It's another day on the calendar every year when you can eat all the sweets you want and feel good in knowing its for a worthy cause.
Every Dairy Queen across the Tri-Cities are looking to raise thousands today (Aug. 10) for the restaurant chain's annual Miracle Treat Day.
Proceeds from Blizzard sales, regardless of size, are earmarked for the BC Children's Hospital Foundation once more.
The Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody locations are looking to collect big this time in helping Dairy Queens across the province match or go beyond the $278,140 raised in 2022.
The Tri-Cities stops, listed below, are five of 122 across B.C. participating in the 2023 day-long initiative:
- Coquitlam
- 2929 Barnet Hwy. (Coquitlam Centre)
- 1085 Lougheed Hwy.
- Port Coquitlam
- Port Moody
"Purchasing a Blizzard at Dairy Queen on Miracle Treat Day is a fun, easy, and tasty way for British Columbians to support BC Children's Hospital Foundation," said organization spokesperson Rita Thodos in a news release.
She noted more than 130,000 sick kids and youth admitted in BC Children's Hospital benefitted from last year's Miracle Treat Day.
"No matter the size of your DQ purchase, your generosity helps fund breakthrough research and training, purchase cutting-edge equipment, and provide supportive care for seriously ill kids across BC and the Yukon."
Since 1984, more than $49 million was donated from Blizzard purchases for Children’s Miracle Network member hospitals in Canada.
