SURREY 鈥� Careful with the 鈥渂rain freeze,鈥� people.
Today is for large Slurpees purchased at 7-Eleven stores in Canada, with 100 per cent of money raised benefiting , the organization founded by Ontario brothers Craig and Marc Kielburger.
The fourth annual promo happens on Friday, Sept. 15 only.
Over the past three years, customers have raised more than $250,000 in donations through Slurpee Name Your Price Day.
Canada鈥檚 first Slurpee was poured in Calgary in 1969, according to a 鈥渇un facts鈥� graphic tied to the one-day promotion.
Also of note, 37 per cent of buyers in Canada 鈥渁lways鈥� mix their Slurpee flavours together, and 41 per cent 鈥渘ever鈥� do so.
And that horrible 鈥渂rain freeze鈥� feeling apparently has a scientific name: Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia.
tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com
tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com
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