Tropical Smoothie Cafe: National Flip Flop Day
Name:
Tropical Smoothie Cafe: National Flip Flop Day
Date:
June 20, 2014
Time:
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM CDT
Website:
http://www.nationalflipflopday.com
Event Description:
It is that time of the year again for National Flip Flop Day, a special day where Tropical Smoothie Café in New Lenox, IL. encourages customers to kick off Summer—and their shoes—for free smoothies and a good cause.
On Friday, June 20, customers who stop by Tropical Smoothie Café between the hours of 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. wearing flip flops will receive a free 24 oz. Jetty Punch Smoothie. During this time, customers can show their support for Camp Sunshine. Customers who purchase a $5 flip flop key fob will be rewarded with a 10 percent discount on all future purchases through the end of the year. Online donations are also accepted at www.nationalflipflopday.com.
This is the eighth consecutive year in which Tropical Smoothie Café is committed to bringing on the sunshine for kids with life-threatening illnesses and their families. The goal this year is to raise more than $600,000 to benefit Camp Sunshine. !
"We are proud to support Camp Sunshine and everything the organization stands for," said Theresa Knippen, owner of Tropical Smoothie Café in New Lenox, IL. "Camp Sunshine gives kids with life-threatening illnesses and their families a much-needed break. It’s a chance to leave behind the doctor visits, medical tests and anxious waits for results – if only for a week."
For more than 25 years, Camp Sunshine has offered kids and their families a getaway from the difficulties of their everyday lives. Located on the shores Lake Sebago in Maine, Camp Sunshine is the only nonprofit organization in the nation whose mission is to address the impact of a life-threatening illness on every member of the immediate family. Parents receive support from medical staff and others who can relate to what they are going through first-hand, while kids get to be kids, have fun, and get away from the stresses of everyday life living with their unique disorders.
"Camp Sunshine is a lifeline for so many families, giving them the gift of treasured memories and precious time with the ones they love and others that can relate," said Knippen. "With the help of our customers, we hope to send even more families to this wonderful camp this year."
To date, Tropical Smoothie Café has donated more than $2 million to Camp Sunshine, sending 1,000 children and their families to experience the camp. Last year, Tropical Smoothie Café raised a record-breaking $515,000 for Camp Sunshine and the brand plans to exceed that number in 2014 by raising $600,000 which would cover the costs to send 300 families to the camp.
For more information about National Flip Flop Day and how to help support Camp Sunshine, please contact Tropical Smoothie Café in New Lenox at 815-717-8095.
On Friday, June 20, customers who stop by Tropical Smoothie Café between the hours of 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. wearing flip flops will receive a free 24 oz. Jetty Punch Smoothie. During this time, customers can show their support for Camp Sunshine. Customers who purchase a $5 flip flop key fob will be rewarded with a 10 percent discount on all future purchases through the end of the year. Online donations are also accepted at www.nationalflipflopday.com.
This is the eighth consecutive year in which Tropical Smoothie Café is committed to bringing on the sunshine for kids with life-threatening illnesses and their families. The goal this year is to raise more than $600,000 to benefit Camp Sunshine. !
"We are proud to support Camp Sunshine and everything the organization stands for," said Theresa Knippen, owner of Tropical Smoothie Café in New Lenox, IL. "Camp Sunshine gives kids with life-threatening illnesses and their families a much-needed break. It’s a chance to leave behind the doctor visits, medical tests and anxious waits for results – if only for a week."
For more than 25 years, Camp Sunshine has offered kids and their families a getaway from the difficulties of their everyday lives. Located on the shores Lake Sebago in Maine, Camp Sunshine is the only nonprofit organization in the nation whose mission is to address the impact of a life-threatening illness on every member of the immediate family. Parents receive support from medical staff and others who can relate to what they are going through first-hand, while kids get to be kids, have fun, and get away from the stresses of everyday life living with their unique disorders.
"Camp Sunshine is a lifeline for so many families, giving them the gift of treasured memories and precious time with the ones they love and others that can relate," said Knippen. "With the help of our customers, we hope to send even more families to this wonderful camp this year."
To date, Tropical Smoothie Café has donated more than $2 million to Camp Sunshine, sending 1,000 children and their families to experience the camp. Last year, Tropical Smoothie Café raised a record-breaking $515,000 for Camp Sunshine and the brand plans to exceed that number in 2014 by raising $600,000 which would cover the costs to send 300 families to the camp.
For more information about National Flip Flop Day and how to help support Camp Sunshine, please contact Tropical Smoothie Café in New Lenox at 815-717-8095.