Article: Forget the Cake, Star of This Birthday is the Ice Cream Cone; Dairy Queen(R) Celebrates Cone Centennial With Free Ice Cream Cones With Contributions Benefiting Children's Miracle Network.

MINNEAPOLIS, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The cake is usually the star of any birthday celebration, but this time it's the ice cream that takes center stage as the ice cream cone turns 100 years old on September 22, 2003.

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To celebrate, Dairy Queen(R) will give away free 5 oz. ice cream cones on Monday, September 22. Dairy Queen employees also will be collecting donations for Children's Miracle Network (CMN) with the goal of raising one million dollars. CMN is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping children by raising funds and awareness for 170 hospitals for children throughout North ...

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