Strathmore Dairy Queen fundraising for local children’s hospitals

By Janet Kanters, Editor

Dairy Queen in Strathmore is in the midst of a fundraising initiative to raise much needed funds for Alberta Children’s Hospital to support the children and families in need. 

As part of the fundraising initiative, $2 or more will be donated from every Blizzard sold and $5 will be donated for every DQ Cake or Blizzard Cake eight-inch or larger sold. Funds will be raised through in-store, pick-up and drive thru orders. 

The fundraising initiative began Oct. 5 and goes through Oct. 11.

On average, 35,000 children enter a Children’s Miracle Network hospital each week. That’s 5,000 per day or 62 per minute. According to a news release from Dairy Queen, to support the children and their families receiving treatment at Alberta Children’s Hospital, Dairy Queen employees, franchisees, volunteers and stakeholders come together throughout the year to help raise funds. Since the partnership began in 1984, DQ has become a top contributor to Children’s Miracle Network, with over $135 million raised to-date in support of sick and injured children across North America. 

In addition to the in-store fundraising, Dairy Queen is calling on Canadians to take part in the DQ Dance Challenge with a goal to spread joy through movement as a simple way to raise money to provide healing and happiness to kids across Canada. 

Dairy Queen’s Dance Challenge asks Canadians to do the DQ Dip & Curl Dance, a simple three-step dance routine inspired by DQ’s iconic soft dipped cone. From now until Oct. 11, every time someone posts a video of them doing the DQ Dip and Curl dance to Instagram and/or Facebook using the hashtag #DQDanceChallenge and tagging @DQCanada, DQ will donate $1 to local children’s hospitals through Children’s Miracle Network up to $25,000. Dairy Queen is encouraging Canadians to challenge friends through tagging them in their post to help spread the word.