr., Tampa

For more information about Hillsborough events, contact Linda Maxwell, (813)-417-5467 or lmaxwell@gswcf.org.