Dairy Queen Brings Health and Hope to Kids at CHKD on Miracle Treat Day

The DQ brand is bringing health and hope to kids at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD), a member hospital of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. CHKD wants to ensure the children in our community can lead healthy, fulfilling lives. But, they can’t do it alone.

On Miracle Treat Day, Thursday, July 27, participating DQ locations are giving back to positively change the health of children in our community. $1 from every Blizzard Treat sold at participating DQ locations will benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Through these donations, CHKD can provide treatments and support patients desperately need today, so they can fulfill their potential for tomorrow.

Patients like Yeira, who lives her best life with the help of her children’s hospital – care she will depend on her entire life. She was born with an extremely rare incurable gastrointestinal disease. Her intestines simply do not work. She receives nutrition through her veins and through a method that bypasses her intestines. This care can cause fluid retention and tissue swelling where Yeira receives daily treatment. Without the treatment, the fluids can dangerously seep inter her organs. Already, she has survived life-threatening experiences, including a heart attack. Donations to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals support several programs that give Yeira a world of possibility, including playrooms and therapy dogs.

The DQ brand has been a proud partner of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals for 38 years and has raised more than $2 million locally for CHKD. Their support has brought joy and hope to kids treated at CHKD.

Recently, Mid Atlantic Dairy Queen, a collection of 15 local Dairy Queen locations, made a $5 million commitment to CHKD’s mental health initiative. Funds raised at participating locations on Miracle Treat Day and through rounding up your purchase all year long support this pledge.

Children’s hospitals are on the frontlines when it comes to protecting the health of future generations and DQ locations nationwide want to help them foster the business owners, creators and leaders of tomorrow. Thanks to your support, this will continue to create a ripple effect to change kids’ health to change the future in our community for years to come.

Thanks to you and DQ locations throughout Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina for helping change kids’ health and change the future at CHKD.

Click here to find a location participating in Miracle Treat Day near you.