HISTORY
In 2007, Tropical Smoothie Cafe® created National Flip Flop Day, an “unofficial” national holiday, to celebrate its tenth anniversary.
Every year on this date, customers who come into participating Cafe’s across the nation, wearing flip-flops, receive a free Jetty Punch Smoothie.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe® then gives proceeds of a one dollar flip-flop, from customers, to send ill children and their families to Camp Sunshine.
Camp Sunshine is based in Casco, Maine and their mission is focused solely on addressing the effects of a life-threatening illness on every member of the immediate family — the child, the parents and the siblings. This year-round program is free of charge to families.
In 2012, Tropical Smoothie Cafe® raised $365,000 for Camp Sunshine. This brought the total amount raised since the beginning in 2007 to over $1.5 million!
The money raised in 2012, from Tropical Smoothie Cafe® was enough to send one hundred and fifty children and their families, from across the country, to camp for a week of fun, games and activities.
For more great information on these and other holidays, check out the “Queen of Holidays” Jace Shoemaker-Galloway at the website below:
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