Yes, the Tri-Cities can eat all the DQ Blizzards it wants Thursday — and feel good about it

Treat yourself, buy a Blizzard, help sick kids.

DQ's 23rd annual Miracle Treat Day is returning to the Tri-Cities tomorrow, Aug. 8, with local restaurants looking to raise thousands of dollars for the BC Children's Hospital Foundation (BCHF).

The goal this year to match or go beyond the more than $280,000 collected in 2023 from Blizzard net proceeds across the province — part of more than $2 million raised across Canada.

The money is earmarked for pediatric resources and areas of greatest need "to tackle the most complex health challenges facing kids across B.C. and the Yukon," said BCHF spokesperson Rita Thodos in a news release.

"By treating yourself to something sweet on Aug. 8," she added, "you have the power to make a mighty difference in the lives of patients and their families."

The Tri-Cities stops, listed below, are five of 123 across B.C. and Yukon participating in the 2024 day-long initiative on Thursday:

• Coquitlam
  • 2929 Barnet Hwy. (Coquitlam Centre)
  • 1085 Lougheed Hwy.
• Port Coquitlam
  • 1475 Prairie Ave.
  • 2550c Shaughnessy St.
• Port Moody
  • 3141 St John's St.

Since 1984, more than $52 million was donated from Blizzard purchases for Children’s Miracle Network member hospitals in Canada.

For more information, you can visit the Miracle Treat Day page on DQ's website.