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Friendly’s Announces 30th Annual ‘Cones for Kids’ Campaign for Easter Seals Fundraiser to Support Easter Seals Camp Friendly’s On January 10, 2011, Friendly Ice Cream Corporation will launch its 30th annual ‘Cones for Kids’ campaign. The Valentine’s Day fundraiser will benefit 30 Easter Seals Camp Friendly’s program locations. For a $1 donation, Friendly’s provides restaurant guests with five Valentine’s Day cards, redeemable for free Friendly’s Kids Cones plus a $5 off a $25 purchase coupon for parents. The campaign runs January 10 through February 13, 2011. Funds raised will support Easter Seals Camp Friendly’s programs essential to building a sense of independence and accomplishment. Celebrating 30 Years of Cones for Kids "Friendly's Cones for Kids event is a fun way for kids in the Rhode Island area to play an active role in the positive development of children faced with physical, mental and developmental challenges," said Larry Gammon, President and CEO of Easter Seals, who noted that funds raised through the campaign will support Easter Seals Camp Friendly's programs. According to Gammon, camp provides an opportunity for kids with disabilities to be included in regular camp activities like boating and canoeing, swimming, archery, ropes courses, horseback riding, hiking, basketball and fishing. About Friendly Ice Cream Corporation
Easter Seals is the leading non-profit provider of services for individuals with autism, developmental disabilities, physical and mental disabilities, and other special needs. For more than 85 years, we have been offering help and hope to children and adults living with disabilities, and to the families who love them. Through therapy, training, education and support services, Easter Seals creates life-changing solutions so that people with disabilities can live, learn, work and play in their communities. Support children and adults with disabilities at http://www.eastersealsri.org/. ### |