Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day

About 1 in 285 children get cancer before turning 20, with the survival rate for childhood cancer being about 80%. Malia Grace Peterson was born on February 18, 2001. Passionate about life and an inspiration to those she met, she also became a patient of childhood cancer, being diagnosed with Wilms tumor. After a long fight, she passed away on December 7, 2010. Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day, which takes place on the anniversary of Malia's birth, is a day to "support, remember, and party on with those touched by childhood cancer."

During Malia's family's last trip together, Malia's Make-A-Wish trip, the family ate ice cream for breakfast at Give Kids the World. Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day started out as a posthumous birthday celebration for Malia in 2013, being celebrated by family and friends. The following year it expanded to a day to honor all children who are battling or who have battled cancer. It supports kids with cancer and their families and increases awareness about childhood cancer. Participants eat ice cream for breakfast and make posts on social media including what they are eating and who they are eating it for. Some also take part in additional efforts to eradicate childhood cancer.

How to Observe Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day

Eat ice cream for breakfast! Post a selfie of yourself enjoying your ice cream, and include info about what you are eating and who you are eating it for, along with the hashtag #KidsGetCancerToo. Share it with or tag the Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day Facebook and Instagram pages. Other ways to take part include:

• Donate supplies to healthcare centers or a child oncology ward at a nearby hospital.
• Visit with child cancer patients.
• Organize an Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day social at a nearby hospital. Call them in advance to see if it's okay for you to provide ice cream.
• Let ice cream shops near you know about the day and ask if they are participating.
• Learn more about childhood cancer.

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